"I may look humble, notbright or bold, but inancient times, I was moreprecious than gold. Whatam I, valued by the wiseand old?"(Hint: Salt (Halite), amineral that was historicallyso valuable it was used ascurrency in many ancientciviliz"I traveled far across thenight sky, from space toEarth's surface, I did fly.Now I rest, silent and sly.Can you find this visitorfrom up high?" _______________  "I'm the color of the skyon a clear day, butmuch harder to touch.Find me!" (Hint: A lightblue mineral) _______________  write yourown    "If I were in a fairytale, I'd be the frozenheart of a giant. Whatam I?" (Hint: Look fora clear, icy-lookingmineral) _________________"Hidden in my heart arerainbows, a spectacle oflight. Find me, the bearer ofcolors so bright."(Hint: Opal, a mineralknown for its ability todiffract light and display aspectrum of colors, muchlike a rainbow.) _______________ "If I were asuperhero, I'd becalled 'CaptainSparkle.' Who am I?"(Hint: A mineral witha sparkling surface) _________________"I'm the color of thesun and just asbright. Come findme!" (Hint: Look fora yellow mineral) _______________ "In a crayon box, I'dbe the one used forthe night sky. Findme!" (Hint: A darkblue mineral) _______________  "Find me hiding, asgreen as grass in thespringtime." (Hint: Agreen mineral)  _________________"I'm as green as theforest after rain, with atouch as cool as thedeep sea's domain.Find me, the gem thatsoothes your pain." _______________  "I look like frozenwater, but you can'tdrink me. What amI?" (Hint: A clear andcolorless mineral)  _______________ "I'm named after afruit because of mycolor, but I'm muchharder!" (Hint: Apink mineral) _______________ "I might make youthink of grapes whenyou see me. Whatam I?" (Hint: A purplemineral) _______________  "Once liquid fire beneaththe Earth, now I'm aspectacle of worth. Look forme where colors burst."(Hint: Agate, specificallyfire agate, known for itsvibrant, iridescent colorsthat seem to glow fromwithin, resembling liquidfire turned to sto"Even though I'm notchocolate, I'm a favoriteof many because of mycolor. Find me!" (Hint: Abrown mineral)   __________________"I'm as white as snowand just as pure. Canyou find me?" (Hint: Awhite mineral) _______________  "I share my color withpumpkins and tigers.Who could I be?"(Hint: An orangemineral) _______________  "I'm as black as thenight but as shiny asa star. Find me!"(Hint: Look for ashiny black mineral)  ________________"I might look soft andfluffy, but I'm hard as arock. What could I be?"(Hint: A mineral thatlooks soft)   __________________"You might think ofValentine's Day whenyou see me. What amI?" (Hint: A red mineral) _______________   "I'm not a piece of thesky, but I'm just asblue. Who am I?"(Hint: Search for ablue mineral)  _________________"I look like I could be aprecious metal, but I'mjust a 'fool's' version.What am I?" (Hint:Pyrite, often called"fool's gold.") _______________  "If I were in theOlympics, I'd win amedal for being theshiniest. Who am I?"(Hint: A highly metallicand shiny mineral)'_______________  "If I were an animal,I'd be a zebrabecause of mystripes. Who am I?"(Hint: Look for astriped mineral) _______________ "I may look humble, notbright or bold, but inancient times, I was moreprecious than gold. Whatam I, valued by the wiseand old?"(Hint: Salt (Halite), amineral that was historicallyso valuable it was used ascurrency in many ancientciviliz"I traveled far across thenight sky, from space toEarth's surface, I did fly.Now I rest, silent and sly.Can you find this visitorfrom up high?" _______________  "I'm the color of the skyon a clear day, butmuch harder to touch.Find me!" (Hint: A lightblue mineral) _______________  write yourown    "If I were in a fairytale, I'd be the frozenheart of a giant. Whatam I?" (Hint: Look fora clear, icy-lookingmineral) _________________"Hidden in my heart arerainbows, a spectacle oflight. Find me, the bearer ofcolors so bright."(Hint: Opal, a mineralknown for its ability todiffract light and display aspectrum of colors, muchlike a rainbow.) _______________ "If I were asuperhero, I'd becalled 'CaptainSparkle.' Who am I?"(Hint: A mineral witha sparkling surface) _________________"I'm the color of thesun and just asbright. Come findme!" (Hint: Look fora yellow mineral) _______________ "In a crayon box, I'dbe the one used forthe night sky. Findme!" (Hint: A darkblue mineral) _______________  "Find me hiding, asgreen as grass in thespringtime." (Hint: Agreen mineral)  _________________"I'm as green as theforest after rain, with atouch as cool as thedeep sea's domain.Find me, the gem thatsoothes your pain." _______________  "I look like frozenwater, but you can'tdrink me. What amI?" (Hint: A clear andcolorless mineral)  _______________ "I'm named after afruit because of mycolor, but I'm muchharder!" (Hint: Apink mineral) _______________ "I might make youthink of grapes whenyou see me. Whatam I?" (Hint: A purplemineral) _______________  "Once liquid fire beneaththe Earth, now I'm aspectacle of worth. Look forme where colors burst."(Hint: Agate, specificallyfire agate, known for itsvibrant, iridescent colorsthat seem to glow fromwithin, resembling liquidfire turned to sto"Even though I'm notchocolate, I'm a favoriteof many because of mycolor. Find me!" (Hint: Abrown mineral)   __________________"I'm as white as snowand just as pure. Canyou find me?" (Hint: Awhite mineral) _______________  "I share my color withpumpkins and tigers.Who could I be?"(Hint: An orangemineral) _______________  "I'm as black as thenight but as shiny asa star. Find me!"(Hint: Look for ashiny black mineral)  ________________"I might look soft andfluffy, but I'm hard as arock. What could I be?"(Hint: A mineral thatlooks soft)   __________________"You might think ofValentine's Day whenyou see me. What amI?" (Hint: A red mineral) _______________   "I'm not a piece of thesky, but I'm just asblue. Who am I?"(Hint: Search for ablue mineral)  _________________"I look like I could be aprecious metal, but I'mjust a 'fool's' version.What am I?" (Hint:Pyrite, often called"fool's gold.") _______________  "If I were in theOlympics, I'd win amedal for being theshiniest. Who am I?"(Hint: A highly metallicand shiny mineral)'_______________  "If I were an animal,I'd be a zebrabecause of mystripes. Who am I?"(Hint: Look for astriped mineral) _______________ 

GeoKids Mineral Bingo Card - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "I may look humble, not bright or bold, but in ancient times, I was more precious than gold. What am I, valued by the wise and old?" (Hint: Salt (Halite), a mineral that was historically so valuable it was used as currency in many ancient civiliz
  2. "I traveled far across the night sky, from space to Earth's surface, I did fly. Now I rest, silent and sly. Can you find this visitor from up high?" _______________
  3. "I'm the color of the sky on a clear day, but much harder to touch. Find me!" (Hint: A light blue mineral) _______________
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  5. "If I were in a fairy tale, I'd be the frozen heart of a giant. What am I?" (Hint: Look for a clear, icy-looking mineral) _________________
  6. "Hidden in my heart are rainbows, a spectacle of light. Find me, the bearer of colors so bright." (Hint: Opal, a mineral known for its ability to diffract light and display a spectrum of colors, much like a rainbow.) _______________
  7. "If I were a superhero, I'd be called 'Captain Sparkle.' Who am I?" (Hint: A mineral with a sparkling surface) _________________
  8. "I'm the color of the sun and just as bright. Come find me!" (Hint: Look for a yellow mineral) _______________
  9. "In a crayon box, I'd be the one used for the night sky. Find me!" (Hint: A dark blue mineral) _______________
  10. "Find me hiding, as green as grass in the springtime." (Hint: A green mineral) _________________
  11. "I'm as green as the forest after rain, with a touch as cool as the deep sea's domain. Find me, the gem that soothes your pain." _______________
  12. "I look like frozen water, but you can't drink me. What am I?" (Hint: A clear and colorless mineral) _______________
  13. "I'm named after a fruit because of my color, but I'm much harder!" (Hint: A pink mineral) _______________
  14. "I might make you think of grapes when you see me. What am I?" (Hint: A purple mineral) _______________
  15. "Once liquid fire beneath the Earth, now I'm a spectacle of worth. Look for me where colors burst." (Hint: Agate, specifically fire agate, known for its vibrant, iridescent colors that seem to glow from within, resembling liquid fire turned to sto
  16. "Even though I'm not chocolate, I'm a favorite of many because of my color. Find me!" (Hint: A brown mineral) __________________
  17. "I'm as white as snow and just as pure. Can you find me?" (Hint: A white mineral) _______________
  18. "I share my color with pumpkins and tigers. Who could I be?" (Hint: An orange mineral) _______________
  19. "I'm as black as the night but as shiny as a star. Find me!" (Hint: Look for a shiny black mineral) ________________
  20. "I might look soft and fluffy, but I'm hard as a rock. What could I be?" (Hint: A mineral that looks soft) __________________
  21. "You might think of Valentine's Day when you see me. What am I?" (Hint: A red mineral) _______________
  22. "I'm not a piece of the sky, but I'm just as blue. Who am I?" (Hint: Search for a blue mineral) _________________
  23. "I look like I could be a precious metal, but I'm just a 'fool's' version. What am I?" (Hint: Pyrite, often called "fool's gold.") _______________
  24. "If I were in the Olympics, I'd win a medal for being the shiniest. Who am I?" (Hint: A highly metallic and shiny mineral) ' _______________
  25. "If I were an animal, I'd be a zebra because of my stripes. Who am I?" (Hint: Look for a striped mineral) _______________