TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Earth Rocks!
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the basic elements of our Earth's crust: rocks, soils and minerals. They learn how we categorize rocks, soils and minerals and how they are literally the foundation for our...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Baseball Rocks!
Through videoconferencing, two classes battle out their knowledge of rocks and minerals and the rock cycle by playing baseball. Each class completes a unit on rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle which includes gathering facts from print...
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The Happy Scientist: Rocks
Overview of rocks including igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and the rock cycle.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Rock and Mineral Laboratory Exercises in Large Auditorium Classes
This set of four exercises requires each student to be provided with a rock and mineral kit, described in the downloadable activity description. They perform a detailed series of tests on the samples to discover their properties.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Rock & Mineral Bingo
Teacher instructions and all the needed materials for a challenging game of Bingo where students must apply their knowledge of rocks and minerals in order to win. Downloadable materials include a description of the activity, Bingo...
James Madison University
James Madison University: Igneous Rock Classification
This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.
Other
Bob's Rock Shop
This enormous, non-commercial site provides links to information on everything from the properties of gemstones and minerals, to tips on purchasing them, to mounting them for jewelry.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Rock Discovery
Identify rocks by examining rock characteristics and processes.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Rock Hounds
Second graders will select a rock, study it, and describe its attributes.
University of Oregon
Ask Geo Man: Igneous Rock Forming Minerals
Ask GeoMan lists Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole, Feldspar, Mica and Quartz, as five common rock forming minerals. Characteristics of each are also given.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Iceland: What Are Rocks?
Agneta lives in Iceland and loves rocks. Help her learn more about rocks and things rocks are used for.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Virtual Rock Lab
In this lesson plan students are asked to identify rocks based on their properties.
Province of British Columbia
B.c. Ministry of Energy and Mines: Common Rock Forming Minerals
There are six common minerals most often found in rocks. They are quartz, feldspar, olivine, mica, pyroxene, and amphibole. This website provides photos and information on each, and discusses their importance when identifying rocks.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Mineral Magic
Classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Nhmu: This Is Your Rock, This Is My Rock
Learn to recognize a variety of rocks and minerals found in Utah.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences
Useful interface and gateway into the research collections of the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Find information, image galleries, exhibits, specimens, and related resources about...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Nhmu: Create Your Own Rock!
Fourth graders will create and name their own rock by combining paper minerals.
Minerals Ed
Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
Utah Education Network
Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 1
Second graders are introduced to rocks and their physical properties.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Classifying Rocks and Minerals
Fourth graders identify rock types by observing key characteristics.
Utah Education Network
Uen: All Sorts of Rocks
Second graders will sort rocks according to hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Rock Cycle
This tutorial explains the rock cycle--from beginning to end! It is full of activities, assessments, games, slideshows and all kinds of interactive material. Learn what rocks are made of and how they change from one form to another....
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Canadian Centre for Energy Information: Earth Really Rocks [Pdf]
Earth Really Rocks is a teaching unit for Grades K-3. It approaches the study of rocks from an energy perspective, looking at how gas and oil are formed underground, as well as at sedimentary rocks and the structure of the Earth's crust....
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