Rock Odyssey

Pan for Gold in the Classroom
 

In our opinion, the BEST Rocks & Minerals education
 video there is for Grades 2 to 6. -- Mineral Information Institute

Teachers' & Students' Reactions to Rock Odyssey

Every elementary student in the country will study Rocks and Minerals. 
Now you can provide them with a memorable introduction about THE IMPORTANT WORLD OF ROCKS AND MINERALS AND HOW WE USE THEM.

Rock Odyssey is directly connected to the science curriculum standards that teachers must teach. Now, the Mineral Information Institute has backed it up with lessons, POSTERS, and activities TO HELP STUDENTS REMEMBER YOUR INTRODUCTION TO ROCKS AND MINERALS.

Complete Rock Odyssey Package
$20 (plus $5 shipping)

Available only to members of MII.
Teachers only need to say
  "Yes, I want to be a member."

Membership for all others means you are a contributor to our Institute.

Become a Member

Mica - Rock Odyssey Tour Guide
Mica
Tour Guide

Teachers tell us three things to prove this is a Great video:

1. Students are singing the songs in the hallway the next day;
2. This is the video the kids vote to watch again on the last day before summer vacation; and
3. Next year, when your new class is ready to study Rocks & Minerals, your students from this year will remember Rock Odyssey - the songs, the characters, and the content.

That’s effective teaching!

Sir Sediment, Ruler of the Sedimentary Rocks
Sir Sediment
Ruler of the Sedimentary Rocks

Matty, the Metamorphic Magician
Matty
The Metamorphic Magician

Synopsis

Share an exciting adventure with two kids, Sandy and Crystal, as they go searching for Mica's Magic Gemstone. Along the way to their final treasure Sandy and Crystal meet four very interesting characters: Mica-the tour guide, Sir Sediment - ruler of the sedimentary rocks, Iggy St Igneous - guardian of the igneous rocks, and Matty Morphic - the metamorphic magician.

Iggy, Igneous rock guardian.
Iggy
Guardian of the Igneous Rocks
Rock Odyssey Poster
(16 x 23)
Helps students learn about the three major types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic) and how rocks are formed.
 

They help the kids learn about the three major categories of rocks (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic), how each category of rock is formed, properties of minerals, and common types of rocks and their mineral makeup.

Children have always had a love affair with learning about rocks and collecting them. ROCK ODYSSEY will help to ignite the sparks of curiosity and excitement that each child has within himself.

This program was made with three objectives in mind. 

The first is to show students how exciting the study of science can be.

The second objective is to get students to explore outside and learn about the rocks and minerals in their own community. Kids love the hands-on approach to life and Rock Odyssey will motivate students not only to search for rocks but also to touch them, identify then and have pride in knowing that the rock they found isn't just "any old rock." The rocks and minerals you see in Rock Odyssey are not museum quality samples. Most of the rocks and minerals shown in Rock Odyssey represent the type of samples that would be found by the students in their own neighborhood. 

The third objective is to help teachers be able to classify the different types of rocks and minerals. We hope Rock Odyssey will help the teachers in answering that all important question that students will invariably ask . . . "Teacher, what kind of rock is this?"

Help Sponsor Rock Odyssey in your community

REACTIONS TO ROCK ODYSSEY

79% of teachers say it is better than what they have been using
or the best they've ever seen!

  • Excellent video, I was excited to get it.

  • Beautifully reinforces in pictures what I've shown my classes in samples.

  • A great and fun introduction to our rock/mineral unit.

  • The actual lesson plan is very good.

  • Great review of our unit on minerals - rocks.

  • Students loved it and retained info much easier than previous semesters.

  • Fun way to show relationship between minerals, rocks, and 3 classifications.

  • Program booklet and posters were excellent.

  • I will absolutely use this program! The video is good.

  • Kids really liked the video, and "got it."

  • My classes enjoyed the video. Entertaining and informational.

  • I will use all parts of this program!

  • My students claimed the video was "hokey" (i.e., silly) but they sang the tunes and made related comments for days. It worked!!

  • Super - very interesting and kept students interested.

  • Really helped make the connection.

  • I will use this instead of my book.

  • I used this video for many years but (it) was no longer available in our library. I am delighted to use it once again!

  • The video arrived yesterday morning, and I showed it to my kids in the afternoon. They loved it!

  • Wonderful lesson. It compliments my science textbook.

  • I'm going to share the video with all of the other teachers at my school.

  • The students loved seeing and hearing about rocks and minerals that we had been studying for five weeks.

  • My students were fascinated and engaged the entire time.

  • We watched it twice, and by the second day they were singing along.

  • Students were entertained and informed.

  • Students said it was "tight."

  • Helped students grasp rock concepts better. Thank you.

  • The students stayed focused on it. Great program.

  • They loved it. In fact, they requested a second viewing.

  • This was a wonderful package filled with great activities.

  • Class thought it was fun, and a great review before our test.

  • It was very good, but the video I especially found useful and age appropriate!

  • Thanks for making this available! An excellent resource!

  • I've found it hard to make the study of rocks exciting to my students from just textbook study. Thanks for helping.

  • This box of activities is wonderful, excellent, superb. This is exciting!

  • It captured their attention. Thanks!

  • They loved the characters. Will definitely use it again.
5 Different  Teacher Helper Packets A Study of the Earth Everything We Have Comes from Natural Resources Everyday Uses of Minerals Creating A Universe Natural Resources We Use

Home | For Teachers | Homework Help | Reclamation |  About MII | 

Mineral Information Institute
505 Violet Street Golden, CO  80401  USA
Phone:  303/277-9190 Fax: 303/277-9198
mii@mii.org