Library > Science & Technology > Earth Science

Rocks and Minerals

1998
In our web page, we included a large amount of educational information. the reports on igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, the three kinds of rocks, because it is very important for people to learn about the basic categories of rocks. We included information about volcanoes, because igneous rocks are just hardened magma or lava. On the volcano page is an experiment to build an erupting volcano. We included this in our page because it gives kids the chance to experience their own erupting volcano and see what really takes place. Whats Your Birthstone enables kids to learn about their birthstone and facts about it. We created Whats Your Birthstone because it is a fun and interactive way for kids to find out about their birthstone. When kids read All About Us, they can see that anyone can make a web page. Rock or Mineral is a page that tells what rocks and minerals are and their differences. The goal of this page is to give kids a background and understanding of the components of each. The identification page tells methods kids can use to identify a rock or mineral. The point to this page is to get students familiar with ways to identify a rock or mineral and the terminology used in the process. We are happy with the results of our web page, and feel we accomplished not only the educational objectives for others, but also for ourselves, which was to develop teamwork skills, learn about web page production, and build animated Gifs.