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Today we are Sedimentary Sleuthing!

tracyb — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:47 +0000

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.

Let’s Learn about Crystal Geometry

tracyb — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:31:25 +0000

Teach your children about Crystal Geometry with this cool kit. Your Crystal Geometry kit comes complete with six cool mineral samples: muscovite, fluorite, calcite, citrine, pyrite and agate geode.

Also included in the kit is a hand magnifier and a CD with 30 pages of mineral 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! 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.

Join us on a Mineral Mission!

tracyb — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:52:49 +0000

The first kit in our new Rock Detectives line is now available. Take your children on a Mineral Mission with this fantastic kit. Your Mineral Mission kit comes complete with six cool mineral samples (lepidolite, rhodonite, tourmaline, limonite, epidote and amazonite), a hand magnifier and a CD with over 25 pages of 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! See our newest Mineral Mission kit today!

My Rockin’ Collection! Sedimentary Rocks

tracyb — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:29:23 +0000

Kids will learn about some of the Earth’s most beautiful and interesting rocks in Mini Me Geology’s Sedimentary Rock collection. Try to identify each rock using the hand magnifier and information cards included with each kit. If you need a hint, the name of each rock is beneath the foam padding. If you need help using the hand magnifier or identifying the minerals, check out the Dig Into Science section of our website for tips on how to use your new Sedimentary Rock kit.

Each kit includes:

10 Large Sedimentary Rock Samples: arkose, bituminous coal, conglomerate, coquina, loess, fine-grained limestone, oolitic limestone, sandstone, shale, and siltstone
Hand Magnifier
Identification Card for each rock
Sturdy compartment box with snug latches for secure and organized storage.

Rock samples obtained worldwide. All other materials made and assembled in the USA.
Safety Warnings
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.