Rocks & Minerals

Click on the links below for activities for students to learn all about rocks, minerals, and soil!

• Rocks: a virtual field trip from an elementary school in Utah

• Rocks and Soil: educational computer game from the BBC

• Answer Worm- Soil: go through several questions on soil with SQWorm.

• Mineralogy for Kids: cool site from the Mineralogical Society of America, it includes the rock cycle

• Interactive Rock Cycle Animation: Click on a cut-away of the earth to see the rock cycle in action

• Rocks and the Rock Cycle: an explanation from the BBC of the different types of rocks and the rock cycle

• Rock and the Rock Cycle: site from Windows to the Universe

• This Planet Really Rocks!: ThinkQuest site on rocks and minerals

• Discover How Rocks are Formed: with Rocky the Rock Hound!

• Become a Rock Expert: with Rocky the Rock Hound

• Pebbling Puzzles: with Rocky the Rock Hound