Education
Oh those stones! They can skip on the water, they can scratch on the sidewalk! It feels so good to hold them in hand, or kick them along the street, or pick them up along the shore.

Children know this about rocks. That innate curiosity and sheer joy in a primal material is a door to understanding earth science, the building of civilizations and economies, and the making of art. Through Minnesota Rocks!, Public Art Saint Paul and Saint Paul Public Schools are opening the door for students to explore paths of learning that cross the bounds of science, culture and creativity.

Overall, the Minnesota Rocks! Education Project is expected to impact 6000 Saint Paul students. It has been supported with grants from the 3M and St. Paul Travelers Foundations

Minnesota Rocks! Book List

Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up
Lisa Westberg Peters
illustrated by Cathie Felstead
www.lisawestbergpeters.com

The Stonecutter, A Japanese Folk Tale
Gerald McDermott
www.geraldmcdermott.com

If You Find a Rock
Peggy Christian, Diane D’Andrade (Editor)
illustrated by Barbara Hirsch Lember
www.peggychristian.com

Everybody Needs a Rock
Byrd Baylor
illustrated by Peter parnall
booklink click here

Rocks in His Head
Carol Otis Hurst
illustrated by James Stevenson
www.carolhurst.com

The Milestone Project
Dr. Richard Steckel and Michele Steckel
booklink click here

Bears Make Rock Soup and Other Stories
Lise Erdich
illustrated by Lisa Fifield

Remarkable Rocks
Newbridge series big book

Rocky Roots
Sister Joan Kain
Download a .pdf Teaching guide by clicking here




Minnesota Rocks
(to the tune of Jingle Bell Rock)

Pyrrohotite, hematite, magnetite,
taconite and thomsonite,
minerals are many billions years old
that’s the Minnesota ROCKS!

Gneiss, peat, clay;
sand and gravel,
doesn’t it just make you wanna travel,
come to Minnesota,
and see the rocks,
that’s the Minnesota ROCKS!!!

Agate, limestone, greenstone,
granite and quartize and sandstone,
gabbro and lava -SS bedrock too,
that’s the Minnesota ROCKS!!!!


Students in Juliana James’ 3rd grade at Frost Lake School are singing this song about rocks. They will perform it at the opening ceremony, May 21, 3PM, and on May 26 at the symposium site.