What’s Up in Smedley’s Class?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Smedley

We had a fun week last week! We had our Rocks Cycle activity that we got to experiment with pressure and heat to see how rocks are formed and changed. I think the kids enjoyed it and I did too! (Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Lane for coming to my rescue to help with this project!)

We got to smash layers of ingredients together to represent sedimentary rocks!
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We then blended different types together through heat and pressure to represent metamorphic rocks!

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Finally, we saw how quickly liquid can turn to solid as it cools to represent igneous rocks!

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This activity ROCKED!


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About Smedley

I am so excited to be joining Quest Academy and the 4th grade team! I have been teaching for 6 years and love my job! I earned my Bachelors in Elementary Education and Special Education from Weber State in 2008 and my Masters in Learning and Technology from WGU in 2012! I love teaching all subjects but Math is my favorite! I have 3 awesome kids (Macey 8, Mack 6 and Laker 4) and have been married to my amazing husband, Shaun, for 11 years! In my free time I love to travel, blog, and watch sports. We are die hard Utes and Lakers fans! We also love all things Disney and love to visit Disneyland as often as possible!
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