Gravestone for April If you have photos of historical interesting gravestones and would like to publish them and their stories, contact us. Close up of the Rogers Stone Activities and Links Math In what century did John Rogers live? How long ago did he live? How old was he when he died? How would you find the approximate weight of this gravestone? Send your answers to EduTel Communications, Inc.   Social Studies What does this gravestone tell you about John Rogers? The stone is found in the Evergreen Cemetery in Leominster, Mass. What was happening in and around Leominster during John Roger's life time? When John Roger's was your age how was his life different from yours? Make a chart showing similarities and differences. Describe what a day in his life might be like. Draw a picture of John Rogers wearing the clothes he might have worn. Make a time line showing the events in John Rogers' life and events ocurring in the United States and the world. Resources History of Leominster Massachusetts Tribal History Native Americans during Colonial Times Archiving Early America Daily Lives of the Colonists: Interactive Site Revolutionary War Links Time Line of America (U.S.) During the Age of Revolution The Revolutionary War Game: Interactive Site Teacher's Corner: American Revolution and Colonial Times Massachusetts Revolutionary War Sites Downloadable Maps including Colonial New England Rare Maps: Also available in Spanish Language Arts Early American Writings and How to Read Them Literature Selections and Ties to 1600-1776 Art See the work of an artist who carves scultpure and architectural ornaments in limestone and marble. Science What signs of chemical and/or physical weathering do you see in this stone? What effects do you think acid rain may have had on this stone? Find a stone in a cemetery near you that shows signs of chemical/physical weathering. Take or draw a picture of that stone and describe the weathering process. Send your responses and ideas. A classroom lab activity that demonstrates to younger students the effects of acid rain is found at the Texas Office of Air Quality For a three week classroom unit about physical and chemical weathering, including a cemetery field trip see this Geology Module. Resources Texas Office of Air Quality has a classroom lab activity that demonstrates to younger students the effects of acid rain is found at the This Geology Module. is a three week classroom unit about physical and chemical weathering, including activities for a cemetery field trip.   Participants Questions and Comments Monument for May

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