Grade
1
Collecting Rocks
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225
Fax: 303-202-4693, or call 1-888-ASK-USGS
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/collect1/collectgip.html
11-page folded brochure on where to find rocks, types of rocks, collecting equipment, handling a collection, and helpful geological hints.
Grade 12.02
FREE
Common Ground: Modern Mining and You
(Loan)
Modern Talking Picture Service
5000 Park St, N., St. Petersburg, FL 33709
800-243-6877
This 26-minute VHS video examines the role of mining in our society
and discusses how important it is to our quality of life. Loaned
free; request No. 26028
Grade 12.02
Common Ground: Modern Mining and You
Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)
P.O. Box 625002, Littleton, CO 80162-5002
800-763-3132
This 26-minute VHS video examines the role of mining in our society
and discusses how important it is to our quality of life.
Grade 12.02
$10.00
Crystal and Gem (Eyewitness Books)
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
212-213-4800
http://www.dk.com/
Describes how crystals, semiprecious stones, and precious metals form
in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used
in industry.
Grade 12.01, 2.02 -- $19.00
Exploring Caves (Teacher Packet)
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225
Fax: 303-202-4693 or call 1-888-ASK-USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/caves/
Teacher packet covers geology, animal adaptation, cartography and hydrology.
Packet contains poster, booklet, lessons and student activity sheets.
Grade 11.02, 1.03
FREE
The Field Guide To Geology, Updated Version
Facts on File, Inc.
11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001
800-322-8755
http://www.factsonfile.com
Comprehensive, well-illustrated text covers the origin of planet Earth,
plate tectonics, major rock types, weathering, landforms, change through
time, and rocks and man.
Grade 1 2.01, 2.02, 2.03
$14.95
A Geologic Guide to North Carolina's State
Parks
North Carolina Geological Survey
Division of Land Resources
N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
919-715-9718 or e-mail: Paula.Maynor@ncmail.net
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us
Bulletin 91 provides short summaries of the geologic features of North
Carolina's state parks; inset maps and color photographs.
Grade 12.02
$7.50
Geologic Note 6--Earth Science Resources for
Teachers
North Carolina Geological Survey
Division of Land Resources
N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
919-715-9718 or e-mail: Paula.Maynor@ncmail.net
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us
A listing of 150 educational resources for teachers, including maps,
posters, teacher packets, hands-on activities and earth science material.
Grades1
Social Studies: Grades 1
FREE
Geology: The Active Earth (Ranger
Rick's Naturescope Guides)
National Wildlife Federation
8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22184
703-790-4000
http://nwf.org/
Activities teach the structure of the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes,
rocks and minerals, fossils, and the forces that shape the landscape.
Grade 12.01, 2.02
$12.95
Grain-size Scale (Used by Soil Scientists)
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
703-379-7563 or e-mail: jaj@agi.agiweb.org
http://www.earthsciweek.org
Laminated, easy-to-use graphic scale shows how particles are divided
into sand, silt and clay sizes.
Grade 12.03
FREE (5 copies)
Helping Your Child Learn Geography
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225
Fax: 303-202-4693, or call 1-888-ASK-USGS
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/index.html
This is a 31-page booklet of simple concepts in geography. It
includes several games, maps, and suggested activities for grades K-5.
Social Studies:
Grade 18.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
FREE
Project Earth Science Web Site
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/proj_earth/proj_earth.html
This site contains a variety of resources for educators, including
a listing of workshops, an electronic newsletter and educational resources.
The site also includes an overview of the rock types of North Carolina
and information about the geology, topography and mineral resources.
Grade1
Reed Gold Mine
9621 Reed Mine Road, Stanfield, NC 28163
704-721-GOLD (4653)
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/reed/reed.htm
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 1st authenticated gold find
in the United States with special events, visitor center, trail, mine shaft
tours, gold panning (fee).
Grade 12.02
Rocks! & Minerals CD-ROM
ScienceWorks, Inc.
808 Retford Circle, Winston-Salem, NC
800-478-8476
http://www.scienceclass.com
Graphics highlight the properties of 53 mineral and 27 rock specimens
by using 6 tests to identify minerals by testing their properties through
computer simulations.
Grade 12.02
$39.95
Rocks and Minerals (Eyewitness Books)
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
212-213-4800
http://www.dk.com/
This book features a discussion of Creation, geology importance, erosion,
mining, and the uses of minerals, metals, crystals, fossils, and gemstones.
Grade 12.01, 2.02
$19.00
Soils Sustain Life (Poster)
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
703-379-7563 or e-mail: jaj@agi.agiweb.org
http://www.earthsciweek.org
18" x 24" colorful poster provides information about the connection
between planet Earth and life; features hands-on activities on reverse.
Companion to Sustaining Our Soils & Society booklet.
Grade 12.03
FREE (5 copies)
Sustaining Our Soils & Society
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
703-379-7563 or e-mail: jaj@agi.agiweb.org
http://www.earthsciweek.org
64-page booklet about soil types and origins, environmental concerns,
food production, geographic distribution; glossary includes full color
Soils Sustain Life Poster.
Grade 12.03
$8.95
Talking Rocks Trail
Clemmons Educational Forest
2411 Old US 70 West, Clayton, N.C., 27520
919-553-5651
Seven stations stretched over a quarter-mile trail focus on the geology
of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain and the use of mineral resources in society
today.
Grade 12.02, 2.03
Teacher Packets 1, 2, 3
Mineral Information Institute Inc.
501 Violet St., Golden, CO 80401
303-277-9190
http://www.mii.org/
Teacher resource and poster packets with hands-on activities, posters,
and fact sheets; much of the material is available as a download.
Grade 12.01, 2.02
FREE
Water: The Resource That Gets Used and Used
and Used for Everything! (Poster)
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225
Fax: 303-202-4693, or call 1-888-ASK-USGS
http://water.usgs.gov/public/outreach/OutReach.html
Poster depicts the flow of water from the mountains through a reservoir,
past urban and rural areas and industrial settings. Activities on reverse
side.
Grade 11.01, 1.02
FREE
Water Science for Schools Web Site
http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/
This contains information about many aspects of water, along with pictures,
data, maps and an interactive center for students.
Grade 11.01, 1.02
Wetlands: Water Wildlife Plants and People!
(Poster)
USGS Information Services
Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225
Fax: 303-202-4693, or call 1-888-ASK-USGS
http://water.usgs.gov/public/outreach/OutReach.html
Poster shows the types of wetlands, how they are beneficial and their
diverse plant and animal life; activities are on reverse side.
Grade 11.01, 1.02
FREE
What's Under Your Feet? --
(Activity Booklet)
Denver Earth Science Project
Office of Continuing Education,
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401
800-446-9488, ext. 3621
http://www.mines.edu:8080/Outreach/Cont_Ed/desp.shtml
A 42-page booklet of hands-on activities, ideas, and games that covers
measuring, geology, the world, working with maps, creating views of the
world, graphing, and landforms.
Grade 12.01, 2.02, 2.03
$5.00
