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Minerals-Related Educational Products

By Mineral Resources Program

Minerals-related education products.

drawings of household items
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Visit Media to see details.
Sections from USGS Open-File Report 00-144 Minerals In Our Environment poster, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/0144/.

Minerals in our Environment Poster

Poster depicting mineral resources used in common house items.

 

Teachers Guide for Education

 

Minerals in Our Daily Lives Poster

 

drawing of house
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Visit Media to see details.
Portion of USGS Open-File Report 01-360 Mineral Resources; out of the ground...into our daily lives, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/0360/.
GIP 17
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
(Public domain.)

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Minerales en nuestro ambiente

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Energy and Minerals, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

The life cycle of a mineral deposit: a teacher's guide for hands-on mineral education activities

This teacher's guide defines what a mineral deposit is and how a mineral deposit is identified and measured, how the mineral resources are extracted, and how the mining site is reclaimed; how minerals and mineral resources are processed; and how we use mineral resources in our every day lives. Included are 10 activitybased learning exercises that educate students on basic geologic concepts; the pr

Mineral resources: out of the ground...into our daily lives

Minerals and mineral resources are a part of our everyday lives. This poster depicts a home and shows the different mineral(s) and mineral materials used to make the various products found in the average home.
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Energy and Minerals, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Minerals in our environment

Minerals are found everywhere in our daily lives. This poster depicts numerous items found throughout a home, and the mineral(s) or mineral resources used in the ingredients of, or construction/manufacturing of those items. Designed for K-8 Teachers this poster can be scaled and is printable at 36" x 60" and legible at 11" x 17" in size.
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Energy and Minerals, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

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