Do you want:	Cooperating Organizations
a speaker to talk to your class? teaching kits (rock, mineral, fossil, dinosaur, earthquake, Ice Age) to enhance your instruction? classroom materials (activities, posters, slide sets, presentations, etc.)? earthquake information for any grade level? to participate in teacher workshops and get credit? to go on a teacher field trip?

All these resources are available to Utah teachers and are grade specific when possible, matching the current Utah State Science Core Curriculum standards. They can be found through the following cooperating agencies/organizations (click on an agency/organization name for an introduction and summary of education outreach services):

• Utah Geological Survey (UGS); geology.utah.gov
• University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS); www.seis.utah.edu
• Utah Office of Emergency Services (OES); www.des.utah.gov
• WEST (Water, the Environment, Science and Teaching); www.mines.utah.edu/west
• Earth Science Education (ESE); web site currently under construction

Earth-Science Resources

Speaker

For geologic topics: contact Paul Jewell (coordinator of the Utah Geological Association volunteer speakers) at 801-581-6636.
For earthquake hazards, risks, safety, and preparedness: contact Bob Carey (OES) 801-538-3400

Teaching Kits

Rock, mineral, and fossil; grade 4 (can also be used for grades 2 [rocks], and 8 and 9 [extinction]).
Landforms; grade 5
Dinosaurs; grades K-6.
Ice Age; grades 4, 8, and 9 (includes extinction and climate change).

All kits are available at the UGS for a refundable deposit. Call 801-537-3300.
Click here for more information about these kits.

Classroom Materials

Hands-on Activities
5th-grade landforms and geologic processes (volcanoes, earthquakes, uplift, weathering, erosion, deposition): contact Sandy Eldredge (UGS) at 801-537-3325.

Slide Sets
5th-grade landforms and geologic processes: contact Sandy Eldredge (UGS) at 801-537-3325.

PowerPoint Presentations
Ice Age presentation (ppt)
Grades 4, 8, and 9; Ice Age climate, geology, and animals: contact Sandy Eldredge or Martha Hayden (UGS) at 801-537-3300.

Posters, Maps, Publications
Grades 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9; rocks, minerals, earthquakes, volcanoes, Utah geologic history: contact UGS at 801-537-3300.
Grades K-12; earthquake hazards, risks, safety, and preparedness: contact Bob Carey (OES) 801-538-3400.
Grades K-12; earthquakes (all topics); contact UUSS at 801-581-6274.

Earthquake Information

Grades K-12; traveling photo display, current earthquake activity, maps, activities, earthquake safety, and other resources: contact UUSS at 801-581-6274.
Grades 5-12; teaching kit, maps, other information: contact UGS at 801-537-3300.
Grades K-12; earthquake safety/preparedness: contact OES at 801-538-3400.

Teacher Workshops

5th-grade; Landforms and geologic processes (earthquakes, volcanoes, uplift, erosion, deposition): contact Sandy Eldredge (UGS) at 801-537-3325 or Genevieve Atwood (ESE) at 801-538-1896.
All grades; various earth science topics: contact Genevieve Atwood (ESE) at 801-538-1896.

Teacher Field Trips

For teachers only as part of a workshop or program:
UGS; 801-537-3325, geology.utah.gov/teacher/workshops.htm
WEST; 801-587-7865, www.mines.utah.edu/west
ESE; 801-538-1896, web site under construction

Agencies/Organizations

Utah Geological Survey (UGS)

1594 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City
801-537-3300
geology.utah.gov

The UGS employs approximately 50 geologists, paleontologists, and hydrogeologists.
The UGS operates the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, which sells topographic, geologic, and other maps; natural resource publications, posters, and brochures. Free items are also available.

The UGS provides:

• Teacher workshops (5th-grade in 2006) in cooperation with UUSS and OES.
• Teaching kits (grades 4-9).
• Activities (grades 4, 5, 8).
• Slide sets and PowerPoint presentations (grades 4-8).
• Maps, materials, and other information (K-12).
• Field trips (for teachers of all grades).

University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS)

135 South 1460 East, Room 705 William Browning Building, Salt Lake City
801-581-6274
www.seis.utah.edu

The UUSS is on the University of Utah campus and part of the Department of Geology and Geophysics. The UUSS monitors and studies earthquake activity in Utah, Yellowstone National Park, and the Intermountain West.

In 1994 the UUSS formed an “Earthquake Education Partnership” with the University of Utah’s College of Mines and Earth Sciences, OES, UGS, the American Red Cross, and the University of Utah’s Department of Geography to develop Utah-specific earthquake curricula for grades 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9.

Available resources from the UUSS include:

• A traveling photographic exhibit “Earthquakes in the Intermountain West.” The stand-alone multipanel display can be delivered to your school at no cost for one to three weeks.
• Classroom and teaching activities.

For more information, see the UUSS web page for Earthquake Education Services at www.seis.utah.edu/edservices/EES/EES.html

The UUSS web site is a key source for Utah earthquake information, including:

• Rapid information and maps for current earthquake activity.
• “Live” (near real-time) seismograms.
• General earthquake information.
• Information on historical earthquakes in Utah (photos, newspaper articles, personal accounts).

Utah Office of Emergency Services (OES)

Room 1110, State Office Building, Salt Lake City
801-538-3400
www.des.utah.gov

The OES is responsible to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate emergencies and disasters, and coordinates emergency management efforts among federal, state, and local governments. OES prepares individuals and communities for disasters through outreach and training programs.

The OES provides:

• Classroom speakers on earthquake hazards, risks, safety, and preparedness.
• Brochures and information on preparedness for earthquakes and other hazards.
• Student grants (grades 5-12) for seismic safety projects (contact Bob Carey, 801-538-3400).

WEST (Water, the Environment, Science and Teaching)

611 William Browning Bldg., University of Utah, Salt Lake City
801-587-7865
www.mines.utah.edu/west
Holly Godsey, coordinator, 801-209-2940, godsey@earth.utah.edu

Project WEST is a graduate student fellowship program at the University of Utah that partners with K-12 schools in the Salt Lake City School District to enhance inquiry-based science teaching. Graduate students from the departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology work with teachers to develop lesson plans, lead field trips, conduct laboratory experiments, and provide tools that facilitate hands-on learning.

WEST provides:

• Classroom activities and laboratory experiments.
• Web site resources including lesson plans and links to educational resources.
• Field trips.
• Interactions with real scientists in the field and in the classroom.

Please contact Larry Madden (larry.madden@slc.k12.ut.us) or Holly Godsey (godsey@earth.utah.edu) if you would like to become a WEST participating school.

Earth Science Education (ESE)

Genevieve Atwood, Chief Education Officer
30 U Street, Salt Lake City
801-538-1896
genevieveatwood@comcast.net
Web site is under construction.

ESE was formed in 1993 to provide outdoor-based workshops for teachers focusing on hands-on, inquiry-based learning at different places in Salt Lake County and on Antelope Island in Davis County. Led by Genevieve Atwood, former State Geologist of Utah, the workshops are geared to Utah’s science core curriculum topics. Although grade levels that match core topics are indicated below, ESE opens their workshops to all K-12 teachers.

ESE provides the following summer workshops through school districts:

• Rocks and Minerals of Salt Lake County (grades 2 and 4).
• Salt Lake County’s Changing Surface (grade 5).
• Geologic History of Salt Lake County (grades 4 and 9).
• Antelope Island: Evidence of Climate Change (water cycle: grade 4, earth systems: grade 9).

ESE also instructs teachers about their school’s walkable, backyard geology.