This week in the Science Lab our students will still be reviewing safety lab procedures and getting to know the Lab equipment better with an hands on activity. Students will be analyzing different rock samples in a group by determining each rocks Mass, Length, and a Description of the rocks using Lab tools such as a Triple Beam Balance, Hand Lens, and Ruler. As a science teacher I want our students to be familiar with more science terms, so I shy away from using generic terms such as weight, and how long but use more grade appropriate terms like Mass and Length. Also, I am involving the students five senses in this experiment, they need to feel the surface of the rocks and hold them to get a good description of it. They are also using the Hand Lens to get a more precise view of the fine details of the rocks. Charting their data is helping our students prepare for their Science Fair Projects in the spring also.
