Rock and Mineral Hunt

Rocks and Minerals Internet Hunt
http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/rock.html

Directions: Use the links provided to find the answers to the questions.
Use the Back button of your browser to return to this page.
If a link is broken, use your Internet searching skills to find the answer. (Printer version )

1. List the three rock groups.

2. Describe the rock cycle. Watch the Rock Cycle movie.

3. Write 3 minerals found in a house. Name the specific product where it is used.

4. What is the difference between a mineral and a rock? pdf resource

5. The gem Corundum is called a sapphire unless it is colored red.
What do they call a red colored corundum?

6. How old is the Hope Diamond?

7. Asbestos is a mineral that people used to protect themselves from fire. Later they discovered it was dangerous.
How is it dangerous?

(Use FactMonster.com.'s search to find the answer. Enter asbestos in the search box.
Click Go. Check out the information in the encyclopedia.)

8. F. Mohs developed a scale to measure hardness of gemstones. What is the scale called? Explore the scale here.

9. What mineral has the least hardness according to the scale?

What mineral has the greatest hardness?

10. How are sedimentary rocks formed? Name two sedimentary rocks.

11. How are igneous rocks formed?

What does the word ignite mean? Look it up in a dictionary.

12. Ever hear the phrase "it sank like a stone"? What rock can actually float?

13. Name the tests that scientists use to identify minerals. Explain two of them. (Tip - Click Next to move through the info)

14. What is an unusual property of the mineral ulexite?

15. What causes sedimentary and igneous rocks to change?

Challenge questions:

16. Nicholaus Steno set down two geologic principles. What are they?

17. On several of the sites you visited in the hunt they gave the name for molten rock. What is it?

18. Do this Math Mastery Rock problem

What role does the mineral fluoride play in your health?

Accept the challenge: Every day you eat minerals. Your folks don't plop a bowl of minerals down for breakfast.
So how are you eating these minerals? Figure it out here by reading about boron.

Do this web activity Rock Cycle interactive and engaging. Test your skills. Score-

Check out Rock varnish - Have you observed this phenomena?

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson

Done already? Good for you!

	Explore the fluorescence site. http://simplethinking.com/franklinminerals/uv%20barite.shtml
	Take the Volcano Quiz at National Geographic. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/0106/volcano/
	Food for thought. Suppose I told you about a teacher at school. (You will have her for Earth Science next year.) I describe her as sedimentary. You would then picture her as which of these? Fiery and exciting / Slow - steadily teaching one step at a time / Changing throughout the year.
	Sometimes we techies talk about morphing. We morph pictures, for example. Using your understanding of rock terms - what does morphing mean? Name an animal that morphs __________________________________
	Harness the resources on this site to improve your rock knowledge	Learn more about Geology
	Expand upon your mineralogy facts and figures using these resources	Rock Cycle - Earth Science
	Rocks and Minerals crossword puzzle	Rock Solid audio story
	Rock Hound Collection Safety	Pennsylvania Geology - Dig into it
	Gold is a Native Element. Name all three minerals in the Gold group. List two traits of these minerals.
	It's ALL MINE - a thinkquest site about mining, along with rocks & minerals
	Explore the Geology Lab at FossWeb	Embark on this electronic field trip - Into the Canyon
	Icy Depths video	McKITTRICK TAR SEEPS
	Rock Cycle interactive and engaging	Mineral Gallery - in depth
	Hands On Earth Science	Earth's Layers Internet activity

Internet Hunts / Nature / Computers / Pennsylvania Projects / Problem based Learning / Puzzles & Projects / Site map / Home

All trademarks, copyrights and logos belong to their respective owners.

Save a tree use a digital answer format - Highlight the text. Copy it. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Answer on the wp document in an easily read, contrasting color or font. (No yellow, avoid Symbols, , and other fancy fonts) Or perhaps you have the resources to record verbal answers. If you do, be sure to first read / record the question. Then record the answer immediately after it. Make Your Own Answer Sheet Form using Word Processing