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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Metamorphic

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on metamorphic rocks.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Rocks and Soils

For Students 3rd - 5th
Easy-to-understand review of key concepts about rocks and soils, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rocks and Soils

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children should come to recognize that underneath all surfaces is rock which they may not be able to see, that rocks get broken down into pebbles and soils which we can often see, and that...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Virtual Learning: Geology: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing interactive tutorial, you'll learn about minerals - the building blocks or rocks and the Earth. We'll talk about what makes something a mineral, and how differences in these minerals let us organize them into different...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Your World!

For Students 3rd
Travel to the Grand Canyon with gophers and learn that if rocks can tell stories, so can YOU! Practice using two different kinds of questions: comparative and descriptive, and learn that during reading time, there is no such thing as a...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral types, material stresses and weathering, geologic time and fossil formation, the Earth's crust and tectonic plates, and soil...
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What's Under My Feet? Learning to Use a Geologic Map

For Students 6th - 8th
Students use geologic maps to learn about rocks and minerals.
Lesson Plan
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Materiales Terreste. Minerales Y Rocas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of rocks and minerals and the usefulness of these earth materials.
Activity
Other

The Geological Society: Rock Properties [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
In this activity, students investigate the properties of six different types of rocks, and answer related questions, e.g., ranking them in terms of durability, inferring possible uses of three rock types, etc.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Building Geology: Rock and Mineral Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use their observational skills to examine rocks they find on the exterior of the school building and on the ground on the campus.
Website
Other

Bob's Rock Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
This enormous, non-commercial site provides links to information on everything from the properties of gemstones and minerals, to tips on purchasing them, to mounting them for jewelry.
Website
University of Oregon

Geo Man's Mineral and Rock Charts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains several charts that can be used for identifying rocks and minerals based on traits such as hardness, luster and color.
Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the process by which metamorphic rocks are created, where they are located, and how they are identified by texture (foliated and non-foliated) and mineral composition.
Handout
James Madison University

James Madison University: Igneous Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Discovery

For Teachers 4th
Identify rocks by examining rock characteristics and processes.
Activity
Other

Prince George's Community College: Reading the Rock Record [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth activity where students create a rock layer formation using different colors of playdough and investigate the types of folds and rock formations that might occur. They take core samples through anticlines and...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Mystery Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Learn about the uses of rocks.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 2

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the uses of rocks.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rocks, Rocks, Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students test rocks to identify their physical properties (such as luster, hardness, color, etc.) and classify them as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They complete a worksheet table to record all of the rock properties, and then...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Hounds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will select a rock, study it, and describe its attributes.
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geologic Survey: Rocks

For Students 3rd - 8th
What are rocks made of? Where do rocks come from? What is an igneous rock? These are just some of the questions answered by the scientists of the U.S. Geologic Survey.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Baseball Rocks!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through videoconferencing, two classes battle out their knowledge of rocks and minerals and the rock cycle by playing baseball. Each class completes a unit on rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle which includes gathering facts from print...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.

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