Bread stratigraphy lab

This lab has a special place in my curriculum. It was the first lab I created completely from scratch. Pretty much everything else I have done has been stolen or heavily influenced by other things I have found. Anyways the first year it was a total disaster. In fact in my records it is labeled as the peanut butter jelly disaster "never do again". I have come a long way, the lab has been edited a few times and now it is a (mostly) clean procedure. It covers all of the major topics in geology as well as tying in the importance of accurate drawings, especially for those who are not great artist. 

Stratigraphy

Here is the video covering the laws of stratigraphy. You should copy all of the pictures and text on each board.

Close reading steps

Evidence for Continental Drift

Close reading

We did our first reading assignment and I have retired my usual reading approach for a new one. I did a bit of research and talking with others to create a close reading format that I think will work for the students. There was only minimal complaints when I asked for feedback on it today. Most of the complaints were along the lines of it was too much work, but most said they thought it was helpful. Here is a picture of a final version complete with annotations.