Description
Rock Identification Made Easy, is now available in our all new second edition, and is available as a pdf download!
Do your students love collecting rocks everywhere they go, but they don’t know how to identify them? Instead of wondering what those mysterious rocks are—or finding them in the washing machine—turn their curiosity into an exciting science lesson! Rock Identification Made Easy teaches students how to identify common rocks using simple observation skills and an easy step-by-step process. Designed from a young-earth creation perspective, this engaging resource helps students understand the amazing variety of God’s creation while building confidence in rock identification. And it makes for a great hands-on rock unit!
Perfect for homeschool, classrooms, nature studies, geology units, geology labs, and budding rock collectors, this book makes learning geology fun and approachable.
This resource includes:
- 6 easy-to-follow lessons
- An introduction to the most important rock-forming minerals
- Simple methods for identifying sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous volcanic, and plutonic rocks
- Easy identification steps students can use with real rock collections
- Information on where different rocks are commonly found
- Review quizzes to reinforce learning
- Full-color illustrations throughout
- 65 printable pages
Great for:
- Earth science and geology units
- Nature studies
- Homeschool science
- STEM enrichment
- Rock and mineral clubs
- Independent learning or family study
Give your students the tools for rock identification and inspire a lifelong appreciation for geology and the incredible earth around them.
Please note: We do not put a time frame on this study. If you intend it for high school credit, please consult your state requirements.
We recommend that you have the mineral and rock samples to complete this study.
To order just the samples that go with this study, click here.
See the complete kit with books and samples here. If you already own samples and need just a few samples to do the study, contact us for pricing.
To order the companion book, Rock Identification Field Guide, click here.
You can view part of a lesson from Rock Identification Made Easy by clicking on the image below.
Printed in the USA.
All prices are in US dollars. For international shipping please contact us at northwestexpedition@msn.com .
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