Price: $24.99
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Explore the Wonders of the Natural…, 4.5,
Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great kit for science class or science club
Review: I bought a couple of these kits for my Science Club students to use in their mineralogy study. The mineral specimens were approximately 1 inch in length, and were in good condition upon arrival. They are packed in open cells and jostle around a bit in transit, but they have numbered stickers on them to identify each mineral, so you can figure out which one is which and reposition them. The stickers do not tend to stick very well, and I replaced a couple of them. I like the fact that these minerals are in their natural state and not polished or cut. Instructions come with the kit, and there is a chart which identifies the hardness and streak color of each mineral. The kit also contains a scratch plate, nail, and plastic magnifying glass. I added other items from a Rock Mineral Test Kit (also available on Amazon at a reasonable price), and had a wonderful little mineral identification/test project for my students.
Reviewer: Christy Sanchez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quality
Review: Great value, super fun, easy to use, and clean with great information.
Reviewer: Ms Mama C
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good experiment for our rock & mineral lesson
Review: I homeschool and coming up with science experiments/labs isn’t always easy. My 5th and 7th graders are currently studying rocks and minerals, so I thought ordering a mineral science kit would give them ahands-on lesson. I paid less than $10 for the kit and it came with a nail, strike plate, and 15 minerals. The kit also contained a magnifying glass, which as you can see from the photo, is tiny and pretty much useless. There’s nothing clear in the magnifying glass – it’s just a plastic, blurry lens.The minerals are labeled and can be found with descriptions in the included pamphlet. The booklet that came with the kit is pretty useful as it discusses topics such as luster, mineral hardness, among other things one could benefit in knowing about minerals.I wouldn’t say $10 is a bargain, but at the same time, it provided us with a hands-on learning experience. Just make sure you have or buy a magnifying glass so your child/children can examine the rocks up close.
Reviewer: K
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great kit for learning about rocks
Review: I bought this kit and another one from a different company for our homeschool geology unit, and this one is by far the better kit. It has 15 different rocks, 5 each of the three types (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic). Each rock is in its own compartment in the case and is very clearly labeled as to which type it is. There is a number tag on the rock, and there is a sheet that comes with it that identifies each rock by number. Each rock is a decent sized sample (roughly 1″ diameter for each) and shows the unique characteristics so you can get a good idea of how to identify it.I am very happy with this purchase and would highly suggest it for homeschool or anyone interested in learning more about rocks and geology.The case is plastic and would probably be very flimsy, but it fits perfectly in the box which is a rather sturdy cardboard, so as long as you leave the case in its the box for storage or display, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It rocks!
Review: Great rock specimens for our homeschool rock unit.
Reviewer: Kait B
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: They’re okay
Review: I got these for my students thinking the samples would be a good size, but unfortunately they were very small. We were able to complete the tests on the different minerals, so it still worked out. I would probably look for one with bigger samples, as the students were a bit disappointed with how small they were.
Reviewer: Penny Bowyer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for my science class
Review: I love that they are labeled with the numbers on the back with stickers that corresponds to the descriptions. I may try to use clear nail polish to ensure they don’t come off and make it easier for my students and I to identify the samples if the sticker comes off.
Reviewer: Heather
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic buy for the money
Review: bought these for a rocks class I taught. Some of the rocks are smaller than what is in the picture on the front, but i don’t think it detracts from the total package at all. The kids loved them!! This is a great resource to have and I would definitely buy this again. One note though: Don’t expect the magnifying class it comes with to actually do anything. It’s really worthless as a magnifying glass. This didn’t bother me as I brought my own to class anyway.It does however, have a nice little ceramic plate to test streak color on, along with a steel nail.Additionally, I made my own little Moh’s hardness testing kit to accompany this box that easily fit inside it. I went to the dollar store and purchased some glass decorative marbles (one side is flat) and a small bag of magnets. All in all, inside the plastic bag that comes with this kit, I was able to put it’s own ceramic plate, the nail and added a penny, a marble, and a paper clip (just to have one more magnetic item for fun.) It all fit inside the bag in this box and was a great success. Fabulous resource!
Reviewer: HESSAH AL TMMIMI
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: جيد لكنه صغير جداً
Reviewer: Tamer Ahmed
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: My son enjoyed it very much, as he is fond of rocks. Great product.
Reviewer: Cliente de Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: excelente imagen y calidad era el producto que esperaba recibir y el paquete venia en perfectas condiciones, te ahorras todas las filas de las compras y recibes el producto que esperas mas en época navideña
Reviewer: lynda marshall
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I bought this to use at my lapidary club open day. We wanted an activity that would show how we determine what a rock is and this was perfect.Only criticism I have is that one rock was missing and another was duplicated in its place. It didn’t stop us using it the way we wanted as we were limiting the number of rocks used anyway. I used the information on the accompanying chart to make-up a checklist for participants who seemed to find the information fun.It also got the tick of approval from some of our long time members.
Reviewer: Avijit Nag
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Must have item for kids and senior if you love rocks and minerals and have interest in Earth science
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