Science Links Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

ROCKS AND MINERALS Rock Hounds The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom  What mineral resources are mined in the United States? Gallery of Mineral Photographs Canadian Junior Rockhound (fossils, rocks, minerals, mining, geology) Geo Mysteries with Rex, the Dino Detective .  Help Rex solve mysteries about rocks, fossils, and minerals. The Rock Cycle - look for a simple explanation of how rocks can change into other kinds of rock Mineralogy for Kids - sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America.  Great explanation of the Rock Cycle and stuff about minerals and crystals.     FOSSILS Getting into the Fossil Record - an interactive lesson sponsored by the National Science Foundation Also check out: Stories from the Fossil Record ! The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt (National Geographic interactive)  2000 Fossils Under the Ground (Think Quest Junior) Dinosaur Floor - Learn all about dinosaurs from NASA's Classroom of the Future Woolly Mammoth - Find out how a fossilized body of a woolly mammoth was found in Siberia after spending 20,000 years frozen in ice! - From Discovery Channel School Jewel of the Earth: Ancient Life Forms perfectly preserved in amber THE GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE Understanding Geologic Time - interactive lessons from the University of California's Museum of Paleontology Fossils, Rocks, and Time (from the U.S. Geological Survey)   Geologic Time Scale - an easy-to-read chart from Enchanted Learning  An easy-to-understand explanation of Geologic Time  from NASA's Classroom of the Future Web Geological Time machine - Learn about the different eras (Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, etc.)  From the University of California's Museum of Paleontology OLPH Home Page OLPH Science Page

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