Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Argentina
This site has a map of Argentina in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Bolivia
This site has a map of Bolivia in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Chile
This site has a map of Chile in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics addressed....
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Colombia
This site has a map of Colombia in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Venezuela
This site has a map of Venezuela in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Paraguay
This site has a map of Paraguay in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Peru
This site has a map of Peru in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics addressed....
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Ecuador
This site has a map of Ecuador in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: America Del Sur: Uruguay
This site has a map of Uruguay in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources are among the topics...
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Modern History: Minerals
Minerals are everywhere. Different properties of minerals make them useful for different reasons. Have a go matching properties to minerals and objects, match minerals to objects, or just take it easy and refresh your memory of the...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Grow Rock Candy
Learn about the crystal patterns and shapes of select minerals (diamond, quartz, muscovite, and topaz) and how to grow your own rock candy crystals.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Modern History: Mineral Mix and Match
A simple activity where you must choose the properties that describe both the mineral and an object made from it. The activity can be played with new sets of minerals, objects, and properties.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University Museum of Modern History: How We Use Minerals
A simple activity where you must match each object to the mineral it is made of by fitting it to the correct outline. The activity can be played with new sets of objects, which increases the interest level.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Iron Ore
Wikipedia provides a description of iron ore, where it can be found, and how it is used in the making of steel.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hornblende
Wikipedia offers a description of the mineral Hornblende including specific gravity, hardness, and image.
Other
Zinc an Essential Mineral
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.
Other
Moms Team: u.s. Dietary Reference Intakes (Dr Is) for Minerals
Here is a chart with useful information on the minerals you need to be healthy. Includes "functions" and "sources" of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, iodine, fluoride, and phosporus.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Minerals Information
General information about minerals in sports and safety.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Materials Flow and Sustainability [Pdf]
This site is a fact sheet that uses illustrations to review the steps minerals go through to be made into useable products, and also how some materials can be recycled and returned to the environment.
Other
Supralife International: Colloidal Minerals, B Complex?
This site provides a brief description of vitamin B complex. Includes information on topics such as the function of the vitamin and recommended daily allowances.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geology: Rock Mineral Formations: Lesson 1
This lesson will explore the process of rock mineral formations. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Geology: Rock Mineral Formations."
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Chromium
Find the importance to ensuring daily diets contain this essential mineral. Recognize sources of chromium and symptoms of deficiency or excess.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Copper
Find sources of and benefits to consuming copper. What happens when a body is deficient or has too much copper in it?
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Magnesium
Check out the benefits and sources of magnesium for the body. What are the symptoms of too much or too little of the mineral?