Investigating Boyle's Law

Students learning about the inverse relationship between gas volume and pressure - Boyle's Law.

Geology Field Trip

 Field trip to view the rock formations

The big picture - tilted rock beds

Sedimentary or Metamorphic? Or both?

Collecting samples

Rock layers

Into the lab for a closer look

Under the microscope for grain size estimates.

Clay beds under soil horizon

Earth Science on site field trip

Excellent stratigraphy of clay beds under soil - right here at Maple Hill.

Field trip summary: collected clay samples, silt samples, trash picked up from trails, observed erosion, deposition, and a bit of archaeology too! (old bottles)