Students investigate gold. In this gold panning instructional activity, students demonstrate the process of mining through an experiment using two boxes of sand. Students design a safe way to mine gold.

Learners use fossil range charts to explain relative dating. They graph for ammonites, marine organisms that went extinct at the same time as dinosaurs.

In this vocabulary learning exercise, students read an informational paragraph about Antarctica. Students then fill in the 17 blanks with words from the word bank.

Students understand that an aquifer can become a non-renewable resource if it is not used wisely. Students do an experiment that recreates an aquifer in the classroom.

Students discover how trees preserve a record of times in the past.

Students explore Jupiter's magnetosphere. In this Jupiter lesson, students examine a diagram of the magnetic field that surrounds Jupiter.

Students investigate the concept of a watershed. They conduct research into the concept using a variety of resources. Students take a field trip to a local watershed to make observations. The outcome is a report concerning the outside...

Students evaluate the hazards of naturally occurring events. After watching a video concerning safety hazards, students work in groups to discuss the safety issues involved in taking a trip to a mountainous region. Recommendations are...

Eighth graders examine the physical properties of different minerals. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders explain the uses of minerals in their daily lives. They complete the mineral identification table during the lesson.

Students will work at a variety of hands-on learning stations to increase their knowledge of SE MN geology including rock layers, fossils and sink holes. They will also learn how Karst Geology impacts our water quality. Students will...

Essential guide to geology of the National Parks focuses on minerals and the different types of rocks. Includes a visual glossary.

Presents photographs of examples of clastic, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks, with short descriptions underneath each rock image. Each rock name is also linked to its own dedicated page with a great deal of additional information...

Rocks hold the history of the earth and the materials that will be used to build its future. This website holds a treasure of information regarding igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

Assess your understanding of the three major categories of rocks with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.

This site provides information about the geologic relationships of rock layers, as well as much about geologic time and the history of Earth.

Photos, illustrations, 3D graphs and animations are part of this investigation into the geology and landforms of the Grand Canyon. Learn detailed information on the formation of the canyon, the rock layers, and the prehistoric life that...

Explains what protoliths, i.e., parent rocks, are and gives examples of protoliths and the metamorphic rocks they transform into. Each example is accompanied by photographs.

Explains the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks and provides pictures and descriptions of common igneous rock types in each category.

Using a cake analogy, this activity teaches concepts such as: geologic time, rock layers, fossils, Law of Superposition, and relative dating. Activity can be modified to grade level and appropriate content for young scholars,

In this activity, students investigate the properties of six different types of rocks, and answer related questions, e.g., ranking them in terms of durability, inferring possible uses of three rock types, etc.

What are rocks made of? Where do rocks come from? What is an igneous rock? These are just some of the questions answered by the scientists of the U.S. Geologic Survey.

Part of an online publication offered by the U.S. Geological Survey, this articles sheds light on how studying fossils became an important part of understanding geologic time.

Lite Geology is a publication for teachers that is available intermittently and can be freely downloaded. Previous issues going back to 1992 are also posted. Lots of information about geology, particularly in New Mexico, along with...

This lesson will present how to identify and classify igneous rocks. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Geology: Igneous Rocks."