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Utah Education Network

Uen: Mineral Magic

For Teachers 4th
Classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Nhmu: Create Your Own Rock!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will create and name their own rock by combining paper minerals.
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Lesson Plan
Minerals Ed

Mineral Resources Education Program of Bc: Teacher Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers find resources connected to the minerals industry of British Columbia, including comprehensive units for all grade levels, with specific curriculum links to provincial curriculum, and integrated science kits.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: How We Use Rocks: Part 1

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to rocks and their physical properties.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Classifying Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify rock types by observing key characteristics.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rock Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
This tutorial explains the rock cycle--from beginning to end! It is full of activities, assessments, games, slideshows and all kinds of interactive material. Learn what rocks are made of and how they change from one form to another....
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eBook
Other

Canadian Centre for Energy Information: Earth Really Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Earth Really Rocks is a teaching unit for Grades K-3. It approaches the study of rocks from an energy perspective, looking at how gas and oil are formed underground, as well as at sedimentary rocks and the structure of the Earth's crust....
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Graphic
Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Rock Identification Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A flowchart students can use as a tool to identify rocks. They answer yes or no to questions about various characteristics and responses to tests until they can narrow down the possibilities.
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PPT
Other

New Mexico State University: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint slideshow converted to a PDF, with six slides per page. It explains what metamorphism is, the distribution of metamorphic rocks, the agents of metamorphism, the types of metamorphism, metamorphic grades or degrees, how...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: All Sorts of Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will sort rocks according to hardness, texture, layering, and particle size.
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Website
Other

Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder

For Students 9th - 10th
During your lifetime, you will use more than a million pounds of rocks, minerals, and metals. Dig through this web site and find out how.
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Activity
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frequently asked rock and mineral questions are answered and illustrated.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Minerals: Formation and Groups Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the main ideas behind mineral formation with this study guide.
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Handout
Other

Rocks and minerals.com: Rock and Mineral Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
University of Oregon

Geo Man's Mineral and Rock Charts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains several charts that can be used for identifying rocks and minerals based on traits such as hardness, luster and color.
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Activity
Minerals Ed

Minerals Ed: Rock Star 101 [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
This lesson takes you through the basic introduction of rocks. It includes information about the rock cycle and the three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Your World!

For Students 3rd
Travel to the Grand Canyon with gophers and learn that if rocks can tell stories, so can YOU! Practice using two different kinds of questions: comparative and descriptive, and learn that during reading time, there is no such thing as a...
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Activity
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Reader of the Rocks

For Teachers K - 1st
A nonfiction article where students read about Julie Codispoti, assistant curator at the United States Polar Rock Repository, located at Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center. The article provides an overview of Antarctic...
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Website
Other

Wyo History: The Rock Springs Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this very detailed description of the Rock Springs Massacre and the circumstances that led up to it. Find out why Chinese immigrants became the focus of hatred and discrimination.
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Activity
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Build a Collection

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create your own rock and mineral collection. Site shows you how to clean minerals, get organized, and it gives suggestions for display and storage.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

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

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of minerals and how to identify them by their properties.
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Handout
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the process by which metamorphic rocks are created, where they are located, and how they are identified by texture (foliated and non-foliated) and mineral composition.
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Interactive
San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Mine Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about minerals and have fun, too, playing Sedimentary, My Dear Watson, Knowledge Nuggets, Mining for Minerals (Interactive), and Minerals Matter. Downloadable features.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

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

For Students 3rd - 6th
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on sedimentary rocks and how they are formed.

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