Dig deeper than the years of mining limestone from the Rockport quarry. Dig back to Pangea, when this land was connected in the large land mass and was the sea floor of a shallow ocean. This place is a gold mine for fossils that date back to before the dinosaurs!
When learning blows your mind and gets your hands dirty…it’s safe to say that lesson will stick! That is what students can experience here.
Click on this link to see a video from this day: https://youtu.be/txNeqrT6_8Q
Special thank you to partnering organizations who took part in this visit: Michigan Sea Grant, Alpena Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office and Alcona Community Schools.
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Science Teacher Jenny Schroeder Explains What Students Will Find in the Quarry
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Students Compare Findings
.jpg "After Exploring the Quarry Floor Students Get a Great View of Lake Huron")
After Exploring the Quarry Floor Students Get a Great View of Lake Huron
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Examples of Some of the Fossils That can be Found
.jpg "Students Receive Final Instructions Before Fossil Hunting")
Students Receive Final Instructions Before Fossil Hunting
.png "Alcona 3rd Grader Smiles Proudly with Fossil Findings")
Alcona 3rd Grader Smiles Proudly with Fossil Findings
Rockport State Recreation Area
Alpena, MI 49707
Alpena, MI 49707
GPS: 45.20208, -83.38428
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