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Minerals

Level I - Grades 3-6

Minerals (505) Lessons include:
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What is a Mineral
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Luster
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Hardness
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Color
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Streak
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Cleavage
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Density & Specific Gravity
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Special Properties
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12 hands-on activities & quizzes
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Spiral bound, 60 pages

 Textbook and Kit $70.00
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(Textbook sold separately at $35.00. Kit sold separately at $35.00)

Rock and Mineral Identification (531) A practical field guide covering the following topics:
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Igneous Rocks
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Igneous Rock ID
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Clastic Rocks
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Metamorphic Rock ID
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Mineral Identification
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Metallic Luster Minerals
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Non Metallic Luster Minerals

 Textbook $35.00

I would suggest you purchase The Basic Rock Type Kits, The Volcano Kit, and The Mineral Curriculum Kit as supplemental kits for use with this guide.  There is nothing like personally handling the various samples to give a good idea of what it is you are looking for. Free Shipping!

The New Fluorescent Kit  (530) $80.00

This kit has been my most popular item!  And because of this, I have increased the number of fluorescent minerals to 15 and have added some other fun things to do with fluorescence-like ink, paint, and an invisible ink pen. Kit includes:

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Long wave lamp
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Batteries
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Explanation, instructions, and fun activities
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15 long wave fluorescent rocks

The Long Wave lamp is not harmful and can be taken outside at night to discover the fluorescent rocks in the family driveway. As these stones are loose, please protect young children. Free Shipping!

The Mohs Hardness & Rock and Mineral ID Kit (531A) $65.00 (This kit can be used with both the Minerals Curriculum and the Rock and Mineral ID curriculum)


A versatile kit that can be used in your study of both Minerals and Rock and Mineral Identification.  It has everything you need to identify basic minerals and rocks.

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Handy storage box
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The Mohs hardness test kit with instructions
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9 Mohs hardness mineral samples
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26 minerals and rocks

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Rocks and Their Minerals (533) $90.00


Ever wonder what was in those rocks your kids bring home from their journeys here and there?  Now you can know!  This kit is designed to teach the student about the minerals formed in the rocks.  You will get 16 rock samples representing the 3 rock types and over 30 mineral samples representing the minerals contained in the most common rock types displayed on 8.5 x 11 laminated cards, explanations and descriptions all in a handy hard plastic storage case.


 

Grades 6-12

Advanced Student Minerals Set A (6.5X11.5X1.5 inches) (506) Add-on Price $45.00
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White Calcite
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Yellow Quartz
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Ametrine
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Honey Calcite
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Chrysocolla
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Black Mica
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New Haven Purple Jasper
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Limestone w/ Fossils
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Pumice
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Bornite
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Galena w/ Pyrite and Calcite
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Pink Orthoclase
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Azurite
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Blue Aventurine
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Opal
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Green Aventurine
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Citrine Quartz
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Yogo Sapphire

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Advanced Student Minerals Set B (507) Add-on Price $45.00
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Quartz Point
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Picture Jasper
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Pyrite
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Natural Moss Agate
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Natural Garnet
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Rutilated Quartz
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Tumbled Granite
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Amazonite
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Selenite
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Hematite
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Blue Calcite
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Travertine
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Blue Kyanite
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Aquamarine
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Natural Ruby
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Green Jade
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Sodalite
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Orange Aventurine

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Advanced Student Minerals Set C (508) Add-on Price $45.00
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Optical Calcite
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Natural Sulfur
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Natural Emerald
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Rose Quartz
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Mahogany Obsidian
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Smoky Quartz
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Peach Moonstone
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Dalmatian Jasper
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Black Tourmaline
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Vesicular Basalt
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Yellow Calcite
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Natural Tiger Eye
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Goldstone
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Natural Sapphire
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Geode w/ Quartz
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Malachite
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Green/Purple Fluorite
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Fuscite

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Click Here for Optional Kits for Advanced Study

 

Free Worksheets with every purchase:

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Mineral Worksheet - 9 interactive questions for continued research
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Fossil Worksheet - 8 interactive questions for continued research

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Thunder Egg Worksheet - 9 interactive questions for continued research