CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mechanical Weathering
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of mechanical weathering.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: The Human Rock Cycle
Pupils act out a type of rock, igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic, for others to guess.
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.
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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,...
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,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Explosion
Video writing prompt where students are asked to explain how lava is involved in the rock cycle. [0:32]
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Mountain Building
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...
Quia
Quia: Dig Into Geology
Site provides games and activities that will allow students to have fun, and learn more about rocks and minerals at the same time.
Vision Learning
Uniformitarianism and Recycling
This site explains the historical development of James Hutton's principle of uniformitarianism. It contrasts nonscientific explanations with Hutton's ideas.