Rocks, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Rocks and Minerals

Rock Hounds- learn how metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks are formed

Rockin' Through Time-an informative site created by elementary students

Mineral Identification-includes ways to identify minerals along with other information

Wonderful World of Minerals-explore minerals, gems, birthstones, crystals, metals, and more. Look at the rock photo album or build your own volcano too! From a ThinkQuest Jr. team.

The Rock Cycle-includes an overview and pictures of the rock cycle

Become a Rock Expert-Test your stone smarts and win the Rock Hound award for correctly naming the types of these rocks!

Neill's Geology for Kids-discusses the different jobs that relate to the study of rocks

Fast Facts about Rocks and Fossils - Click on the questions in the left sidebar to see the answers

Journey to the Center of the Earth - A geology project by students at Pattie Elementary School in Virginia

Rocks and Minerals -a web site by a fourth grade teacher. Lot of good resources here on these pages

Welcome to Our Earth-a web site created by elementary students on Geology

Volcanoes

Volcano World- everything you could want to know about volcanoes! Includes facts, pictures, movies, currently erupting volcanoes, and more.

Volcanoes-contains facts, pictures, and disaster information about volcanoes

Volcano Page-learn what a volcano is, get interesting volcano facts, read about famous volcanoes, or browse through a glossary of volcano terms

Parts of a Volcano-contains a labeled diagram

Volcanoes Around the World-discover interesting facts about volcanoes

Volcanoes for Kids-describes the different types of volcanoes, where they exist in the world, and includes volcano-related games

Volcanoes Online-offers an encyclopedic look at plate tectonics and volcanoes around the world

Earthquakes

Overview of Earthquakes-find out what a seismograph is, as well as other earthquake facts, from The Tech Museum of Innovation

Understanding Earthquakes-take an earthquake quiz, see earthquakes of the past 5 years diagrammed on a globe, learn about the history of seismology and more at this informative site

ABC of Earthquakes-children's book...Click on "Next" or a letter of the alphabet to continue your ABC journey

Earthquakes for Kids-a site just for kids

Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes-includes information and also some fabulous pictures

FEMA For Kids: Earthquakes-learn why earthquakes happen, how they can be measured, how to protect yourself and your house, play games and read stories about earthquakes

Weather Watch: Earthquakes-get the earthquake basics, learn how to be ready in case one hits, and read about famous earthquakes