Rocks and Minerals
General
- Gallery of Mineral Photographs http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bestgall.htm
- Formation of Minerals http://collections.ic.gc.ca/minerals/how.html
- GeoMysteries http://www.childrensmuseum.org/geomysteries/index2.html
- Mineral Information Institute: Dig a Little Deeper Lesson plans http://www.mii.org/lessons.html
- Rock Hounds http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html
- Rockology 101 http://www.rogersgroupinc.com/ourcommunities/rockology/index.htm
- Rocks and Mineral Dictionary http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geology/rocks/glossary/
- Rocks, Rocks, Rocks Lesson plans http://www.nycenet.edu/DIS/mst/rocks/index.html
- The Stupid Page of Rocks http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/1080/
Types of Rocks and Their Formation
- USGS: Rocks http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/rxmin/rock.html
- Three Types of Rocks http://www.promotega.org/ksu00006/types.htm
- How Rocks are Named http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Extension/formation.html
- How Rocks are Formed http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les2/rockintro.html
- Sedimentary Rocks http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/rxmin/rock2.html
- How Igneous Rocks Are Formed http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/igneous.htm
- Metamorphic Rocks http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/rxmin/rock3.html
The Rock Cycle
- The Rock Cycle http://www.beyondbooks.com/ear82/7.asp
- The Rock Cycle http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
Using Rocks
- Mining and You http://www.nevadamining.org/you/
- Rock and Mineral Uses http://www.rocksandminerals.com/uses.htm
- Climate History: Exploring Climate Events and Human History http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/cliihis1000.html
Adapted from list in Connected Newsletter May, 2 00 4 Volume 10. No.8
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