ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dragon in the Rocks
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is used as students read the story Dragon in the Rocks from the Scholastic Literacy Place series. There is a lesson on closed syllables, context clues, and identifying plot and setting.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Geology Rock Cycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] Flipchart explains the rock cycle, taking students through the creation and ultimate destruction of a rock.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How the Earth Is Built
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the ways the earth is built. It studies different types of rock formation and earth forms. Charts, graphs, and linking pages make this flipchart interactive
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Minerals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains definition of minerals and properties of minerals and a short video. It is appropriate as an introduction to minerals.
Other
Rocks and minerals.com: Rock and Mineral Uses
This is a fairly extensive list of common rocks and minerals, each followed by a brief explanation of how they are used in our society.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Minerals
Investigate the subject of minerals including characteristics, properties such as luster and streak, types of minerals, and fun facts on this site.
Other
Georgia Perimeter College: Metamorphic Rock Pictures
Vew close-up photos of various kinds of metamorphic rocks, including foliated, non-foliated, and mineral specimens.
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.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Rocks Slso
This file guides students through learning about sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks along with an introduction to the rock cycle. Students can complete work in small groups or individually on their devices.
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.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Rocks & Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
This lesson plan is designed to allow young children to investigate rocks using the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
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.
Curated OER
Language Guide: El Aire Libre
Learn to identify things you would see or use in the outdoors or open air when you are hiking or camping. Interactive illustrations model correct pronunciation of vocabulary when the mouse is moved over each picture.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Rocks
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Rocks."