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The Mineralogical Society of America's Mineralogy 4 Kids Rockin Internet Site is described as "The BEST Place to Learn about Rocks and Minerals." Subjects include Minerals in Your House, Mineral Groups and Properties, Mineral Games, and All About Crystals. Another activity is entitled Rock Cycle, which offers a well done graphic and description of how rocks are transformed into the three major families: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The additional links that are provided throughout the site give visitors a chance to further explore these subjects and learn even more. Overall, the site does a good job of providing attractive graphics and well written dialogue.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Cycles, Earth and space science, Earth materials, Geoscience, Minerals, Rock cycle |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | Learner |
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| Resource type | Community, Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | image, image/gif, text, text/html |
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| Rights | Copyright 1997-2005 Mineralogical Society of America. All rights reserved. |
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Using this resource
| Comment | - This website was so fun to look at and it could be so much fun for students to use in a classroom. The site is great for teachers to explain to their class how the rock cycle works. The pictures help students to see the circle the rock cycle creates. I would use this site in a powerpoint presentation. This information and the picture of the rock cycle is easy to follow and great for the students to see the difference of each rock. The information that is given in the site is easy to follow and provides a detailed illustration of how a rock cycle works. I also liked the engaging questions at the end that ask the student how to tell one rock from another.
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| Title | Internet Scout Project |
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| Link | http://scout.wisc.edu/ |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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