The Process

Read through this whole page before you start.

PART 1

A Digital Camera could be useful here.

One good way to record the rocks around school or your home is to take photos of them.

You could then;-

• add some details about them
• say where they are in the school grounds
• say how they have been used for any particular purpose.

Your Rock Survey could then become a Picture Map of the school grounds or the area around home. Click here for a Record Sheet

PART 2

Before you start, check these Web Sites for background information:

SITE 1. This is one of the best sites on rocks. It covers everything from how rocks are formed, to different types of rock and their properties. Unfortunately, you cannot log on without a password as your school needs to subscribe to the service. Click here for more information.

SITE 2. This site is a fun site for anyone interested in rocks, and has lots of interesting ideas and information.

SITE 3. This is the BBC site called Essential Rocks. It is full of information with just about everything you want to know about rocks.

Now lets move on and do the survey itself.

PART 3

As well as getting clues for your Record Sheet keep in mind :-

• why that particular rock has been used for that purpose.
• which of its properties make it suitable for that use.

PART 4

Armed with your digital images and your notes, you are now at the stage of putting the information onto a large map of the school grounds (or the area around home).

Think about presentation and sharing your knowledge with others. You will need to make decisions on;-

• Size of map
• Size of Digital Images to fit on map
• Information - Word Processed or by hand
• Amount of information. Will it all fit on? Will you need to make it into small pads under the photograph?
• Would you use a Power Point Presentation (or similar) in this situation?