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My Science Box: Crayon Rock Cycle
A great lesson plan that uses crayon shavings, aluminum foil, and hot water to introduce the three main types of rocks and the processes needed to form them. Included are the lesson objectives, vocabulary, and step-by-step procedures to...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Rock Cycle Interactive
An interactive animation showing the rock cycle. By clicking on the different parts of the cycle, students can view definition of rock types and animations of the processes that happen within the cycle.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Dynamic Earth: Slip, Slide, & Collide
Looking for more information about plate tectonics and what happens at plate boundaries? This site gives definitions of all plate boundaries as well as animations to help visualize what is happening.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Rock Cycle
Learn about the differences and similarities between the three different types of rocks on this page.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Science: The Rock Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Recycling
Instructional module focusing on the rock cycle. Discussion includes the concept of uniformitarianism and how earth materials change from one form to another. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin: Metamorphic Rocks Lab
A lab with good info on metamorphic rock definitions, factors, grades, types, and composition. These are lecture notes and overheads from a geology class, and useful for review.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Limestone and Marble
An explanation of the differences between limestone and marble, including some excellent pictures.
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Arkansas Geological Commission: Marble
General marble information, Arkansas geology, and a history of production are discussed by the Arkansas Geological Commission.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Floating Rock Geo Mysteries
A good resource if you want a quick overview of the formation process for igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Serpentinite in Subduction Zones: How Do We Find It, and How Common Is It?
An advanced activity in the study of serpentinites in subduction zones. Students will need a good understanding of mineralogy. of how to read phase diagrams and 2D images of the seismological features of subduction zones.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Weathering, Erosion, and the Rock Cycle
Learn about the processes involved throughout the creation of sedimentary rock.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Rocks and Soils: What Kind of Rock Am I?
Test your knowledge of different types of rocks by taking a quiz. Determine if each picture shows an igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Metamorphic Rock O Logy Card
How are metamorphic rocks formed? What are examples of metamorphic rock? Flip over this interactive OLogy Card to find the answers to these and similar questions about metamorphic rock.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: The Rock Cycle: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] Test your knowledge of the rock cycle by labeling an interactive diagram and with a short quiz.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geology: Metamorphic Rocks
An introductory slideshow illustrating the three types of rocks, with an emphasis on metamorphic rock.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geology: Rock Classification Overview
Understand how to classify rocks and minerals with this concise tutorial.
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Moorland School: Earth Science Zone: The Rock Cycle
Did you know the rock cycle is a continuous cycle that takes hundreds of millions of years? This webpage explains how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. It also gives examples of each type of rock. Also includes a...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Rocks and Minerals
Here is an interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Rocks and Minerals.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Rocks
What are rocks? Learn about the different types of rocks and how they are formed.
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Georgia Perimeter College: Metamorphic Rock Pictures
Vew close-up photos of various kinds of metamorphic rocks, including foliated, non-foliated, and mineral specimens.
Quia
Quia: Dig Into Geology
Site provides games and activities that will allow students to have fun, and learn more about rocks and minerals at the same time.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Metamorphic Rock
This photo shows a chunk of gneiss, a metamorphic rock set against a white background.