ROCKS - YEAR 9 SCIENCE

Encyclopaedia Britannica on line is a good place to start to get an overview of the topic.

This can be accessed through

http://libraries.parra.catholic.edu.au/index.html

and click on e-resources/Encyclopaedia Britannica. Do a search for Rocks and select middle school level.

Discover How Rocks Are Formed!
View these animations that will show you how the three different kinds of rocks are formed by clicking on different areas of this picture.

http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/create/index.html

Wikipedia has general information but remember to check it against another source to ensure it is accurate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(geology)

Other interesting sites

http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/rock.htm

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html

REMEMBER TO RECORD ALL SITES IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY

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