QSL Earth Science Lab Kit
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QSL Earth Science Lab Kit
The Earth Science has 36 activities covering 10 major areas. All labs are well documented with an extended background to assist with learning.
This kit does include the QSL Earth Science Manual.
The lab kit activities have the following titles:
Introduction: Scientific Investigation
I. Layers of the Earth
I. Layers of the Earth
1. Egg Lab
II. Basic Tectonics.
1. Subduction and Accretion
2. Divergent Boundaries
2. Divergent Boundaries
III. Waves, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
1. Wave Motion
2. Liquefaction
3. Tsunami Waves
2. Liquefaction
3. Tsunami Waves
IV. Volcanoes
1. Volcanic Eruption
2. Hot Spots
2. Hot Spots
V. Rock Cycle
1. Viewing Igneous Rocks
2. Igneous Rock Formation
3. Viewing Sedimentary Rocks
4. Making a Fossil
5. Metamorphic Rock
6. - 8. Making a Rock, Parts 1, 2, 3
2. Igneous Rock Formation
3. Viewing Sedimentary Rocks
4. Making a Fossil
5. Metamorphic Rock
6. - 8. Making a Rock, Parts 1, 2, 3
VI. Mineral Identification
1. The Silica Tetrahedron
2. Identifying Minerals, Color
3. Identifying Minerals, Luster
4. Identifying Minerals, Hardness
5. Identifying Minerals, Streak
6. Identifying Minerals, Cleavage
7. Identifying Mystery Minerals
2. Identifying Minerals, Color
3. Identifying Minerals, Luster
4. Identifying Minerals, Hardness
5. Identifying Minerals, Streak
6. Identifying Minerals, Cleavage
7. Identifying Mystery Minerals
VII. Topography
1. Making Contour Lines
2. Labeling Maps
3. Using a Topographical Map
2. Labeling Maps
3. Using a Topographical Map
VIII. Oceans
1. Wind Driven Ocean Currents
2. The Salinity of Ocean Water
3. Ocean Water Temperatures
2. The Salinity of Ocean Water
3. Ocean Water Temperatures
IX. Weather
1. The Angle of the Sun
2. Making a Barometer
3. Reading a Weather Map
2. Making a Barometer
3. Reading a Weather Map
X. Astronomy
1. The Phases of the Moon 2. Visible and Invisible Sun Light
3. Ultra-Violet Light
4. Scintillation Lab
Contents of the kit
Lab Manual
30 mL beakers
16 oz. Styrofoam cup
Balloons
Candle
Clay
Colored granulated wax packet
Copper
Drinking Straw
Funnel
Glass plate
Magnifying glass
Metal tray with wax in the bottom
Mineral Kit
Mystery minerals A and B
Molecular Model Kit
Nail
Pencil
Plaster of Paris
Plastic Container
Plastic lid of kit box
Play-Doh®
Protractor
Refraction gradient
Rulers
Samples of igneous rock
Diorite, Rhyolite, Andesite, Obsidian, Granite
Samples of metamorphic rock
Schist, Slate, Marble, Quartzite
Samples of sedimentary rock
Conglomerate, Shale, Chemical Limestone, Organic Limestone, Coal
Sand
Sea shell to be fossilized
Slinky
Steel
Streak plate
Ultraviolet light reacting beads
White cards
White Styrofoam ball
Wood Splint
