Sedimentary Rocks: Nature's time machines!

About this episode

This episode explores sedimentary rocks and their significance in understanding Earth's history with geoscientist Dr. Lina Perez-Angel.

Did you know that studying rocks today can teach us about the Earth millions of years ago!? We're joined by an incredible geoscientist - Dr. Lina Perez-Angel, from Brown University - to explore the incredible world of Sedimentary Rocks, including what they're made of, how they form, and how scientists study them! 💬 Submit your kids' questions! ⁠⁠⁠www.cumbrekids.org/questions⁠⁠⁠ 💛 Support this podcast by joining The Curious Club: ⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 More podcasts by Cumbre Kids: ⁠⁠⁠Learn more⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ This episode is available in Spanish on our sister podcast, Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos . 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A message for parents about our values: ⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠ This episode was supported in part by the National Science Foundation Grant 2402100 from the Division of Earth Science.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Lina Perez-Angel

Topics covered

• sedimentary rocks
• geoscience
• Earth history
• science education
• children's questions

Keywords

• sedimentary rocks
• geoscience
• Earth millions of years ago
• how rocks form
• scientific study

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University

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