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The Geological Society: Climate Change: Evidence From the Geological Record

For Students 9th - 10th
In this statement, The Geological Society describes the changes that are happening to the global climate in terms of what evidence has been observed in our geological history. For example, what happened during past events of rapid...
Website
Other

Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder

For Students 9th - 10th
During your lifetime, you will use more than a million pounds of rocks, minerals, and metals. Dig through this web site and find out how.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Solid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Students are introduced to three types of material...
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University of California

The University of California: Chronological Methods 3 Superposition

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most fundamental principles of archaeology is the Law of Superposition. This website provides a diagram showing you the Law of Superposition.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Video writing prompt where students are asked to explain how lava is involved in the rock cycle. [0:32]
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the rock hyrax, an unusual mammal that looks like a rodent yet is related to the elephant. Discusses its physical characteristics, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle,...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Soapy Stress

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To experience the three types of material stress related to rocks - tensional, compressional and shear - students break bars of soap using only their hands. They apply force created by the muscles in their own hands to put pressure on...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rock Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students study the cycle of rocks on earth and the phases of this cycle.
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University of Oxford (UK)

The Learning Zone: Rocks

For Students 1st - 5th
Utilize this matching game to comprehend the cycle of rocks. Drag and drop "Rocky" into the correct places.
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Rocks and Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Rocks and Minerals.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is an inquiry-based field investigation of the sedimentary geology of Lilydale Regional Park's brickyards area, a bluff and slope location near St. Paul Minnesota's Harriet Island and Cherokee Heights Park. Students...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Geological Forces Changing the Landscape at Minnehaha Falls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe and discuss what forces have changed Minnehaha Falls and shaped the geological features surrounding it.
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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,...
Interactive
Minerals Ed

Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Mine Development Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at how a mine develops from the exploratory stage to reclamation of the land.
Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Rocks

For Students K - 1st
What are rocks? Learn about the different types of rocks and how they are formed.
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Channel 4 Learning

Science Essentials: Rocks and Soils

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn what rocks are, how they turn into soil, and their many different uses. Educational extras include a glossary, some do-at-home activities, a quiz, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Tunnel Through!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply their knowledge about mountains and rocks to transportation engineering, with the task of developing a model mountain tunnel that simulates the principles behind real-life engineering design. Student teams design and...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Soil Core Sampling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about one method used in environmental site assessments. They practice soil sampling by creating soil cores, studying soil profiles and characterizing soil profiles in borehole logs. They use their analysis to make...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Geology, Soil and Land Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore how Earth processes shape the land, and how important managing the land can be in response to these natural activities.
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Other

Western Oregon University: Earth System Science: Geologic Time [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An 81-page slideshow that looks at the principles of geology with respect to relative dating, at different concepts describing geological processes, at absolute age and radiometric dating, at the eons and eras in the geologic time scale,...
Activity
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: How Sedimentary Rock Is Formed

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Franklin Institute describes the way sedimentary rock is formed, with links to descriptions of several types of sedimentary rocks.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: An Investigation Into Geologic Mapping: Quarry Park

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this geology field lab, students will map an area around Quarry 12 and Quarry 13 in Quarry Park. Using a field notebook, students will take field observations to later produce a basic geologic map, topographic map, and a...
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Curated OER

Rock Ptarmigan

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover how the Rock Ptarmigan lives in the Tundra when you check out this site. This resource features photographs, information on characteristics, life cycle and more.

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