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~ Hardened Criminals ~

You are Cedar Grove's top Hardened Criminal investigator and your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to construct a wanted poster for a specific, rock, mineral, or gem. You will need to find properties like hardness, luster, color, etc. to use for your Hardened Criminal's description. Create a "Wanted" poster with a large, colorful "mugshot" and all the data you have collected.

Student Resources

A-D E-L M-Q R-Z

aluminum/bauxite amber
amethyst
calcite
cat's eye/chatoyant
copper
corundum
diamond

emerald
feldspar
flint
fluorite/fluorspar
gold
granite
gypsum
limestone

magnetite
malachite
marble
Mica
nickel
opal
platinum
pyrite
quartz/silica

ruby
sandstone
sapphire
silver
sulfur
titanium
turquoise
uranium
zinc

Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia MCPS only

Rocks and Minerals
Additional resources

40 Common Minerals and Their Uses NMA
Gallery of Mineral Photographs
Plate Tectonics NASA Classroom of the Future
Mineralogy 4 Kids MineralogicalSociety of America
Rock Cycle
Rock Hound Collection Safety
Rockology 101
The Rocks and Minerals Slide Show
Rocky the Rock Hound Loogootee Community Schools

Smithsonian Institution
Department of Mineral Sciences

Division of Meteorites
The Evolving Earth
Photo Galleries

Teacher Feature

Common Minerals and Their Uses Mineral Information Institute

The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom Includes Minerals A-Z, Gemstones, and Image Gallery

Minerals By Name The Mineral Gallery

Rocks and Minerals KidsKonnect - Links to many resources

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Home Administration Counselor Media Center Staff PTA Calendar MCPS Home Lunch Menu ~ Hardened Criminals ~

Home Administration Counselor Media Center Staff PTA Calendar MCPS Home Lunch Menu

~ Hardened Criminals ~