From Louise Marquering...
I picked up a copy of Grouper Moon at the 2002 NSTA NW convention. In the spring I read it to my seventh grade class and they loved it! The following year I did an integrated unit with Science and Language Arts, since I was teaching a self-contained seventh grade class. My principal did pay for a class set of the books!
Treasures in the Sea is a resource book that provides teachers with scientific information and engaging, hands-on activities that encourage students to discover, cherish, and protect the sea and all of its treasures.
Grade level: 6-8 (adaptable for other grades)
Activity Summary: Students in a sixth grade science class keyed rock specimens to their possible locations of origin on the Pacific NW GeoMap. This activity was used as an informal assessment of students' knowledge of rock classification and the rock cycle.
