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Minnechaug

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional District

The Wonders of Rocks and Minerals
TASA CD-ROM

  1. Minerals
    1. How are Minerals and Rocks Different?
      1. Script
      2. Handout
    2. Important Mineral Properties
      1. Script
      2. Handout
      3. Answers
    3. How to Identify Minerals
      1. Script
      2. Handout 1
      3. Handout 2
  2. The Rock Cycle
    1. Rock Cycle Script
  3. Igneous Rocks
    1. How Igneous Rocks Form
    2. Textures of Igneous Rcoks
  4. Sedimentary Rocks
    1. How Sedimentary Rocks Form
    2. Conglomerate, Sandstone, and Shale
    3. Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
  5. Metamorphic Rocks
    1. Metamorphic Rocks are Changed Rocks
    2. What Causes Metamorphism?
  6. The Rock Review Challenge
  7. Released MCAS Questions for Rocks and Minerals
  8. Program Generated Documents
    1. Questions
    2. Answers