• ANSMET The Antarctic Search for Meteorites 
• United States Geological Survey – Astrogeology Science Center 
• The Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Samples (pictures, descriptions)
• Teaching Resources about Asteroids and Meteorites 

• 15 million-year-old whale skull found on banks of Potomac River 
• 72 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Found In Mexico, Fossil May Belong To Hadrosaur 
• ENSI lesson plan for The Great Fossil Find 

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!

• USGS “The Life Cycle of a Mineral Deposit – A Teacher’s Guide for Hands-On Mineral Education Activities” 
• The American Mineralogist Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials has publications from 1916-1999 available for free
• Utah Geological Survey:  What are minerals used for? 
• Mineral identification chart
• “What are Minerals?”
• Classes of Crystalline Solids 
• Minerals and Their Uses 

• Mineral Databases
  • Mindat.org – “is the world’s largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from”. 
  • Minerals.net – has photo galleries, Q&A, and other information. 
  • Webmineral.com is a mineral database with an element composition search box.

• Acid Mine Drainage summary 
• United States Bureau of Mines Wikipedia page 

Volcano Webquest

Interactive Periodic Table

Plate Motion Calculator

• Interactive Rock Cycle
• Travel Through the Rock Cycle

• Quick and easy soil test
• New Mexico State University YouTube video- Soil, Who Needs It?
• Soil-net.com has educational activities, downloads, and case studies

The National Map

• The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has museum collection records (including those of the Department of Mineral Sciences) available to the pubic on their website.  There are also lesson plans and student activities on their education page.
• The Science Spot has many Earth Science Lesson plans available on their website. 
• Geology.com provides news, information, maps, teaching resources, and more on their website.
• The Environmental Protection Agency has lesson plans and teacher guides available here for the following subjects:  air, climate change, ecosystems, energy, health, waste, and water.  
• Search by grade level, subject, or common core standard to browse educational resources provided by the National Park Service here or peruse a list of available virtual field trips here. 
• The USGS has an Ask-A-Geologist program with information here.