500-599 Natural Science >> Rocks and Minerals

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Rocks for kids - Find out how rocks and minerals are formed, identifying rocks and minerals, and some of their uses.

Rocky the Rockhound - Build a solid foundation on rock knowledge by learning how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are made, examine some online samples, then test your stone smarts with an online quiz.

Geo-Mysteries - Help Rex the Dino Detective solve three mysteries about rocks in this online game from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker - This PBS Science Odyssey includes a Shockwave Plate Tectonics activity illustrating what happens when Earth's plates push and pull against each other. There are also thirteen related articles about plate tectonics available in printable versions.

Earth's Continental Plates - With lots of colorful illustrations, Enchanting Learning introduces continental drift and the Earth's plates. The Continental Drift animation shows how the continents have moved over the last 800 million years. Also noteworthy is information on the father of plate tectonics, Alfred Wegener, and the quizzes and printable activity sheets.