STEM Toy Rock Science Kit Geology Mineral Specimen For Kid Geologists

Great for teaching kids about the difference types of rocks. Small size. Easy to use, has a chart of the types of rocks.

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I reached out to the seller/manufacturer because I ordered the rock kit, but received the mineral kit inside a rock kit box. I’ll update my review once I hear back from them. For now I’ll say that the mineral kit looks pretty decent for a kids’ starter collection. The samples are pretty small compared to what I was used to studying in my college geology courses, but I know how expensive those can be, so this set is actually pretty decent for the price. I may end up ordering this for my daughter as a gift down the road, but for now we need the rock kit for her science project on the rock cycle.

I got this kit when I was 12, now 72 I have a great grandson who is into rocks. I got it for him. I started doing lapidary when I was 16 and started selling jewelry I made when I was 20. Every relative I have has something I made. Right down to my grandchildren. It started with learning about the hardness of rocks, the steak test, and the magnetic test, in this kit and a basic rocks and mineral book. I highly recommend this book for any kid interested in rocks at any age 5-105 and please don't limit it to boys I was not a tom boy but I loved rocks and still do. I was involved in a Christmas give away to children they had science projects like building a robot out of an a can or a weather station out of a 2 litter bottle she said "oh that's for the boys not the girls. We give beads to the girls and dolls". When I took over the girls got science projects and some of the boys asked for beads.

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.

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.

Great rock specimens for our homeschool rock unit.

Great value, super fun, easy to use, and clean with great information.