Our field trip to the quarry was a big hit! Our tour guide did an amazing job of connecting the work they do there to our science learning about rocks. 
We saw lots of machinery, and learned how they use dynamite to break rocks into smaller pieces. They shake rocks through screens (lower right) to separate rocks by size, similar to what we did in class.
The highlights of the tour were exploring in search of rocks to keep and climbing on two loaders!
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| deciding where to begin |
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| in search of rocks with fossils or crystals |
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| Kids could take two rocks the size of their own hand or one the size of a grown-up's hand! |
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| crevices in the rocks held some of the best treasures |
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| Boulders were too big to lift! |
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| one of the biggest loaders we have ever seen |
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| HUGE tires |
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| sitting in the driver's seat |
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| "hanging out" |
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| sharing our rock picks on the bus ride home
Thank you to Lannon Stone Products and our parent volunteers for making this a great trip!
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