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The Amazing Mundo
http://www.amnh.org/ology/earth#features/mundo??KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true ...
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Younger students will enjoy this interactive comic strip that introduces the idea that rocks and minerals are the ingredients of many things that we use everyday. Items and materials mentioned include pencil lead from graphite, glass from sand, aluminum foil and other aluminum products from bauxite, and plastics from petroleum. Students have an opportunity to click and drag the proper material to facilitate the story.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-006-974
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties of objects and materials
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Properties of earth materials
    • 5-8:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Earth: Our World in Motion'
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=earth&c
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History