Third graders in Therese Verderosa’s class played “geologists for a day” recently. In an interactive lesson about rocks, they had the chance to identify rocks and minerals, check rocks’ hardness and determine whether a rock was a fossil.
The grade-wide activity was in conjunction with Unit 2 of the science curriculum: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems. It was presented by Samantha Pierce from the PNW BOCES Center for Environmental Education.