CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Minerals: Formation and Groups Study Guide
Understand the main ideas behind mineral formation with this study guide.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Igneous Rock Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to classify igneous rocks.
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The Geological Society: Rock Properties [Pdf]
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.
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Wyo History: The Rock Springs Massacre
Read this very detailed description of the Rock Springs Massacre and the circumstances that led up to it. Find out why Chinese immigrants became the focus of hatred and discrimination.
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Chemeketa Community College: Igneous Rock Identification
This resource contains detailed summaries of eight different igneous minerals. It also has enlarged pictures of the minerals as they appear embedded in igneous rock.
Amethyst Galleries
Amethyst Galleries: Minerals by Name
Use this resource to look up any mineral by name to see its picture along with history, class, uses, related minerals, and physical properties. Just choose from this alphabetically sorted list of minerals.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mineral Formation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How minerals form.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Crumbling Rocks: Observing and Describing Rocks
Introduce geological terminology used in describing rocks to young students by having them observe and describe something they are familiar with to help them observe and describe the physical characteristics of something unfamiliar like...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Cutting a Rock
How can you cut a rock without a saw? Is it possible? PBS site invites you to come along with Mike and Victor to find out.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences Collections
Search the database of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History for gems & minerals, meteorites with images, or petrology & volcanology.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Oldest Rocks
Rocks can give us clues into the history of Earth. Learn what the rocks in the National Parks can tell us.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Density of Rock Determination
Students must determine the density of a rock based on the change in tension in the supporting string when the rock is lowered into a fluid.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rock Investigation
In this activity students will observe and investigate rocks in order to classify them in terms of color, shape, texture and size.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measurement of Compass Orientations of Rock Fractures
In this field activity, learners measure rock fractures with a geologic compass and formulate a hypothesis to explain the origin of the fractures.
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Golden Cube Geo Mysteries
Learn how to test a material by using the five main properties of minerals to identify it at this interactive site.
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Grand Canyon Geology
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Cool Collectibles and Super Sorts
Second graders will create a classroom rock collection.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geology: Rock Mineral Formations: Lesson 1
This lesson will explore the process of rock mineral formations. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Geology: Rock Mineral Formations."
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Rocks
What are rocks? Learn about the different types of rocks and how they are formed.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford Museum of Modern History: Rocks
The study of rocks is called petrology. Rocks may have fossils in them, and they are made up of minerals, but petrologists like looking at the rocks themselves. Just click on one of the link to find out more about rocks and the rock cycle.
SRI International
Performance Assessment Links in Science: Classifying Rocks
This is a performance task where students sort and classify rocks based on their properties, then demonstrate how they can transfer their understanding to decide on ways they might sort and classify other types of objects.
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Hard Rocks Interactive Crossword
A fun way to review what you know about rocks! Play online, or print out and solve later.
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