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Activity
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Grow Your Own Crystals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to create crystals. This is a great experiment for students to use in learning about the structure and formation of crystals.
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Website
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh: X Ray Crystallography Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the University of Pittsburgh crystallography departments home page. The site has links to programs, facilities, research, etc.
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Website
Other

International Union of Crystallography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to journals, databases, research, commissions, etc. on the subject of Crystallography.
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Handout
Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: The Mineral Quartz

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a description of the mineral quartz, including physical characteristics and color images.
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Article
Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Golden Cube Geo Mysteries

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to test a material by using the five main properties of minerals to identify it at this interactive site.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Dorothy Hodgkin

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents a brief overview of her life and contributions to medicine including her 1964 Nobel Prize Award.
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Interactive
Other

Reciprocal Net: Crystals and Chemicals in Everyday Life

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive students will understand crystals and chemicals in everyday life. The animation takes you through a household and explains various crystallogrophy we use all the time. Objects include light bulbs, items in a bathroom...