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Title:

Rocks and Minerals

Url:

http://www.mrsciguy.com/EarthScience/rocks.html

Creator:

Medina, Philip

Publisher:

Medina, Philip

Description: This unit provides younger students with an introduction to rocks and minerals. Topics include the definition of a mineral, the physical properties of minerals and how they are measured, and a discussion of quartz, the most basic silicate mineral and one of the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust. The discussion on rocks includes the rock cycle, the three rock types (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic), and how they are formed. There is also a vocabulary list and downloadable, printable worksheets for each major topic.

LC Classification:

Science -- Geology -- Mineralogy
Science -- Geology -- Mineralogy -- Classification
Science -- Geology -- Mineralogy -- Description of special minerals, A-Z -- Quartz
Science -- Geology -- Petrology -- Igneous rocks, volcanic ash, tuff, etc.
Science -- Geology -- Petrology -- Metamorphic rocks. Metamorphism

GEM Subject:

Science -- Earth science
Science -- Instructional issues
Science -- Geology

Key Concept:

Geology -- Minerals
Geology -- Rocks
Geology -- Igneous rock
Geology -- Metamorphic rock

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- DOC
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Elementary School

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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