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Algae: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 14; The rocks closest to the base of the falls get the heaviest spray. These rocks remain wet at all times and therefore make excellent places for the growth of attached algae. The green patches on the rocks shown in Figure 11 are algae. There are most obvious...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

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.

Rocks really rock! A lesson on the classification of rocks: This lesson will help students classify various rocks according to specified criteria. It will also help students classify a given rock using selected mineral identification tests. Students will use a graphic organizer to display their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Grace Smith.

Roan Mountain Highlands: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the natural beauty and geological and ecological diversity of the Roan Mountain Highlands that straddle the border between North Carolina and Tennesee.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

A boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 7; Figure 5 shows a boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss quarried out of the mountainside and doing duty now as a persuasive "No Entry" signal to those thinking of using an off-limits Forest Service road. The bands of quartz show up nicely in this recently exposed...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

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.

Plutonic gabbro: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 8; Figure 6 shows the other major rock type at the crest of Roan Mountain. The dark rock in the foreground is the Bakersville gabbro described in the Introduction. It formed as a molten intrusion into the gneiss about 750 million years ago, and was carried upward...; 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.

Bedding planes: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 8; The quartzite layers that make up the pinnacle of Pilot Mountain also comprise the erosion-resistant cap rocks of Hanging Rock and the two ridges that separate these pinnacles. This uniformity suggests a common origin of this material, and geologists theorize...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Rocks and Minerals: Teach your students to be rock hounds with these wonderful rock and mineral resources.; Format: bibliography/help

Rock around the rock cycle: Students will study the rock cycle to understand the relationship between the three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, and the conditions needed to transform one type of rock into another. This hopefully will be accomplished through visual learning with computer activities and the demonstration and through auditory learning with the discussion. The student can then apply the knowledge they learned through a story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.

Statues: Underneath a bright blue sky on a hill of rock and stone there are statues made from the same red-grey rock. The statues are people all sitting beside each other, forming what almost makes chairs in a tall wall. The people are all headless, and in front of...; Format: image/photograph

Learning about rocks: In this lesson, students will be engaged in hands-on experiences while they explore rocks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics and Science); By Debbie Hansman.

Tourist group of seven people standing on steep rocks: A tourist group of seven people stand on steep rocks during their trip from Bai Chay to Cat Ba Island. They wear casual clothes and some carry cameras.; Format: image/photograph

Why does North Carolina have so many, and so many kinds of, monadnocks?: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 2; North Carolina has more than a dozen monadnocks scattered among its Blue Ridge mountains, and another ten or more on its Piedmont Plateau. These monadnocks formed during dramatic and diverse events that occurred as the state's crust formed. Most of these geologic...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Geologic regions of the Appalachains: Map of the Appalachian Mountains region showing the outcrop belts of the "Sedimentary Appalachians" (also called the Appalachian Basin, and represents a vast region underlain by Paleozoic sedimentary rocks), and the "Crystalline Appalachians" (underlain chiefly...; Format: image/map

Micromonadnocks: In Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont, page 3; The process of monadnock formation is often demonstrated in small scale when rocky fill dirt erodes during rainstorms. An example of such a “micromonadnock” in some eroded fill near Chapel Hill is shown in Figure 2. Note the flat rocks at the peak...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Hosap castle: Hosap castle on the rocks outside Van, Turkey. The photo only shows a little portion of the huge castle that sits perched atop several craggy rocks. The photo shows a circular tower on a lower part of the rock, and then a path leading up to another tower that...; Format: image/photograph

The Rio Grande River at Santa Elena Canyon: This photograph was taken from the bank of the Rio Grande River at Santa Elena Canyon. The river is very narrow and low. Black soil and rocks line the banks and a trail of rocks cross the river like stepping stones.; Format: image/photograph

Chesler Park Trail in the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park: This photograph shows how erosion has carved the sedimentary rock over millions of years. The boulder in the foreground is breaking down and chips of rock litter the ground next to it. The rocks in the background have perfectly straight horizontal cracks running...; Format: image/photograph

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