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VIDEO: Rocks and
Minerals: The Hard Facts
Students travel with a geologist and explore what the earth
is made of. The geologist performs simple tests identifying minerals, which
make up most rocks, including quartz and crystals. Students are shown
how rocks are formed as well as their properties and characteristics.
Included are: igneous rock formation, lava, sedimentary rock, fossil in rock
and metamorphic rock. The earth's crust and mantle are in a constant cycle
of movement and change. These processes can change one kind of rock into
another.
Grades: Gr. 4 - Gr. 6 Runtime: 17:00 ©1987 Rainbow Educational
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Welcome to the World of Rocks
and Minerals!
(00:44) |
Minerals
(06:04) |
Rocks
(07:36) |
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Rocks and
Minerals: A Review
(01:26) |
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VIDEO:
Geologist's Notebook: Three Rocks
This show looks at three stones - a piece of igneous, a piece of
sedimentary, and a piece of metamorphic rock - and investigates how they
formed, and how they relate to one another through the rock cycle. The show
begins billions of years in the past when Earth was a burning-hot gooey ball
of melted minerals and metals called magma, and explains how a crust of rock
cooled on the surface. The show then follows the process of weathering
(mechanical, chemical, and biological), and explains how heat and pressure
can metamorphose rock into yet another form. A touch of light-heartedness
helps animate what otherwise is a heavy subject.
Grades: Gr. 2 - Gr. 6 Runtime: 11:00 ©2003 United Learning |
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Rock On! The Story of the Three
Rocks
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The Rock
Cycle and Conclusion
(00:52) |
Video Quiz:
Geologist's Notebook: Three Rocks
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VIDEO:
Basics of Geology: All About Rocks and Minerals
This video is divided into two major sections: "Formation" and "Importance
to Humans." Students will discover how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks are formed. In addition, students will learn how fossils are
important tools for interpreting how plants and animals lived long ago, as
well as providing evidence of how the environmental conditions of the Earth
have changed over time. The second part explains why the study of rocks
and minerals is important. From everyday uses, such as building materials or
as fuel sources, to our fascination with precious minerals and gems,
students begin to realize how a detailed understanding of this science can
become a fascinating career or life-long hobby.
Grades: Gr. 5 - Gr. 9 Runtime: 23:19 ©1998 United Learning |
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Crystallization: The Birth of a Common Rock
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Classifying
Minerals (03:34)
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The Rock
Cycle: Three Types of Rock
(08:00) |
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The
Importance of Rocks and Minerals
(04:51) |
Video Quiz:
All About Rocks and Minerals
(01:53) |
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