The discovering of fossils in Nova Scotia.

Lesson plans about fossils, rocks, soil, paleontology.

Discover how, where, and what you need to know about finding fossils.

• How are fossils formed?
• How fossils are prepared at a museum?
• Where are fossils collected?
• Play an on-line fossil identification game! 

Recipe for a dough to simulate rocks- add a 'fossil' imprint.

Two level on-line modules that explain many aspects of fossils. Good information through reading a series of on-line slides.

 An excellent site!!

• Watch a slideshow on Rock Hound Collection Safety.
• Follow Rocky the Hound on a discovery of the three types of rocks, their formation, and investigate kinds of rocks of each type.
• Become a rock expert, then try the quiz.
  Level: Primary, Junior
• Metamorphic Magic
  Use the metamorphic cookie recipe to teach the concept.

 An excellent site!!

• Watch a slideshow on Rock Hound Collection Safety.
• Follow Rocky the Hound on a discovery of the three types of rocks, their formation, and investigate kinds of rocks of each type.
• Become a rock expert, then try the quiz.
  Level: Primary, Junior
• Metamorphic Magic
  Use the metamorphic cookie recipe to teach the concept.

Descriptions of rocks and minerals with graphics powerpoint presentations. 

Information provided then interactive assessments of their learning follows.

• Types of rocks
• How Rocks Change
• The Rock Cycle Diagram
• Test Your Skills

Detailed text documents, links and lesson plans.

Text-based site that answers many questions about rocks.

Lesson plan, work sheets and web links that explain rocks and minerals.

Read about colour, streak, transparency, lustre, hardness, cleavage, fracture, specific gravity, crystal form.

• How to Find Minerals
• Create a Collection
• FAQ
• Grow Your Own Crystals
• Mine Games - online games and quizzes
  Test your knowledge at: 
  -Sedimentary, My dear Watson- a true/false game
  -Mining for Minerals- an interactive word search that you can play on-line
  -Knowledge Nuggets- Do you know which minerals are the hardest, softest, most colourful?

 Help Rex solve three mysteries about rocks, fossils and minerals.
An excellent test of what the student know about how rocks are formed!

• Geologic Timeline
• Field Tips- List what tools are necessary when looking for rocks, minerals and fossils.

Read about colour, streak, transparency, lustre, hardness, cleavage, fracture, specific gravity, crystal form.

• Mine Games:
  Test your knowledge at: 
  -Sedimentary, My dear Watson- a true/false game
  -Mining for Minerals- an interactive word search that you can play on-line
  -Knowledge Nuggets- Do you know which minerals are the hardest, softest, most colourful?

Provides picture of mineral, and lists the minerals: color, luster, transparency, crystal habits, cleavage, fracture, hardness, streak test.

A comprehensive site with many printable lesson plans and background information for the teacher.

• For Teachers Only
  http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.html
• Idea Starters (lessons and curriculum links- pdf format 21pgs)
  Mineral identification cards and activity, rock cycle explained, plate tectonics activity, minerals and you, industrial mineral list used around the house, 
  http://www.mii.org/pdfs/Ultimate.pdf 
• Individual lesson sheets to print of everyday uses of minerals
  http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.html#uses 
• Individual lessons and activities 
  http://www.mii.org/lessons.html 
• Everything comes from Natural Resources
  http://www.mii.org/lessons.html  Part 1 (16 pgs.)
  http://www.mii.org/pdfs/have/every2.pdf  Part 2 (14 pgs.)
• Reclamation Stories
  Positive and negative effects of human interaction on the landscape.
  Good graphics. Reading level above grade level.
  http://www.mii.org/recl.html

• The Rock Cycle
  • Igneous Rocks
  • Sedimentary Rocks
  • Metamorphic Rocks
• Minerals in Your House
• Mineral Properties 

• Make your own fossils
• Make a Volcano 

Read about the composition of soil.

Read the slides that answer questions about soil.

Curser down to - What's Your Soil IQ and take the on-line quiz.