Hi friends! I’m Rocky the Raccoon, your curious guide to the amazing world of rocks, fossils, and the land we live on. I love climbing, exploring, and discovering cool stories hidden in the ground. Join me here in the Kids Zone with my fossil friend Lily the crinoid to play, learn, and discover the secrets of geology—right in your own backyard!
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Hi friends! I’m Rocky the Raccoon, your curious guide to the amazing world of rocks, fossils, and the land we live on. I love climbing, exploring, and discovering cool stories hidden in the ground. Join me here in the Kids Zone with my fossil friend Lily the crinoid to play, learn, and discover the secrets of geology—right in your own backyard!
Explore our illustrated story and educational guide created to help young learners discover rocks, fossils, Earth science and the remarkable geology of the Niagara Escarpment.
Join Rocky on the Bruce Trail as he searches for a new home and meets Lily the crinoid fossil. Together they discover that Ontario was once a warm, shallow sea, meet fossil friends like trilobites and brachiopods, and explore how rocks form and change.
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This comprehensive guide supports the Rocky the Raccoon story with lesson ideas, printable resources, activities, quizzes and virtual field trips. Designed around Ontario’s Grade 4 Earth and Space Science curriculum, it helps educators explore rocks, minerals, fossils and the Niagara Escarpment through interactive learning.
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Continue the adventure away from the screen with a printed copy of Rocky the Raccoon Explores the Niagara Escarpment.
View on AmazonThe Geodiversity Education Foundation makes geoscience engaging and accessible through free educational resources, field and virtual experiences, activities and digital learning. Kids Zone is our dedicated space for younger explorers, helping children discover rocks, fossils, landscapes and Earth science through stories, activities and interactive learning.
Join Rocky the Raccoon and his crinoid friend Lily on exciting adventures through Ontario! Explore ancient oceans, fascinating fossils, remarkable landscapes and the surprising geology hidden all around us.
Rocky is heading to the big city! After arriving to visit his cousins, he finds himself on an unexpected adventure through Toronto with his fossil friend Lily the Crinoid.
Together, they uncover ancient fossils hidden in the city's buildings, explore the incredible geological treasures of the Royal Ontario Museum, discover Toronto's hidden rivers and visit the historic Don Valley Brick Works. From prehistoric creatures to the rocks beneath our feet, Rocky discovers that geology is everywhere—even in the heart of the city!
Join Rocky the Raccoon on an exciting adventure along the Bruce Trail as he searches for a new home and meets Lily, a friendly crinoid fossil with incredible stories to tell.
Together, they travel through the Niagara Escarpment, discover ancient oceans and meet fascinating fossil friends, including trilobites and brachiopods. Along the way, Rocky learns how rocks form and change, uncovering the remarkable geological history hidden in Ontario's landscapes.
Bring Rocky's Niagara Escarpment adventure into the classroom! This comprehensive educational guide includes lesson ideas, printable resources, activities, quizzes and virtual field trips. Designed around Ontario's Grade 4 Earth and Space Science curriculum, it helps educators introduce rocks, minerals, fossils and the Niagara Escarpment through engaging, interactive learning.
Read the Teacher's Guide →The Geodiversity Education Foundation makes geoscience engaging and accessible through free educational resources, field and virtual experiences, activities and digital learning. Kids Zone is our dedicated space for younger explorers, helping children discover rocks, fossils, landscapes and Earth science through stories, activities and interactive learning.
