If you pass any equipment on your way in @ the end of the period, bring it in with you! Mr. J. will sound 3 whistle bursts ~5min before the end of the period to call you back to class in time on collection days. You are responsible for making it to your next class on time.

You may collect your samples from anywhere - home, the McMurray nature trails, etc. - but the starting rock must AT LEAST be cobble stone sized (about the size of a clenched fist).

Once trained by Mr. J., and equiped with goggles & hard hat, you may use sample reduction devices (sledgehammers:P) in the trail in situ (on site) or on the anvil bolders exclusively - sledge hammers break sidewalks and macadam blacktop, and any students responsible for such damages will be held financially accountable. Samples may be broken on the anvil bolders by the turnpikes at either entrance to the lower parking lot, and shared if desired. Pick up fragments and PUT, (do NOT THROW) them in the woods.

Freshly broken surfaces are preferable for mineral component ID's, but either partner may also wish to wash their samples outside the lab windows using the hoses attached to the faucets if they so desire. NEVER wash samples in the sinks - the cost of repairing drains clogged with rock debris will also be billed to responsible miscreants:P.

Wrap samples in paper bearing your name, period, and the sample number. DO NOT WRITE ON THE SAMPLES. Ink discolores the minerals extant, and leads to false IDs.

Store your samples either in your locker, or in the gray plastic drawers under the side counters in the lab for your table group. Lockers are secured; drawers are not, but you MUST have access to your samples in lab daily.

Don't expect hall passes to go get your samples after class starts - if your samples are not consistently available for work during class, you will be docked class preparation points (10% of your grade). If you lose your samples, you get to replace them on your own time.

3 points / ID for correctly labeled characteristics
4 points / ID for 6 trait writing style - web resource / downloadable PDF
3 points / ID for artistry

The presentation or writeup needs to cover the development and evolution of the sample, including it's transport to the location of discovery. Purely fantastic explanations, without factual content , are not acceptable.

required components:
describe each phase of existence using physical characteristics / field tests: (sedimentary formation, to metamorphic, to surface uplift, for instance)

20 points possible:
5 points for the speculative, fact-based info on formation & transport for each of the 3 specimins
5 points for writing quality or oral presentation quality

UP TO 5 EXTRA ROCK "ID'S" : 5 PROJECT POINTS EACH = 25pts.max / 5pts.ea.

ONE EXTRA GEOLOGY NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATION: 5 PROJECT POINTS.

Up to 2 Mineral Projects: 10 pts.ea.
You can either do a crystal growth experiment, or run a different recipie, or a mineral research report.

Map the internal pathways of the wood ball bearing box - use solution mechanics, and position of partially plugged drilled holes. 5pts.