Educational Materials

Field guides

Typically color brochures that include diagrams, photos, and some contain school bus stops, glossary, and activity sheets.

• Geologic road log – Spanish Fork, Utah to Price, Utah
• Geology and scenery of the central Wasatch Range, Salt Lake and Summit Counties; road log
  Public Information Series #9
• Geologic guide to the central Wasatch Front canyons, Salt Lake County, Utah
  Public Information Series #87
• Geology and Antelope Island State Park
  Miscellaneous Publication 88-2
• Geology and Grand County
  Miscellaneous Publication Q
• The geology of Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah
  Public Information Series #13
• A geologic tour through Wasatch Mountain State Park
  Miscellaneous Publication 93-6
• Canyon Country: a geologic guide to the Canyonlands travel region
  Public Information Series #34
• The geology of Quail Creek State Park
  Public Information Series #63
• The geology of Goblin Valley State Park
  Public Information Series #65
• Geologic tours of northern Utah
  Miscellaneous Publication 92-1

Geologic resources

American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Geoscience Online Learning Initiative

• With many geoscience programs now needing to quickly shift to online teaching, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) wants to make sure all faculty are aware of the 29 modules in the free-to-take Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI) platform, which is a joint effort of AGI, AIPG, SEPM, and ASBOG.  GOLI courses range in duration from 1 to 10 hours in length, addressing a range of geoscience topics and skills from writing in the geosciences to geoethics to advanced environmental geochemistry, among others.   These modules are ready to go and available for your students right now.

UGS Geologic Information Publications

• Commonly asked questions about Utah’s Great Salt Lake and ancient Lake Bonneville
• Geologic resources of Box Elder County
• Geologic resources of Salt Lake County
• Geologic resources of Summit County
• Geologic resources of San Juan County
• Geologic resources of Washington County

Natural Resources Map & Bookstore Lists

Maps for Teachers
Including relief map of Utah, Wasatch Front cross section, and This Dynamic Planet map showing volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics.

Publications for Teachers
Including geologic road logs, parks geology, and general geology publications.