Lab Activities on Rocks and Minerals

What's the difference between sedimentary metamorphic, and igneous rocks? How can we model the rock cycle? Do all minerals have the same crystal shape? Lab activities dig into these questions and are great for classrooms or homeschool.

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Target Grades: Lower Elementary & Middle School

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Rocks and Minerals: Study Luster and Density in Rocks and Minerals 3 Labs
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Rocks and Minerals: Study Layers and Stripes in Rocks and Minerals Lab
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Rocks and Minerals: Test Rock Magnetism and Acid Reactivity
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Rocks and Minerals: Compare Rocks with their Streak Color Mineral Analysis Lab
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Rocks and Minerals: Study Sediment Metamorphosis and Luster
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Rocks and Minerals: Model the Process of how Sedimentary Rocks form
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Rocks and Crystals: Studying Angles made by Crystals
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Rock Cycle: Simulation Walk Through Indoors or Outdoors
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Rock Cycle: Model Igneous Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks
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Rocks and Crystals: Grow Mineral Salt Crystals and Study their Shapes
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Growing Crystals from Common Salts: Compare their Geometry to Minerals
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Crystals: Assemble 3D Geometric Shapes and Compare them to Mineral Crystals
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Rocks and Minerals: Investigate Mineral Hardness; Introduction to the Mohs scale
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Rocks and Minerals Identification: Dichotomous Key Lab
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Rocks and Minerals: Model Sedimentary Rock Formation
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Model Metamorphic Rock Formation
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Model Igneous Rock Formation, Melting and Crystallization
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Rock Cycle Activity: Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks Crayon Models
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