On June 2nd, the third and fourth graders traveled to the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre, as part of our Geology Unit. The vein of gray granite is about 2 miles by 4 miles, and 10 miles deep. We were able to look down into the quarry, about 600 feet, and see the amount of rock that has been removed over the years. We went into the factory to watch them cut, carve and sandblast monuments and statues. After watching a video and eating our lunch in and around a "cage", that is used to lower the workers into the quarry, the students went bowling on a slap of granite, set up on the property. They ended their day with free samples of granite from a grout pile.
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