RocKits

RocKits are educational learning kits built for middle and high school educators interested in conducting a hands-on lesson on the rock cycle.

With the help of an awesome Austin-area AP Environmental Science teacher, Colleen Henegan (now a UW Madison PhD student), I created a lesson plan that teaches students about the rock cycle through thin sections and hand samples. Because K-12 teachers typically don't have access to rocks -- let alone thin sections -- we decided to make our own classroom kits to loan out to any interested teachers.

The RocKit lesson plan was originally published in The Science Teacher and conceived of while attending a 2017 IODP School of Rock workshop aboard the JOIDES Resolution: “Expanding The Geoscience Pipeline By Connecting Educators With Early Career IODP Scientists.” Email me to borrow a free kit or request educational resources like teacher notes, the full lesson plan, and handouts.

RocKits were made possible thanks to friends and an anonymous donor from DonorsChoose.org! Check out the original fundraising effort below.