Educational Materials

nvmineraleducation.org - Nevada Mineral Education Workshop Activities - Visit the "Educational Activities" tab for a list of the activities available from the Workshop.

Other Educational Activities

The Abandoned Mines Lands (AML) Forms and Publications page, Education and Information section, has the following available:
- the AML Mini-Unit for 4th Grade Teachers and
- the brochure, Dangers In And Around Abandoned Mines
- the AML Mini-Unit for 8th Grade Teachers
Birdseed Mining - Grades 4-5 *
Composition of An Automobile (U.S.)
Construction Materials Used for the Kitchen Portion of the Home and Using Industrial Minerals and Metals (from Pay Dirt magazine, July 1992 article)
Cookie Mining - Grades 4-5 *
Cupcake Core Sampling - Grades 4-8 *
Did You Know . . . ? fact sheet demonstrates the use of minerals in
- the auto industry
- the housing industry
Edible Geology
Educational Links - developed for the Nevada Mineral Education Workshops
Fourth of July Fireworks Depend Upon Minerals
Geothermal Resources in Nevada Activity Book 2009 - This is a preview of the activity book for Junior High/High School level students in miniature. If you would like a copy of the full-sized version, please send an email requesting the Geothermal Resources in Nevada Activity Book 2009 on CD along with a mailing address and telephone number.
Getting A Grasp of Time
Importance of Industrial Minerals in Our Everyday Lives by Hal McVey, Consulting Minerals Geologist Mineral Marketing, Inc., Rough & Ready, California. Reproduction of article from California Geology's October 1989 issue.
Importance of Mineral Resources
In One Day (What Mineral Resources We Need On A Daily Basis)
Industrial Minerals Around the House
Internet Mining Sites
Just Drill It - Grades 4-12 *
Links To Other Sources of Educations Materials
Makeup -- A Wealth of Minerals talks about the different rocks and minerals used in manufacturing makeup.
Major Mines, Oil Fields, and Geothermal Plants map
Mineral Education Elementary 2001 booklet - hand-on activities for K-6.
Minerals Industry Information Brochure
Minerals Used in a Refrigerator
Mining in Nevada Activity Book - This is a preview of the activity book for K-6 level students in miniature. If you would like a copy of the full-sized version, please send an email requesting the Mining in Nevada Activity Book on CD along with a mailing address and telephone number.
Mining In A Nutshell - Grades 4-5 *

Mining In A Nutshell, Advanced Version of - Grades 9-12 *

Nevada Active Mines and Energy Producers Map 2009 (printout size 11"x17"; file size 6.75M)
Nevada Minerals Industry Fact Sheets
Nevada’s Mineral Resources: Their Physical Properties and Uses (series)
- Mineral Detective - Grades K-6 *
  - Mineral Detective Legal-sized Worksheet
- Mineral Identification with Worksheet - Grades K-6 *
- Uses of Nevada’s Minerals Scavenger Hunt - Grades K-6 *
  - House Graphic Letter-sized or Legal-sized (for all versions)
Oil and Gas in Nevada Activity Book 2009 - This is a preview of the activity book for Junior High/High School level students in miniature. If you would like a copy of the full-sized version, please send an email requesting the Oil and Gas in Nevada Activity Book 2009 on CD along with a mailing address and telephone number.
Paste With A Taste - Grades 4-8 *
Play-doh Tectonics
- Activities 1 through 10 - Grades 4-5 *
  - Activity Graphic
- Activity 11 - Grades 4-5 *
Some Environmental Uses of Minerals fact sheet
Stake Your Claim will familiarize students with the requirements that a geologist or mining company must comply with in order to gain a land position for exploration and development of a mineral resource. The activity will involve observation, measuring, simple map making, and accurate completion of required forms. The PDF file contains the lesson text, an example of a mining claim map, and all the forms necessary for the exercise. - Grades 4-5 *
Topographic Map Activities 1, 2, and 3 This series of three activities is designed to familiarize students with the features of a topographic map; to introduce the concept of looking at a two-dimensional object (a topographic map) in three dimensions; and to demonstrate how the varied and complex landforms on our earth are represented in map form. *
Uses of Industrial Minerals fact sheet
Wanted: 5 Billion Tons of Minerals
Your House Comes From A Mine
- 1 Page Version
- 2 Page Version (more graphics)
Links to Other Sources of Educational Materials

Kentucky Coal Council - Kentucky Coal Education Classroom Lesson Plans
Mineral Information Institute (MII) - The Source for FREE Teaching Materials: For Teachers; Homework Help For Students; Mining & the Environment; Global Science; and In your Classroom.
National Mining Association
- 40 Common Minerals and Their Uses - You probably know that platinum is used in the catalytic converter in your automobile, and copper is widely used in plumbing, but did you know that the filaments in your incandescent light bulbs are on molybdenum supports? This list gives you an idea of the roles minerals play in our lives, in ways that most of us don't really know about.
- Fast Facts About Coal
- Fast Facts About Minerals
- Publications Available From NMA - A description of publications available for purchase from NMA.
Nevada Mining Association - Educational Resources
W. M. Keck Museum, Mackay School of Mines - Geology Project Homepage. This course on Copper, prepared for the Nevada SB204 initiative to bring the world wide web into K-12 classrooms, covers the history of copper mining, copper mining in Nevada, modern copper mining, and copper trade and industry. It offers, as well, consideration of the nature and properties of copper, the importance of copper to the development of civilization, and description of worldwide and multicultural participation in copper mining. In addition, it refers to appropriate science and technology education standards for teachers, and includes copper extraction experiments to perform in the classroom.

Educational Materials

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