Rocks and Minerals

Hello students and parents! Get ready to rock your socks off this week with our rocks and minerals blog.

How do you classify rocks and minerals?

• hardness
• luster
• color
• smell
• streak

Challenge yourself at the Who Am I Site. Use the characteristics to guess which rock it is. Parents, you may want to help read the characteristics. The reading level is higher than first grade, but it is a great way to learn properties of different rocks and minerals.

At the Rock Information Site, learn about where rocks come from and what they are made of.

At the Mine Games Site, test yourself and learn more about certain rocks and minerals by taking an interactive quiz.

I hope that you "rock and rolled"through the blog, and had fun!