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NEW - Collecting Rocks and Minerals by Gayle Olson
Rock & Gem Hunting Provides a Healthy Parenting Aide
by Sally Taylor
Fossils, Rocks and Minerals Collecting Equipment
by Carles Carol Pla
Fossils: A Teaching Tool that Promotes Enthusiastic Learning by Claudia Mann
Neat Rock Box Storage by Jessy Chekal

Great Links for Kids

www.minerals.si.edu NEW - Going here takes you to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's Department of Mineral Sciences. And if you're looking for pictures of beautiful minerals this is the place. After all the Hope Diamond and the Star of Asia Sapphire aren't the kind of rocks you pick up in your backyard.
www.mcrocks.com NEW - A fellow rock hound, Guri mention this site in an e-mail so I decided to check it out. It includes a picture tour of 13 counties in western North Carolina, and a nice message board with people who truly enjoy rocks.
www.earthsciweek.org NEW - In October 1998, the American Geological Institute started this national and international event, to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences. This year it's being held October 8th through the 14th, so mark your calendars!
www.the-vug.com Visit this great site I just dug up!
www.mineraltown.com Great information on starting your first rock collection!
www.eduplace.com Lots of great kids and rocks sites!!! Check this out!
www.surfnetkids.com Surfnetkids is such a great site anyways, but when they do geology and rock and minerals, you know they do it right! This is a great place for Rock Hound Kids!
www.familyfun.go.com/ Take your family on a rock hunt! A series of articles about geology learning with your family! Some fun ideas from Family Fun Magazine!
 www.rockhounds.com Boy, oh boy, this is one great big HUGE rock site... lots and lots of information. Plan to spend about 3 days looking through it all. Not exactly for kids, but there are so many good things about this site, it's worth looking through! Great forum and pictures and information galore!!!
www.RocksForKids.com This site is for kids of all ages who love rocks. Here you will find out stuff about rocks & minerals and where to go to find out more. If you already collect rocks then this is the place for you! Find out where you can get more rocks, take a look at some super pictures of rocks, learn how to identify the rocks you already have and discover neat things you can do with rocks. Don't worry if you don't have a rock collection, we'll help you get one!

 

 

 

 
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If you’re looking for inexpensive rock and mineral specimens for kids, then you need not look any further.
We’ve assembled a great variety of rock, mineral, and fossil kits for kids that are inexpensive,
yet good sized specimens. If you have a rock hound kid in your house, and you want to encourage them
to study rocks and minerals, then we have what you need for you rock collecting little geologist.

Most people struggle with terms like metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, and rock cycle, and why not,
these are terms that scientists use in the field of geology. It’s important to know these terms for sure,
but you can still enjoy, collect,, and appreciate rocks, minerals, and fossils.
Many a child started their career in geology through collecting rocks and minerals.

 

 

 

 

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