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Will the Light Shine? Grade 1: Light Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Students will observe the effects of different materials on light waves. This activity uses the WARD’s Single ...

Push or Pull? Grade K: Force Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Students use forces constantly in their day-to-day lives. A force is simply a push or a pull on an object. In this act...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Gneiss Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Foliated, often with distinct banding (segregation) of minerals; some preferred orientation in micas (platy) or hornblende (prismatic crystals). Medium t...

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Ward’s Single Probes When All You Need is One 2 INTRODUCTION The Ward’s Single Probes platform was designed for the classroom with ever-changing needs in mind. Users can select from three different operational settings, allowing you to tailor the ...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Metaconglomerate Type: Metamorphic, regional. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts greater than 2mm in diameter and distributed in a fine-grained matrix or metamorphi...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Sandstone Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Grains generally sand-sized (1/16–2mm), normally sorted and somewhat rounded. May be poorly to well cemented. May also display visible fossils (not par...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Anorthosite Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Medium to coarse-grained, equigranular with elongated tabular plagioclase. Color: Dark gray to bluish-gray, sometimes lighter shades. Mineralogy/Chemis...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Pegmatite Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Very coarse-grained, marked by intergrowth of large (up to 1 cm) crystals. In some instances, individual crystals may grow up to several feet. Color: Varies; mostly l...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Hornblende (Ca,Na)2-3 (Mg,Fe,Al)5 SI6 (Si,Al)2 O22 (OH)2 (Amphibole Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic: 2/m. Crystals prismatic usually terminated by {011}. May be columnar to fibrous; coarse-to fine-granular. Physical Pro...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Marble Type: Metamorphic; regional and contact. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarse-grained; granoblastic to saccharoidal. May appear patched or with streaks or banding that is deformed. Color: Variable, commonly white, pin...