- Brandon Elementary School
- Science Links
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The Rock Cycle 3
Covers different types of rock, how they are made and how they can be worn away. -
Rock Expert Activity
View these rocks and read how they were made. After looking at these pages, take the quiz to test if you're rock smart by seeing if you can remember which rocks are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous! -
Fast FAQS About Rocks and Fossils
Watch three animations to learn how rocks were formed. -
Identify Rock Types
See if you can recognize rock characteristics and types. You have 6 minutes to complete this activity. -
Start Your Rock Collection
Click on a rock in the landscape, learn about it and add it to your collection -
Types of Rocks: Rocks are not all the same.
Find out about rock types and see examples. -
Rocks 1
Find out what rocks are made of, where they came from and what the three different types of rocks are. -
Science Trek-Rock Groups
Click on to the link on the Pandora web site. Find out about the three rock groups. By clicking the link at the bottom of the page you can also 'meet a geologist'. The link 'dating a rock' is an interactive that demonstrates how scientists use radioactivity to date rocks. The 'minerals down under' link takes you to a website that provides links to information about gold, copper, silver, mineral sands and iron.
