8th Grade Science Unit - Rock Identification

     
     rock 1    rock 2  rocks 3 

    Local Area Map (shows common rock types) 

    http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/geo/mon.html 

    Rock Identification Tables  

    http://geology.about.com/od/rocks/a/Rock-Tables.htm 

    EHow Video Identifying Rocks  (Keep closing the annoying ads)

    http://www.ehow.com/video_4997352_identifying-rocks.html 

    Neighborhood Rocks 

    http://saltthesandbox.org/rocks/names.htm 

    Rock hounds – Scroll down to the question and answer key

    http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html 

    What kind of rock is this? 

    http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0610/es0610page01.cfm 

    Rock Key & Rock Identification 

    http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/Learning/Science/Rocks/Key.aspx 

    http://www.bwctc.northants.sch.uk/Learning/Science/Rocks/ 

    How to Look at a Rock 

    http://geology.about.com/od/rocks/tp/rocks101.htm 

    Testing Hardness of a Mineral 

    http://realgar.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/aaim/linear/L0.html 

    Geology.com - Rocks

    http://geology.com/rocks/ 

    Yup…. Rocks (rock pictures)

    http://www.yuprocks.com/mineral_pictures.shtml 

    British Isles Geology Toolkit 

    http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/geology/geology-toolkit-what-rock 

     
    Rock 4   Rock 5   Rock 6 

    Photos used under Creative Commons license from http://www.flickr.com/. 
    Rocks 1 Photo attributable to Martin LaBar.
    Rocks 2 Photo attributable to NeilsPhotography.
    Rocks 3 Photo attributable to kurafire.
    Rocks 4 Photo attributable to Sporkswrapper.
    Rocks 5 Photo attibutable to James Jordan.
    Rocks 6 Photo attibutable to Chris J

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