Connections

media type="file" key="Carlos's Bolivian Rocks_0001.wmv"  = Carlos from Room 309 brought some rocks from Bolivia in to show the class. He and his father wrote a bit about where they came from, as well as some interesting facts about the rocks. Here is his video. = = = = It was really cool that Carlos brought in those rocks from Bolivia. Rosalia (309) = That was a great video, Carlos. Thank you for bringing in those special rocks. Albert (309) I like the heart rock the best! Jahira (309)

307 is hoping everyone is having a great time learning about earth materials!!!! Carlos-- We loved learning about your rocks from Bolivia! We also have a student, Kevin, from Bolivia! How beautiful to make cultural science connections! You should always feel so proud of where you come from... Love, Miss Davis --307

Hello from 307! We had an AMAZING week of connections in science! Miss Davis is noticing how the 307 children are CONNECTING back to previous science lessons! For example, in our calcite quest, the children in 307 REMEMBERED that a rock is MADE OF MINERALS. We also connected the idea of vinegar on the rock to ACID RAIN! Miss Morin took us on the acide rain website! She also showed us REAL PICTURES of a REAL GEOLOGIST"S acid kit! We are truly understanding how what we learn CONNECTS to real life! Miss Davis also showed us MOH'S HARDNESS SCALE on the web and we could connect what we did with the scratch test! The internet helped us understand better how softer rocks get SMALLER NUMBERS on the scale and HARDER ONES get bigger numbers! So cool! She also showed us a connection to other words with -ology and things about science we could study in college someday! Andwe made connections to our BIRTHSTONES!!!!!! Connecting helps us understand!!!!

307 is also studying GEOGRAPHY and we are connecting the CONTINENTS to geology! Stay tuned for what we are going to learn about PLATE TECTONICS and the connection to volcanoes and earthquakes! We are using our LAPTOP and the INTERNET to learn!!! 307 has had some truly beautiful connections going on! Angela brought Miss Davis some GEOLOGY WEBSITE ADDRESSES she found at home! How amazing is that? Miss Davis is always looking for new websites! Another connection? WE are learning about the ROCK CYCLE--igneous/sedimentary/metamorphic rocks which connects to our kits! Angel and Jonathan are always bringing in internet info on geology their mom helps them find/print! Then, we glue it in their science notebooks! Jennifer B is the CONNECTION QUEEN! She and her dad do geology projects together and research rocks at home! Then she brings the projects in for our science lab! Griselle is SOOOOO creative! On her geology homework, she glues REAL ROCKS! There's nothing like the real thing! Very soon we will be CONNECTING our geology topic to volcanoes and earthquakes1 Before vacation, we CONNECTED geology to making mosaics in class! We also CONNECTED geology to touching/exploring everyday minerals like salt, sugar, talc, chalk, sunscreen, toothpaste, etc! We also are CONNECTING to learning about gemstones/birthstones, geodes, mountains, world wonders like Stonehenge and Mount Rushmore! We are also connecting GEOLOGY to our writing program! We are so busy!

307 Joseann made a connection today!!!!!! We were talking about STONEHENGE and he said that science is not only just science but it is also the WORLD/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY/LIFE! Great Job Joseann! =From Room 104 - here are some connections! = =When my father was little in the Dominican Republic, when it rained, he said you could get a magnifying glass and you could see bits of gold in the sand! (Jaislene - 104). = = = =Our state rock of RI is Cumberlandite and the mineral is Bowenite. Cumberlandite was formed by 24 different mineral and is more dense than other rocks. It was made 1.5 billion years ago. Cumberlandite is magnetic - it is an iron-rich rock. It came from a volcano. (David, Isaias, Jose, Noah - 104). Bowenite was first named Nephrite. It can be found in Africa, China, and other countries. It comes in differnet colors like lite yellow and green. (Isaias, David, & Noah - 104). = = = = = =  = = = =Rocks come from all different kinds of places. - Kevin 104 = = = = WOW! You guys are awesome. Great job making connections. Room 309 wanted to share a picture from the Cumberlandite Quarry with you. Over the summer, Mrs. Salvatore and her brother, who was a geology major in college, went to visit the site. Did you know there is magnetite in cumberlandite? We used a magnet to test the rocks we found. Check it out!!! (Can you find the red magnet? HINT: Look near her right hand.) = =  = = =