Rock and mineral kits are a beloved childhood toy. From our youngest geologists who pick up random rocks on the playground to older kids who explore outcrops in the woods, geology fascinates kids of all ages (and lots of adults too). Parents can use rock and mineral kits to elevate science in their kids minds and to promote other skills such as logical thinking and deductive reasoning in older kids and classifying and sorting in younger children.
Filed under: Education, Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on August 6th, 2020 | No Comments »
The Cave of the Crystal or the Giant Crystal Cave is a fascinating selenite cave in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. The cave was discovered in 2000 by miners who were excavating a new tunnel in the Naica Mine at a depth of approximately 300 meters (980 feet) below the land surface.
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Crystals and gemstones have been associated with months of the year for almost 2,000 years. Today, we call them birthstones.
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Fluorite is a unique mineral that can be found in more colors than any other mineral.
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Today is German Geologist Friedrich Mohs’ 246th Birthday! He developed the Mohs Hardness Scale for minerals during this career.
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Mini Me Geology is proud to announce their newest geology kit, Mineral Madness. With the importance of STEM education rising, we are dedicated to developing kits that allow children to explore science with quality hands-on samples, accessories and information. The Mineral Madness kit has fifteen (15) mineral samples, a white streak plate, and a mineral identification brochure.
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Mini Me Geology’s Deluxe My Rockin’ Collection series rock and minerals kits are the perfect STEM geology fun for children and adults. You will enjoy these kits that feature large mineral and rock samples, identification accessories, sample information, and sturdy storage boxes. The Mini Me Geology deluxe kits are perfect for classrooms and homeschool STEM geology lessons too.
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The Rock Detectives Kits are absolutely perfect for kids who are starting out in science. These kits are great for STEM activities and they can help kids who are resistant to science become more interested through the experiments, activities, puzzles and coloring pages. This video gives you a little more insight into these fun kits that we developed just for kids!
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Geology Experiments & Activities, Minerals, Rocks on October 31st, 2018 | Comments Off on Mini Me Geology Rock Detectives Kits for Elementary and Middle School STEM activity fun!
e received a great question from one of our customers about the usefulness of rocks. Teddy wrote:
What are some common household items made of rocks and minerals?
In this video answer, we talk about several types of rocks and minerals and their common uses. There are probably some you know and maybe a few you do not. We talk about one you probably use everyday and one you may even eat. Take a look at the video and see how many of these you know.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on March 20th, 2018 | Comments Off on Ask-a-Geologist #22: What are some common household items made of rocks and minerals?
There are many, many different crystal shapes in the world. In fact, there are too many to list in a simple blog post! Determining the shapes of different minerals can help you uncover their identity.
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