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  1. INFO & PHOTOS ~ ROCKS & MINERALS
  2. STONE SAYINGS Idioms about rocks & minerals.
  3. GLOSSARY
      Rocks & Minerals Gemstones Glossary of Words & Phrases    
  4. HOW ROCKS & MINERALS ARE FORMED
      The Earth's Crust Rocks Minerals Crystals Birthstones
      The Rock Cycle Erosion Soil Fossils Gemstones
      Igneous Rocks Volcano WebQuest Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks
  5. IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS
      Difference between rocks & minerals Properties of Minerals
      Color Luster Specific Gravity Crystal Form Cleavage
      Tenacity Hardness Transmitting Light Streak  
      Mineral Identification    
  6. EXPERIMENTS
  7. USES OF ROCKS & MINERALS
  8. LINKS TO ROCK & MINERAL WEB SITES
      Rock & Mineral Photos Minerals of Ontario & Canada Articles
     by Bert Ellison
      Museums Other Great Web Sites
  9. PRINT RESOURCES
      Field Guides National Geographic Magazine Articles Books    
  10. COLLECTING ROCKS & MINERALS
  11. COLLECTING LOCATIONS
  12. NATURAL DISASTERS
      Volcanoes Volcano WebQuest Plate Tectonics Earthquakes  
      Mud Slides Avalanches Tsunamis    
  13. TEACHERS' CORNER

    Some information for teachers including:

    GRADE 4  ROCKS AND MINERALS - UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS
     THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 1–8 | Science and Technology ~ 2007
     
    FIELD TRIPS TO QUARRIES for Southern Ontario Teachers
     
    Grade 4 ROCK TALK SCHOOL VISITS for Ontario Teachers in the Greater Toronto Area

 
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