The Pet Rock Project - NSTA Learning Center

SCIENCE SAMPLER
FIGURE 7
Students produced their own renditions of the rock cycle, using a variety of media and
techniques. The rock cycle on the upper left accompanied “Dat,” the igneous rock,
while the lower left rock cycle is a computer-generated version.
National Research Council (NRC). 1996. National science
education standards. Washington, DC: National Academy
Press. Available online at www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses.
Paty, A.H. 2000. Rocks and minerals—Foundations of our
society. Science Scope 23 (8): 30–31.
Plummer, D., and W. Kuhlman. 2005. Rocks in our pockets.
Science Scope 29 (2): 60–61.
Polson Enterprises. 2006. The Pet Rock page. www.virtualpet.com/vp/farm/petrock/petrock.htm.
Sife, W. 1998. The loss of a pet. Hoboken, NJ: Howell Book
House—John Wiley and Sons.
Smith, S. 2000. Turning bread into rocks: A multisensory
unit opener. Science Scope 24 (2): 20–23.
Wandersee, J.H. 1986. Plants or animals: Which do junior
high school students prefer to study? Journal of Research
in Science Teaching 23: 415–26.
Renee Clary (rclary@geosci.msstate.edu) is an assistant
professor of geology in the Department of Geosciences
at Mississippi State University in Mississippi
State, Mississippi. James Wandersee is an endowed
professor of biology education in the Department of
Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice at Louisiana
State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
6 4 SCIENCE SCOPE