East Cobb Advanced Content

Minerals & Rocks Links

Discussed physical properties of minerals (streak, etc); also has an 
identification key (answer a few questions about your mineral, and it will 
tell you what mineral you have!)--click on "I'm ready to identify minerals" 
at the bottom of the page
http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/mineral/minerals.htm

Alphabetical listing of minerals--click on the mineral's name, then you will 
be given a lot of information about that mineral.
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/byname.htm

information about physical properties of minerals (luster, hardness, etc)
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/physical.htm

information about physical properties of minerals (luster, hardness, etc)
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock4.htm

Multiple Choice minerals game
http://www.quia.com/mc/462395.html

Rocks--extra credit activity to do at home
http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/rocks/rockcycleactivities/makesandstone.cfm

Igneous Rock tutorial with a practice quiz
http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/basicgeo/IGNEOUS_TOUR.html

Rock Hounds--How are rocks formed (3 types)
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/

Rocks and earthquakes

Rock Hounds--Index Page (click on the many links)
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html

Click on the 3 links on the LEFT--sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic
http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock1.htm

Rocks--Image Gallery
http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/glazner/Images/gallery.html

Rocks multiple choice game
http://www.quia.com/mc/65531.html

Rocks--lots of good information (organized into links)
http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/TableofContents.html

http://www.theimage.com/

Rock and Minerals--lots of info
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/rocks/rocks.html

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