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Rocks, Minerals, and Rock Cycle

Below is a list of rock, mineral, and rock cycle lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, and demonstrations that might be useful in your classroom. With adaptation, many of them can be used with elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
 
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rock pictures Rocks and Minerals
Information about rocks and minerals for professional development and use with students. Photos of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks to project or assign as study. Information on minerals and their uses.
rock hounds Rocks
A complete lesson plan that demonstrates how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form. This lesson plan can easily be used for an introduction or expanded for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
ISM Three Dimensional Geology
This lesson plan uses a classroom activity to apply geological concepts to a real-life problem solving situation. This classroom activity can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
Geologic Time Scale Geologic Time Scale
This printable geologic time scale is easy to understand and is not too complex. This time scale is a word document that can easily be customized for any earth and space science teacher's needs.
science class Geodes
This lesson plan demonstrates the formation of crystals in a geode through a classroom activity. This demonstration is a good way to introduce and expand the idea of crystals for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
science class Mining in Texas

This lesson plan is a good way to demonstrate the extraction of nonrenewable minerals. This classroom activity can be expanded for helping elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students understand this topic.
science class Sugar Cube Rock Cycle
This lesson plan lets students develop an understanding for the processes of the rock cycle through sugar cubes. This classroom activity can be used to demonstrate the rock cycle for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
thinkquest Rock Cycle Activity
This lesson plan uses a fun classroom activity to demonstrate the changes that rocks undergo in the rock cycle. Minor modifications make this activity appropriate for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
gsa What Earth materials are in My Car?
This lesson plan requires students to investigate the minerals that are used in the manufacturing of vehicles. This classroom activity is appropriate for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students with minor modifications.
gsa Real Fake Rocks
This lesson plan involves a classroom activity that helps students understand how rocks are formed by creating their own look-a-like rock. This classroom activity is useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
gsa Toothpaste with a Twist
This lesson plan gives students a project to create a product out of minerals. This classroom activity can be used to introduce or expand minerals for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
gsa Fast Crystallization
This lesson plan gives students the ability to investigate the speed of mineral crystallization by creating their own crystals. This classroom activity can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
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