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Volcano World - Rocks and Minerals
Volcano World - Rocks and Minerals This provides all of the images and notes you'd need for most levels of instruction. It will be more than my middle schoolers need, but it's easy to adjust for that. Provides lots of...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 19, 2009 08:55 AM
Rock Cycle Animation
Rock Cycle Animation A student actually found this one and I liked it so well, I had to find it for myself so I could list it. You can decide which path to take in the rock cycle and see...
Posted in SciTrip.com on December 12, 2008 07:31 PM
The Dynamic Earth
From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, this site gives you some nice visuals into four areas: Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes, the Solar System, Rocks and Mining, Gems and Minerals. Beautiful pictures. The Dynamic Earth...
Posted in SciTrip.com on May 11, 2008 09:06 PM
Ology - Earth, Our World in Motion
A variety of activities on one page so you sort of have to look for what you want. I came looking for the interview "If Rocks Could Talk," but then found other things I liked better. Ology - Earth, Our...
Posted in SciTrip.com on May 10, 2008 09:28 PM
RocketModeler II 2.1f beta
" With this software you can investigate how a rocket flies by changing the values of different design variables." On the NASA website, it's an interesting site for those of you who build rockets in class. Allows a chance to...
Posted in SciTrip.com on May 10, 2008 07:29 AM
Scholastic - Volcanoes
Another Scholastic site with great information. Simple to follow, it has a nice lava lab to use that could actually be modified to talk about the formation of igneous rock if you got a little creative. Also some questions about...
Posted in SciTrip.com on May 3, 2008 08:15 AM
Interactives - The Rock Cycle
This is another neat tutorial from Learner.org. They've really come a long way since the first time I used their site. The information is great, layout nice, just generally a nice site to use in the classroom. Interactives - The...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 27, 2008 07:56 PM
A Floating Rock?
This is a cute little thing that has the kids learn about the Rock Cycle as they try to figure out what type of rock could possibly float. Some reading, but not too much. Geo-Mysteries @ The Children's Museum of...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 22, 2008 12:24 PM
The Learning Zone
This is a British site from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. They're cute, quick little things which may seem a little young in some respects, but can be a little tough. Among the topics covered are the rock...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 22, 2008 12:21 PM
Interactive Rock Cycle Animation
Another nice Rock Cycle Animation. This one is different because it goes through those steps of formation and breaks it down. You can stop it along the way and take a close up look at what's going on. Interactive Rock...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 11, 2008 09:41 AM
BBC Rock Activity
Okay, so this is a standard and a little simplified, but fun for the kids. It's a good way to start identifying minerals and rocks with just the basics. Rocks and Soils...
Posted in SciTrip.com on January 6, 2008 09:56 PM
