Investigations based on the rock cycle. part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investagation where students will discover answers to their questions about the rock cycle.

Investigating the rate of weathering on various rock types. part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will make observations of weathering on different rock types in a cemetery. Students will also make observations of rock types of the Minneopa Falls.

Rock Characteristics Exploration at Minnehaha Falls part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation where students observe and develop ideas about rock outcrops and rock characteristics.

Collecting and Identifying Rocks part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection

Investigating sedimentary rock deposition and weathering in Mawikwe Bay Sea Caves part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
A field investigation to the Mawikwe Bay Sea Caves of northern Wisconsin along Lake Superior in the winter. Students will investigate deposition of sedimentary rocks and weathering of the rocks to produce sea caves.

Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past Depositional Environments at Lilydale Park part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
In this field investigation students document outcrop descriptions, develop investigable questions, present findings, and interpret a sedimentary rock sequence's depositional history.

Geological forces changing the landscape at Minnehaha Falls part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation of the geological features of Minnehaha Falls, how they have changed and why, how they are changing and what could be done to preserve the falls.

The Rivers that Connect Us- Stories from the Land part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity takes students through the historical and geological events that shaped the areas near the Minnesota and Mississippi river confluence.

Geologic Field Investigation: Investigating Coastal Features of Western Lake Superior, Inferring Possibilities of their Origins part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This geologic investigation will have students observing and investigating coastal features of Western Lake Superior using inquiry-based investigable questions, and inferring possibilities of the coastal features' origins.

Investigating Karst topography and its connection to SE Minnesota sinkholes and cave formations. part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a field investigation where students will be able to observe sinkholes located in the southeastern Minnesota area and a cave system in Forestville State Park which will assist them in defining Karst topography.