Mining Matters for Educators

Teacher's Comments
Sally Warburton, a grade 4/5 French immersion teacher from the Toronto District School Board, comments on PDAC Convention 2010. More.

Upcoming Events
Attend an Earth science event in your area on your own or with your students. See the possibilities.

Junior / Intermediate Curriculum
If you’re looking for relevant, accurate Earth science resources for your classroom, you’ve come to the right place. Since 1994, Mining Matters has reached more than 400,000 teachers and students through resources that promote the importance of rocks, metals, minerals, mining, and Canada’s geology.

Secondary Curriculum
Are you looking for relevant, accurate geography and Earth science resources for secondary school educators and students? You’ve come to the right place. Mining Matters, known since 1994 for providing exceptional Earth science resources to Junior/Intermediate classrooms, now offers secondary school resources that meet provincial Earth science curriculum expectations. 

Workshops
Looking for Earth science teacher workshops or in-class workshops that bring Earth science alive for your students? Mining Matters offers teacher workshops and in-class opportunities, and also teams up with other organizations to offer other possibilities.

Resources
From field trip ideas and subsidies to print materials and audio-visual resources, you’ll find lots here to connect rocks, metals, minerals, and mining to your Earth science curriculum.

Earth Science Links
A comprehensive list of links to mining related Web sites.

Where Challenge
Encourage your students to take the WHERE Challenge! In this national contest, students aged 9 – 14 years are asked to discover the answers to these questions: What on Earth is in your stuff and WHERE on Earth does it come from? They can enter as individuals, in a group, or on behalf of the school and could win regional and national prizes.
Mining Matters to Everybody
VIDEO: Mining Matters to Everyone

SYTYKM
SYTYKM 4 High School Video Competition launches autumn 2011. Your students could win!

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