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Loading... Geology Rocks!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth (Kaleidoscope Kids) (edition 1999)by Cindy Blobaum, Michael Kline (Illustrator)
Work InformationGeology Rocks!: 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth by Cindy Blobaum
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Presents fifty hands-on activities to introduce the science of geology and explain the formation and history of the earth. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)551.078Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Geology, Hydrology MeteorologyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Also, at the bottom of the page, the author also included the “Language Link” component where the word “geology” is broken down to the Greek roots “Ge” meaning “earth” and “logy” meaning “the study of.” This interdisciplinary information is very valuable in covering the California Standards since it is addressing both Science and Language Arts standards. In addition the illustrations include some humor. For instance, the illustrator drew an aluminum can and personified it. The Aluminum Can states, “I think I Can . . .” In this case, the author included a pun to illustrate the versatility of aluminum since it can be recycled into other products.
In addition, the book includes 50 hands-on activities that children can do. Some of the activities are very simple, such as collecting a small sample of rain water and adding detergent to it, then comparing that rain water with tap water with the same amount of detergent in it. The water sample with the fewer amounts of minerals will produce the most amounts of suds which is called “soft water.” Other activities such as “Pump Away,” require more items which include aquarium stones, a large rectangular clear plastic container, a watering can, and another person to assist in the activity. I thought the science activities were very well thought out since the information was expanded to include Ecological and Language teaching standards.
Ages 4th grade and Up ( )