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.
