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Unbalanced forces Grade 3: Force Probe Aligned with National Standards Call WARD’S at 1-800-962-2660 for Technical Assistance Page 2 Students will simulate a tug-of-war using two WARD’S Single Force Probes to illustrate balanced and unbalanced for...

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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 ...

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...

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...

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ward’s sciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Gabbro Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Granular; medium-grained. Color: Dark, medium gray, green-gray or brownish-gray. Mineralogy/Chemistry: Mafic; with essential plagioclase (50%-75%) and pyrox...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Limestone Type: Sedimentary; chemical or clastic. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarsely crystalline; varieties may be dense, compact and graded to brecciated, styliolitic, or oolitic. Stratification usually ind...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Bornite (Na,K) AlSi3 O8 (Feldspar Group) Crystallography: Orthorhombic - dipyramidal (2/m 2/m 2/m) Crystals rare; commonly massive. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None. Fracture small conchoidal, uneven; britt...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Peridotite Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Medium to coarse-grained; massive, granular, sometimes porphyritic. Color: Medium gray to greenish-gray. Mineralogy/Chemistry: Ultramafic, with mafic minerals greate...

ward’s sciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Hornfels Type: Metamorphic, regional. Texture/Appearance: Homogeneous; dense, fine-grained. Granoblastic; may have porphyroblasts or any of the minerals present. Color: Varies; light to dark. May be pink, brow...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Tuff Type: Igneous; extrusive (pyroclastic). Texture/Appearance: Clastic texture with angular rock and mineral fragments and lapilli mixed with fine-grained volcanic ash, partly cemented by sedimentary materia...

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...