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Kids for Conservation: Water Conservation Winter
Students rotate through various hands on and critical thinking activites designed to show the amount of water actually used by various people, companies, etc..., and helpful ways of conseving water.
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Primary Activity: Dichotomous Key of Energy Sources
In this energy sources worksheet, students fill in a chart using a dichotomous key of energy sources. They use follow the directions and label items such as the sun, a windmill, and an oil rig with the proper number and letter labels...
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Minerals
Middle schoolers become aware of the amount of different kinds of minerals are needed to maintain our standard of living by observing the worksheet. They study how it requires production of 40,000 pounds of new minerals and metals every...
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Middle School Home Energy Audit
Seventh graders research the origins of local electrical power and compare costs and methods of generation with other areas of the country or world.
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Durango and Silverton Railroad
In this word search worksheet, students search and find vocabulary
words as they relate to the Durango and Silverton Railroad lines. Words may be located forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally.
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Kentucky
In this Kentucky reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Environment
Young scholars examine the energy saving benefits of trees. They identify ways in which trees reduce air pollution. They also work together to solve problems related to pollution.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: When Miners Strike: West Virginia Coal Mining Labor History
This collection uses primary sources to explore coal mining and labor in West Virginia.
Other
World Coal Institute: Coal Mining
Discusses methods used to mine for coal. Click on 'Coal Mining' section of WCI report 'The Coal Resource' at the bottom of the page for a PDF file that describes coal mining processes in more detail.
Other
World Coal Association: Coal Mining
Find out about the effects of coal mining on the environment, the rehabilitation of land after mining, and proper mining management.
Ohio State University
E History: Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
A look into the coal mining industry in the Gilded Age through maps, timelines, images, and primary source documents.
Other
Appalachian Voices: I Love Mountains: What Is Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining?
Explains what mountaintop coal mining is, the stages involved, where it is being done in the United States, and the impact on local communities and the environment.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: History of Coal Mining in Indiana [Pdf]
A brief history of coal mining in Indiana.
Other
Cape Breton Miners' Museum: History of Mining
The first coal mine was opened in Cape Breton in 1720. Read about the long history of coal mining there, mining techniques, how coal is formed, the industry's impact on immigration, coal miners' unionization, etc. There is a detailed...
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey: Coal Mining
Easy-to-understand information and a colorful diagram on the underground and surface mining methods used for extracting coal.
Other
American Coal Foundation: Lesson Plan: History of Coal in the u.s.
Learners will learn about the history of coal mining in the United States by examining a timeline of key dates. In this two-part lesson, they will do research to discover why the coal industry is important to the economy and what types...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Arctic Is Climate Change's Canary in the Coal Mine
William Chapman explains why scientists often describe the Arctic as the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to climate change. [3:59]
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Coal
Easy-to-understand information on mining and transporting coal, producing it, uses of coal, and coal and the environment.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Career Guide to Industries: Mining
Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on mining and geological engineering which includes the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, outlook, and earnings.
Ohio State University
E History: Hazards of 19th Century Coal Mining
Information from an Ohio State University site. You can read about the many hazards coal miners in the 19th century faced while digging coal to fuel the emerging industry of America.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Cookie Mining
An activity where students simulate the process of extracting coal from the ground using chocolate chip cookies. They then calculate the costs involved to determine whether coal mining is profitable.
Other
New Mexico Solar Energy Association: Impacts of Coal Mining
The impact of surface or strip coal mining in the United States, and the government response to it, are examined in this article.
Other
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Coal [Pdf]
Chapter 7 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at coal, its history, its uses, its economic impact in Texas, consumption, mining, and the transportation of coal. The process of generating electricity from coal is...
Other
American Coal Foundation: Coal Energy Facts
Comprehensive overview of why coal is a major source of energy in the United States. Find out what coal is, what it is used for, how it is mined, where coal reserves are located, and how it is converted into electricity.
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