If I Had $100....

Where is all the water on Earth?

1. Oceans (the biggest)
2. Lakes/rivers/ reservations
3. Ground water/soil water
3. Glaciers
4. In the air
5. Plants and animals

If  I had $100 and I had to disperse it out into the places water is found listed above I would give the oceans $96...they are the largest bodies and hold the most water out of anywhere else in the world.
I would give the lakes, rivers, reservations, and glaciers 3 dollars and then I would give plants, animals, air, and ground water each 25 cents.

Listed above was my prediction. In reality $97.20 goes to the oceans. the water with the second most is glaciers with $2.15. This means that everything else on the list adds up to 65 cents. Next most is ground water adding up to 62 cents. Next $00.09 goes to fresh water lakes, $00.08 to salt water lakes and seas, $00.07 to variable, $00.05 to soil moisture, $00.01 to atmosphere and $00.0001 to steams.

Crater activity

In class we were first instructed to draw a model of the Earth in the different layers. In the picture I drew I made a representation of Marquette showing the mountain to the city and then to the beach going deep to the bottom of the lake.
Next we made a model of a crater using plastic clear plates and play dough. we traced each level of the crater onto separate plates and then stacked them using the play dough as a separator to see a 3D version of the crate. I thought it was a pretty cool activity and I also liked that if you flipped the plate over ti could be a representation of a mountain.

Rocks

Today in class we drew up a model of the rock cycle. We had to draw this diagram on our own without any resources to see what we knew. I was able to draw out a picture that I thought was a pretty good representation of the rock cycle but I had a hard time filling in all the blank spaces, so I finished it as we went through the lesson as a class.
Here is my drawing:

Next in class we were given "models" of the three different kinds of rocks. One of each a sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. 

First, we were given a rice krispy treat. This is a representation of a sedimentary rock. 

Second, we were given a butterfingers candy bar. After biting off the tip of the candy bar it was a wonderful representation of a metamorphic rock. 

Lastly, we were given a Werther's original hard candy. Due to the small crystals closely stuck together we were able to see the representation of a igneous rock. 

Crystals

A crystal form is a set of crystal faces defined according to their relationship to the crystal axes. Crystal forms look differently according to each individual kind. A crystal can be cube shaped, diamond shaped, triangular and many more.
In class we did an activity where we combined the ingredients of salt, water, bluing, and ammonia. After combining these ingredients we covered a toilet paper roll in the liquid and let it set for two days. When we returned to class there were crystal formations cover the toilet paper roll. What a great activity to do with my kids in my future classroom!