Materials and Resources
Printed Materials

• Geology textbooks
• Books on geology of the area

Supplies
Lab materials for:

• Rock Lab: Rock labs can be purchased, found on the Web, or made by the teacher (materials will vary)
• Cookie Mining Activity: Requires metric scales; cookies with a variety of ingredients, such as raisins, chocolate chips, and nuts; and paper clip for dissecting cookie

Internet Resources

• Mineral Information Institute
  www.mii.org/commonminerals.html*
  Common minerals and their uses
• RocksForKids: Mineral Identification List
  http://rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html#Mineral*
  Identifying minerals
• RocksForKids
  http://rocksforkids.com*
  Rocks for kids
• Exploring the Environment Team
  www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html*
  Description of the rock cycle
• Rocks and Minerals Laboratory
  www.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/rocks_minerals.php*
  Tables on rocks and minerals
• Colorado State University: Science
  www.csmate.colostate.edu/cltw/cohortpages/viney/dynamicearthch4.html*
  Web lab  
• Natural Resources of Canada: Minerals and Metals Section
  www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/wealth/home.htm*
  Minerals and metals at home
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
  www.msha.gov/KIDS/KIDSHP.HTM*
  MSHA’s kid’s page
• Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories
  www.sciencekit.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_433675*
  Labs for becoming a rock detective
• BBC: Essential Guide to Rocks
  www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks*
  Rock facts, links, virtual walks, and more

• Rock Odyssey (Video). www.mediaincorporated.com/Math___Science/Rock_Odyssey/rock_odyssey.html*
  Media, PA: Media Incorporated.
• Experts from local geological society

• Computers for conducting Internet research and creating multimedia presentations
• Projection system to present plan to town committee (class)

• Multimedia presentation software for planning presentation
• Internet connectivity for research
• E-mail for gifted students to use to contact experts