Curricula Materials for Teachers

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3rd Grade

Activity Packet: Investigating Geological Processes that Shape Landforms, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Erosion, Deposition
Twenty-six hands-on, easy-to-use activities designed for Utah's new science core curriculum standard 3030-03. Includes background information. $5.00

Geological Features Slide Set and Captions
Includes 20 slides illustrating geological features and processes. Majority of the slides are of features and processes in Utah. $12.00

Grades 7-12

Places with hazards; a teacher's handbook on natural hazards in Utah
High-school curriculum materials describe causes and effects of each hazard, where the hazards have occurred and can be expected to occur in Utah. Includes master sheets, activities, diagrams, maps, glossaries, and resources. Each handbook comes with a set of slides that may be purchased separately.
(Part I = text, Part II = slides)

  • The earthquake hazard in Utah by S.N. Eldredge. Open-File Report 211-A, June 1991 (revised October 1992). $12.00 Part I - 83 p.; $6.80 Part II - 30 slides, 6 p.

  • Slope failures in Utah by S.N. Eldredge. Open-File Report 211-B, June 1991 (revised Nov 1993). $3.70 Part I - 45 p.; $8.00 Part II - 20 slides 3 p.

  • Problem soil and rock in Utah by S.N. Eldredge and W.E. Mulvey. Open-File Report 211-C, June 1991. $1.75 Part I - 21 p; $6.00 Part II - 14 slides, 3 p.

  • The radon hazard in Utah by B.J. Solomon and D.A. Sprinkel. Open-File Report 211-D, June 1991 (revised November 1993). $2.75 Part I - 32 p.; $6.00 Part II - 14 slides, 3 p.

A short course in petroleum geology, with examples from Utah's petroleum provinces
Four volumes that can be purchased separately. Open-File Report 150 by C.N. Tripp, 1989.

  • VOLUME 1: Short Course, 186 p. $16.50.

  • VOLUME 2: Student manual, 208 p. $18.00.

  • VOLUME 3: Teacher manual (for the Wildcat game), 61 p. $6.50.

  • VOLUME 4: Wildcat, a simulation game, 66 p. $ 6.50.


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