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The Augustana College Geology Department is pleased to offer easy-to-use, hands-on, K-12 teacher-directed geology exploration kits for you and your classroom. Loaned free-of-charge to teachers on a weekly basis, these kits provide everything you need to set up earth science centers in your classroom. All rock, mineral and fossil samples are labeled-no more wondering what that "mystery rock" is in your old school set!
For information about the discovery kit, or to schedule its use, contact Susan Wolf |
The kit provides activities,
games and explanations designed for classroom use regardless of whether
the teacher has experience in teaching earth science or geology. It
is the size of a fishing tackle box and contains
Mineral
set
The kit uses educational games
and hands-on experiments to illustrate basic geologic concepts. In
addition to introducing students to basic scientific inquiry, testing and
experiment design, these activities foster observational skills and
logical thinking that are crucial to any area of study.