QUARRY STORY Think about how you would go about

getting a huge piece of sandstone out of the ground in 1842.

There were no internal combustion engines.

There was no electricity available. How could you manage to access the

rock? How could you break up the rock? How could you lift the rock? What do you think it was like to work in

the quarries?

Tell the Story!! Yep! Most of the kids don’t know what a

quarry is and that they’re sitting right by one. Take them to the edge of the lake and tell them about it for a minute or two.

Show them pieces of sandstone and point across the lake to the really big pieces that you see by the gazebo and foot bridge – these had to be pulled out to sell.

Bring to life what it must have been like for the men to have worked so hard at such a dangerous job. Many men were injured and died in the quarries and were paid very little.

Teachers as Actors

All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts.Shakespeare, As You Like It

Teaching Quarry Story Action Verbs as they apply to SOIL & SANDSTONE Stripping Removing Channeling Trenching Transporting Finishing Shipping

Discuss the Action Verbs Briefly discuss each of the verbs on the

previous slide to make sure that the students understand them.

If not, show, or explain to them what the words mean. Have fun with this. You can illustrate “stripping” by peeling

back bark from a stick. You can illustrate “channeling” and

“trenching” with a stick on the path. “Finishing” can be illustrated by

showing how the rocks across the lakes are cut into rectangular prisms.

Clarification!

Kids need to understand that there are two things that need to be removed.

First, soil comes off and must be transported away.

Second, sandstone must be dealt with.

Here we go…… Don’t pull the worksheet out right away – it’s

easy to do this as a teacher and use it as a crutch! You can put them on the clipboard, but…

Have students turn their clipboards upside down until you are ready to do the exercise.

Line up the laminated steps on the center of the picnic table in mixed up order.

Slowly read (in a very overdramatic and interesting way) the quarrying steps while heavily hinting at which card should be selected 1st, 2nd, 3rd… Reorder the cards on the center of the table as you go. The students like to help place them in order.

Show the really cool pictures that accompany the story.

The “Quarry Story” Worksheet This involves, teamwork, interruption,

repetition, discussion and having fun. It is usually easiest to do this as a group, but

beware of always calling on the same child. Immediately point out that the first two

questions refer to soil and that the only answers to those can be d and f.

Have kids cross off the answers as they use them just like you would do.

It usually works better to read the letters for the kids and have them match the numbers. We may want to redesign this sheet????

The kids will complete this at very different rates. Check all their papers before moving on to the next question. Don’t leave anyone in the dust.

What do you need to know?

Could you complete the ancillary worksheet by yourself?

Do you know the meaning of the action verbs in this lesson?

Be able to order the steps in the teaching process of this lesson.

Be able to answer questions about the teaching techniques involved in this lesson.