RockLicker/Classroom
Teachers · students · families

Earth science you can hold in your hand.

Turn a backyard walk, classroom tray or family field day into a geology lesson built around observation, comparison and discovery.

Pick an activity →Try a Field Quest
✓ Low-cost activities✓ Family-friendly✓ Observation first
Rockhound in the field
TODAY'S FIELD QUESTRead the ground.
✓Find two different textures
✓Spot evidence of erosion
○Sketch one mineral surface
2 of 3 observations logged
Mineral specimen
MINERAL DETECTIVEWhat do you notice first?
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CLASSROOM
Built for:FamiliesHomeschoolElementaryMiddle schoolClubs & camps
Activity lab

Choose a lesson by how you want to learn.

Short, visual activities that work at a kitchen table, in a classroom, or outside with dusty shoes.

Mineral close-upGrades 3–6 · 30 min
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Mineral Detective

Use luster, streak, hardness and color to narrow an unknown specimen to a short evidence-based list.

IndoorPrintable5 specimens
Open the ID workflow →
Field explorationFamily · 45–90 min
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Five Things Underfoot

Find crystals, weathering, texture, layering and evidence of moving water without needing to collect anything.

OutdoorNo special gearAll ages
Find a field day →
Topographic mapGrades 6–9 · 40 min
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Read a Topo Map

Use contour spacing and drainage to infer ridges, valleys, slope and the easiest route across a landscape.

Map skillWorksheetField-ready
Lesson preview
SPECIMEN 024FIELD NOTES
Grades 4+ · 20 min
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Build a Specimen Story

Record where a rock came from, what was observed, what changed after testing, and why locality matters.

JournalWritingScience process
Open Journal →
Junior Field Quest

Make progress visible.

Instead of rewarding kids for taking the rarest specimen home, RockLicker badges reward the habits of a good field scientist.

01ObserveDescribe before naming.
02TestUse safe evidence.
03MapRecord where it was found.
04StewardKnow when to leave it.
FIELD BADGES
◇MINERAL
DETECTIVE
⌖MAP
READER
≋EROSION
SPOTTER
✓GOOD
STEWARD
Teacher & family kit

Print it. Pack it. Get it dirty.

RockLicker printables should look like real field tools — specimen cards, scavenger hunts, topographic worksheets and simple observation logs that connect back to the digital journal.

01 · Specimen field card02 · Junior Field Quest03 · Mineral property sheet04 · Field-day safety checklist
Browse field resources →
TOPO MAP LAB
FAMILY FIELD QUEST
Specimen
SPECIMENLOCALITYOBSERVATIONS
RockLicker field exploration
Take the lesson outside

Find a place worth exploring.

Connect classroom curiosity to destination guides, field maps and responsible collecting notes.

Explore destinations →
Open printable Junior Field Quest →