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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.

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

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

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.

Why are the rocks and plant communities of Roan Mountain interesting to natural scientists?: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 2; The rocks of Roan Mountain are interesting because of their age, their mineralogy, and the evidence they provide about the geological processes that formed them. The plant communities are interesting because they are southern examples of communities usually...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

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.

The unique beauty of the Roan Highlands: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 1; The natural beauty of the Roan Mountain Highlands has been recognized since they were first visited by Europeans in the eighteenth century. The first naturalist to report on this site was John Fraser (for whom the Fraser fir is named) in 1787. Other reports...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Lost Canyon Loop in Canyonlands National Park: Over millions of years, layers of sediment formed into rock and then erosion has carved the rock into interesting land forms. This can be seen in this photograph taken on the Lost Canyon Loop in the Needles section of Canyonlands National Park. Scrubby vegetation...; Format: image/photograph

Trail to Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park: A natural arch has been formed by erosion on the rock formations in this photograph taken along the trail to Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Deep pits can be seen in these rocks which are colored red, tan, and gray. Blue sky peaks through...; Format: image/photograph

Crumbling canyon on Artist's Drive in Death Valley, CA: Crumbling canyon on Artist's Drive in Death Valley, California. Visitors can take this 9-mile paved loop to see lovely volcanic and sedimentary rock hills. Artist's Drive is named for rich variation in the hue of its rocks, but its colors appeal even to the...; Format: image/photograph

Experience North Carolina's state parks with EELEs: An EELE is an Environmental Education Learning Experience -- a site-specific program offered by the North Carolina state parks system. EELEs include pre-visit activities, on-site activities and post-visit activities, but they do not necessarily have to be used in conjunction with a group visit. Educators can attend EELE workshops to gain rich educational experiences that provide knowledge, insight, and immediate practical materials for use in the classroom.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

Resources on the web

How sedimentary rocks are formed: This Science NetLinks lesson briefly reviews the rock cycle in general and then focuses on sedimentary rocks. Students do a hands-on activity using mixed nuts to illustrate the layering of sedimentary rocks. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science