Home ยป Retronaut Geology in the Parks Rocks are all around us. They make up the backbones of hills and mountains and the foundations of plains and valleys. Beneath the soil you walk on and the deep layers of soft mud that cover the ocean basins is a basement of hard rock. What are rocks made of? Rocks are made up mostly of crystals of different kinds of minerals, or broken pieces of crystals, or broken pieces of rocks. Some rocks are made of the shells of once-living animals, or of compressed pieces of plants. We can learn something about the way a rock formed from by looking carefully at the evidence preserved inside. Where do rocks come from? Rocks are divided into three basic types, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic , depending upon how they were formed. Igneous rocks Igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) form from when hot, molten rock (magma) crystallizes and solidifies. Extrusive igneous rock The cinder cone above and the close up at right are made of basalt. Intrusive igneous rock
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7 Useful YouTube Channels for History Teachers One of my favorite things about Netflix streaming is that I can watch some great history documentaries on my laptop or tablet. As much as I enjoy a good documentary I also know that not everyone does. I also know that many students get bored by documentaries very quickly. On the other hand, short video clips can be helpful to help teachers illustrate a point or present a point in a different manner. If you're a history teacher, particularly a U.S. History teacher, here are seven YouTube channels where you can find some good short video clips to use in your lessons. Hip Hughes History is a channel that Greg Kulowiec shared on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. Dizzo95 is the first YouTube channel that came to mind when I started to build this list. The U.S. World History & Other Stuff contains just what the title implies. The Smithsonian has many channels on YouTube.
Browse the Digital Public Library of America The Digital Public Library of America is a huge collection of digitized artifacts and exhibits from museums and libraries across the United States. Through the DPLA you can find documents, books, images, audio recordings, and video clips. The DPLA is a new resource and only some of the artifacts are arranged into exhibits at this point. You can look for artifacts by location, time, or keyword search. Clicking on an artifact will open information about where it is housed and when it was created. Applications for Education DPLA could a good place to find primary source artifacts to use in U.S.
US AMERICAN SYMBOLS FLIP-FLAP BOOK - AN EXPOSITORY WRITING RESOURCE Get ready to have your students APPLY everything they learned about U.S. Symbols in this fresh and funky Flip-Flap Book! Included in this unit is: * 1 S-Y-M-B-O-L-S Flip-Flap Book - The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about U.S. Symbols in this flip-flap book * tracers for the bushes and Washington Monument They will: - write about the Statue of Liberty - color a huge illustration of the Statue of Liberty - write about the Bald Eagle - write about the Washington Monument - write about the American Flag - write about the Liberty Bell - write about the Lincoln Memorial - write about Mount Rushmore This flip-flap book could also be used as an authentic assessment to evaluate the depth of knowledge your students gained through your unit on U.S. Please Note: This unit requires 8 1/2 x 11 AND 8 1/2 x 14 (legal size) photocopy paper. Try something NEW, DIFFERENT, and FRESH with your students. Are you nervous about making a Flip-Flap book in your classroom?
European word translator: an interactive map showing "welcome" in over 30 languages Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate. Examples: banana the cat she runs Random words: auction behave A few things to keep in mind: Translations are generated by Google Translate. Translation not available Sorry, this page does not yet translate proper nouns (such as names of people or places) or words in languages other than English. Here are some similar words: welcomewelcomedwelcomes
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