easyLearn Rocks & Minerals | Earth Science HD
HK$ 8.00
3.0for iPad
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About easyLearn Rocks & Minerals | Earth Science HD
"easyLearn Rocks & Minerals HD" is a fun & interactive app for kids to learn about various rocks & minerals found on Earth. Lots of high quality real-world pictures & simple facts along with quiz formats based on pictures & clues give the kids a great visual understanding of the topic.
This App can be used as part of earth-science curriculum in upper elementary and middle school classrooms, in the homeschool environments, as supplemental learning at home & as reference material by teachers.
The lessons covered include:
1. Rock Formation & Rock Cycle
2. Texture of Rocks
3. Types of Rocks - Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
4. Igneous Rocks - Intrusive, Extrusive, Porphyritic : Basalt, Gabbro, Granite, Pegmatite, Obsidian, Porphyry, Pumice - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
5. Sedimentary Rocks - Sedimentation Processes, Clastic, Organic & Chemical Rocks: Coal, Conglomerate, Breccia, Gypsum, Limestone, Rock Salt, Sandstone, Shale - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
6. Metamorphic Rocks - Foliated & Non-Foliated Rocks: Gneiss, Marble, Quartzite, Schist, Slate - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
7. Mineral Formation, Rock-Forming & Non-Rock-Forming Minerals
8. Properties of Minerals - Hardness, Color, Streak, Luster etc.
9. Mohs Hardness Scale
10. Mines & Quarries
11. Common Minerals: Bauxite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Diamond, Feldspar, Graphite, Halite, Hematite, Magnetite, native metals, quartz, precious & semi-precious gemstones & many more - how & where they form, their properties & uses.
There are 3 modes to begin with.
* Learn Mode - Lots of simple learning pages with pictures and facts about each rock/mineral and related topics.
* Practice Mode - After learning your facts, you can practice your skills in this mode by answering questions or clues. There are 7 types of activities. Each one is in the form of a quiz, but it gives you many chances until you get your answer right.
1. Naming: Tap the correct name of the object shown in the picture, using the clue.
2. Questions: Tap the correct picture to answer the question.
3. Matching: Tap the correct picture on the right to match the picture shown on the left, using the clue.
4. Puzzles: Join the pieces of the puzzle to see the picture and its name.
5. Sorting: Sort the pictures into two groups using the clue.
6. Trivia: Tap the correct answer to the question.
7. Assorted: This combines all the 6 types above in a random fashion.
* Quiz Mode - After practicing your answers, you can take the actual Quiz in this mode. There are 5 types of activities similar to the ones in Practice mode. Each one is in the form of a quiz. You can select your answers for all questions/clues one by one and at the end of the Quiz, it gives you a summary of how you scored and lets you compare all your answers to the correct answers one by one.
1. Naming: Tap the correct name of the object shown in the picture, using the clue.
2. Questions: Tap the correct picture to answer the question.
3. Matching: Tap the correct picture on the right to match the picture shown on the left, using the clue.
4. Trivia: Tap the correct answer to the question.
5. Assorted: This combines all the 4 types above in a random fashion.
Also check out our other easyLearn apps in Science and English Grammar.
This App can be used as part of earth-science curriculum in upper elementary and middle school classrooms, in the homeschool environments, as supplemental learning at home & as reference material by teachers.
The lessons covered include:
1. Rock Formation & Rock Cycle
2. Texture of Rocks
3. Types of Rocks - Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
4. Igneous Rocks - Intrusive, Extrusive, Porphyritic : Basalt, Gabbro, Granite, Pegmatite, Obsidian, Porphyry, Pumice - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
5. Sedimentary Rocks - Sedimentation Processes, Clastic, Organic & Chemical Rocks: Coal, Conglomerate, Breccia, Gypsum, Limestone, Rock Salt, Sandstone, Shale - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
6. Metamorphic Rocks - Foliated & Non-Foliated Rocks: Gneiss, Marble, Quartzite, Schist, Slate - how they form, where they are found, minerals contained in them, their properties & how they are useful.
7. Mineral Formation, Rock-Forming & Non-Rock-Forming Minerals
8. Properties of Minerals - Hardness, Color, Streak, Luster etc.
9. Mohs Hardness Scale
10. Mines & Quarries
11. Common Minerals: Bauxite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Diamond, Feldspar, Graphite, Halite, Hematite, Magnetite, native metals, quartz, precious & semi-precious gemstones & many more - how & where they form, their properties & uses.
There are 3 modes to begin with.
* Learn Mode - Lots of simple learning pages with pictures and facts about each rock/mineral and related topics.
* Practice Mode - After learning your facts, you can practice your skills in this mode by answering questions or clues. There are 7 types of activities. Each one is in the form of a quiz, but it gives you many chances until you get your answer right.
1. Naming: Tap the correct name of the object shown in the picture, using the clue.
2. Questions: Tap the correct picture to answer the question.
3. Matching: Tap the correct picture on the right to match the picture shown on the left, using the clue.
4. Puzzles: Join the pieces of the puzzle to see the picture and its name.
5. Sorting: Sort the pictures into two groups using the clue.
6. Trivia: Tap the correct answer to the question.
7. Assorted: This combines all the 6 types above in a random fashion.
* Quiz Mode - After practicing your answers, you can take the actual Quiz in this mode. There are 5 types of activities similar to the ones in Practice mode. Each one is in the form of a quiz. You can select your answers for all questions/clues one by one and at the end of the Quiz, it gives you a summary of how you scored and lets you compare all your answers to the correct answers one by one.
1. Naming: Tap the correct name of the object shown in the picture, using the clue.
2. Questions: Tap the correct picture to answer the question.
3. Matching: Tap the correct picture on the right to match the picture shown on the left, using the clue.
4. Trivia: Tap the correct answer to the question.
5. Assorted: This combines all the 4 types above in a random fashion.
Also check out our other easyLearn apps in Science and English Grammar.
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最新版本3.0更新日誌
Last updated on 2017年04月15日
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This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Support for new iOS versions
Support for new iOS versions
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Version History
3.0
2017年04月15日
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Support for new iOS versions
Support for new iOS versions
2.01
2014年04月03日
Fixed an issue with background image.
Fixed an issue with incomplete question line.
Fixed an issue with incomplete question line.
2.0
2014年03月27日
Support for "Kids" category
Links to more "easyLearn" apps and social media sharing for parents
Grammatical issues fixed
Links to more "easyLearn" apps and social media sharing for parents
Grammatical issues fixed
1.4
2012年12月20日
Links to more 'easyLearn' Apps
1.3
2012年09月30日
Support for iOS 6.0
1.2
2012年09月14日
Link to 'easyLearn Magnets'
Link to 'easyLearn Simple Machines'
Link to 'easyLearn Simple Machines'
1.1
2012年05月14日
Minor Fixes
Link to new App 'easyLearn Structure of Earth'
Link to new App 'easyLearn Structure of Earth'
1.0
2012年04月25日
easyLearn Rocks & Minerals | Earth Science HD FAQ
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