1. Connie Wallace Lily Sovereign Amber Shreve

2.  Students employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use information.  Students develop effective oral communication skills.  Students will develop “soft skills” important to their lifetime success and will demonstrate professional behavior in their classroom interaction with others and in their approach to work and assignments.

3.  Knowledge of self and students to the context of the school.  We worked on communicating with teachers from Leverett Elementary and building relationships.  We pushed ourselves to make a quality presentation and came to know that we are each very capable individuals.  Review practical issues related to the teaching profession.  We learned to work together and be dependable.  We learned the importance of attitudes and professionalism.

4.  We based the content of our project on Arkansas state standards of third grade science frameworks.  Connie maintained contact with Mrs. Bowman at Leverett Elementary to help set up our presentation to her class. She also did a lot of research on rocks and minerals.  Lily worked on the aesthetic appeal of our presentation as well as providing important information on the rocks and minerals.  Amber helped to transfer our map onto a larger scale model and collected information on the rocks and minerals.

6.  The importance of communication and teamwork.  The 5 natural divisions in Arkansas: Ozark Plateaus, West Gulf Coastal Plain, Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, Ouachita Mountains, and Arkansas Valley.  Five rocks and minerals native to Arkansas: Diamond, Bauxite, Quartz Crystal, Novaculite, and Bromine.

9.  http://geology.com/states/arkansas.shtml http://geology.com/states/arkansas.shtml  http://www.arkansased.org/teachers/pdf/sc ience_k-8_011006.pdf http://www.arkansased.org/teachers/pdf/sc ience_k-8_011006.pdf  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz  http://www.answers.com/topic/bauxite?cat =technology http://www.answers.com/topic/bauxite?cat =technology  http://www.eiearth.org/article/Bromine http://www.eiearth.org/article/Bromine

10.  www.freewebs.com/arkansasrockdogs www.freewebs.com/arkansasrockdogs