Soil and Rocks
This special edition program includes three separate activities with a common theme. Observe soil and rocks like a scientist would.
Program Cost
FREE
Contact Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov
This special edition program includes time for students to collect data and make observations. The Soil and Rocks Program can be used as a jump start for your environmental education project, support for your class Open Space Stewardship Program, or as a fun way to get your students to learn about their environment as they visit the internationally recognized Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Details about the three activities are:
Soil Composition- Use scientific tools to examine and measure soil samples. Discuss soil components and how they affect living things.
Soil Texture- Use soil sieves to observe the difference in soil particle size. View soil particles through a microscope.
Rocks-Classify rocks according to observable characteristics. Learn why rocks break down into soil. Observe rocks and minerals with characteristics like magnetism and fluorescence.
Audience for This Program
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade