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title: "Rock detectives"
url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2024-09-18-11-59-00-rock-detectives"
school: "Alston Moor Federation"
---

# Rock detectives

  ![Image of Rock detectives](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/rock_detectives.PNG)  18 September 2024   [Bev Brown](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/bbrown)   [Science learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/science-learning)

Some photos from Middle Fell's  Science session as 'Rock Detectives'! Here they are investigating the hardness and permeability of different rock samples to determine if they are igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks.

 [ RWI- support for families, a helpful guide](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2024-09-16-17-49-00-rwi-support-for-families-a-helpful-guide) [The circulatory system! Getting hands on with our learning. ](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2024-09-19-12-01-00-the-circulatory-system-getting-hands-on-with-our-learning)

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