Junior Geologists
Who? For students in grades 2 - 5
What? Junior Geologists - (Grades 3-5)
When and Where?
Winchester Thurston North July 27-31, 2015. 9am – 12pm  Â
Winchester Thurston North Aug 3 – 7, 2015. 9am -12pm
Are you mad for minerals, crazy for crystals, and frenzied for fossils? Join Junior Geologists for an action-packed week of geological exploration! We’ll discover the unique characteristics of the rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils in our area and beyond.
Together, we’ll learn how to uncover the mysteries and history of a rock with scientific tests. We’ll grow our very own glowing crystals, crack giant geodes, recreate volcanic eruptions, and learn about the important resources found in the earth. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in alive during the gold rush? Get ready to travel back in time; we’ll transform our classroom into a Californian gold and mineral panning camp from 1848 for a day!
We’ll also discover the unique local geology of our area and the rocks and fossils that are millions of years old! We’ll learn how our continent and the location of Pennsylvania has changed over the ages and which types of rocks you find here. In a hands-on fossil hunt, we will search through and crack open ancient local rocks to expose fossils inside that have not seen the light of day for millions of years!
How?
Register at Winchester Thurston: http://www.winchesterthurston.org/page.cfm?p=407