Stone Wall Secrets

Ruth Deike, a geologist with the U. S. Geologic Survey for more than thirty years and the founder of The Rock Detective, a non-profit educational organization, brings boundless energy to teaching school children about earth science. Her Teacher's Guide incorporates the imagery and wonder of Stone Wall Secrets with hands-on classroom activities that illustrate basic earth science concepts. Ruth has learned that what young Rock Detectives discover for themselves, they remember. Working with the National Science Education Standards, she has created a variety of exciting activities, from exploring the earth's building blocks to studying volcanoes to posing intriguing questions such as, Does the Earth itch? Or, Will there be another ice age?