Rocks and Minerals: Get the Dirt on Geology offers middle schoolers a chance to look under the hood of our planet and explore the forces that have shaped--and continue to shape--our world. Learn how the earth transformed from a ball of dust and gases to the planet we know today and discover how the earth continues to change through plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and even wind and water!
This captivating book introduces children to hands-on science with fun activities like starting your own impressive rock collection and how to stay safe on your rock finding missions.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.
Rocks help keep people healthy through vitamins and minerals. For more information, read Geologists: From Pythias to Goldring, another book in the Mission: Science series.
Takes children on an incredible journey to the core of the Earth and back.
A contemporary successor to the Louis V. Pirsson and Adolph Knopf editions, providing a guide and reference that explains how rocks occur, their commercial usage, and how to identify them...
This book identifies minerals, tells how they are used in common, everyday life. It also explains how the rock cycle works and the three main types of rocks. This book also differentiates between rocks, minerals and gems.
... is an ideal compact identification guide to the rocks , minerals , and crystals found on the shore , in the desert , in national parks , on old mine tips , in yards , and in the stone and stone - faced buildings of North America .
Describes hundreds of minerals and lists their geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structure.
Explore Earth's natural treasures, from their primeval origins to traditional uses and modern-day appeal with this illustrated guide to rocks, minerals, crystals, gems and more!
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