Minerals and Crystals

Mia and mica.

The fifth graders at Redeemer Lutheran learned about minerals and their properties when Mrs. Keyburn, the elementary science enrichment teacher, brought out many different kinds of rocks for the 5th graders to explore, study, and learn about. Some of the rocks she brought out were gneiss, feldspar, granite, and calcite. Ethan found a website that pronounces names of things outloud. Here's the website  http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=gneiss
Mrs. Keyburn explained where all these rocks were formed, and whether they were intrusive(underground formation) or extrusive(above ground formation).

  We looked at the crystal shapes in calcite, galena, halite, iron, feldspar, mica, and other minerals.  Then we identified minerals present in granite. 

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Ainsley's rhombic dipyramid.      photo by Serenity

Land Down Under

The Land Down Under is a place where kids of all ages can play with friends, search for acorns, and play in the leaves.

 

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Note by Mrs. K:  I thought this would be a good time to introduce Together with All Creatures: Caring for God's Living Earth.  A Report on the Commission of Theology and Church Relations.  The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  April 2010.  All LCMS churches will have this on file.  I'll be writing brief excerpts from this publication with most of the posts.  Today's meditation:
God has called us to care for His Earth as creatures among fellow creatures in anticipation of its renewal in Christ and completion by the Holy Spirit.  (p. 2)