Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Rocks & Minerals
A unit on rocks and minerals presented with interactive and classroom activities. Gain understanding of rocks, weather, erosion, earthquakes, and relative dating with this resource.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Science: Rocks and Minerals: Defining Minerals
Instructional module focusing on minerals. Discussion includes chemical composition, chemical structure, and the formation process. The site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Rocks, Minerals, and Soils Introduction
Dig into the layers of activities exploring and investigating minerals and how they are related to both rocks and soil.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems
Through this series of three lessons, students will gain an understanding of the basics of mineral science. In their investigation they will also work through the scientific process as they practice their observation skills, form...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Minerals
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of minerals and how to identify them by their properties.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Metamorphic
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on metamorphic rocks.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Sedimentary
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on sedimentary rocks and how they are formed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the three major rock types and the rock cycle.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments about rocks and processes of the rock cycle.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Fossils
Watch a slideshow featuring the makeup and value of fossils and take a quiz on the facts.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Rocks
In this interactive tutorial you'll learn about rocks and the rock cycle. You'll be introduced to the three different rock types and what makes them what they are. You'll also learn about how the matter that makes up these rocks is...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Rock Cycle
This tutorial explains the rock cycle--from beginning to end! It is full of activities, assessments, games, slideshows and all kinds of interactive material. Learn what rocks are made of and how they change from one form to another....
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: The Rock Cycle
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on what happens during the rock cycle.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Igneous Rocks
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of igneous rocks, how they are formed, and some different types.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What's Under My Feet? Learning to Use a Geologic Map
Students use geologic maps to learn about rocks and minerals.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences
Useful interface and gateway into the research collections of the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Find information, image galleries, exhibits, specimens, and related resources about...
Minerals Ed
Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Rocks and Minerals Facts
Learn what the characteristics of rocks and minerals are and how they are different.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Rocks and Minerals Find It! Quiz
Students use the online "Little Explorers" picture dictionary to seek answers to questions about rocks and minerals. This exercise, which promotes dictionary use, deductive reasoning, and earth science vocabulary, would work well with...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about rocks and their properties. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Geology Quizzes: Rock Types
Assess your understanding of the three major categories of rocks with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Minerals
Investigate the subject of minerals including characteristics, properties such as luster and streak, types of minerals, and fun facts on this site.