All K-12 lessons and activities below are free of charge if you download them directly to your computer. You may print packets and lessons in their entirety or just the pages that meet the needs of your students. You may print as many copies as necessary so that each child has their own copy as appropriate.

Thematic Packets:

Each packet contains a variety of K-12 teacher guides, student pages, background material, maps, coloring pages, word searches and additional activities related to that topic. Packets are:

#1 - A Study of the Earth

#2 - Everything Comes From Our Natural Resources

#3 - Everyday Uses of Minerals

#4 - Creating a Universe
    Videos of the Elements (Univ. of Nottingham)

#5 - Natural Resources We Use

Individual Lessons:

A list of 36 lessons that can be done in a day and 10 "Dig a Little Deeper" activities is available for free download here.

Classroom Demonstration Activities:

A list of 19 step-by-step illustrated activities (free to download) provide hands-on learning for students are available on this page .

Mining 101:

A series of lessons features key concepts of modern mining for students to learn that almost everything we need to maintain our lifestyle is dependent upon rocks and minerals is available for free download.

Mining 101 Slideshow - (55 MB, MS PowerPoint)

Mining 101 Slideshow (as pdf) - (19 MB, PDF)

Mining 101 Teacher's Notes - (4 MB, PDF)

“Copper: More Than Metal” (Download PDF, 2.5MB) For grades 5-12, this 16-page unit highlights the importance of copper and includes the mining process.

“Molybdenum: Helping To Build A Strong Future” (Download PDF, 8MB) For grades 5-12, this 16-page unit highlights the importance of molybdenum, the mining process and the many ways molybdenum is used.

Fun Game Sheets:

Word searches, matching symbols, crossword puzzles are available on this page for free download.

Global Science:

Energy, Resources, Environment: Preview the contents of an integrated science program designed by high school science teachers to teach high school students about combining life, earth, and physical science with chemistry and physics to provide them with a complete view of their world. Available on this page.