Geology and Resources Websites for Research

Please use these websites during our ongoing unit discussions about Geology and Resources:

BBC Rocks

BBC Rock Cycle

Geography for Kids Earth Structure

EarthHow Inside Earth: The Crust, Mantle, and Core

EarthHow A Guide to the Geologic Timeline of the Earth

EarthHow What is Earth’s Geologic Time Scale?

EarthHow Plate Tectonics

EarthHow 3 Types of Faults

EarthHow 7 Major Tectonic Plates

EarthHow Pacific Plate

EarthHow How Mountains Are Made

EarthHow Pangea Ultima

How Gemstones Are Formed

How Minerals are Formed

How Minerals are Identified

TED Ed  Four Ways to Understand the Age of the Earth – video

OneGeology  What is Geology? Reading and Activities

Kids National Geographic Geology 101

DK Find Out Types of Rocks

DK Find Out Structure of the Earth

DK Find Out Tectonic Plates

University of Waterloo Minerals for Kids

TED ED  How North America Got Its Shape

PBS Digital Studios  How the Grand Canyon Was Formed

You Tube Animation of Plate Tectonic Movement Back in Time

Crash Course  GEOLOGY

Crash Course Kids Landforms

Sci Show Kids Be a Rock Detective

Caterpillar Video on Mining Around the World Ground Rules

Britannia Mines History in BC  Groundbreaking

Crash Course Making Diamonds

Geography for Kids How is Coal Formed?

The Most Amazing Pit Mines in the World

Extreme Mining Machines That Will Blow Your Mind

Clarendon Fossil Fuels for Kids

Clarendon Fossils for Kids

Clarendon Earthquakes

Clarendon Natural Resources for Kids

Natural Resources Canada Our Resources, Our Strength

Crash Course Specialization and Trade

Crash Course Series of Videos ECONOMICS

Crash Course on TAXES

Mineral Identification Websites:

BC Mining Mineral Identification

Mineralogy 4 Kids Mineral Identification Steps

Mindat Physical Characteristics Mineral Search

Mindat Mineral Library

Mineralpedia

Geology.com Common Minerals