Resources for teachers

Rocks, Minerals & Mining workshop for Illinois teachers

Contact IAAP about setting up a fieldtrip for students to a pit or quarry or a guest speaker in your classroom.

for teaching
Rocks and Minerals in Today's World (PowerPoint presentation)
Education GeoSource at American Geosciences Institute
U.S. Geological Survey education resources
USGS virtual tours and 3-D images
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Mineral Sciences
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
Mineral Information Institute - Free K-12 teachers resources, lesson plans, geology & minerals
National Energy Foundation: Energy, Education, Conservation, Awareness, Efficiency
Women in Mining has free downloadable hands-on minerals activities and information suitable for use in the classroom, at home, or as illustrative demonstrations at community events.
Resources trunks/packs from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Education
Mineral Information Finder http://rocksandminerals.com/minfind.htm
Minerals A-Z Database - filter by crystal, color, streak, or hardness and great pictures
A Career in Geology is a website that includes great links to info about geology, rocks, minerals, etc.
Links to resources on Rocks, Minerals, Geology and starting your own rock collection
Vulcan Materials Company education links
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about Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Mines and Minerals education outreach program
Illinois Stage Geological Survey
Illinois Department of Natural Resources educational posters highlighting minerals and rocks mined in Illinois and products those resources help create: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/Pages/Order-Form.aspx
​ISGS Publications including Geology of Illinois textbook: https://shop.inrs.illinois.edu/shop-isgs.html
Illinois State Museum Education Resources: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ed_opp/
Use Google Earth to view Illinois bedrock geology and faults by creating a KMZ file. If you want to have the ability to see the individual layers try this link:
http://maps.isgs.illinois.edu/arcgis/rest/services/OneGeology/ISGS_Bedrock_Geology/MapServer/generateKml
Select the Faults and Bedrock then click vector layers as vectors and raster layers as images.  This will download a KMZ file to your computer which can be opened in Google Earth.

about mining
Let's Rock Illinois exploring careers in the Illinois mining industry
Careers in the mining industry
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - U.S. Department of Labor
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
ALL ABOUT MINING : A Total Concept of the Mining Industry is an in-depth course designed for K–12 teachers, school administrators, counselors, librarians and other educators. http://www.allaboutmining.org/

more
The Earth in My Pocket: an Introduction to Geology is a free online geology course
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Construction industry career information at ConstructYourFuture.com
Fryxell Geology Museum at Augustana College
​Geological Society of America
Minedat.org - The Mineral and Locality Database: http://www.mindat.org/
OneGeology - Making Geological Map Data for the Earth Accessible: http://www.onegeology.org/home.html

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