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Educational
Resources:
Teacher
Resource Kits
The
Prospectors Trunk--$5 each day, 5 day minimum.
The contents of the trunk explore the social history of the
early frontier as well as geology of the American West. The
items in the trunk include:
- “Mining
In The West” Video
- Rocker
box model (wooden rocker, screen &
apron)
- Gold
panning “trough”
- Map
of major metal producing areas
- Rock
& mineral samples: galena, granite, iron pyrite
& quartz
What's Mined
is Yours! --$5 each day, 5 day minimum
Explore the prevalence of minerals in our everyday lives!
Remember, if
it's not grown then it has to be
mined!
This kit provides background information, lessons, and
materials for several activities that explore mineral
consumption. The kit also includes 3-dimensional examples
and mineral specimens showing products we consume on a
regular basis!
Video
Library--$5 for each week
Our
videos are available for all age groups, covering all
curricular areas including titles on historic and modern
mining, mining and music, recycling and reclamation,
history, and information about specific metals and
materials. A video bibliography is available in our
Teacher
Resource Packet.
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