Mini Me Geology Blog » rock and mineral kit http://www.minimegeology.com/blog Rocks for Kids, Teachers, Parents and Homeschoolers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Save $20 when you buy a set of 6 Rock Detectives Kits! http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/12/09/284/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/12/09/284/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:08:15 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=284 Get all 6 Rock Detectives kits for the price of 5 when you buy the full set.  Each kit comes complete with six or 7 cool rock or mineral samples, a hand magnifier and a CD with 30 pages of rock and mineral information, sample identification activities, puzzles, coloring pages, and experiments. Other fun activities on the CD include creating your own adventure story, making a personal geologist’s field notebook and your very own rock collection box!

You will receive all 6 kits:  Mineral Mission, Sedimentary Sleuthing, Metamorphic Mystery, Igneous Investigation, Crystal Geometry and Crystal Experiment.  View this short video about our Rock Detectives kits:

The CD requires free Adobe Reader 9.0 which can be downloaded at www.adobe.com. Mini CDs fit in center of tray disk drives. Mini CDs may not play in slot drives without adapter. Consult computer manufacturer’s recommendations before inserting the mini CD into a slot drive.

]]> http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/12/09/284/feed/ 0 Today we are Sedimentary Sleuthing! http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/11/03/today-we-are-sedimentary-sleuthing/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/11/03/today-we-are-sedimentary-sleuthing/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:47 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=197 Teach your children about sedimentary rocks with this cool Sedimentary Sleuthing kit. Your kit comes complete with six cool sedimentary rock samples: lignite coal, sedimentary breccia, conglomerate, fossiliferous limestone, yellow sandstone and shale.

Also included in the kit is a hand magnifier and a CD with 30 pages of rock information, sample identification activities, puzzles, coloring pages, and experiments.  Adult supervision is required for some of the experiments.

Other fun activities on the CD include creating your own adventure story, making a personal geologist’s field notebook and your very own rock collection box!

The CD requires free Adobe Reader 9.0 which can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.  This software is easy to download and use so please use version 9.0 which makes the CD very fun to view!  Mini CDs fit in center of tray disk drives.  The Mini CD in the kit may not play in slot drives without an adapter.  Consult computer manufacturer’s recommendations before inserting the mini CD into a slot drive.

]]> http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/11/03/today-we-are-sedimentary-sleuthing/feed/ 0 Take 25% off Your Orders This Weekend! http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/09/25/take-25-off-your-orders-this-weekend/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/09/25/take-25-off-your-orders-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:02:48 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=146 Deluxe Mineral Kit

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]]> http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2009/09/25/take-25-off-your-orders-this-weekend/feed/ 0 My Rockin’ Collection! Minerals featured on NeatoStuff.com site http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2008/09/15/my-rockin-collection-minerals-featured-on-neatostuffcom-site/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2008/09/15/my-rockin-collection-minerals-featured-on-neatostuffcom-site/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:49:27 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=18 Mini Me Geology’s My Rockin’ Collection! Minerals kit was featured on the shopping blog Neatostuff.com.  Check out our listing here.  We were honored to have been chosen by such a great blog for a feature!

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