The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Science Museum: Rock Hounds With Rocky
Rocky the Rock Hound uses simple animations to show the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Includes teacher connections to lessons, literature, and activities along with online quizzes and puzzles on rocks and rock...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Geology of Devil's Tower
Welcome to Devil's Tower National Park in Wyoming! This highly interactive website reveals the geological processes behind the formation of this unique natural structure.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: How to Become a Fossil
Learn about what a fossil is, the different types that scientists use for study, and processes that form them. [2:57]
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Geo Notes: Salem Limestone: Its Origin [Pdf]
Describes the formation of the Salem Limestone during the Mississippian Period.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Rocky Movement [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 3rd graders will investigate the three types of rocks and personify the formation of each type with movement.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Coal is also a nonrenewable energy source because it takes...
Other
Caterpillar: Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future [Pdf]
This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce students to the various phases involved in mining,...