Geology Rocks!

E&I Program:
Distance Learning
Discipline(s):
Grade level :
4 to 7
In these teacher materials, and during the videoconference, students will learn about the rock cycle. Students will explore the properties of rocks prized by artists, and see how they are used by geologists to identify rocks and understand the geological processes that formed them in the earth.
Associated Art:
- 1914.648, Squat Jar with Lug Handles
- 1916.320, Scent Bottle
- 1921.1020, Canopic Jar with Baboon's Head
- 1943.246, Saluting Protective Spirit
- 1948.141, Torso of Amenpayom
- 1948.25, Altar Front
- 1949.541, Mount Vesuvius at Midnight
- 1954.4, Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust
- 1958.59, Sleeping Seagull
- 1959.188, Talatat: Portrait of Nefertiti
- 1960.56, Statue of Amenemhat III
- 1964.90, Seated Statue of Nykara
- 1969.118, Apis Bull
- 1976.5, Statue of Heqat, the Frog Goddess
- 1985.107, Cosmetic Vessel (Beaker)
- 1985.108, Spouted Bowl