LINKS
Educational
| All About Rocks and Rock Collecting. This is a great source of links for rock collecting ideas, how to start rock collections, puzzles and quizzes, and interesting modules about how rocks are formed. This is a good basic introduction for all ages. Many of the links connect to other sites. | The Rocks Gallery at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History web site provides a variety of materials that can help you and your students. Check it out at this link to see how it can best help you. |
Home Hobbies: Rock Collecting Collecting rocks is an opportunity to learn about different kinds of rocks, something about geology, and how different minerals are used in daily life. Lots of information about how rocks are formed and how to organize a collection are found on this page.
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The Mineral Maniacs and the Magic Hardhat |
| Rock Odyssey. In our opinion, this is the greatest rocks & minerals video available for grades 2 to 4 or 5. An excellent presentation of the three types of rocks. This is the video your students will ask to see again at the end of the school year. Order from Minerals Education Coalition A version is also found on YouTube. |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography EarthGuide: This educational site for K-12 teachers and students was developed by their Earthguide Production Team. If you ever wondered what whale vomit smells like, this is the place to find out. |
| American Geological Institute - Education Page | Earth Science Week |
| Northwest Mining Association | American Coal Foundation Free information for teachers |
| Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME) | Women in Mining - Women In Mining is dedicated to educating students, teachers and the general public about the importance of minerals. Activities, games, links. |
| Colorado Mining Association Minerals mined in Colorado, economic contributions, Toxic Release Inventory information. | Environmental Literacy. This web site is intended to help students and teachers study environmental issues by guiding them to the best resources available on the Internet. |
| National Energy Foundation - Extensive information about how energy is produced and used in the United States. Includes classroom materials for download. | Global Change - An excellent teacher resource containing scientific information about global change. |
| Why Files Science - This site offers more depth and information to help you apply reason to what you hear from the media. | Michigan Tech Earth Science Institute - for Middle and High School Science Teachers Classroom Applications of Mineral Exploration, Mining, Mineral Recovery, and Use |
| Nevada Mining Association - dedicated to the better education of our nation's youth. Learn how mining is important in our everyday lives. | ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center |
| Arizona's Mining Association's ~ Education Programs |
Mining Museums and Historical Mining Information
(Great places for field trips! Some have fun activities like gold panning.)
| Arizona Ghost Towns |
Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum Activities, Special Events, Displays |
| Australian Mining History |
Australia's Northern Territory - Mining History |
| Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum |
Butte, Montana World Museum of Mining |
| Cobalt's Northern Ontario Mining Museum Interesting, mainly text site, not many pictures. Parts are still under construction. |
Colorado - Lafayette Coal Miners' Museum |
Dahlonega, Georgia Courthouse Gold Museum A little about the history of gold mining in Georgia. This is an old mining town, but there isnt much about the mining. Some history about the town itself. |
Eckley Miner's Village Eckley Miners' Village was an original anthracite mining town that is now a museum devoted to the everyday lives of the anthracite miners and their families. It is located nine miles east of Hazleton, Pa., off Route 940. Eckley Miners' Village is part of the Anthracite Museum Complex. |
| Kentucky Coal Heritage Site includes lots of info about coal mining in Kentucky. Lesson plans, including classroom activities. Nice site! |
Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Looks like a good place to visit if you live in the area. |
| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park | Marshall Gold Discovery California State Historic Park |
| MaCaw School of Mines - Industry, Education and Kids. Students learn Nevada history, geology, and mining through hands-on experience. Located in Henderson Nevada. | Michigan - Keweenaw Peninsula Copper Mining |
| Mining Engineering at Michigan Tech: Michigan Mining History Pages |
Mine Shafts of Michigan |
| Michigan Mining History |
Michigan Historical Museum System Iron Industry Museum - Interesting information about iron ore and copper mining in Michigan from Michigan Historical Museum. |
| Mining History Association Links to mining museums and tours, archival collections of mining photos and artifacts. |
Minnesota: Iron World Discovery Center Museum displays Minnesota's iron mining history including several indoor and outdoor displays, mineral and science exhibits, trolley ride, genealogy library |
| Minnesota: Soudan Underground Mine State Park State park in Minnesota's Vermillion Iron Range is based on the oldest underground iron ore mine in Minnesota offers guided tours of former underground mine and surface facilities, gift shop |
Minnesota Museum of Mining Open Labor Day to Memorial Day, includes displays of vintage and more recent mining equipment, simulated underground mine, indoor museum displays, group tours by appointment |
| Minnesota: Hill Annex Mine State Park Features tour of former open pit iron ore mine and facilities on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, museum, overlook, fossil hunt, gift shop |
Mining History Network Mines of the Bristol and Somerset Coalfield (UK).
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| Minnesota: Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Features Croft Mine historical park in Minnesota's Cuyuna Iron Range, historic buildings, simulated underground mine tour, fishing and canoeing opportunities nearby, gift shop |
Morwellham Quay Museum - England |
| National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, Colorado Excellent museum for metal mining history of Colorado as well as other areas in the U.S. |
New Mexico - Old Coal Mine Museum |
| North Georgia's Gold Rush |
North Carolina Gold Mining |
| North Carolina Gold Rush and the Bechtler Mint |
Nova Scotia Coal Mining History |
| Quincy, Michigan Mine Hoist Association |
San Francisco City Museum |
| Sterling Hill is a mining museum at an actual old underground zinc mine location in New Jersey. The area has a 200+ year-old mining history. Tours are available at the mine. The museum has mineral samples for sale that can be picked up on site or shipped. |
Tombstone, Arizona |
| Virginia - Pocahontus Exhibition Coal Mine and Museum | Western Museum of Mining and Industry |
| World Museum of Mining in Butte Montana | |
| The Kansas Underground Salt Museum is a facility unlike any other in the United States; nowhere else in the Western Hemisphere is there a museum located in a working salt mine. Visitors to the salt museum enjoy a trip 650 feet below ground where they board a tram that takes them on The Dark Ride, an area of the underground mine. After The Dark Ride, visitors exit the tram and are then able to explore the museum exhibit areas at their leisure. | Crystal Gold Mine Guided underground tours are provided of the authentic 1880's gold mine, with informative demonstrations. The tours have been well received by many school groups; both public and private, and offer an educational and entertaining look at early day mining. They have a nice variety of ore cars and equipment used in mining, all of which came from local area mines, in an outdoor museum display, as well as an assortment of mining artifacts inside. Although the mine is an underground hardrock mine, free gold panning demonstrations and instruction are offered outside for beginners and school groups. The Mine is open all year, and special rates are offered to school groups, because they believe in the importance of sharing our mining heritage with today's young people. |
State Geological Surveys
(Many of these offer educational materials)
Alabama Donald F. Oltz Alaska Milton A. Wiltse Arizona Dr. Larry D. Fellows Arkansas William V. Bush California James F. Daviswww.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/ ColoradoVince Matthewshttp://geosurvey.state.co.us/ Connecticut Allan Williamshttp://dep.state.ct.us.nrc/prgactiv.htm Delaware Robert R. Jordan Florida Dr. Walter Schmidt Georgia Dr. William H. McLemore Hawaii kumu.icsd.hawaii.gov/dlnr/Welcome.html Idaho Dr. Earl H. Bennett208-885-7991 Fax: 208-885-5826 www.idahogeology.org/ Illinois Dr. E. Donald McKay Indiana John C. Steinmetz Iowa Donald L. Koch Kansas Dr. Lee C. Gerhard Kentucky Dr. Donald C. Haney Louisiana Chacko J. John Maine Robert G. Marviney Maryland Emery T. Cleaves Massachusetts Richard N. Fosterwww.magnet.state.ma.us/envir/eoea.htm Michigan Minnesota Dr. David L. Southwick Mississippi S. Cragin Knox Missouri Dr. James H. Williams Montana Edward G. Deal
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Nebraska Nevada Dr. Jonathan G. Price New Hampshire Eugene L. Boudette http://www.des.state.nh.us/Geology/ New Jersey Haig F. Kasabachwww.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/index.html New Mexico Dr. Charles E. Chapin New York Dr. Robert H. Fakundiny North Carolina Charles Garner North Dakota John Q. Bluemle Ohio Thomas Berg Oklahoma Dr. Charles J. Mankin Oregon Dr. Donald A. Hull Pennsylvania Dr. Donald M. Hoskins Puerto Rico Lisbeth Hyman Rhode Island John Boothroyd South Carolina William Clendenin South Dakota Derric L. Iles Tennessee Ronald P. Zurawski Texas Noel Tyler Utah Dr. M. Lee Allison Vermont Laurence R. Becker Virginia Dr. Stanley S. Johnson Washington Raymond Lasmanis West Virginia Larry D. Woodfork Wisconsin Dr. James Robertson Wyoming Gary B. Glass |
U. S. Government Resources
| MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration. - Kids page about mining and safety. | U.S. Geological Survey - www.usgs.gov/education |
Office of Surface Mining - Educational Learning Network- educational activities for students about reclaiming abandoned mine lands and regulating coal mines. |
Mining Schools
| Dr. John Sturgul's Worldwide List of Mining Schools - Colleges and Universities | Mining and Metallurgical Society of America lists universities in the United States |
Statistics and Issues
| The Coalition for Affordable Reliable Energy (CARE) is a broad coalition of organizations representing thousands of businesses and individuals that support the development of a sound energy policy for America. | Energy, The Master Resource (Book) This book reaches a new and wide audience, including students, while offering the free-market community a reliable single source for information on a variety of topical energy issues-supply and price trends; resource development; air and water pollution; OPEC and oil “security;” electricity shortages and blackouts; and anthropogenic climate-change. The issues pertaining to the “master resource” have grown in recent decades and are regularly front-page news. Download the book for free |