Scavenger Hunt

Rocks and Minerals

3rd Grade
 

Use the links to locate the information to answer the questions.

Print this worksheet to record your answers.

 

http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm
1. Find a mineral that starts with the letter of your first name.

http://www.msha.gov/KIDS/KIDSHP.HTM
2. Please take a look at this...> Select three dangers about playing around a mine, gravel or sand pit?

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/hope.htm
3. How many carats was the Hope Diamond? Hint: Chart at the bottom.

http://www.diamondcutters.com/history.html
4. What country was the first diamond found? Hint: Read the first paragraph.

http://www.love-story.com/bs00.htm
5. What is your birthstone's name? What is the color?

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html
6. Name three kinds of rock formations. List two rocks of each kind.

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pearls/what/index.html
7. Where do pearls come from?

 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002744/adlm-min.html

8. Do we eat minerals? Yes or No. List the 4 minerals on this site.

 Congratulations