Science rocks! Explore three types of rocks and the rock cycle with an igneous rocks experiment. Pupils discuss textures, composition, and learn how melts are formed from the Earth's crust. They weigh materials using a scientific scale...

Did you know there are 20 volcanoes erupting at any given time? Pupils look at various igneous rocks, read local geologic maps, and determine if their area has a history of volcanic activity. A reading passage and analysis questions...

Lead your class in exploring their local communities as well as the general environment. As they determine continental distributions by investigating minerals, rocks, and fossils located in their local region, pupils construct...

Learn the basics of igneous rock formation.

Learn the basics of metamorphic rock formation.

Learn about the formation of sedimentary rocks.

This one-page explanation of the rock cycle contains a very helpful diagram and useful explanatory notes. Site explains how rocks are made and broken down.

Explains what sedimentary rocks are, the three main types, and how they are formed.

This resource provides information about desert animals, plants, and rock formations.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about sedimentary rocks and how they form. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

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.

Learn about various rock types and the rock cycle.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the lithification of sedimentary rocks. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Understand the main ideas behind mineral formation with this study guide.

Everything you need to know about sedimentary rocks and the processes by which they are created, including weathering, soils, environments, and classification.

Explains what standing rocks are, how they are formed by erosion, and gives the names of some well-known ones in Indiana.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide briefly summarizes key points about the Principle of Horizontality and how it relates to sedimentary rock formation. Includes a few questions to...

This site was created by two geoscientists. They explain the Principles of Geology. These are general rules, or laws, that are used to determine how rocks were created and how they changed through time. They are also used to determine...

This resource explains the depositional processes that occur in sedimentary rock formation to produce stratification, cross-bedding, graded bedding, rippled effects, and solidified mud cracks. Includes photographs of each type.

The geology of Alberta is profiled on this site. Drop menus reveal sub-topics ..geological time scale, rock formations in Alberta, and so forth.Graphics and maps are included.

This National Park Service site has information about these fossil beds in Nebraska and where the name Agate came from.

An explanation of radiometric or absolute dating of geological formations based on using the half-life of radioactive elements to figure out how old given rock layers are. A link on the left provides information about relative dating as...

This resource provides information about the formation of the Grand Canyon to weathering processes is provided along with a link to photos of the Grand Canyon.

A comprehensive site covering everything from volcanic structures to pyroclastic materials. View pictures of major volcanic landforms, and volcanic rocks.