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The Geological Society: Climate Change: Evidence From the Geological Record
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...
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Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rock Solid
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...
University of California
The University of California: Chronological Methods 3 Superposition
One of the most fundamental principles of archaeology is the Law of Superposition. This website provides a diagram showing you the Law of Superposition.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]
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,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Explosion
Video writing prompt where students are asked to explain how lava is involved in the rock cycle. [0:32]
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis)
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,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Soapy Stress
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students study the cycle of rocks on earth and the phases of this cycle.
University of Oxford (UK)
The Learning Zone: Rocks
Utilize this matching game to comprehend the cycle of rocks. Drag and drop "Rocky" into the correct places.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Rocks and Minerals
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geological Forces Changing the Landscape at Minnehaha Falls
Young scholars observe and discuss what forces have changed Minnehaha Falls and shaped the geological features surrounding it.
Other
Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]
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,...
Minerals Ed
Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Mine Development Cycle
Take a look at how a mine develops from the exploratory stage to reclamation of the land.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Rocks
What are rocks? Learn about the different types of rocks and how they are formed.
Channel 4 Learning
Science Essentials: Rocks and Soils
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Tunnel Through!
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Soil Core Sampling
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...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Geology, Soil and Land Management
Students explore how Earth processes shape the land, and how important managing the land can be in response to these natural activities.
Other
Western Oregon University: Earth System Science: Geologic Time [Pdf]
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,...
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: How Sedimentary Rock Is Formed
The Franklin Institute describes the way sedimentary rock is formed, with links to descriptions of several types of sedimentary rocks.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: An Investigation Into Geologic Mapping: Quarry Park
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...
Curated OER
Rock Ptarmigan
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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