Earth Science
Standards 1, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5, and 6
Our Earth is an ever-changing place and although the geology of an area may seem to change slowly, that change is very important and can tell us a lot about our local environment’s history, current state and its future. The Rocky Mountains are a great place to learn geology because the rich history of our mountains and the amazing geologic processes that have made it what it is today.
Students studying this theme get a chance to take knowledge they’ve learned in the classroom and in textbooks and put it in the palm of their hand. Students get the chance to identify local rocks and the minerals that make them up. Landscape views of the local mountain ranges allow students to see the evidence of the erosional and weathering processes that have formed these mountains. There are many concepts that make up a geologist’s toolbox and we try to give students as many of those tools as possible.
Curriculum Units:
Rock Cycle
Erosional and Weathering processes
Plate tectonics
Geologic History of Rocky Mountains
Colorado mining
Astronomy
Scientific Method/Research
Available August - November and May - June | Available April-November
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forest ecology
fire ecology
wolf management
aquatic ecology
mining & water quality
earth science
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