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i tried this demo for the first time this year. It didn't work perfectly but it really gave the students a visual of the formation of minerals. I would suggest marking the water level on the jar when you first set it up so they can really grasp how much has evaporated by the end. I let mine sit for almost 3 weeks but crystals were forming within 3 days.

Totally need to tag this for 8th grade matter too!

Zircon crystal sheds new light on Earth's formation

This pdf has wonderful reading passages and labs about classifying, formation of, and identifying igneous rocks.

Could be used as a hook/lead in to weathering and erosion. 

Very basic, but thorough, explanation of how rocks are formed. 

From the ACS online lesson series… all in 5E format.

A video of a teacher using the workshop model to teach about index fossils.  This would be super easy to implement in our classrooms!