Rock Hound
Students will prepare charts, identify various rocks and minerals and describe their characteristics.
Click on the event title to see the official set of directions from the Coaches Manual.
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rocks
Links:
Rock Hound Part 2
Minerals Science Olympiad 2020 1
http://aso.jsu.edu/rocks08.pdf (official 2008 list from Science Olympiad)
http://www.rockhoundingar.com/pebblepups/kidsaskmikey.html
http://www.geosci.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~geology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/rocks.htm
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/RocksandMinerals/rocks.html
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/rocks.html
http://www.teeda.com/rocks-and-minerals.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
http://www.rocksandminerals.org/
Rock Hound Kids http://www.rockhoundkids.com/
Rex the Dino Detective http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html#resources
http://www.rocksandminerals.com/finder/H1.HTM
The Mineral & Gemstone Kingdom http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm
Identification http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html
How to identify minerals http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/how-to.html
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/rocks/rocks.html
How rocks are formed http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/
Classifying rocks http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_rockhound/1997-2000/junior_rocks.html
The Smithsonian: Rocks and Minerals http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/2_0_0.html
The Smithsnian Rocks and Mining http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_0_0.html
http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
mineral information page http://www.bestcrystals.com/stone1.html
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/minerals/
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/rocks.html
Most common minerals by name with photos http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
http://www.casdn.neu.edu/%7Egeology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/rocks.htm
Mineral institute: common mineral and their uses http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.php
Mineral institute: mineral images http://www.mii.org/mineralphotos.php
Mineral Institute: elements http://www.mii.org/periodic/LifeElement.php
Mineroloy for kids http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
USGS rocks and images http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks.htm
http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/Hibba/
Rock primer http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/changestoearthandatmosphere/0rocksrev1.shtml
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ebook/rocks2/rock_index.html
mineral identifier http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_rockhound/1997-2000/junior_identifier.html
rock identification key http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/html/projects/science/ks34/rocks/key.html
rock id test http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/html/projects/science/ks34/rocks/list.html
Practice activity http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/Rocks/index.htm
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci3.html
http://www.yuprocks.com/links.html
http://www.saltthesandbox.org/rocks/index.htm
http://physics.nku.edu/geology/GLY%20110/110%20Student%20projects%202005%20Spring/Group%204%20Rocks%20and%20Minerals/Teachers.htm
Birthstones http://www.bernardine.com/birthstone/modern.htm
Fossil Limestone http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/Rocks/biospar1detB.html
GeoMysteries http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/faqs.html
Igneous Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/igneous_profiles.htm
Metamorphic Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/metamorphic_profiles.htm
Mineral Galleries http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/byname.htm Find mineral pictures and uses
Mohs Scale of Hardness http://www.amfed.org/t_mohs.htm
Mystery Fossils http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/historyoflife/mysteries/mfarchive6.html
Pet Rocks http://www.grandpapencil.com/pets/petrock.htm
Recipes http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/chocolate.shtml
Rock Hounds http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/index.html
Sedimentary Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/sedimentary_profiles.htm
University of Berkeley http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/index.html
http://educatoral.com/sci_links.html#rocks
http://www.stam.mb.ca/stam_grade4_links.html#Rocks,%20Minerals,%20and%20Erosion
http://www.kbears.com/sciences/mineralogy.html
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/Key
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/TableofContents.html
http://facweb.bhc.edu/academics/science/harwoodr/Geol101/Labs/Minerals/Index.htm
Students will prepare charts, identify various rocks and minerals and describe their characteristics.
Click on the event title to see the official set of directions from the Coaches Manual.
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rocks
Links:
Rock Hound Part 2
Minerals Science Olympiad 2020 1
http://aso.jsu.edu/rocks08.pdf (official 2008 list from Science Olympiad)
http://www.rockhoundingar.com/pebblepups/kidsaskmikey.html
http://www.geosci.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~geology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/rocks.htm
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/RocksandMinerals/rocks.html
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/rocks.html
http://www.teeda.com/rocks-and-minerals.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/
http://www.rocksandminerals.org/
Rock Hound Kids http://www.rockhoundkids.com/
Rex the Dino Detective http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/mysteries.html
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html#resources
http://www.rocksandminerals.com/finder/H1.HTM
The Mineral & Gemstone Kingdom http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm
Identification http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html
How to identify minerals http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/how-to.html
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/rocks/rocks.html
How rocks are formed http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/
Classifying rocks http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_rockhound/1997-2000/junior_rocks.html
The Smithsonian: Rocks and Minerals http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/2_0_0.html
The Smithsnian Rocks and Mining http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/text/3_0_0.html
http://web.wt.net/~daba/Mineral/
mineral information page http://www.bestcrystals.com/stone1.html
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/minerals/
http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/rocks.html
Most common minerals by name with photos http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
http://www.casdn.neu.edu/%7Egeology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/rocks.htm
Mineral institute: common mineral and their uses http://www.mii.org/commonminerals.php
Mineral institute: mineral images http://www.mii.org/mineralphotos.php
Mineral Institute: elements http://www.mii.org/periodic/LifeElement.php
Mineroloy for kids http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
USGS rocks and images http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_rocks.htm
http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/Hibba/
Rock primer http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/chemistry/changestoearthandatmosphere/0rocksrev1.shtml
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ebook/rocks2/rock_index.html
mineral identifier http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_rockhound/1997-2000/junior_identifier.html
rock identification key http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/html/projects/science/ks34/rocks/key.html
rock id test http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/html/projects/science/ks34/rocks/list.html
Practice activity http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/Rocks/index.htm
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci3.html
http://www.yuprocks.com/links.html
http://www.saltthesandbox.org/rocks/index.htm
http://physics.nku.edu/geology/GLY%20110/110%20Student%20projects%202005%20Spring/Group%204%20Rocks%20and%20Minerals/Teachers.htm
Birthstones http://www.bernardine.com/birthstone/modern.htm
Fossil Limestone http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/Rocks/biospar1detB.html
GeoMysteries http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/faqs.html
Igneous Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/igneous_profiles.htm
Metamorphic Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/metamorphic_profiles.htm
Mineral Galleries http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/byname.htm Find mineral pictures and uses
Mohs Scale of Hardness http://www.amfed.org/t_mohs.htm
Mystery Fossils http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/historyoflife/mysteries/mfarchive6.html
Pet Rocks http://www.grandpapencil.com/pets/petrock.htm
Recipes http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/chocolate.shtml
Rock Hounds http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/expert/index.html
Sedimentary Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/sedimentary_profiles.htm
University of Berkeley http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/index.html
http://educatoral.com/sci_links.html#rocks
http://www.stam.mb.ca/stam_grade4_links.html#Rocks,%20Minerals,%20and%20Erosion
http://www.kbears.com/sciences/mineralogy.html
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/Key
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/TableofContents.html
http://facweb.bhc.edu/academics/science/harwoodr/Geol101/Labs/Minerals/Index.htm