Activities and Resources for Earth Science Teachers

The original printed version of this activity book was published in 1991 and was edited by Duane L. Leavitt.

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Introduction

Activity	Number	Topic Area
Resource Scavenger Hunt	1	Economic Geology
The Use of a Piece of Land	2	Environmental Geology
Ground Water and Development Siting	3	Hydrogeology
Water, Water, Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink!	4	Hydrogeology
A Percolation Revelation	5	Hydrogeology
Topographic Maps I	6	Map Reading
Topographic Maps II	7	Map Reading
Topographic Maps III: Back Azimuths and Triangulation	8	Map Reading
Surficial Geologic Map of Maine	9	Surficial Geology
Bedrock Geologic Map of Maine	10	Bedrock Geology
Aquifer Maps and Maine Ground Water	11	Hydrogeology
How Did It Get Here?	12	Geologic Concepts
Mechanical Weathering	13	Bedrock Geology
A Simulated Metamorphic Process	14	Bedrock Geology
Using a Stream Table to Investigate Erosion Control	15	Environmental Geology
The Formation of Iron Sulfide - Pyrrhotite	16	Minerals
Creating a Crystal Forest	17	Minerals
Crystal Growth by Evaporation	18	Minerals
The Density of Minerals	19	Minerals
Testing the Hardness of Common Minerals	20	Minerals
Cleavage and Fracture	21	Minerals
Covellite or Chalcocite???	22	Minerals
Igneous Rock Identification	23	Bedrock Geology
Sawing a Local Bedrock Specimen	24	Bedrock Geology
Metamorphic Rock Identification	25	Bedrock Geology
An Indoor Fossil/Archeological Dig	26	Fossils
A Fossil Hunt Tells the Age of Sediments	27	Fossils
Soil Sampling Techniques and Data Sheet	28	Surficial Geology
Constructing a Set of Soil Sieves	29	Surficial Geology
Composition of Topsoil	30	Surficial Geology
Determining a Soil's Textural Classification	31	Surficial Geology
The Percolation Rate of a Soil	32	Hydrogeology
Soil Horizons	33	Surficial Geology
Water Testing and Analysis by the United States Geological Survey	34	Hydrogeology
A Measure of Maine's Water in a Typical Year	35	Hydrogeology
Wetlands	36	Hydrogeology
The Varying Density of Sea Water	37	Marine Geology
A Magnet as a Magnetometer	38	Geophysics
Field Use of a Magnetometer	39	Geophysics
The Scoop on Slope (y=mx + b)	40	Map Reading
Slope Stability	41	Environmental Geology
Single-Channel Seismic Graphing	42	Hydrogeology
Additional Sources of Supplies, References, and Media	43	Appendixes
Soil and Water Conservation Districts & Offices in Maine	44	Appendixes
On the Care, Use, and Value of Collections	45	Appendixes
Field Guides and Maps	46	Appendixes
Plans for the Construction of Selected Lab Equipment	47	Appendixes

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Last updated on October 6, 2005