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Selected Labs and Activities – Minerals and Rocks

by admin | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorized

From New York Science Teacher Earth Science Share-a-Thon: Rocks and MineralsFrom Charles Burrows (East Ramapo CSD):Composition of Earth’s Crust

From a DLESE search:

Teaching about minerals, magmas, and volcanic rocks (Volcano World)“Mineralology for Kids” (Mineralogical Society of America)“Crystal Structure Lab” (R. Fetcho, Union College)

Other labs and activities:

Mineral IdentificationRock IdentificationIgneous Rocks Tour (created by J. Knox)
Mineral Investigations (created by David J. Leveson, Brooklyn College)Igneous Rocks (created by DeenaSedimentary rocksMetamorphic rocks
Cut-and-assemble mineral crystal shapesRock Identification Exercise (North Seattle Community College)Rock Collecting Locations in Westchester County, NY (T. McGuire)

 Activities created for the European Geosciences Union GIFT (Geophysical Information For Teachers) Workshops, Vienna, Austria (Apr 2015)

FluorescenceEGU_tenacityEGU_Streak
EGU_MODELING_CRYSTAL_SHAPESEGU_magnetismEGU_Luster
EGU_hygroscopy_dehydrationEGU_DensityEGU color
EGU_Cleavage_and_FractureForty Common Minerals: Tungsten, Silver, Feldspar, and More (Larson Jewelers)

Note: These selected labs and activities have been created by different teachers, so the formats of the materials will differ.

2. Suggestions for additional labs and activities should be sent to <michael@earth2class.org>

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