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Geology:A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic representable by a chemical formula, and has an ordered atomic structure.It is different from a rock, which can be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and does not have a specific chemical composition.Rock Cycle:Annenberg Lerner Rock Cycle Interactives: http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.htmlLayered Earth Rock Cycle: http://www.layeredearth.com/content/rock-cycle-0Interactive Rock Lab: http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471669695/interactivities/flash/mineralogy/mineralogy.htmLab: Classifying Rocks Using a Key: http://www.learning2eschool.com/high/science/labs/4352%20-%20EarthSpace%20Science%202nd%20Semester/3.5.4%20Lab%20Classifying%20Rocks%20Using%20a%20Key.pdfClastic Sedimentary Rock Animation:
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0605/es0605page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualizationIgneous Rock Formation Animation:Metamorphic Rock Formation Animation:Rock Formation Animation:Pa Rock Processes/Types History: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicPast/Places/volcanic_past_pennsylvania.htmlPa Ringing Rocks (2:14) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfrLoBpsIQRocks: http://geology.com/rocks/HCL test Minerals/Rocks http://geology.com/minerals/acid-test.shtmlMinerals:A Brief Introduction to Minerals (video 10:21): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a7p1NFn64sMineral Uses, Properties, Descriptions: http://geology.com/minerals/Mineralogy: http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/rock-cycleUSGS, Minerals in Our Environment: Examples in a house with labeled pictures: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/0144/pdf/of00-144.pdfGeologic Time Scale:Geologic Time Scale, explanation (6:13) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nofyRleo3VcFour Ways of Understanding Earth's Age, TEDEd (3:44) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxWmh-tFGsGeologic History of Grand Canyon (44:03) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYvCJLb7tEBing Bang Breakthrough, Gravitational Waves, Earth, 13.8 Billion Years Ago (previously 4.6 BYA)! http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/tech/innovation/big-bang-gravitational-waves/Stanford News- South Pole experimentation leads to new evidence, detection of gravitational waves (article and video clip 2:39) http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/march/physics-cosmic-inflation-031714.html
