Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Minerals Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the concepts of minerals with this study guide.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Finding and Mining Ores

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies some of the valuable minerals and metals, and how they are located, mined, and refined.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mineral Electrical Conductivity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this activity is to test the conductivity of various minerals with a simple electrical circuit and draw conclusions about which ones would be used in electronics.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Products Made From Petroleum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Small groups to research products made from petroleum other than fuels. The challenge is to find such products "hiding in plain sight."
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Minerals

For Students 1st - 9th
Investigate the subject of minerals including characteristics, properties such as luster and streak, types of minerals, and fun facts on this site.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Virtual Learning: Geology: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing interactive tutorial, you'll learn about minerals - the building blocks or rocks and the Earth. We'll talk about what makes something a mineral, and how differences in these minerals let us organize them into different...
Activity
Oregon State University

Oregon State University: An Amazing Crystal Garden .And So Easy to Make!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resrouce presents instructions for using nine easy to obtain materials for making crystals. The lab takes about 24 hours and it contains a brief explanation of how crystals form.