The Mobile Mining Experience came to Sparrows Point Middle School on March 22nd and 23rd to show students The Rock Cycle, which ties directly into the 7th grade unit “Digging into the Earth’s Past.” In this unit, students have been learning about fossils and the rock cycle. The Mobile Mining Experience brought all types of rocks and petrified wood to show students. During the presentation, the presenter stopped for questions where students had a chance to win different rock prizes. After the presentation, students got a chance to crack their own Trancas Geodes from Chihuahua, Mexico. Students were so excited about their geodes that they were taking selfies with them! At the end, if the students could answer a question from the presentation, they earned a piece of petrified wood. It was an exciting experience for all involved. Andrew Funari said, “It was a cool way to see the rock cycle, and I enjoyed how they were interactive with our class.” Haillie Browne added, “I thought the Mobile Mining Experience was really interesting because I got to learn while having fun.” With the new and reinforced knowledge from the speakers, students went outside and explored what types of rocks were most common at SPMS based on the geographical location. Students worked together to make predictions, search for evidence, and reevaluate their predictions to collaboratively come up with the correct answer.
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