My Science Box

Time
5-10 min classroom introduction to the field trip
35-45 min collect data at Caldecott Tunnel
travel time varies
45-55 min synthesize data, draw conclusions, and imagine the past through student drawings of the region

Grouping
Individual or in pairs.

Materials

• Lab notebooks
• Rulers
• Optional: hand lenses
• Optional: hardness testing materials (penny, butter knife or glass, and steel file)

Setting
Part 1: Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 at Fish Ranch Road
Part 2: classroom