Articles tagged with "geology"
Earthquakes — A Montessori Geology Lesson
April 27, 2026
What Are Earthquakes? An earthquake happens when pieces of Earth’s outer layer — called tectonic plates — suddenly slip past each other. The spot underground where the rock first breaks is the focus, and the point on the surface directly above it is the epicenter. Energy radiates outward as seismic …
Dinosaurs and Rocks
June 30, 2007
Dinosaurs and Rocks: A Montessori Journey into Deep Time D-d-d, the dinosaur sound! "D" makes a dinosaur sound. Few topics light up a child's imagination like dinosaurs — and few invite as much hands-on wonder as the rocks and fossils that tell their story. Both dinosaurs and rocks can be …