5ScienceRocksNaturalRes

=5th Grade Rocks and Natural Resources=

Rocks
Rock Slide Show - Great Graphics! Take a look at the rock slide show to see and learn about different rocks. Look for rocks you've collected or seen before: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Esheet.cfm?DocID=81

Rocks and Minerals Detectives Webquest http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/brannon/webquest/kmbindex.html Students research a particular kind of rock or mineral and create a Kid Pix slide show presentation

RockStar Webquest http://www.gcisd.net/techlessons/fifth/science/webquestrockstar.mht A journey to learning about rocks, rock formation, and the rock cycle. Can you make it to Rock Star Status? A Project Integrate website created by Lisa Grimes

Type of Rocks Interactive Game (great for use with a slate in the classroom) http://www.neok12.com/quiz/TYROCK01

Become a Rock Expert http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/expert/ Click each of the vocabulary words on the page to learn about different kinds of rocks. When you've read them all, take the quiz at the bottom of the page. How did you do?

Rock Hounds... Pebbling Puzzles http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/puzzles/index.html Do online crossword puzzles and word searches, or put together an online jigsaw puzzle!

Rocks of Kentucky: http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/ General information about rocks with links to more specific information about the three types.

Earth Floor: Rock Cycle http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html

How Rocks are Formed http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/create/index.html

Rock Hounds Lesson Plans for Teachers http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/oct98/index2.html

BrainPop Movie: (See your librarian or technologist for campus login) Rock Cycle- http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/rockcycle/

Rocks and Weathering Interactive []

Natural Resources
Power Up! http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=8&DocID=417 Online activity to compare the pros and cons of various types of energy.

Frequently Asked Questions about Coal http://www.coaleducation.org/q&a/faq.htm

Fossil Fuels: An Energy Education Site http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/ Learn about energy, coal, oil, and natural gas.

Nonrenewable Resources http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nonrenewable_home-basics

Enery Webquest http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/muckinhoupt/Default.htm Learn about renewable and non-renewable resources