Ward's® Know Your Rocks Collection
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Identify and classify unknown rock samples.
- Aligned to NGSS standards (MS: ESS1, ESS2)
Students explore texture, grain size, mineral composition, and foliation as they work to uncover the identity of rock samples from the three major groups. The set is housed in a compartmented collection box and comes with a study guide.
Contents: 24 unnumbered samples, 1×1" magnifier, acid bottle, and numbering kit.
Rocks: Igneous: andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granite, obsidian, pumice, rhyolite. Sedimentary: coal (bituminous), conglomerate, dolomite, limestone (2) sandstone, shale, siltstone. Metamorphic: amphibolite, coal (anthracite), gneiss, marble, quartzite, schist, slate, soapstone.
The kit is also available for purchase with a link to a NewPath digital lesson, which includes a variety of resources on the topic, including background information, illustrations and self-assessments.
Caution: Due to the nature of this product it may contain asbestos.
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Identify and classify unknown rock samples.
- Aligned to NGSS standards (MS: ESS1, ESS2)
Students explore texture, grain size, mineral composition, and foliation as they work to uncover the identity of rock samples from the three major groups. The set is housed in a compartmented collection box and comes with a study guide.
Contents: 24 unnumbered samples, 1×1" magnifier, acid bottle, and numbering kit.
Rocks: Igneous: andesite, basalt, diorite, gabbro, granite, obsidian, pumice, rhyolite. Sedimentary: coal (bituminous), conglomerate, dolomite, limestone (2) sandstone, shale, siltstone. Metamorphic: amphibolite, coal (anthracite), gneiss, marble, quartzite, schist, slate, soapstone.
The kit is also available for purchase with a link to a NewPath digital lesson, which includes a variety of resources on the topic, including background information, illustrations and self-assessments.
Caution: Due to the nature of this product it may contain asbestos.
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- 470025-230Know Your Rocks Collection
- 470328-410Kit with NewPath Digital ResourcesKit with NewPath Digital ResourcesDiscontinued-
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