Kits

Household Uses of Rocks and Minerals Lab

Gr. 7-10 An inquiry-based activity on the properties and uses of natural resources in the home. Fluorite is used in toothpaste and paint pigments, feldspar is found in soaps, and hal... More.

Scale of Hardness Collection

Includes 9 benchmarking mineral specimens representing 1-9 on the traditional Mohs Scale. Specimens are approximately 1" x 1-1/2" each. For 9-18 students. More.

Mineral ID Starter Kit

Includes 5 each of 30 minerals, rock testing kit, and manual. For 5-10 students. More.

What Rock Is It? Classroom Project

Gr. 2-6 Follow the same procedures geologists use to identify rocks. This kit provides an excellent framework for learning about characteristics of various rock types. Includes 18" x... More.

What Mineral Is It? Chart & Testing Tools Only

Includes 18" x 24" chart, 13 mineral samples, a penny, 1 white and 1 black streak plate, glass plate, dropper bottle, magnet, magnifier, and scale of hardness. For 1-4 students. More.

Mechanical and Chemical Weathering of Rocks

Gr. 5-12 What impact do chemicals and the elements have on rocks? Students will observe the action and rate of such chemical weathering processes as oxidation, carbonation, and acidity. ... More.

Mineral Test Kit

Gr. 4-12 Use for rock, mineral, and fossil identification. Includes streak plate, glass plate, hand lens, dropper bottle, magnet, nail, penny, hardness scale, and zip-lock pouch. More.

Crystal Growing Kit

While quartz crystals take tens of thousands of years to grow in nature, we can grow crystals of sugar in just days! This popular experiment allows students to learn about the formation of crystals... More.

What Mineral Is It? Classroom Project

Gr. 5+ Make mineral identification easy. The framed chart outlines the analysis of luster, streak, hardness, cleavage, color, and special properties. Put specimens through the same rigorous ... More.

Classifying Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rocks

Gr. 6+ Students learn that certain natural resources are often found in association with certain rocks. A reading on the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks supplements ... More.