ADVICE FROM A ROCK
Try your hardest.
Stay grounded.
Start each day with a clean slate.
Keep still.
Be well-rounded.
Live in balance.
Never take life for granite!
ROCK RIDDLES
How does a rock make its name stand out?
I am a living rock. Who am I??
In what era can you find the best rock puns?
What did Sherlock say in the case of the missing geologist?
5. What did the gold say to the pyrite?
What did the metamorphic rock say during the test?
What did the teenage rock say after failing its driving test?
What do rocks eat?
What happens when you throw a white rock into the Red Sea?
10. What is the biggest rock band in the galaxy?
What kind of music does a boulder like?
What kind of rock isn’t really a rock?
What kind of rocks are never found in the ocean?
What kind of rocks does Frankenstein have in his collection?
15. What will probably find him guilty?
Whatever you do, what should you always keep?
Where do rocks sleep?
Why did the toddler chew on pebbles?
Why is a moon rock tastier than an earth rock?
20. Why should you be patient with geologists?
Why was the birthday cake hard as a rock?
Why was the sedimentary rock so cheap?
Rock 1 – Sometimes I feel like you take me for _____.
Rock 2 – I’m getting real tired of your _____.
Rock 3 – Hey, that’s not _____.
ANSWERS
A shamrock
Dry ones
Earth
Gneiss
Granite
He wanted to eat rock candy
I don’t want to talc about it
In bedrocks
It gets wet
It makes it bigger and boulder
It’s a little meteor
It was a marble cake
It was always on shale
Pom-a-granites
Rock-n-Roll
Schist
Sedimentary, my dear Watson
Stone Age
The Asteroid Belt
The quartz
They all have their faults
This is too much pressure
Tombstones
You are a fool and a fake
Your coal
GIVE-AWAY
Print Weather Rock.
Find a unique rock.
Put both in gift bag.
WEATHER RIDDLES
Can bees fly in the rain?
I am where most of the weather occurs.
Is it okay to rain cats and dogs?
How does mother earth feel about wind power?
5. Knock Knock! Who’s there? Lettuce. Lettuce who?
Voiceless I cry, wingless I flutter, toothless I bite. What am I?
What bow can’t be tied?
What can clap without any hands?
What did the earthquake say to the tornado?
10. What can go up and come down without moving?
What can split itself before splitting something else?
What comes down but never goes up?
What did one raindrop say to the other?
What did the hurricane say to the other hurricane?
15. What did the lightning bolt say to the other lightning bolt?
What did the tornado say to the sports car?
What do you call a grizzly bear caught in the rain?
What do you call it when it rains chickens and ducks?
What does a cloud wear under her raincoat?
20. What goes up when the rain comes down?
What happens when fog lifts in southern California?
What happens when it rains cats and dogs?
What is a mountain’s favorite type of candy?
What is a tornado?
25. What is the Mexican weather report?
What type of cloud is so lazy, because it will never get up?
What type of lightning likes to play sports?
Whatever happened to the cow that was lifted into the air by the tornado?
What’s a tornado’s favorite game?
30. What’s the difference between a horse and the weather?
Where do lightning bolts go on dates?
Why did the woman go outdoors with her purse open?
Why do mother kangaroos hate rainy days?
What do you call two straight days of rain?
35. Why does heat move faster than cold?
What does it do before it rains candy?
Why is Britain the wettest country?
Why is it cold on Christmas?
ANSWERS
A drizzly bear
A rainbow
A weekend
An umbrella
Ball lightning
Chili today and hot tamale
Don’t look at me, it’s not my fault
Everyone can catch a cold
Fog
Foul weather
I have my eye on you
It sprinkles
It’s in Decembrrrr
Lettuce in, it’s freezing outside
Lightning
Mother nature doing the twist
Not without their yellow jackets
One is reined up and the other rains down
Rain
Royalty has reigned there for years
She expected some change in the weather
She’s blown away
Snow caps
The children have to play inside
The temperature
Thunder
Thunderwear
To Cloud 9
Troposphere
Twister
Two’s company, three’s a cloud
UCLA
Udder disaster
Want to go for a spin
Wind
Yes, as long as it doesn’t rein-deer
You might step in a poodle
You’re shocking
ANSWERS – ROCKS
ssᴉǝuꓨ ·_____ ʇou s’ʇɐɥʇ ʻʎǝH – Ɛ ʞɔoꓤ
ʇsᴉɥɔS ·_____ ɹnoʎ ɟo pǝɹᴉʇ ๅɐǝɹ ɓuᴉʇʇǝɓ ɯ’I – Շ ʞɔoꓤ
ǝʇᴉuɐɹꓨ ·_____ ɹoɟ ǝɯ ǝʞɐʇ noʎ ǝʞᴉๅ ๅǝǝɟ I sǝɯᴉʇǝɯoS – Ɩ ʞɔoꓤ
ǝๅɐɥs uo sʎɐʍๅɐ sɐʍ ʇI ¿dɐǝɥɔ os ʞɔoɹ ʎɹɐʇuǝɯᴉpǝs ǝɥʇ sɐʍ ʎɥM
ǝʞɐɔ ǝๅqɹɐɯ ɐ sɐʍ ʇI ¿ʞɔoɹ ɐ sɐ pɹɐɥ ǝʞɐɔ ʎɐpɥʇɹᴉq ǝɥʇ sɐʍ ʎɥM
sʇๅnɐɟ ɹᴉǝɥʇ ǝʌɐɥ ๅๅɐ ʎǝɥꓕ ¿sʇsᴉɓoๅoǝɓ ɥʇᴉʍ ʇuǝᴉʇɐd ǝq noʎ pๅnoɥs ʎɥM
ɹoǝʇǝɯ ǝๅʇʇᴉๅ ɐ s’ʇI ¿ʞɔoɹ ɥʇɹɐǝ uɐ uɐɥʇ ɹǝᴉʇsɐʇ ʞɔoɹ uooɯ ɐ sᴉ ʎɥM
ʎpuɐɔ ʞɔoɹ ʇɐǝ oʇ pǝʇuɐʍ ǝH ¿sǝๅqqǝd uo ʍǝɥɔ ɹǝๅppoʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM
sʞɔoɹpǝq uI ¿dǝǝๅs sʞɔoɹ op ǝɹǝɥM
ๅɐoɔ ɹno⅄ ¿dǝǝʞ sʎɐʍๅɐ noʎ pๅnoɥs ʇɐɥʍ ʻop noʎ ɹǝʌǝʇɐɥM
zʇɹɐnb ǝɥꓕ ¿ʎʇๅᴉnɓ ɯᴉɥ puᴉɟ ʎๅqɐqoɹd ๅๅᴉʍ ʇɐɥM
sǝuoʇsqɯoꓕ ¿uoᴉʇɔǝๅๅoɔ sᴉɥ uᴉ ǝʌɐɥ uᴉǝʇsuǝʞuɐɹꓞ sǝop sʞɔoɹ ɟo puᴉʞ ʇɐɥM
sǝuo ʎɹꓷ ¿uɐǝɔo ǝɥʇ uᴉ punoɟ ɹǝʌǝu ǝɹɐ sʞɔoɹ ɟo puᴉʞ ʇɐɥM
ʞɔoɹɯɐɥs Ɐ ¿ʞɔoɹ ɐ ʎๅๅɐǝɹ ʇ’usᴉ ʞɔoɹ ɟo puᴉʞ ʇɐɥM
ๅๅoꓤ-u-ʞɔoꓤ ¿ǝʞᴉๅ ɹǝpๅnoq ɐ sǝop ɔᴉsnɯ ɟo puᴉʞ ʇɐɥM
ʇๅǝꓭ pᴉoɹǝʇsⱯ ǝɥꓕ ¿ʎxɐๅɐɓ ǝɥʇ uᴉ puɐq ʞɔoɹ ʇsǝɓɓᴉq ǝɥʇ sᴉ ʇɐɥM
ʇǝʍ sʇǝɓ ʇI ¿ɐǝS pǝꓤ ǝɥʇ oʇuᴉ ʞɔoɹ ǝʇᴉɥʍ ɐ ʍoɹɥʇ noʎ uǝɥʍ suǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM
sǝʇᴉuɐɹɓ-ɐ-ɯoꓒ ¿ʇɐǝ sʞɔoɹ op ʇɐɥM
ʇᴉ ʇnoqɐ ɔๅɐʇ oʇ ʇuɐʍ ʇ’uop I ¿ʇsǝʇ ɓuᴉʌᴉɹp sʇᴉ ɓuᴉๅᴉɐɟ ɹǝʇɟɐ ʎɐs ʞɔoɹ ǝɓɐuǝǝʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ǝɹnssǝɹd ɥɔnɯ ooʇ sᴉ sᴉɥꓕ ¿ʇsǝʇ ǝɥʇ ɓuᴉɹnp ʎɐs ʞɔoɹ ɔᴉɥdɹoɯɐʇǝɯ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ǝʞɐɟ ɐ puɐ ๅooɟ ɐ ǝɹɐ no⅄ ¿ǝʇᴉɹʎd ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs pๅoɓ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
uosʇɐM ɹɐǝp ʎɯ ʻʎɹɐʇuǝɯᴉpǝS ¿ʇsᴉɓoๅoǝɓ ɓuᴉssᴉɯ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝsɐɔ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ʎɐs ʞɔoๅɹǝɥS pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ǝɓⱯ ǝuoʇS ¿sund ʞɔoɹ ʇsǝq ǝɥʇ puᴉɟ noʎ uɐɔ ɐɹǝ ʇɐɥʍ uI
ɥʇɹɐƎ ¿¿I ɯɐ oɥM ·ʞɔoɹ ɓuᴉʌᴉๅ ɐ ɯɐ I
ɹǝpๅnoq puɐ ɹǝɓɓᴉq ʇᴉ sǝʞɐɯ ʇI ¿ʇno puɐʇs ǝɯɐu sʇᴉ ǝʞɐɯ ʞɔoɹ ɐ sǝop ʍoH
ANSWERS – WEATHER
ɹɹɹɹqɯǝɔǝꓷ uᴉ sˌʇI ¿sɐɯʇsᴉɹɥꓛ uo pๅoɔ ʇᴉ sᴉ ʎɥM
sɹɐǝʎ ɹoɟ ǝɹǝɥʇ pǝuɓᴉǝɹ sɐɥ ʎʇๅɐʎoꓤ ¿ʎɹʇunoɔ ʇsǝʇʇǝʍ ǝɥʇ uᴉɐʇᴉɹꓭ sᴉ ʎɥM
sǝๅʞuᴉɹds ʇI ¿ʎpuɐɔ suᴉɐɹ ʇᴉ ǝɹoɟǝq op ʇᴉ sǝop ʇɐɥM
pๅoɔ ɐ ɥɔʇɐɔ uɐɔ ǝuoʎɹǝʌƎ ¿pๅoɔ uɐɥʇ ɹǝʇsɐɟ ǝʌoɯ ʇɐǝɥ sǝop ʎɥM
puǝʞǝǝʍ Ɐ ¿uᴉɐɹ ɟo sʎɐp ʇɥɓᴉɐɹʇs oʍʇ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥM
ǝpᴉsuᴉ ʎɐๅd oʇ ǝʌɐɥ uǝɹpๅᴉɥɔ ǝɥꓕ ¿sʎɐp ʎuᴉɐɹ ǝʇɐɥ sooɹɐɓuɐʞ ɹǝɥʇoɯ op ʎɥM
ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ǝɓuɐɥɔ ǝɯos pǝʇɔǝdxǝ ǝɥS ¿uǝdo ǝsɹnd ɹǝɥ ɥʇᴉʍ sɹoopʇno oɓ uɐɯoʍ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʎɥM
6 pnoๅꓛ oꓕ ¿sǝʇɐp uo oɓ sʇๅoq ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉๅ op ǝɹǝɥM
uʍop suᴉɐɹ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ puɐ dn pǝuᴉǝɹ sᴉ ǝuO ¿ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ǝɥʇ puɐ ǝsɹoɥ ɐ uǝǝʍʇǝq ǝɔuǝɹǝɟɟᴉp ǝɥʇ sˌʇɐɥM
ɹǝʇsᴉʍꓕ ¿ǝɯɐɓ ǝʇᴉɹoʌɐɟ sˌopɐuɹoʇ ɐ sˌʇɐɥM
ɹǝʇsɐsᴉp ɹǝppꓵ ¿opɐuɹoʇ ǝɥʇ ʎq ɹᴉɐ ǝɥʇ oʇuᴉ pǝʇɟᴉๅ sɐʍ ʇɐɥʇ ʍoɔ ǝɥʇ oʇ pǝuǝddɐɥ ɹǝʌǝʇɐɥM
ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉๅ ๅๅɐꓭ ¿sʇɹods ʎɐๅd oʇ sǝʞᴉๅ ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉๅ ɟo ǝdʎʇ ʇɐɥM
ɓoꓞ ¿dn ʇǝɓ ɹǝʌǝu ๅๅᴉʍ ʇᴉ ǝsnɐɔǝq ʻʎzɐๅ os sᴉ pnoๅɔ ɟo ǝdʎʇ ʇɐɥM
ǝๅɐɯɐʇ ʇoɥ puɐ ʎɐpoʇ ᴉๅᴉɥꓛ ¿ʇɹodǝɹ ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ uɐɔᴉxǝW ǝɥʇ sᴉ ʇɐɥM
ʇsᴉʍʇ ǝɥʇ ɓuᴉop ǝɹnʇɐu ɹǝɥʇoW ¿opɐuɹoʇ ɐ sᴉ ʇɐɥM
sdɐɔ ʍouS ¿ʎpuɐɔ ɟo ǝdʎʇ ǝʇᴉɹoʌɐɟ sˌuᴉɐʇunoɯ ɐ sᴉ ʇɐɥM
ǝๅpood ɐ uᴉ dǝʇs ʇɥɓᴉɯ no⅄ ¿sɓop puɐ sʇɐɔ suᴉɐɹ ʇᴉ uǝɥʍ suǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM
Ɐꓶꓛꓵ ¿ɐᴉuɹoɟᴉๅɐꓛ uɹǝɥʇnos uᴉ sʇɟᴉๅ ɓoɟ uǝɥʍ suǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥM
ɐๅๅǝɹqɯn uⱯ ¿uʍop sǝɯoɔ uᴉɐɹ ǝɥʇ uǝɥʍ dn sǝoɓ ʇɐɥM
ɹɐǝʍɹǝpunɥꓕ ¿ʇɐoɔuᴉɐɹ ɹǝɥ ɹǝpun ɹɐǝʍ pnoๅɔ ɐ sǝop ʇɐɥM
ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ๅnoꓞ ¿sʞɔnp puɐ suǝʞɔᴉɥɔ suᴉɐɹ ʇᴉ uǝɥʍ ʇᴉ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥM
ɹɐǝq ʎๅzzᴉɹp Ɐ ¿uᴉɐɹ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ʇɥɓnɐɔ ɹɐǝq ʎๅzzᴉɹɓ ɐ ๅๅɐɔ noʎ op ʇɐɥM
uᴉds ɐ ɹoɟ oɓ oʇ ʇuɐM ¿ɹɐɔ sʇɹods ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs opɐuɹoʇ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ɓuᴉʞɔoɥs ǝɹˌno⅄ ¿ʇๅoq ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉๅ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ʇๅoq ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉๅ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
noʎ uo ǝʎǝ ʎɯ ǝʌɐɥ I ¿ǝuɐɔᴉɹɹnɥ ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ǝuɐɔᴉɹɹnɥ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
ʇๅnɐɟ ʎɯ ʇou sˌʇᴉ ʻǝɯ ʇɐ ʞooๅ ʇ’uoꓷ ¿opɐuɹoʇ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs ǝʞɐnbɥʇɹɐǝ ǝɥʇ pᴉp ʇɐɥM
pnoๅɔ ɐ sˌǝǝɹɥʇ ʻʎuɐdɯoɔ sˌoʍꓕ ¿ɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ oʇ ʎɐs doɹpuᴉɐɹ ǝuo pᴉp ʇɐɥM
uᴉɐꓤ ¿dn sǝoɓ ɹǝʌǝu ʇnq uʍop sǝɯoɔ ʇɐɥM
ɓuᴉuʇɥɓᴉꓶ ¿ǝsๅǝ ɓuᴉɥʇǝɯos ɓuᴉʇʇᴉๅds ǝɹoɟǝq ɟๅǝsʇᴉ ʇᴉๅds uɐɔ ʇɐɥM
ǝɹnʇɐɹǝdɯǝʇ ǝɥꓕ ¿ɓuᴉʌoɯ ʇnoɥʇᴉʍ uʍop ǝɯoɔ puɐ dn oɓ uɐɔ ʇɐɥM
ɹǝpunɥꓕ ¿spuɐɥ ʎuɐ ʇnoɥʇᴉʍ dɐๅɔ uɐɔ ʇɐɥM
ʍoquᴉɐɹ Ɐ ¿pǝᴉʇ ǝq ʇˌuɐɔ ʍoq ʇɐɥM
puᴉM ¿I ɯɐ ʇɐɥM ·ǝʇᴉq I ssǝๅɥʇooʇ ʻɹǝʇʇnๅɟ I ssǝๅɓuᴉʍ ʻʎɹɔ I ssǝๅǝɔᴉoꓥ
ǝpᴉsʇno ɓuᴉzǝǝɹɟ sˌʇᴉ ʻuᴉ ǝɔnʇʇǝꓶ ¿oɥʍ ǝɔnʇʇǝꓶ ·ǝɔnʇʇǝꓶ ¿ǝɹǝɥʇ sˌoɥM ¡ʞɔouꓘ ʞɔouꓘ
ʎɐʍɐ uʍoๅq sˌǝɥS ¿ɹǝʍod puᴉʍ ʇnoqɐ ๅǝǝɟ ɥʇɹɐǝ ɹǝɥʇoɯ sǝop ʍoH
ɹǝǝp-uᴉǝɹ ʇˌusǝop ʇᴉ sɐ ɓuoๅ sɐ ʻsǝ⅄ ¿sɓop puɐ sʇɐɔ uᴉɐɹ oʇ ʎɐʞo ʇᴉ sI
ǝɹǝɥdsodoɹꓕ ·sɹnɔɔo ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɟo ʇsoɯ ǝɹǝɥʍ ɯɐ I
sʇǝʞɔɐſ ʍoๅๅǝʎ ɹᴉǝɥʇ ʇnoɥʇᴉʍ ʇoN ¿uᴉɐɹ ǝɥʇ uᴉ ʎๅɟ sǝǝq uɐꓛ