Resources

Mineralogy4Kids: Lessons, content, and games to teach about rocks and minerals from the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA).

Rock Identification Key: A series of decisions to identify a rock.

Mineral Identification Key: A logical method to identify minerals.

Center for Geoscience Education (AGI): Searchable database of content, activities, and other resources.

Earth Science Week Activities (AGI): Searchable database of rock and mineral activities from past Earth Science Weeks.

Big Ideas in Earth Science: Nine videos illustrating important ideas in the geosciences.

Minerals Education Coalition: Activities for K-12 in mineralogy.

GIA GemKids Program: Online activities for K-12 about gems and gemology.

Minerals Resource Library: Educational resources on minerals from the National Geographic Society.

Smithsonian Education – Minerals: Teaching resources, including lesson plans, from the Smithsonian Institution.

AMNH Minerals Education Resources: Teaching resources on minerals from the American Museum of Natural History.

Mining Education Activities: A series of activities from the Women in Mining.

Museum Tours: Tours from the Western Museum of Mining and Industry.

Coal Activities: Classroom activities from Kentucky Coal Education.

Mineralogy Educational Resources: A variety of resources from the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Dig Into Mining: Resources for teachers with an emphasis on copper.

Moh’s Hardness Scale: From the U.S. National Park Service.

GSL Teaching Resources: Earth science education resources from the Geological Society of London.

Rock and Mineral Exchange for Teachers: Service of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

MSA Online Teaching Resources: A set of lessons, animations, videos, photographs and much more contributed by MSA-Talk listserv members.

MSA Centennial Symposium Videos: A set of video presentations on key topics in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and crystallography.

InTeGrate: SERC’s resources for teaching undergraduates in mineralogy.

Teaching Mineralogy: SERC’s guide to teaching mineralogy and petrology to undergraduates.

Gem & Mineral Collection: Searchable database of mineral samples from the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas Austin.

MinDat: Comprehensive database on rocks and minerals.

Web Minerals: Mineralogy database.

Handbook of Mineralogy: Online resource from MSA.

Moh’s Hardness Scale: From the U.S. National Park Service.

Mineralogy4Kids: MSA’s resource for children on rocks and minerals.

Big Ideas in Earth Science: Nine videos illustrating overarching ideas in the geosciences.

Minerals-Related Educational Products: Extensive collection of products from the U.S. Geological Survey.

GemKids: Information for children about gems and gemology from the Gemological Institute of America.

Virtual Tour of David Friend Hall: Tour by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Virtual Tour of the Gem and Mineral Hall: Virtual tour at the Smithsonian Institution.

3D Tour of Mineral Collection: Tour at the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals.