In-depth resource for identifying rocks. Includes an interactive rock identification key to help you figure out the name of your rock.

Explore the different types of rocks on our Earth as you watch a one-hour video, accompanied by learning goals, details on sedimentary rocks, fossils, and supercontinents, and more.

Click on the shelves in this virtual exhibition to learn about the many rocks and minerals that we use in our everyday lives.

Explains what granite it, and has an alphabetical listing of different types of granite, with pictures and details.

Learn about the different types of igneous rocks and how they are classified.

Describes different landform types and their features. includes many good quality photographs.

In this interactive tutorial you will learn how pressure creates stress and strain on rocks. Learn how different types of strain are produced by different plate tectonic settings, and explore the different types of mountain ranges and...

Describes the different types of mechanical weathering and how each of them breaks down rocks.

Students continue their pyramid building journey, acting as engineers to determine the appropriate wedge tool to best extract rock from a quarry and cut into pyramid blocks. Using sample materials (wax, soap, clay, foam) representing...

Sedimentary rock forms in layers that are deposited one after the other over long periods of time. Oftentimes, sedimentary rock contains fossils and other debris that are deposited within the layers. Use this experiment to investigate...