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ERIC Number: EJ159429
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Small-Town Rock Trade
Robarge, Thomas J.
Science and Children, 14, 6, 28-29, Mar 77
Describes an eighth grade rock exchange project in which small groups of students researched, then wrote letters to schools throughout the United States requesting samples of local rocks and minerals. Provides experience in use of the atlas and letter writing. (CS)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Geology, Instruction, Junior High School Students, Science Activities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
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Audience: Practitioners
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Identifiers: Rocks