Rocks Web Links
Our writers recommended these independent websites as background information and content supplements for the Rocks lessons.
Kentucky Geological Survey- Fossil Resources
These pages from the University of Kentucky provide useful information on fossils and have links to lots of other useful sites.
This Mineralogical Society of America’s site for kids has good information about minerals and their properties.
Here you can find color images of minerals from an alphabetized list.
This link contains models of crystal polyhedrons that you can print out and construct of paper.
This kids’ education page is published by NASA. It contains lots of interesting facts and activities on soil.
This site contains information on the best T-Rex fossil ever discovered, currently displayed at The Field Museum in Chicago, IL.
This site contains answers to basic questions about the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil with a special emphasis on soil conservation.