Geology for Kids – the Kit

Description Geology for Kids, newly expanded and updated! This favorite kit is designed for middle school students (Gr. 4-8). Taught from a Biblical historical perspective, this study will help your student to defend their faith! The new Geology for Kids has many of the same features as the original version. You will study: The Differing Frameworks for Geology (evolution and creation) Rock Types: plutonic, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous Mineral Identification and the Mohs Hardness Test Oceans Fossils and Dinosaurs The Great Ice Age Landforms, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes Controversial subjects in geology: plate tectonics and global warming The new textbook includes: Links to 11 video lessons with Rockman Pat, Patrick Nurre, to enhance your understanding of the various subjects 12 textbook lessons that expand on the video lessons Video note-taking pages Review questions Thought questions Projects And the kit also includes over 40 samples (average @ 1″) of various minerals, rocks, and fossils, all individually bagged and labeled. 12 rock-forming minerals: quartz, olivine, potassium feldspar, biotite mica, sodium feldspar, jasper, calcite, sodium feldspar, pyroxene, amphibole, magnetite, and muscovite mica Rock samples: granite, granodiorite, diorite, gabbro, gneiss, schist, quartzite, marble, slate, rhyolite, pumice, obsidian, pahoehoe, tuff, andesite, basalt, shale, siltstone, sandstone, breccia, conglomerate, limestone, travertine Fossil samples: fossil limestone, coquina, chert, chalk, dinosaur bone, shark tooth, brachiopod, coal, petrified wood, foraminifera, crinoid, and coal. (Occasionally we may need to substitute a different sample for the one listed, depending on availability.) We will also send you a pdf with clickable links to the lessons. See a sample of the book below: Watch a short clip from one of the video lessons: Book printed in the USA. All prices are in US dollars. For international shipping, please contact us at [email protected].