August Homeschool Class at the Zoo...

Today was our first HS science class at the zoo for the 2010-2011 school year... It was fun...

We have a new teacher named "Jason"... Our previous teacher Chad, left to go and start a HS program at a zoo in Ohio.. Jason did a great job, but he looks os young...not much older than the kids he's teaching, even though he says he's 23.. *L*

Today's lesson was on "GEOLOGY"... the kids learned about the 3 types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary...

They got to look at some great pictures of floating pumice from volcano,



 and a great shot of some sedimentary rock from  Antelope Canyon in Arizona...



 then they got to look at several types of rock under a microscope...



They touched petrified wood and looked at a spearhead made from granite... then they finished off the class with a trip outside to look at some man-made rock and compare it and getting to pet a chinchilla...



A pretty good first day of class!!!

Happy Learning!!