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National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Illinois Caverns Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Take your students on a caving experience. This field trip gives hands-on experiences with stalactites, flow stone, fossils, water erosion, limestone, and groundwater.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Acid Attack

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students explore the effect of chemical erosion on statues and monuments. They use chalk to see what happens when limestone is placed in liquids with different pH values. They also learn several things that engineers...
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Reference Documents: Calcite [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact card describing the characteristics of calcite and its presence in limestone, its chemical and physical properties, and the composition and structure of a calcite unit cell.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Limestone Statue of a Cobra

For Students 9th - 10th
A cobra statue on a base is erect and ready to defend its dedicator against any harm he might suffer. The red color of the protruding eyeballs engenders fear of the cobra in the hearts of the enemy. The body is painted brown, red, blue,...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Limestone Stela of Iry

For Students 9th - 10th
The stela shows a minor official named Iry presenting incense and water to the crocodile-headed god Sobek, while standing before an offering table heaped with bread and meat.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Limestone Ornamental Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
This ornamental relief depicts two lions attacking a gazelle.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago: Art of East Asia: Xiangtangshan Cave Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital database of images and information about a series of Buddhist shrines with carved sculptures hollowed out of the limestone cliffs in northeastern China.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Montezuma Castle National Monument

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Built by the Sinagua nearly 1000 years ago, this incredible structure stands tucked into the limestone cliff in the Verde Valley of Arizona. Be sure to look at the history, culture, photos, nature and science provided as well as the...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 2

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in intermediate high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers...
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Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Carving

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dozens of useful photos of various carvings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
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3D Toad

3 dtoad.com: Sedimentary Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
A 3-D view of sedimentary rocks. Samples include Arenaceous Shale, Arkose (gray), Banded Sandstone, Barite, Bituminous Coal, Caliche, Chalcedony, Conglomerate, Coquina, Diffusion Dolmite, Dolomite, Dolomitic Limestone, Ferruginous Shale,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Sarcophagus

For Students 9th - 10th
Dating back to the early Roman Empire, the word sarcophagus originally referred to the limestone a coffin was made of, rather than the coffin itself. From flesh-eating stone to a stone coffin, Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel unbury the...
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Other

Business Improvement Area of Elora: Elora Ontario's Most Beautiful Village

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the beautiful community of Elora, on the edge of the spectacular Elora Gorge with its 80 foot limestone cliffs. Information is provided on the many festivals and events that take place year round.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm

For Students 3rd - 8th
When people talk about Tennessee products, they usually talk about crops like soybeans, minerals such as limestone, and man-made things such as cars. During this tour, we'll talk about something produced in the Volunteer State that many...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Longmen Caves, Luoyang

For Students 9th - 10th
Worship and power struggles, enlightenment and suicide-the 2300 caves and niches filled with Buddhist art at Longmen in China has witnessed it all.The steep limestone cliffs extend for almost a mile and contain approximately 110,000...
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Ancient Greeks Designed the Parthenon to Impress and Last

For Students 9th - 10th
This icon of classical architecture perched atop the Acropolis has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. Few monuments in the world are more recognizable than the Parthenon. Sitting atop a limestone hill rising some 500 feet...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cave Formation: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA chronicles the discoveries that led to a radical new theory in which living organisms, not just geological processes, play an active role in cave formation. [5:42]
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University of California

Ucmp: The Paleozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of the Paleozoic Era. It also provides a chart where you can learn information regarding each of the time frames within the era.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Rocky Secrets: Where Does Oil Hide?

For Students 3rd - 5th
You may have heard the expression, "You can't get blood from a stone." But what about oil? Can you get petroleum oil from a stone? In this geology science fair project, you'll find out what kinds of stones make the best storage rocks for...
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Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Floating Rock Geo Mysteries

For Students 3rd - 8th
Did you know that there are some rocks that actually float? Follow this interactive investigation to find out which ones and why.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Earth and Life History

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazingly comprehensive tutorial you will learn about the geological and environmental changes that occurred during the geologic time scale.
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Other

Geology.com: Rocks: Pictures of Sedimentary Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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University of Oregon

Museum of Natural and Cultural History: Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.
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Other

Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce students to the various phases involved in mining,...

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