This session is ideal for teachers in grade 3 and 7. Bring Earth Science to life for your students! Teachers will test the physical properties of minerals, learn clues to look for in rocks to determine how they were formed, gain an understanding of the three rock groups and explore the rock cycle through hands-on activities that can be reproduced in the classroom. Participants will take part in a number of hands-on activities to meet curriculum expectations and explore some of the ways rocks and minerals are used in our lives.