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ERIC Number: EJ216757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Feb
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Making "Rock Hounds" of "City Slickers."
Fazio, Rosario P.; Nye, Osborne
Science Teacher, v47 n2 p21-23 Feb 1980
Described are ways in which urban "rocks" (building stones, curbstones, sidewalks, etc.) can be used as resources for earth science teachers. Discussed are such activities as: classifying buildings according to rock type and mineral composition, extrapolating geologic history by examining common building materials, economics of stone industry, and weathering. (CS)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Geology, Resource Materials, Science Activities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Urban Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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