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Grade 4. 2018. 44 pages. Rock Stories reader serves as an informational text resource that is incorporated into many lessons in the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ module What Is Our Evidence that We Live on a Changing Earth? Topics include: Earth's Extremes; Disaster Zones; Earthquake Engineering; Crumble and Tumble; Changes in the City; Clues to the Past; and Discovering the Burgess Shale. Available in English and Spanish. Soft cover.

Grade 4. 2018. 44 pages. Rock Stories reader serves as an informational text resource that is incorporated into the main activities of many lessons in the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ module What Is Our Evidence that We Live on a Changing Earth?

Topics include:

  • Earth's Extremes: Exploring Earth's most extreme environments and events
  • Disaster Zones: Hazards of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
  • Earthquake Engineering: Characteristics of earthquake-resistant structures
  • Crumble and Tumble: Changes in the natural world caused by weathering and erosion
  • Changes in the City: Examples of changing Earth in urban environments
  • Clues to the Past: How we know Earth's landscape was different in the past
  • Discovering the Burgess Shale: Charles D. Walcott's discovery of unique fossils

The reader connects student literacy to science in the real world. Available in English (on-grade-level or below-grade-level) and Spanish, and as single copies or in packs of 8. Soft cover.

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