Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids: Projects to Explore Rocks, Gems, Geodes, Crystals, Fossils, and Other Wonders of the Earth
Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids: Projects to Explore Rocks, Gems, Geodes, Crystals, Fossils, and Other Wonders of the Earth
Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids: Projects to Explore Rocks, Gems, Geodes, Crystals, Fossils, and Other Wonders of the Earth
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Description
Description
- How to identify the most common rocks and minerals
- How to maintain and display your rock collection
- How insects are trapped and preserved in amber
- How geysers and volcanoes form and erupt
- How layers of rock reveal a record of time
- How to pan for gold like a real prospector
Geology is an exciting science that helps us understand the world we live in, and Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids actively engages readers in simple, creative activities that reveal the larger world at work. Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples for each project. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels.
About the Author
About the Author
Garret Romaine has been an avid rockhound, fossil collector, meteorite hunter, and gold prospector for many years. He is a long-time journalist, columnist, instructor, and writer, and currently teaches at Portland State University. He holds a degree in geology and a degree in geography, and is the author of many books on rock & gem collecting and identification, gold panning, geology, and the outdoors, including The Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook and Geology Lab for Kids. Garret is a member of the Board of Directors for the North America Research Group, dedicated to amateur fossil collecting, and the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals, which houses one of the finest mineral collections in the US. He is also a member of numerous rockhounding and gold prospecting organizations.
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