All that glitters is not gold! In this nine-slide show, your mineralogists gain insight on the formation and properties of the building blocks of rocks. Beautiful and sparkling photographs make the presentation pleasing to the eye, and the text on each slide makes it illuminating as well. As homework, have individuals view the slide show, write out the vocabulary terms and definitions, and take the multiple-choice quiz that is included. They can print out their scores to turn in to you.

Concepts

mineral properties, minerals

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Additional Tags

mineral formation, mineral properties, science

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Pros

• Related geology resource links at the bottom of the page
• Results of the interactive quiz can be printed out
• Pop-ups with key vocabulary definitions 

Cons

• None