Rocking Mock Rocks

We are wrapping up our Mock Rocks unit. We became geologists and investigated what made a rock. We used picks (nails) to take apart our rocks, sort our materials and then we put the leftovers in a vile with water. We learned that we can breakdown the parts of a rock into minerals. So after giving our viles a good shake, we let them sit over night. After they settled we carefully poured ONLY the water into a circle tray. Some of us learned a really big lesson in following directions and how important it was to only pour the water. We allowed the water to evaporate and then were able to investigate what was left using a magnifying glass. Awesome learning!


Hopefully you can view the video. If not, I think I need to create a youtube channel. And of course, what is a movie without a little theme music courtesy of Queen, We Will Rock You.