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Join Emma and Brody on their adventure through the Crystal Cave as they leap from modern-day West Virginia to England in 1775 to find a sample of the rare Blue John Fluorite. If you loved the novel Blue John's Cavern, keep the excitement rolling with this activity book!In this activity book kids will enjoy:Crossword, Word Search and Hidden Message Puzzles,Fun Facts Behind the Story and Locations,Details about the Rocks and Minerals in the Story,Experiments to do at Home,Online Scavenger Hunt,Character Details and Secrets,Write-Your-Own Story Activities, andStory Quizzes.Blue John's Cavern is the first book in the middle-grade adventure/sci-fi series Crystal Cave Adventures. In the novel, teenagers Emma and Brody live an ordinary life in Diamond Falls, West Virginia until one day when their neighbor, a famous geologist they call Mr. M, shows them the wildest time of their lives.When Mr. M's prized rock and mineral collection is destroyed before it can be displayed at the state museum, Emma and Brody jump at the chance to find new samples. The geologist accepts the offer, and promptly sends them back to the year 1775 to help!Back in time and across the pond in Derbyshire, England, Emma and Brody team with a mysterious young girl named Max to recover one of the rarest minerals in the world: Blue John Fluorite. Tapping into courage they never knew they had, the formerly ordinary West Virginians must protect a cave, avoid gun-toting soldiers, and return to the present before they're trapped forever.The adventure may be fiction, but the Blue John Fluorite and the locations in the novel are real. Through this activity book, you will love discovering the interesting facts and science behind the exciting story. If you like a little excitement thrown in with your science, then you'll love Tracy Diane's fast-paced and exciting series.

Never cross your own path!West Virginia teens Emma and Brody, are on a mission to help their neighbor, Mr. M, find new samples of his famed rock and mineral collection that were destroyed in a vicious robbery. Little did they know that collecting the rare samples would sending them traveling through time in a magical crystal cave.Determined to find the perfect Black Opal, Emma and Brody with the help of Mr. M's granddaughter Max, travel to Lightning Ridge, Australia in 1925. As they navigate a herd of stampeding kangaroo, goat cart races, and flying boomerangs, the kids meet Rose, a young girl whose mysterious secret will rock their world forever.When their attempts to collect the perfect opal anger the locals, the kids flee and accidentally land over 2000 years in the future in South Carolina. Can the kids figure out how to return to their own state and time? Will Rose's secret stop them from helping Mr. M? Will Max finally figure out who destroyed her Grandfather's prized rock and mineral collection and why? The answers are all inside but may leave you with a new mystery to solve.Black's Opal is the third book in the middle-grade adventure/sci-fi series Crystal Cave Adventures. If you like a little excitement thrown in with your science, then you'll love Tracy Diane's fast-paced and exciting series. For more fun and games, get the Black's Opal Activity Book, too!

Help, I Have to Teach Rock and Mineral Identification and I'm Not a Geologist! is the definitive guide for teachers and home school parents who teach geology. This book provides the details that an elementary, middle school, or high school teacher or parent needs to adequately explain the properties of rocks and minerals and how to identify one sample from another.The book includes: Detailed explanations of rock and mineral properties Suggested groups of samples for identification Flow charts and property record worksheets Lists of common rocks and minerals with their properties and features Image galleries of over 100 common rocks and mineralsIf you need a little assistance teaching your students or simply finding new ways to explain the concepts, this book is for you.