First grade went on a field trip. This field trip actually came to us. We went into a pull trailer that was set up for gem mining. The students were SO SO SO excited with all of their finds. I love the photos that captured their amazement as they found their treasures. They were even able to TAKE the GEMS HOME!!
When we went back to the classroom with our rocks and minerals we used what we learned about the properties to sort our rocks by
COLOR
By
SIZE ( small, medium, large)
By texture
ROUGH
And
SMOOTH
Next we tested their hardness