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Rock Types

PreK-2nd Grade

Rock Cycle (500) Activities include:

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Salt on a Stick

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Collecting Rocks

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Granite Rock Cookies

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Cave in a Cup

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Sedimentary Sandwich

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Sandy Rocks

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Pudding Stone Trivet

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Bubbling Eggshells

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Critter Rocks

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Rock Art

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Spiral bound; 31 pages

Textbook and Beginner Kit $45.00
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The Rock Identification Kit (550) $160.00

I can’t tell you how many parents have asked me, “Now that I have allowed my son or daughter to bring home a ton of rocks, what do we do with them?”  Here is a kit that will help put the real fun into geology.  I think geology is really enjoyable when you can begin to tell the type of rock you have found by recognizing the minerals and crystal formations within the rocks.  This kit comes with a 6-page rock and mineral laminated identification guide, Rock Types explanations and activities, a minerals key, four flow charts for identifying rock types, a hard plastic storage case, Myrna Marin’s Rock and Mineral Identification Guide and 72 rocks and minerals.  With a little practice and identification activities, you can become quite proficient at identifying basic rock types. 

Level I - Grades 3-6

Igneous Rocks (501) Lessons include:

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Where Igneous Rocks Form

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Looking at Rocks

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Crystal size

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Physical properties

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Color: Key to Igneous Rocks

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Density & Specific Gravity

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Bowen's Chart

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Rock Forming Minerals

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12 hands-on activities & quizzes

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Spiral bound; 62 pages

Textbook and Kit $65.00
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Bowen's Chart Kit (502) Samples include:

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Quartz

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Biotite

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Olivine

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Muscovite

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Labradorite

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Augite

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Albite

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Hornblende

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Microcline

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Oligoclase

As rocks cool from their molten state, the minerals within the rocks crystallize at different temperatures. Bowen's Chart illustrates this process very well.  If you use the Igneous Rock Types curriculum, you will need the Bowen's Chart Kit.  

Supplementary kit for Igneous Rocks $35.00
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Sedimentary Rocks (503) Lessons include:

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Clastic Rocks

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Sandstone

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Organic Rocks

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Limestone

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Coal

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Chemical Rocks

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Salt

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Sampling Sand

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12 hands-on activities & quizzes

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total of 22 specimens

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Spiral bound; 81 pages

 Textbook and Kit $67.00
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Metamorphic Rocks (504) Lessons include:

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Foliated Rocks

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Schist to Gneiss

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Coal to Diamonds

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Massive Rocks

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Marble

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Quartzite

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Regional Metamorphism

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Natural Stone Buildings

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12 hands-on activities & quizzes

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Spiral bound; 64 pages

 Textbook and Kit $65.00
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Rock Cycle for Level I (505) Lessons include:
 

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Looking at the Rock Cycle

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Metric Measurements

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Properties of Igneous Rocks

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Pyroclastic Rocks

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Sedimentary Rocks

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Clastic Rocks

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Chemical Rocks

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Organic Rocks

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Metamorphic Rocks

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Foliated Rocks

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Massive Rocks

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12 hands-on activities & quizzes

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61 Pages

Book for Rock Cycle $35.00.  Add the three basic rock type kits below, $26.00 for each kit.
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Igneous Rock Types Kit  (508) Sedimentary Rock Types Kit (509) Metamorphic Rock Types Kit (510)

The Rock Identification Kit (550) $160.00

I can’t tell you how many parents have asked me, “Now that I have allowed my son or daughter to bring home a ton of rocks, what do we do with them?”  Here is a kit that will help put the real fun into geology.  I think geology is really enjoyable when you can begin to tell the type of rock you have found by recognizing the minerals and crystal formations within the rocks.  This kit comes with a 6-page rock and mineral laminated identification guide, Rock Types explanations and activities, a minerals key, four flow charts for identifying rock types, a hard plastic storage case, Myrna Marin’s Rock and Mineral Identification Guide and 72 rocks and minerals.  With a little practice and identification activities, you can become quite proficient at identifying basic rock types. 

Mohs Hardness Test Kit (506) Kit includes:

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9 Mohs rock samples (add $7.00 for #10 - industrial diamond)

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Acid bottle

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White streak plate

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Black streak plate

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Glass plate

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Mohs scale

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Instructions

 Mohs Hardness Test Kit $30.00 ($35.00 to add diamond)
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The Rock'n'Mineral Game (513)

 Flash cards, rock and mineral identification games, and 28 rocks and minerals designed to test your knowledge and retention of the basic elements of geology.  A great game suitable for grades 3 - 12.

$80.00, plastic storage case included
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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.


 

Level II - Grades 6-12

The Geology Book and Study Guide (507) Chapters include:

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Planet Earth

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The Ground We Stand Upon

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The Earth's Surface

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Geological Processes and Rates

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Ways to Date the Entire Earth

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Great Geological Events of the Past

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Questions People Ask

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The Future Earth

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Hardback; 80 pages

 Textbook, Study Guide and the Three Kits Below $95.00
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Igneous Rock Types Kit  (508) Sedimentary Rock Types Kit (509) Metamorphic Rock Types Kit (510)

Rock Cycle for Level II (511) Lessons include:

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Rock Cycle Portfolio

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Igneous Rocks

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Getting to Know the Rock Cycle

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Color: A Key to Igneous Rocks

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Texture: A Key to Igneous Rocks

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Pyroclastic Rocks

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Volcanic Features

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Locating Famous Volcanoes

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Sedimentary Rocks

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Clastic Rocks

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Chemical Rocks

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Organic Rocks

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Metamorphic Rocks

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Foliated Rocks

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Massive Rocks

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Sorting/Classifying Rocks

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Rock Cycle Trivia

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Rock Cycle ID

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Rock Cycle Summary

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12 hands-on activities & quizzes

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97 Pages

Book for Rock Cycle $45.00. Add the three basic rock type kits below, $26.00 for each kit.
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Igneous Rock Types Kit  (508) Sedimentary Rock Types Kit (509) Metamorphic Rock Types Kit (510)

The Rock Identification Kit (550) $160.00

I can’t tell you how many parents have asked me, “Now that I have allowed my son or daughter to bring home a ton of rocks, what do we do with them?”  Here is a kit that will help put the real fun into geology.  I think geology is really enjoyable when you can begin to tell the type of rock you have found by recognizing the minerals and crystal formations within the rocks.  This kit comes with a 6-page rock and mineral laminated identification guide, Rock Types explanations and activities, a minerals key, four flow charts for identifying rock types, a hard plastic storage case, Myrna Marin’s Rock and Mineral Identification Guide and 72 rocks and minerals.  With a little practice and identification activities, you can become quite proficient at identifying basic rock types. 

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.


 

Rocks and Minerals Used in Arrowheads and Scrapers (514)


Every kit is different.  Every arrowhead and scraper is authentic!  A variety of specimens all displayed in an attractive display case.  These items display the various rocks and minerals the Native Americans used to create their tools.

Price varies with the amount and type.  Please write or call with your request.

The Deluxe Rock Types Kit (532) Kit includes:

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40 rock and mineral samples

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12 Identification cards

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Basic representatives of the rock types showing the minerals that make up the rock types

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Color-coded for easy reference

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Large, sturdy plastic carrying case with handle

 The Deluxe Rock Types Kit $65.00
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The Complete Rock Types Kit (532A)

If you are looking for a complete basic geology course especially to satisfy a high school science credit requirement, this is it.  In addition to the three text/workbook features for the student, there are three DVDs featuring the author giving the instruction. Myrna is a wonderful and enthusiastic science teacher.  She will add much to your home school efforts.

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Three spiral-bound text and workbooks each with 15 hands-on activities quizzes

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Three teaching DVDs presenting instruction by the author

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30 rock samples (10 from each of the rock types featured)

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12 minerals representing the Rock-forming Minerals group

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10 minerals representing the Bowen's Chart

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Large attractive plastic storage box

$235.00
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The Great Turning Point (512) Add-on price for the book $33.00
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For the more serious student here is an excellent science history book written by a geologist that traces the history of geological thought up to Charles Darwin.  This is fascinating reading for grasping the historical roots of modern geology.  I could not put this book down.  Great reading!  Large  paperback; 272 pages

 

The Rock'n'Mineral Game (513)


 Flash cards, rock and mineral identification games, and 28 rocks and minerals designed to test your knowledge and retention of the basic elements of geology.  A great game suitable for grades 3 - 12.

$80.00, plastic storage case included
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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