Ores and Minerals Wheel (Random Picker)
Need a fast, fair way to choose a specimen for a prompt, lab warm-up, or game night? The Ores and Minerals wheel helps you pick one item at random from a curated list—perfect for geology lessons, trivia, and collection-themed challenges.
Default wheel items include: Cuprite, Moonstone, Amethyst, Ussingite, Salt, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Ferruginous quartzite, Copper, Bronze, Iron, Talc, Cryolite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Amber, and Limonite (and more).
Great ways to use this wheel
- Classroom quick-picks: assign a mineral for a 60-second description or identification hints.
- Study prompts: pick one item and list properties, uses, or formation notes.
- Games & icebreakers: “Tell a fact (or a fun guess) about the pick.”
Make it yours in seconds
Open Edit to tailor the wheel to your activity:
- Trim the list to today’s unit
- Add weights so key items appear more often
- Rename items to match your terminology (or add emojis for flair)
Picking without repeats (elimination mode)
If you’re drawing multiple items for teams or rounds, turn on elimination mode. Each result gets removed automatically, which keeps the session moving and avoids accidental duplicates.
Ready to use it? Customize the wheel, save it via the shareable URL, and send it to your group so everyone’s working from the same picks.