Science Standard Fulfillment:
K-4 U.S. Content Standard B: Properties of objects and materials
Position and motion of objects
K-4 U.S. Content Standard D: Properties of earth materials
Changes in earth and sky
K-4 U.S. Content Standard F: Changes in environments
K-4 U.S. Content Standard G: Science as a human endeavor
5-8 U.S. Content Standard D: Earth’s history
5-8 U.S. Content Standard G: Science as a Human Endeavor
Nature of science
9-12 U.S. Content Standard B: Interactions of energy and matter
9-12 U.S. Content Standard D: Energy in the earth system
Geochemical cycles
9-12 U.S. Content Standard G: Science as a human endeavor
Discussion Questions:
What kinds of clasts do you see on a daily basis? How do these clasts differ from each other?
Why is Mt. Erebus still an active volcano, but Mt. Discovery is not?
What are carbonates? What do they tell us about the geochemical reactions inside the core?
Why do thin slides need to be thin enough to pass a light through?
How can we tell if certain rocks have come from a volcano?
