Ring-of-Fire Geology & Rock Kits

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Igneous Rocks

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geology Ring-of-Fire geology/rock kits are designed for children in grades 3 through 6. Each kit contains hands-on activities that will teach students to identify rocks, and understand the geological processes that formed them.

Ring-of-Fire Rock Kits come with:

ROCK SAMPLES in a compartmented case (big enough to add your own finds), and a powerful magnifier.
Your choice of a PRINTED TEXTBOOK or CD TEXTBOOK. Both are in color. Th e printed version is spiral bound. The CD is in PDFs and works with Windows or Mac.

Each TEXTBOOK contain 12 lessons, 12 quizzes, and 12 hands-on activities, which are experiments, observations, simulations or craft projects. The Text also contains informative GEOLOGY ARTICLES to help children understand rock formation.

IGNEOUS
ROCKS

METAMORPHIC
ROCKS

SEDIMENTARY
ROCKS

MINERALS

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Igneous Rocks - Kit Details

The Igneous Rock Kit teaches about rocks formed due to volcanic activity.

The Igneous Rock Kit contains: activity/text book (printed or on CD), magnifier, compartmented case, and these samples:: Diorite, Tuff, Cinders, Obsidian, Pumice, Andesite, Scoria, Dacite, Basalt, Porphyritic Andesite, Granite, Gabbro, Lapilli and Ash.

Igneous Rock Lessons - Associated Activities

Introduction - Starting an Igneous Rocks Notebook
Looking at Rocks - Developing Observational Skills
Where Igneous Rocks Form - Picturing Your Rocks
Crystal Size - Building Gumdrop Crystals
Physical Properties - Igneous Rock Mobile
Color: A Key to Igneous Rocks - Charting My Rocks
Density & Specific Gravity - Comparing Rock Weights & Densities
Which is Which? - Rock Identification Games and Rock Collecting
Bowen's Chart - Illustrated Rock Report
Rock Forming Minerals - Rocks Concentration Game
Fun Facts - Categorizing Your Rocks
Igneous Rock Review - Concept Mapping with Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rocks - Kit Details

The Sedimentary Rock Kit teaches about rocks formed from clay, silt or other sediments.

The Sedimentary Rock Kit contains: activity/text Book (printed or on CD), magnifier, shells, magnet, sugar cubes, compartmented case, and these samples:: Beach Sand, River Sand, Weathered Granite, Pebbles, Sandstone, Graywacke, Shale, Limestone, Chalk, Soft Coal, Rock Salt

Sedimentary Rock Lessons - Associated Activities

Introduction - Examining The Rocks In Your Kit
Clastic Rocks - Making Clasts with Sugar Cubes
Shale and Mudstone - Stratification of Sediments
Sandstone - Making Sandstone
Conglomerates and Breccia - Creating Breccia
Organic Rocks - Testing for Calcite
Limestone - Cave in a Cup
Coal - Composting Plant Material
Chemical Rocks - Acid Rain
Salt - Salt on a Stick
Sampling Sand - Coarse Look at Sand
Sedimentary Rock Review - Concept Mapping of Sedimentary Rocks

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Metamorphic Rocks - Kit Details

The Metamorphic Rock Kit teaches about rocks which have changed due to heat and pressure.

The Metamorphic Rock Kit contains: activity/text book (printed or on CD), magnifier, compartmented case,
and these samples:: Shale, Slate, Schist, Gneiss, Sandstone, Quartzite, Marble, Serpentinite, Soft Coal, Hard Coal, Graphite.

Metamorphic Rock Lessons - Associated Activities

Introduction - Examining The Rocks In Your Kit
Foliated Rocks - Minerals Under Pressure
Shale to Slate - Squashing Layers
Schist to Gneiss - Gneiss Cookies (Yum!)
Coal to Diamonds - Carbon Poster
Massive Rocks - Rock Hard Dough Art
Marble - Rock Mobile
Quartzite - Why do the Heavy Rocks Rise?
Contact Metamorphism - Cooking Up Rocks (Yum!)
Regional Metamorphism - Charting Metamorphic Rocks
Natural Stone Buildings - Three Clue Concentration Game
Metamorphic Rock Review - Think Links for Metamorphic Rocks

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Minerals - Kit Details

Minerals are the building blocks of all rocks.

The Minerals Kit contains: activity/text book (printed or on CD), magnifier, magnet, scratch plates (washer & marble), streak plate, compartmented case, acid bottle for vinegar, and these samples:: Magnetite, Apatite, Muscovite Mica, Talc, Galena, Calcite, Beryl, Sulfur, Hematite, Quartz, Pyrite

Metamorphic Rock Lessons - Associated Activities

Introduction - Examining The Minerals In Your Kit
What is a Mineral? - Animal, Mineral or Vegetable Game
Keys to Elimination - Crystal Candy
Luster - Sorting Minerals by Luster
Hardness - Scratch Tests using Mohs Hardness Scale
Color - Sorting Minerals by Color
Streak - Streak Tests for Mineral Color
Cleavage - Examining Minerals for Cleavage
Fracture - Finding Fractures
Density & Specific Gravity - Density by Feel
Special Properties - Acid Test, Magnetism and Optical Properties
Reviewing Minerals - Think Links for Minerals

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Igneous Rocks Kit - kit details
	With Color Textbook	$34.95 (lists for $39.95, you save 12%)
	with PDF text for Windows or Mac	$25.95

Sedimentary Rocks Kit - kit details
	With Color Textbook	$34.95 (lists for $39.95, you save 12%)
	with PDF text for Windows or Mac	$25.95

Metamorphic Rocks Kit - kit details
	With Color Textbook	$34.95 (lists for $39.95, you save 12%)
	with PDF text for Windows or Mac	$25.95

Minerals Kit - kit details
	With Color Textbook	$34.95 (lists for $39.95, you save 12%)
	with PDF text for Windows or Mac	$25.95

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