Rocks,+Soils+and+Fossils

=** STANDARD III: Students will understand the basic properties of rocks, the processes involved in the formation of soils, and the needs of plants provided by soil. ** = = = =Rocks and Minerals= [|Stone Buildings and Building Stones] [|Utah's Mineral Deposits] [|Nutrition Labels] What Minerals are in your breakfast cereal? [|What Kind of Rock Am I?] This Planet Really Rocks Assignment using Inspiration Rocks and Minerals Easy webquest [|Rock Cycle] This interactive site is made for 7-9 graders, but I bet you can do it! [|Kennecott Copper Mine] Explore the Visitor's Center site, including "Take a Virtual Tour" and "Amazing Facts" Earth Floor Cycles - [|THE ROCK CYCLE] [|Rock Hounds] [|Rocks and Soil] Can you make a rock float? Try the activity and quiz [|Mineralogy 4 Kids] Rockin' Internet Site with info, games, experiments [|Geo-Mysteries] Floating Rocks? Golden Cubes? [|Identify Rocks] [|Igneous Rocks] Pictures [|Metamorphic Rocks] Pictures [|Sedimentary Rocks] Pictures =Soils= [|Soil Profiles Sci-Ber Text] [|Soil: It Ain't Just Dirt]