Who doesn’t like chocolate? This lab is dedicated to the subject of earth science and using chocolate to show the different kinds of rocks on the earth. This is really cool for content-area literacy because it is really relatable for the kids. They will clearly be able to see the differences in the chocolate and use prior knowledge about chocolate to then make that comparison to rocks on earth and the rock cycle. It also gets the kids engaged with the content which I think is also really important for literacy. I think this would be a super fun experiment to do with students and it would be incredibly beneficial.
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This is such a great activity for the students to use when studying rocks. Using hands on activities like this, especially with it being chocolate, is such a great way to spike their interest. I liked your thinking on how it brings in the literacy aspect as well. Really enjoyed reading your resource blog!
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