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.
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.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Rocks and Soils
Easy-to-understand review of key concepts about rocks and soils, with diagrams, activities, and quiz questions.
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.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Iceland: What Are Rocks?
Agneta lives in Iceland and loves rocks. Help her learn more about rocks and things rocks are used for.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Mine Games
Learn about minerals and have fun, too, playing Sedimentary, My Dear Watson, Knowledge Nuggets, Mining for Minerals (Interactive), and Minerals Matter. Downloadable features.
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.
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.
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Virtual Learning: Geology: Minerals
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...
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.
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Building Geology: Rock and Mineral Hunt
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.
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: Soil
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of soil and its importance to living things.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Landforms
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of landforms, some different types, and how they are formed.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Mike Rumsey Mineralogist
This resource features a question and answer session in text format with Mike Rumsey, resident Mineralogist at the Natural History Museum. The questions are directed at understanding what it means to be a Mineralogist and to study rocks...
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.
Read Works
Read Works: What Is a Rock?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the elements that rocks are made of. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Investigating Different Rock Types
For this investigation, young scholars explore the characteristics of various types of rocks.