Titre:
Rocks and minerals
PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:
Sommaire:
Describes the difference between rocks, minerals, and gems. Explains how different types of rock were formed. Describes the properties that are used to identify minerals, and explores different places where rocks and minerals are found. Shows how rocks are used every day, sometimes in new ways.
Date de publication comme intervalle:
2004
Description matérielle:
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
Table des matières:
Introduction: shaping a mountain -- A world or rocks: lots of rocks -- A gallery of minerals: some real gems -- Picture this: dazzling crystals -- High-tech rocks: new uses for old rocks -- Thinking like a scientist: classifying -- Hands-on science: crystal critters -- Science notebook -- Glossary.
EPSB_521_2:
Grades 3-8
Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif:
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780792245711
Informations de publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2004.
©2004
