Our writers recommended these independent websites as background information and content supplements for Rocks lessons.
Fossil Resources
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/fosedu.htm
These pages provide useful information on fossils and have links to lots of other useful sites.
Identifying Rocks
http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/grade3c/Gr3Web/rocks_miner/indentify_rocks/identify_rocks1.htm
This link contains a rock identification guide to help you identify common rocks.
Mineralogy 4 Kids
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
The Mineralogical Society of America
Minerals
http://webmineral.com/specimens.shtml
Here you can find color images of mineral crystals from A to Z.
Nets of Crystals
http://mathforum.org/alejandre/workshops/crystalnet.html
This link contains models of crystal polyhedrons that you can print out and construct of paper:
Soil Science Education
http://soils.gsfc.nasa.gov
A kids' education page published by NASA.
Sue at the Field Museum
http://www.fmnh.org/sue/default.htm
This site contains information on the best T-Rex fossil discovered so far.
What is Soil Conservation?
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skworm.html
Answers to basic questions about the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil with a special emphasis on soil conservation.