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- Uses of rocks and minerals
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.4
- In this lesson plan for grade 6, students will gain an understanding of the economic importance of rocks and minerals by exploring their applications in various careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- By April Galloway and Christine Scott.
- Minerals and math
- Students will develop ways to create self-devised rules for classifying minerals and relate this information to scientific ways of classifying minerals according to their characteristics. They will then compile this information into a chart and convert parts of the chart into a line or bar graph.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics and Science)
- By Courtney Richards.
- Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County
- A wonderful selection of minerals, gemstones, fossils, and Native American artifacts can be found in this museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Blue Ridge Parkway and Museum of North Carolina Minerals
- Students from a five county region actively attend this Museum for experiential learning and are introduced to the wealth of cultural and natural resources of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Colburn Earth Science Museum
- The best rock and mineral specimens from the Burnham Standish Colburn collection are housed in the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Students will enjoy the programs that are centered around this collection of fossils, gems, and North Carolina minerals.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The oldest rock in North Carolina
- In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 6
- Figure 4 is a close-up of the oldest rock in North Carolina. This gneiss is definitely older than all other rocks that have been analyzed in the state, and its age has been dated in one test at 1.8 billion years. Single tests are rarely considered the final...
- By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.
- Study your rocks and eat them too!
- The instructor will use a liquid batter to cook pancakes to model the formation of igneous rocks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- By George Scherger.
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals in Little Switzerland, NC
- This is the Museum of North Carolina Minerals in Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- An ultraviolet display case in the Mineral and Lapidary Museum in Hendersonville, NC
- This is an ultraviolet display case in the Mineral and Lapidary Museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina. It shows an array of colorful fluorescent minerals. The museum displays a variety of minerals including geodes and minerals native to the state, as well...
- Format: image/photograph
- A grassy bald
- In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 4
- Figure 2 shows the grassy bald on Round Bald with ancient gneiss exposed in the foreground, and other grassy balds on high ridge crests in the background. The gneiss here looks pretty dull because its separation of minerals is masked by weathering and lichen...
- By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.
- North Carolina Mining Museum
- A visit to this area is as educational as it is fun. Students will learn the history of mining in the North Carolina mountains and enjoy exploring a real mine and panning for gems.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Rocks and Minerals
- Teach your students to be rock hounds with these wonderful rock and mineral resources.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum
- Gems, minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, and much more can be found at the Franklin Gem and Mineral Museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Vulcan Materials Company: Joseph Andres Gutierrez Geology - Earth Science Museum and Education Center
- See the museum exhibits on rocks and minerals as well as a rock quarry with large category equipment and an overlook. The center also offers wildlife habitat preservation and environmental education at a number of its quarries across the state.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Saber-toothed tiger skull at the Mineral and Lapidary Museum in Hendersonville, NC
- This is a saber-toothed tiger skull at the Mineral and Lapidary Museum in Hendersonville, NC. The museum displays a variety of minerals including geodes and minerals native to the state, as well as other objects including local Native American artifacts and...
- Format: image/photograph
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
- Discover the plants and animals as well as rocks and minerals that can be found at this state park in Ashe County.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Piedmont sands and clays
- In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 1
- North Carolina's landmass has twice been subjected to major bouts of mountain building followed by erosion. The mountain building events have been described in another field trip in this series, the Roan Mountain Highlands. The remnants of the erosion of these...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Crazy Water Crystals box
- This packaging was used for Crazy Water Crystals, a product popular in the 1930s. At the Crazy Water plant in Texas, the company purportedly boiled down water from a mineral spring until only the minerals remained. They were packaged and sold, with instructions...
- Format: image/photograph
- Linville Caverns
- Discovered in the 1800's by men intrigued by the mystery of fish swimming out of the mountain, the Linville Caverns are underground labyrinths created from slowly moving ground water.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Hiddenite Center
- See gemstones and minerals, a restored historic home, a gallery of art work and folk art, and a doll museum at Hiddenite Center.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
