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How is a rock like a clock? Both can tell time. A clock uses hands, dials and numbers to tell hours and minutes. But a rock—and layers of rocks—may contain animal fragments and fossilized plants that provide a glimpse into life on earth over millions of years. Built layer upon layer, rock walls are nature’s timeline that provide a treasure hunt into the history of the earth. This issue highlights what young geologists can learn from looking more closely at something in their own backyards. Your escort? A 200 million year old dinosaur named Sue found in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
In this issue students will:
- understand how strata are formed
- compare greater than, less than
- create Stone Age headlines
- complete patterns
- use the newspaper to locate inventions
6 page PDF
