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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Rocks and Processes of the Rock Cycle

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Instructional videos, grade-level texts, interactive activities, and quick assessments about rocks and processes of the rock cycle.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Virtual Learning: Geology: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on Rocks

For Students 4th - 7th
Covers the three main types of rocks, different weathering processes, erosion, and the rock cycle.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial you'll learn about rocks and the rock cycle. You'll be introduced to the three different rock types and what makes them what they are. You'll also learn about how the matter that makes up these rocks is...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: When Science Is Sweet: Growing Rock Candy Crystals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Though rock candy seems to be a simple enough treat, it is also pretty interesting to make. Crystallized sugar that can be grown from a sugar-water solution is just how rock candy is made. In this experiment, you will learn to make your...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Metamorphic

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on metamorphic rocks.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines the properties of a rock.
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Handout
Other

Rocks and Minerals: The Rock Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various rock types and the rock cycle.
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Website
Other

The Happy Scientist: Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of rocks including igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and the rock cycle.
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Lesson Plan
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Rock and Mineral Laboratory Exercises in Large Auditorium Classes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of four exercises requires each student to be provided with a rock and mineral kit, described in the downloadable activity description. They perform a detailed series of tests on the samples to discover their properties.
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Interactive
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Rock & Mineral Bingo

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher instructions and all the needed materials for a challenging game of Bingo where students must apply their knowledge of rocks and minerals in order to win. Downloadable materials include a description of the activity, Bingo...
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Handout
James Madison University

James Madison University: Igneous Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the classification of igneous rocks. Content addresses classification based on color and texture, mineral composition, and chemical composition.
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Website
Other

Bob's Rock Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
This enormous, non-commercial site provides links to information on everything from the properties of gemstones and minerals, to tips on purchasing them, to mounting them for jewelry.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Discovery

For Teachers 4th
Identify rocks by examining rock characteristics and processes.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Rock Hounds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will select a rock, study it, and describe its attributes.
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Handout
University of Oregon

Ask Geo Man: Igneous Rock Forming Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Ask GeoMan lists Olivine, Pyroxene, Amphibole, Feldspar, Mica and Quartz, as five common rock forming minerals. Characteristics of each are also given.
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Graphic
James Madison University

James Madison U.: Bowen's Reaction Series & Igneous Rock Forming Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're interested in learning about the igneous rock-forming minerals in seeing multiple pictures of each sample, then this is your site. It also includes the chain that these minerals follow. Click on the PDF link for a printable...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Iceland: What Are Rocks?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Agneta lives in Iceland and loves rocks. Help her learn more about rocks and things rocks are used for.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Virtual Rock Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students are asked to identify rocks based on their properties.
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Handout
Province of British Columbia

B.c. Ministry of Energy and Mines: Common Rock Forming Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
There are six common minerals most often found in rocks. They are quartz, feldspar, olivine, mica, pyroxene, and amphibole. This website provides photos and information on each, and discusses their importance when identifying rocks.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Rocks and Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Essential guide to geology of the National Parks focuses on minerals and the different types of rocks. Includes a visual glossary.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Mineral Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful interface and gateway into the research collections of the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Find information, image galleries, exhibits, specimens, and related resources about...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: This Is Your Rock, This Is My Rock

For Teachers 4th
Learn to recognize a variety of rocks and minerals found in Utah.

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