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157-Conglomerate, Pebble $7.00
Mystery includes rock, fossil, or mineral sample and Mystery questions with teaching instructions.

SAMPLE:
— A sample of pebble conglomerate clearly showing pebbles in a muddy or sandy matrix

TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
— To introduce the sedimentary rock, pebble conglomerate
— To introduce the notion that sedimentary rocks were deposited by some agent (water, wind, gravity) and they contain clues about the place they formed
— To provide the opportunity to learn the history of a sedimentary rock
— To introduce the concept of the rock cycle--that is, water, etc. erodes prexisting rocks and carries them to a new location. Mountains are worn down and ocean basins become containers for muddy sediments.

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Ruth Deike
Rock Detective Geoscience Education
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Nellysford , VA 96080
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