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If
Rocks Could Talk...What Would They Tell Us?
In several areas
of Puerto Rico, land has been exploited in the name of progress through
the construction of housing complexes, commercial centers, and other
types of building structures. The project "If rocks could talk...what
would they tell us?" promotes students' analysis and study of their
environment so as to share their experiences with students from other
geographical regions. Students collect, classify and analyze different
types of rocks found in rock quarries and other areas in his/her community,and
describe the rock's formation and surrounding in its natural state.
Through the process the students will create visual products (rocks),
literary, and mathematics (graphs) around the theme "rocks." Pairs of
schools will exchange, through regular mail, a package entitled "My
rock," including cultural artifacts from there community. This package
should be mailed by the middle of February as part of the St. Valentine's
celebration.The participating teachers would like to identify schools
that would like to share and exchange the activities thatlhave been
described.
Facilitated by:
Enid Figueroa and Aileen Velazquez in Puerto Rico
Ages:
Elementary, intermediate and high school.
Dates:
Ongoing
Language(s):
English and Spanish
Contact:
For more information about participating in this or other iEARN projects,
write to iearn@iearn.org
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