Percent Deviation Rocks and Minerals

In this percent yield worksheet, students solve 4 problems. They find the percent yield given the chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants and the mass of the products. Given the percent yield students find the liters of a substance...

Review the difference between rocks and minerals using this resource. Learners identify and investigate the physical properties of these objects. They create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast types of rocks. This is a motivating way...

In this earth science instructional activity, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on mineral and rocks. They identify the various types of rocks formed and specific examples of these rocks.

What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? And what properties are used to identify minerals? The first installment of a five-part series on earth materials and processes prompts young scientists to identify a set of...

In this percent composition learning exercise, students calculate the percent composition of compounds using their formula masses and masses of individual elements. They solve nine problems including calculating percent composition,...

A simple activity goes a long way in demonstrating the property of porosity to your rock hounds. They will mass a specimen of dry sandstone and then soak it in a pre-measured amount of water. After seven minutes, they once again measure...

Young geologists attempt to predict the appearnace of a geode's internal structure based on how it looks from the outside, its mass, and its physical characteristics. For this geologly lesson, learners use scientific equipment to collect...

Students find the percent of oxygen in potassium chlorate. In this percent composition lesson plan, students heat a solution of potassium chlorate using a catalyst, manganese dioxide, to decompose the potassium chlorate and release...

More than half of your body is made of water, but what percentage of you is made up of hydrogen? This video explains how to solve for percentage mass. It uses water as one example of solving for both hydrogen and oxygen. 

This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.