Corpus Christi Geological Society

Thank You Notes From Students

September 2010

Things I Learned at a “Bones in School” Presentation - Evans Elementary School

I learned that dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago and that lighter colors on a geologic map are younger in years and darker are older - Serena

You both taught us new words that we can use with people - Bridgett

I liked it because you taught us some cool facts. That I can share with my parents and my sister. I’m so glad you told us things that no body knew - Sarah

I liked it when you gave us the rock when we got the question right. - John
Eddie gives a piece of calcite for correct answers.

I learned how South Texas had Ice age animals. Thanks for the calcite. - Gilbert

I learned that dinosaurs were here way before mammoths and that mammoths are 13,230 years old. I want to be a geologist when I grow up. - Darean

I wish that my science period was longer so I could have learned more. - Samantha

The pumice rock is really neat when I go home I am going to get a rock and water to see if it floats. That mammoth bone was AWESOME. - Esmeralda

I learned that extant means that there still here. I learned that green on the map means that you could find dinosaur bones or footprints. - Jorge

Green on the Geologic Map in Jurassic. But in Massachusetts, where there is green, they found only dinosaur footprints and no dinosaur bones. - Frank

I wished my science period was longer. I want to be a geologist when I grow up - Alejandro

I am a sucker for science that’s why I kept on raising my hand. - Alexis

I never knew the Earth was hit by an asteroid 65 million years ago. - Manvel

I learned a lot my head is going to explode - Armando

Muchas grasias pore se n arnos sobre los animoles y de la cienceia. Y tambien porque ese harme esemapa. Que los acacole caminan con so estango y no tiennen palas - Joel

Now I know how to read a geologic map. - Ashley

Geo stands for Earth and –logist stands for person who studies it. The Mammoth tibia (distal) is 13,230 years old. We gave the school a distal joint of a Tibia for permanent display—and he heard us say that and remembered what it was.

we were very proud of all of these students

May 2009

Thank you letters from students... After a Maps in School and Bones in Schools Presentation
Jensen Elementary Pasadena, Texas

..thanks also for the bone! It’s also really neat because mammoths are exstinked, right? Everybody loves the Map and stops and points at the ‘talking’ map!

Thank you for giving us the heads-up about taking notes and whatever Mrs. Abernathy writes on the board is written in my notebook.

Vivian

It was a good time to, because here in the fifth grade, were starting to learn about the rock cycle.

Kevin

The part I thought was most interesting was when you talked about global cooling starting 2 million years ago and global warming started 20 thousand years ago. During global cooling, every animal went to the south—like south Texas. On Global warming the sea level of the oceans rose.

Jennifer

I think you are so cool that you donated the cool Mammoth bone to our school. I never knew that salt was made into perfect little itty bitty tiny cubes and sugar is not

Austin

A lot of people in my family did not know that the flame on the Statue of Liberty was gold. I told my grandma a lot this stuff and some she didn’t know

Kally

I learned a lot from you. …you’ve inspired me to find more rocks/minerals. I have learned a lot more from rocks and minerals since you came here.

Zachary

I told my parents that salt is a rock. They knew that but wondered how I knew about that. Another thing you said was “always take notes”.

Daniel

I didn’t know that milk has calcium in it and people drink it because is helps you grow teeth. Calcium is in teeth, bones, cereal and broccoli.

Cristan

The CCGS requires 3rd grade and above to take notes during our Maps and Bones Presentations

April 2009

‘What I Learned Notes’ from 4th grade students at Tuloso/Midway Intermediate
Alan Costello and Owen Hopkins CCGS member presenters

Thank you for all of the thing that you gave us. The [cowsite] was cool. The rainbow boy is awesome Roy G. Biv. I think you inspired me to be a [geolagst]
I told them to put brackets around words not sure of spelling

Caitlyn

I am inspired and exited. I already had an idea of what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be a botologeist.

Rianna

I really liked the salt part and it really a rock! Nice Facts!

Brisa

When I grow up I want to be a geologist when I grow up. You taught me a lot of stuff.

Ryan

…and for the Map it looks cool! Now I know more about geology!

Sonia

I had a fun time – I’m really good at Science and want to go on with my future with it.

Victoria

I liked your preantacoin. I learned a lot!!

Alysen

My favorite part was when you teached us about rocks. My mom collects rocks. And she said it was really fun.

Sarah

These “what I learned notes’ are from an annual 4th and 5th grade Science Camp at Tuloso/Midway Intermediate. This teacher, Ms Robbie Mumford, calls Alan Costello every year to do this—how many years has it been Alan?

This year Alan asked Owen Hopkins to come along also and to make the new ‘Bones in Schools’ presentation that he had been reading about in the Corpus Christi Geological Society Bulletin. Tuloso/Midway is one of the first to get a Mammoth Bone, stand and Mammoth Poster as part of our second educational initiative—Bones in Schools.

This presentation of ‘ Maps in Schools’ and ‘Bones in Schools’ was taped by Reel Simple Productions. Clips from this school presentation are now on YouTube. Go to www.youtube.com and type in ccgeology to see many short clips on geology.

Owen Hopkins April 2009

March 2009

‘What I Learned Notes’ from 5th grade students at Tuloso/Midway Intermediate
Alan Costello and Owen Hopkins CCGS member presenters

I love the rocks you gave us. Thank you for the Mammoth bones. It is cool that the bone is so old, but it doesn’t look that way

Brooks

…with a wooly Mammoth bone and for donating those posters about Mammoths. We will keep the Mammoth items forever.

Sendy

It was cool to see, in person, a Geologist. I think I want to be a Geologist when I grow up

Mara

…when you told us about the plate tectonics. I am very, very interested in it.

Azucena

I think it was really nice that you guys donated all that stuff about mammoths. Seeing all of those rocks was so cool. …was very interesting was that the Statue of Liberty was originally brown. I mean I knew copper would turn green but I did not know IT was copper

Chris

…seeing all cool mammoth bones and seeing the rocks. Maybe I’ll be a geologist someday!

Jazmin

Now I know that I eat rocks at dinner time. Thanks for the crystal.

Jennifer

My favorite part was where you gave us the mammoth bone and all of the maps.

Brody

I also liked the calcite—I still have it. I would you like you to come back and talk to the whole school.

Dai-Jah

Owen Hopkins March 2009

December 2008

Thank you letters from students... After a Maps in School Bones in Schools Presentation
Southwest Elementary in Chickasha, Oklahoma 4th and 5th graders

I learned about Global Warming. Thank you for the Mammoth tooth for our school—it was huge.

Conner

I would like to be a scientist. I would really love that.

Ceara

Thanks for teaching us about bones and donating a lot of cool stuff! Now all 4th and 5th graders at Southwest know about fossils.

Kaitlyn

I want you to know I loved Learning about Geology and I learned a lot. Geology is Study of Earth—Learn it! Thanks for giving my school the fosil!

Dakota

The volcano is young. That yellow is young. The gooble warming started 2 million year ago. 2 miles of ice.

Brayden

I really liked it when you taught us the 2 latin words ‘Geo’ and ‘ology’ that was really cool. And I did not know that global warming started 20,000 years ago.

Deidra

My favorite part was lerning about the Wooley Mammth Tooth.

Meghan

It was interesting. I liked the part about the ice and that it kept coming downward. Also thank you for the half of the mammoth tooth

Allison

I like it when you talk about the Ice Ages

Cheuvu

I learned so much. I don’t know the mammoth bone is 13,230 years old.

Emilea

The map that you gave us is really cool.

Sarah

Thanks for coming to our school. I had fun taking notes-it was important.

Jessie

I learned a lot about geologists and what they do.

Serena

Maybe one of them will want to become a geologist someday, now that they know this is a profession out there.

Angie Morgan 5th grade teacher

I gave a framed Geologic map, a mammoth tooth and two mammoth posters to my hometown school. YOU CAN TOO. SHIP SOME MAPS TO YOUR SCHOOL AND NEXT TIME YOU ARE THERE—CALL THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ASK TO GIVE THEM A MAP. CALL me and come get a mammoth bone/poster for your hometown.

Owen Hopkins 11/19/08

May 2008

Club Estates Elementary
March 5th, 2008 Dennis Moore & Amy Burford

These are some excerpts from the talk Dennis Moore presented to the 2nd grade classes of Club Elementary. Since it was my first class presentation to participate in, I was amazed at the questions and interest that these young children had for Dennis and I. I would encourage all members of the CCGS and CBGS to volunteer at the local schools to further the interest in Earth science and its future. It only took about 1 hour to make the presentation and yet I see from all the thank you notes that our visit will stay with these children for a long time to come.

I like science and rocks. 1 rock was heavier than it look one day I found a fossil of a fish in my yard. Thanks for the rock and poster map.

Nikolas

Thank you for the rocks. My Mom and Dad did not know that you can make foil with red dirt and that we eat rocks cause we eat salt. My Mom said how do you know this stuff and I said from Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Amy taught me and my class. I now collect rocks.

Mari

Thank you for taking your time to talk to us, even though you don’t get paid for doing it and you are just volunteering. The rocks look like diamonds that you gave our class.

Ashlynn

Thank you Mr. Dennis and Miss Amy for everything. It really makes us happy to talk about rock and having a map that shows where mammoth walked. Science Rules!

Maya

Thanks you for the beautiful rocks and the Big Map. When I grow up I think I’m going to be a scientist just like you guys. I want to be a scientist because I want to discover lots of cool rocks. I enjoyed your volunteering for our school and just to teach us about all the different kinds of rocks. I hope you enjoyed teaching us. I would like it if you volunteered to com to our school again.

Riviana

Thank you for taking your time off of work for coming to show us rocks. Thank you for the “Fools Gold” rock you gave all of us. This was a really cool talk and I enjoyed hearing it. Science “Rocks”.

Ariana

Thank you for coming to our school. Maybe when I grow up I can be the thing that you are. That is so cool how you found all those rocks just write there and then. The rock that you gave me is so cool. I told my Mom that she eats rocks most everyday because salt is a rock. I asked her if we can go camping to go find some rocks and she said maybe.

Samantha

April 2008

Thank You excerpts after a Map Presentation

You taught me a lot, but not just geology. You taught me some latin and how to take notes

Peter

Now when I am up in Colorado this summer, I wont pass up a rock—but I will take my time and examine each one.

William

I had no earthly idea that baby power was made from rocks. I also loved how you told us different ways to say Salt. Like Halite, sodium chloride and well rocks.

Halle

After hearing your speech, I want to be a geologist.

Elena

I learned that ‘ig’ means fire in Latin. And ‘zoo’ means animals. And ‘geo’ means earth and ‘logy’ means study. So ‘igology’ must mean fire study.

Elliott

Since you showed us that map I find it interesting that I’ve been to so many places that I could find dinosaur bones and didn’t even know it.

Brett

Just yesterday I was swing on a hamick when all of a sudden it spilt in half and I landed ona bunch of rocks and minerals. But instead of crying, I pulled one out of my foot and examined it. I found it fastenating how it was jagged and not smooth.

Charley

From your visit, I now know there is rocks in my milk. Thank you.

Abbas

Before you came I didn’t know there were maps that told us how old land was.

Peter

I wonder what else rocks could tell us.

Jalrare

I learned a lot about rocks from the moment I got into the room from the moment I got out.

Sasha

Thanks for the rock you gave us. It will make a fine addition to my collection.

Walter

I put the rock you gave me in my pencil bag so everytime I look in my pencil bag I remember the presentation.

Gabrielle

Your presentation made Geology have a strong effect on me.

Julian

April 2008

Thank You Note After a Map Presentation

March 2008

Thank You excerpts after a Map Presentation

Thank you for coming and teaching us about geology. I learned that geology is a latin word and the Calcium comes from a rock called calcite. Now that I know what geology is, I have gotten more into Earth Science. Mabey when I go to college, I could take a class in geology too.

Madeline R

I learned that Salt is a rock. I learned that cow’s have 4 tummy’s. I learned that calcium is a rock. Now I learned my Z, Y, X’s won’t you sing with me.

Lauren

I learned that I am a rock eater. And I learned about that cool map.

Danielle

I learned that salt is actually a rock, which was way cool, by the way. I also learned how to read an awesome geological map. I had no idea Lake California was 1.5 millions years old.

Paige

Two things I learned: our teeth are rocks and cows have 4 stomachs

Lyndsay

I learned that lava rocks come from a volcano.

Brooke

I’m a rock eater. Gold never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever rusts.

Robet

Thank you for that AWESOME presentation. I learned that salt is a rock and that there is a mineral in milk!

Zachary

I could hardly believe it when u said calcium is actually a rock and our teeth are made of it.

Ryan

And another thing is learned was that salt is made of 2 types of poisons.

Joko B.

I learned many things—like copper is green and that salt is really rock

Nikita

I learned that there used to be a lake in the middle of California.

Kristian

Earth is a huge rock.

Tyler

January 2008

Thank you letters from students after a Maps in Schools Presentation

I did not know that ‘Geol’ meant ‘Earth and ‘logy’ meant ‘study’ and ‘zoo’ meant animals. I did not know that Florida was young and New York was old.

Melaenna

I really liked the Map. I leanred aobut how young and old places are. I learned about the colors of the rainbow and I learned some Latin.

Alex

The lesson made me interested in being a geologuist and thanks for bringing the map

Brianna

I can’t believe that salt is actually a rock and that my glasses are made from oil. Thanks for giving us the piece of rose quartz.

Roberto

I especially liked it when you told us that the Statue of Liberty was made of copper and I liked when you showed me and Alex where the dinosaurs lived on the map.

Jesse

I was amazed to learn that the Statue of Liberty is made of Copper. Now, I know why it is green. I liked it when you showed us what the colors meant on the map. I had a very good time.

Brandon

I did not know that copper gets green

Miranda

I really enjoyed saying the alphabet backwards to you. I never knew that the Statue of Liberty was made out of copper

Jade

I liked the way you did the lesson it was the most coolest thing I ever saw. I really can’t exsplan one of them becaus I liked it all. You are a cool geologest.

David

November 2007

Thank you letters from students after a Maps in Schools Presentation

…but my favorite part of the lesson was when you showed us the map and told us how to read it. It looks really cool.

Jessyker Orange Grove 5th

The most important thing I learned was that you can tell from the map how old a fossil is. I really liked the map.

Sarai Orange Grove 5th

One interesting thing that you told us was that I enjoyed is the 18,000 years ago global warming started. Another thing is that when you told us that 11,000 years ago Manny, Diego and Sid lived in Texas. (mammoth, sabertooth cat and sloth from the movie IceAge)

Maria West Oso Elem 5th

I am looking at the map you gave us. It is interesting to look at. I also liked the metaphor that you used with the white towel. That was cool. (I simulated the glaciers by sliding the towel down from the north stopping at Kansas)

Aaron Woodlawn Elem 5th

I had lots of fun learning about Earth Science. I really like that you told us mammoths and sibertooht tigers lived here in Corpus Christy.

Fernando West Oso Elem 5th

I learned a lot of new things. I love science. You made me feel proud of loving science.

Brianna Orange Grove 5th

The most interesting thing I learned was that if the color of the state was darker, then the state was older. Thank you for the map and thanks for making geology fun.
I want to be a geologist.

Alondra Orange Grove 5th

I dint even know how to read a map. My favorite part was when you showed us how to use a map and it very interesting.

Rina West Oso Elem 5th

I really appreciate the map. I’m going to be looking at the map. I also did not know plastic was made out of oil.

Eyvette Orange Grove 5th

It was really inspiring to me and made me want to become a geologist. Thank you for the fossils and the map! It looks really cool in our classroom.

Alyssa Woodlawn Elem 5th

..it was cool, when I grow I well want to be a geologist just like you. You want two know why? Because when we grow up we could help other people with science.

Cecilia West Oso Elem 5th

October 2007

Thank you letters from students after Junior Rockhound Presentations

To Whom It May Concern

Mr. Cobbs did an excellent job of answering the students questions, building interest in geology, and instilling a deep interest in this strand of science/geography. I am so happy that you are working toward getting more geologists in the schools. Our school is very proud of Mr. Cobbs, and he is a real asset to my teaching extensions. Keep up the good work CCGS!

Ralene Corley
IWA teacher Sincerely

September 2007

Thank you letters from 2nd grade students After a Maps in School Presentation

Thank you very much for the presentation. I like the pyrite, copper, igneous, sedimentary and talc. I liked the apple part, that was funny. The rock salt was nasty. I did not know what that rock was called in our pencils until you told me but it is called graphite.

Sincerely
Lane

Thank you for bringing the volcano rock and baby powder. I hope I see you some day. I liked that apple part. I love that land puzzle.

Sincerely
Liam

Thank you for showing your sedimentary rock and your igneous rock and your volcano rock you are a very nice archeologist

Thank you for showing all of the sedimentary rocks, the igneous rocks, the metamorphic rock, and the volcano rock, the layer rock, and the open hole rock. And thank you for showing and taste the salt rock.

Your Scientist friend,
Helen

You are a great geologist. Thank you for teaching us about rocks and minerals. We learned a lot.

By Jacob

February 2007

Thank you letters from 5th grade students After a Maps in School Presentation

Before you gave us that lecture, I knew nothing. I was speechless after it. Who knew geology was so interesting. Before you came my favorite subject was writing, now it’s GEOLOGY. Geology is about rocks and gemstones, karats and minerals, really what more is there!

Sara S.

Thank you for the presentation. I learned so much and I’ve kept the notes I took to study. That map you gave to the school is really cool. When I grow up, I’m definitely going to be a geologist just like you and my parents!

Frances Rutherford

Your time at our school was very well spent and I am glad that you came. You taught me many things. Thanks so much for the cool map and for telling us about it. It was very interesting to listen to what you had to say about gold, silver, copper and platinum—I would never have guessed. I wanted to pick out a ring for my mom for Christmas, and now I know that platinum or gold would be the best choice—but I know for sure that I can not afford it! Air = 78% Nitrogen You = 100% Factual

Ella

Today you visited the 5th grade. You were very inspiring to me. You had so much to tell us that I used up 4 pages front and back in notes. You have made me a smarter person. I really enjoyed your visit today.

Sonia

I really appreciate you donating a map to the fifth graders. I think it is really cool that you are a geologist—my dad is only a doctor.

Paige

Thank you for coming to our school! I learned a lot of cool stuff! It was really interesting what I found out and the map is awesome. “If more people could look one layer below…”

David

Last week you opened my mind to geology and answered all of my unanswered questions. I also think that all of my schoolmates will agree with me when I say that the map that you kindly gave to us has helped our school a lot. If you choose to come back again next year, then I will not be here, but I hope that you will open all of the future generations to geology and give them hope and dreams to aim for!

Brianna

Thank you for teaching me at Windsor Park 5th grade about geology. I also want to thank you for throwing in some info about the Jurassic Period and the Ice Age. It will help me in my future career as a paleontologist.

Augustus

Maps in Schools Project - Orange Grove Junior High

Dr. Hopkins,

Your gift of the geologic map to our school is greatly appreciated. It has received many comments from staff and students in our community. The map has been placed in our Jr. High Library. Students from all grade levels and subject area will have access to it there. Thank you again for the valuable treasure.

Sincerely,

Karen Kinkler
Science Dept. Chair 6-8
Orange Grove Jr. High

Maps in Schools Project - CCISD Superintendent

This is CCISD Superintendent Scott Elliff's office with the Corpus Christi Geological Society's Geologic Map of the US mounted to the left of his desk. Ms. Lisa Gonzalez, Secretary to the Board of Trustees, is pointing to a location where Jurassic dinosaur fossils or footprints could be found. Our new superintendent has a science emphasis and a plan and I am proud to see this map in his office-- see quote below from the Caller Times 4/11/2007

The CCGS’s Three Prong Educational Attack 2006-2010 is off to a great start with this display of support of science by CCISD.

"Among acting Superintendent Scott Elliff's ideas is a plan to partner with industry leaders to recruit retiring engineers and chemists (and geoscientists) to receive their teaching certification. These retirees then would be recruited to teach math and science in the district.

"We have a resource there that other cities don't have," said Elliff, who on Monday was named Corpus Christi Independent School District's lone finalist for the district's top position."

April 2007

Thank you letters from 4th grade students After a Maps in School Presentation

I will never see a rock as junk again… To tell you the truth, I want to be a geologist myself. In fact, I love science.

Stephanie

I thought Geology was a really boring subject. But all that changed Friday. I enjoyed the part where we talked about the Mammoth. this is part of Phase II—Safari in S Texas

Geremy

I liked the way you described planet earth as, “the third rock from the Sun”

Shelby

I never knew Geology could be so spellbinding. I’m considering a career in Geology.

Hannah

You gave me a head start and now doing Science is easier for me.

Cameron

..wanted to tell you that the only reason that I really like rocks is because you got me real interested. You get to travel around the world and make new discoveries, and the most important thing you told me is you get to learn. Another thing that I wanted to tell you is that your presentation really got to me, and in the future I hope to go to college and become a geologist

Anthony

Now rocks have begun to be more interesting to me. You have shown me how cool your job is. Now I think I want to be a Geologist when I grow up. PS—when you said my jacket was made out of oil, it freaked me out

Jeremiah

One day I’m going to grow up and be just like you one day.

James

I also took some time after school to dig up some rocks in my Aunt’s backyard in Flour Bluff and found granite, sandstone and igneous rocks. I learned more than I expected

Hannah

Some day when I’m in collage, I could teach people about rocks—you taught me a good lesson about rocks.

Sharrdae

Because of your presentation and our class learning about rocks, I’ve decided to start a rock collection.

Dustin

As I hope you could tell, they were very excited. Most of them were developing an interest in rocks and minerals based on the unit we had just begun studying. Your visit really punched that interest to a higher level.

Mrs Jody Peal 4th grade teacher

March 2007

Thank you letters from 5th grade students After a Maps in School Presentation

I learned so much! Thank you for teaching us all that stuff. I talked about it all the time.

Isabel

Thank you for giving us the Geology Presentation. It was very interesting to hear about so many different things with many, many uses and that everything around us is all made from God given gifts of the Earth (the third rock from the Sun)

Riley

You taught me lots of things… Also, oil is everywhere. You also taught me how to read the colors on the geologic map.

Ethan

I learned so much, like how salt is made of halite and how talc is made into baby powder

Evan

Thank you for the wonderful geology lesson—it was very interesting. I never knew most things you taught me, like there used to be a sloth 13 feet tall. Many things at first were unbelievable. You made the lesson sound so amazing and fantastic.

Madeleine

Thank you for the geology lesson. I really enjoyed it. The coolest thing was that adults eat 1500 pounds of food each year and that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old. I do have one more question. How old is the Sun? (I wrote and told her 4.5 billion)

Shaela

It was a great learning experience. And the map you gave us will be a tool for learning for many years to come.

Roman

Rocks are cool! Rocks are interesting! Dinosaurs are cool!! I never knew Corpus Christi was once under water

Nikita

Thank you for presenting our school with that beautiful map it really was cool!

Samantha

Thanks for donating the map. I injoyed the presentation. I really liked the fish fossils. Thanks for telling us about Geology. 5th grade really likes the map.

Regan

Thank you for teaching us about Earth Science. I also want to thank you for the map you gave our school. Your presentation was lively and fun. I am sure every single fifth grader loved it.

Amanda

May 2007

Thank you letters from students... After a Maps in School and Safari In S. Texas Presentation

You made it sound fun to be a geologist so when I go to high school I will graduate and take classes for geology at the University of Texas. Thanks for giving us the TigerEye stones

Freddie

Last night when we were eating dinner my mom said “can you give me the salt” and I said “don’t say salt anymore—they are rocks”. I told her that plastic is made from oil.

Elias

I liked when you said that copper is green and halite is salt. Now that you told me that, I feel great! Thanks for the bones and the map. (the bones are Phase II-Safari in south Texas.)

Alejandro

I want to learn about snakes and more about reptiles and volcanoes. I learned that we eat rocks every day. I learned that a Mammoth tooth was from the Ice Age.

Giovanni

It was really awesome that you showed us about the glacier and how long and tall a glaicer can go and how really cold a glacier can be. I also want to thank you for the map you gave us where you told us about the glacier and also for the mamoth tooth you gave to the whole school. (Wrights Brothers Gravel Pit and Quarry requires that we give the samples to the schools—and the students and the schools really appreciate them)

Erik

Is you’r life as a gialegust affects you personally? When I grow up I whant to be like you

Sencirally:Jason (phonetic spelling is OK)

I realize that science ain’t just boring and about old thing. I like it when you taugh us aboud Dago and Many (Phase II-Safari in S Texas—I tell them that the characters in the recent movie ICE AGE of Manny the Mammoth, Diego the Sabertooth cat and Sid the Sloth really lived in South Texas). Also when you told us about how your failing and how you got help-- it made (me) realize that I can do something better in my life because I’m failing science.

Tony

Thank you for giving us something more valuble than money or gold—thanks for your time.

David

I couldn’t believe that mammoths usto live her on campus.

Destiny

One interesting thing that you told us that I enjoyed is that 18,000 years ago Global warming began. Another interesting thins is when you told us that 11,000 years ago Manny, Diego and Sid lived in Texas (this is Phase II-Safari in South Texas—the kids like to hear and remember this stuff)
Maria

… the part that was the worst was when we had to go to lunch—that was a big bumer

Gabriella

January 2007

Thank You Letters sent to Matt Franey after his Junior RockHound Presentation

THANK YOU LETTERS SENT AFTER ROCKHOUND PRESENTATIONS

Hello, Mr. Hopkins,
Just wanted to let you know my first-graders and I enjoyed your talk about rocks. You have converted 2 of my students to white (“plain”) milk by your talk alone, and these are kids who would not have traded their strawberry and chocolate sugar-filled milk preferences for the world! Besides the fact they are now drinking half the sugar with white milk, they remember you as the “rock man” and kept referring to glasses as “oilies” and were tapping things like our plastic classroom door windows and shouting “Look! It’s made of oil!!” It was exciting to see their astonishment. During our presentation, another student marveled to me in wonder, “That man knows a lot about rocks!” We hope to be able to have you man a station at our 3rd annual Family Science Night in November 2007. We will contact you in the future.
Thanks again,
Angela Hiracheta
First grade, Rm. 4
Petty Elem.

I tell the kids to touch their teeth—they are rocks, what color are your teeth? What color are bones? What color is milk? It is not a coincidence, your body takes calcite (a crystal that I am holding) out of the milk and puts it in our mouth and in our bones. ..at your age, you should be drinking white milk, not other soft drinks I guess my message got through to some kids!
Owen

December 2006

Thank You Letters sent to Matt Franey after his Junior RockHound Presentation

November 2006

THANK YOU LETTER SENT TO OWEN HOPKINS AFTER A JUNIOR ROCK HOUND PRESENTATION

October 2006

Thank You Letters sent to Juan Cabasos after his Junior RockHound Presentation

September 2006

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