Making Models of Sedimentary Rocks...

We used different materials to create models of sedimentary rock. We have learned that the layers of rock, soil, and sand that create sedimentary rock are called strata. We made layers with dry beans, rice, brown sugar, and sand to illustrate the layers in the Earth's crust. This was a great project for OUTSIDE!!


The layers ended up more mixed up than I had hoped, but we learned something and had fun, too!
Most of the boys could not wait to add a layer of sand to the top of their bottle...some girls got pretty dirty too!

Here are my girls who chose not to go to the sand pile...

It looks like Charnayvia got serious in the sandpile, but she is really covered in brown sugar!! Sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy!!