In this activity, students use their observational skills to explore the makeup of various samples of rocks. They will recognize that the rocks are made up of one or more minerals. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school
This laboratory activity gives an example of the creativity required when teaching non-native rock t...
I prepared a set of questions for students to use to start exploring the source including finding th...
Making a collection is not always considered an erudite use of laboratory time. It has been said tha...
This activity is designed to demystify rock identification by illustrating how most common rocks can...
Every rock tells a story and on this site, students learn how to read those stories. Students examin...
This activity has students observe and describe the physical characteristics of a familiar model (ca...
Children define “minerals” and “rocks” on the basis of their previous experiences and ideas. In thei...
In this activity, students will discover that minerals have specific characteristics that help to id...
This hands-on activity covers the basics of rock identification. After a brief discussion of the ter...
In this activity students will use sample sets of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks to lea...
In this investigation, students locate a round or spherical naturally-occurring rock and take notes ...
The topic of this lesson is an introduction to minerals for students in grades 5-8. The focus of thi...
In this activity students bring in samples of local rocks for the teacher to cut in half with a diam...
This identification key has been designed to assist teachers, students, or collectors in the identif...
How can teachers mentally engage students in order to promote a deeper understanding of rock classif...
This laboratory activity gives an example of the creativity required when teaching non-native rock t...
I prepared a set of questions for students to use to start exploring the source including finding th...
Making a collection is not always considered an erudite use of laboratory time. It has been said tha...
This activity is designed to demystify rock identification by illustrating how most common rocks can...
Every rock tells a story and on this site, students learn how to read those stories. Students examin...
This activity has students observe and describe the physical characteristics of a familiar model (ca...
Children define “minerals” and “rocks” on the basis of their previous experiences and ideas. In thei...
In this activity, students will discover that minerals have specific characteristics that help to id...
This hands-on activity covers the basics of rock identification. After a brief discussion of the ter...
In this activity students will use sample sets of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks to lea...
In this investigation, students locate a round or spherical naturally-occurring rock and take notes ...
The topic of this lesson is an introduction to minerals for students in grades 5-8. The focus of thi...
In this activity students bring in samples of local rocks for the teacher to cut in half with a diam...
This identification key has been designed to assist teachers, students, or collectors in the identif...
How can teachers mentally engage students in order to promote a deeper understanding of rock classif...
This laboratory activity gives an example of the creativity required when teaching non-native rock t...
I prepared a set of questions for students to use to start exploring the source including finding th...
Making a collection is not always considered an erudite use of laboratory time. It has been said tha...