American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Grow Rock Candy
Learn about the crystal patterns and shapes of select minerals (diamond, quartz, muscovite, and topaz) and how to grow your own rock candy crystals.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Diamond Formation
An expert describes the carbon composition of diamonds, as well as the conditions necessary for diamond formation in this video segment from Nature.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Carbon
Summary of the uses, history, properties, proper disposal, and environmental fate of the various forms of carbon. The various allotropes of carbon are described in detail.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: The Element Carbon
This site from the Jefferson Lab on the element Carbon contains information on the three allotropes of carbon (amorphous, graphite and diamond)and their uses.
Michigan Technological University
Graphite & Diamond Crystal Structures
Illustrations of the crystal structure of graphite and diamond.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: What's a Hardness Scale?
Find an illustrated explanation of the Mohs' hardness scale, which is used to compare the hardness of minerals. The scale explains the differences in hardness among a range of minerals, beginning with the softest (talc) and ending with...
Amethyst Galleries
Amethyst Galleries: Mineral Gallery: Diamond
A detailed discussion of the physical properties of diamonds, including different forms of carbon, locations of origin, uses, color, and more. Informational and helpful concerning diamonds.
Amethyst Galleries
Native Elements Class: The Mineral Diamond
Description of diamonds and their properties. Includes a gallery of raw uncut diamonds.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Can Diamonds Be Melted or Dissolved?
While diamonds are extremely hard and strong, they are not indestructible. Learn how diamonds can be burned, melted, or dissolved.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Carbon Uses in Everyday Life
Learn about the properties and uses of the element carbon.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Math Activity: What Shape Is This? (Part 2)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Math Activity: Select the Shape (Part 2)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Math Activity: Know Your Shapes (Part 2)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of identifying shapes. Immediate feedback is given.
Curated OER
The Mineral Gallery: Diamond
A detailed discussion of the physical properties of diamonds, including different forms of carbon, locations of origin, uses, color, and more. Informational and helpful concerning diamonds.
Curated OER
Jewelry Central: Diamond
A commercial site that discusses in detail the grading of diamonds, as well as briefly discussing their structure, physical properties, and historical background.
Curated OER
Jewelry Central: Diamond
A commercial site that discusses in detail the grading of diamonds, as well as briefly discussing their structure, physical properties, and historical background.
Curated OER
Jewelry Central: Diamond
A commercial site that discusses in detail the grading of diamonds, as well as briefly discussing their structure, physical properties, and historical background.
Curated OER
Jewelry Central: Diamond
A commercial site that discusses in detail the grading of diamonds, as well as briefly discussing their structure, physical properties, and historical background.