You don't have to travel far to learn about rocks, just step outside, pick up a stone, and begin investigating. After taking a class walk around the school grounds collecting rocks, young scientists practice their skills of observation...

Students discover information about different colors of natural clay, finding that mineral composition has its effect on the color of different clays. They simulate the varied colors of organic clays to create a marbleized dish suitable...

In this earth science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to solve the crossword puzzle on mineral and rocks. They identify the various types of rocks formed and specific examples of these rocks.

In this rock cycle learning exercise, students match 5 terms with their definitions about rocks and minerals, they fill in 5 blanks to complete sentences about types of rocks and they identify kinds of rocks and processes in the rock cycle.

Learners grow salt crystals by making a saturated solution of table salt and let the solution sit around and evaporate.

Students explore the effects of diet and weight-bearing activities on bone mineral content. The influence of playing a variety of sports with different weight-loading levels is examined.

Ninth graders investigate mineral contents in lunar rocks.  In this lunar rock lesson students identify simulated lunar rocks based on mineral content. 

In this earth science worksheet, students identify various minerals as described in the fifteen questions. They identify the luster and hardness of a mineral. Then, students identify what color the mineral is and whether it has streaks...

Young scholars study how mineral are used in everything around us-- from cereal to satellites. After informing the students about minerals they will discuss the ones that are in the area of the young scholars.

For this rocks worksheet, students review the different types and characteristics of igneous rocks. This worksheet has 2 fill in the blank, 14 short answer questions, and 1 problem to solve.

This site provides a reference guide to various minerals found in your daily diet. The site offers an overview of each mineral, explains the importance of each, and identifies the deficiency symptoms. Links to related information are...

An activity where students investigate how much iron is in a sample of breakfast cereal.

Discover what minerals can be found at your home with this interactive resource. Explore this virtual house and you'll find minerals in common household objects.

This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.

Here is an interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Rocks and Minerals.

This site is a doctor's report on how iron intake could be related to heart attack incidents.