1. Let’s Rock Together! Documenting Young Geologist’s at Work & Play Using the Latest Technology Tools Diana McMillan & Gail Laubenthal Austin ISD & University of Texas

2. Place a photo of a home you are selling here What Happens When Teachers Go on Rock & Fossil Hunts? The children in their classes have a year of rock and fossil exploration that changes all of their lives FOREVER!

3. What do you know about rocks? Rocks are hard Rocks can be tiny Racks can be big Rocks are on our playground People build houses out of rocks Rocks can be black and other colors, too I like rocks

4. What do you know about rocks? Using Kidspiration to capture their thoughts

5. Begin with a good book:

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30. Creating Class Books Click on the book to hear a student read the book Click here to hear all the students read their page.

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34. What About Soil? Students bring in a baggie of soil from around their home Compare/Contrast Using 5 senses to describe soil Adding water to soil samples Building a worm bin Worms can make “soil” Good soil in the garden

35. Comparing Soil Samples

36. Why Is Soil Important?

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40. Final Reflections glaubent@yahoo.com mcmillandiana@gmail.com