Meteorites - Edible Rocks

Our Summer Learning Unit yesterday was about Meteorites. 

I prepared edible Metorite Rock samples for the kids to

view, sketch, take notes and then of course eat.

There are three main types of Meteorites

Stony, Iron and Stony Iron

Here are the Samples that I made

Samples 1-6

Sample #2 Stony - Chondrite

Chondrites contain small round balls of silicate minerals called chondrules

 Hershey's Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate with Toffee & Almonds

Cross Section to see the stony particles

Sample #5 - Iron

Are made of iron metal and are magnetic.

Hershey's Solid Milk Chocolate Bar

Sample #1 - Stony - Chondrite

Chondrites contain small round balls of silicate minerals called chondrules

Rocky Road - Melted Chocolate chips and Marshmallows

Sample #6 - Stony Iron

Rice Krispy Treat with Gummy Treats inside

Sample #4 - Stony - Achondrites

Contain small round balls of silicate minerals call condrules

 Milky Way Candy Bar

Sample #3 - Stony - Chondrite

Dark Chocolate Brownie

Little kids drew pictures of their samples and gobbled them up

The big kids took more time and discussed the differences between the samples

and compared them to the meteorite pictures.