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Earth
Science Links for All
Page Index
Earth Science for All
Student Focused Sites
Canadian Earth Science and Mining
Organizations
International Earth Science and Mining
Organizations
Earth
Science for All
Association of Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario (APGO)
APGO governs the practice of professional geoscience in Ontario and reports to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines.
Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association
An Aboriginal, non-profit organization which
seeks to increase the understanding of the
minerals industry, Aboriginal mining and
Aboriginal communities' paramount interests in
lands and resources
Canadian Atlas Online
Maps, themes, discussion forums, and more
Canadian Minerals and
Mining Statistics
Statistics for mining activities in Canada
Caving Canada
Natural caves in Canada
Cochise College
Virtual Geology Museum
A great collection of photos and
illustrations of rocks, minerals, and more Copyright free if used for
non-profit, educational purposes
Earth Learning Ideas
Teaching ideas
offered during the International Year of Planet
Earth
EarthNet
Excellent Canadian virtual resource centre for
Earth science educators
Earth Science World Image
Bank
An immense collection of high-quality images of scientists and miners at work,
rocks and minerals, scientific equipment, diagrams, mountains, volcanoes, etc
Copyright free if used for non-profit,
educational purposes
Gem Hut
An index of gemstones and photos of cut minerals
and uncut specimens
geologycom
US site full of goodies, including geology
stories, geology terms, career information, and
satellite images of Canada
Mineral Information Institute
US site with material for teachers
Mineral Galleries
An index of minerals plus information
Natural
Elements
Natural Resources Canada's on-line newsletter
Natural Resources Canada > Earth
Sciences Sector
Timely and
reliable geomatics and geoscience knowledge
Natural Resources
Canada > Students and Teachers
A comprehensive Web site specifically designed
for students and teachers
Rio Tinto
Video Library
A series of excellent downloadable videos about
mining operations
Rock ‘N Metal
Bilingual Web
site by the Musee de la civilisation about geology and mineral exploration
Saskatchewan Mining Association
Student
resources to
explore sedimentary rocks and crystal growth
plus an extensive library of photographs for
educational purposes
Smithsonian National
Museum of Natural History Geology, Gems and Minerals
On-line exhibits, tools, news, and collections
The Virtual Cave
Information and images of the world of caves
What on Earth
Archived
issues of the University of Waterloo What
on Earth publication
Student
Focused Sites
The Canadian Kids Atlas online
For Kids Only: Earth Science Enterprise
NASA kid-focused Web site about Earth sciences
Life of a Rock Star
A Web site
for youth about geologists by Libraries and Archives Canada Named “the year’s
best educational resource” at the international
Museums and the Web 2006 conference
Link to Learning
Links to sites that support the Ontario
school curriculum
Mineralogy 4 Kids
Mineralogical
Society of America’s Rockin’ Internet site
Mineral Information Institute
Homework help for students
Rocks for Kids
For kids of all ages who love rocks
Science Spot Kid Zone
Great info on all kinds of sciences, including
Earth science
Volcano World
Everything you want to know about
volcanoes
Canadian Earth Science and Mining Organizations
Atlantic Geoscience Society
(AGS)
Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences (CFES)
Canadian Geoscience Education Network
(CGEN)
Canadian Geomorphology Research Group
(CGRG)
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG)
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG)
Geological Association of Canada (GAC)
Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)
Mineralogical Association of
Canada (MAC)
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
(RCGS)
The Mining Association of
Canada (MAC)
International Earth Science and Mining
Organizations
International Geoscience Education
Organization (IGEO)
International Copper Association
(ICA)
Copperorg
International Diamond Manufacturer’s
Association (IDMA)
International Lead Association
(ILA)
International Zinc Association
(IZA)
World Gold Council
The Nickel Institute
The Silver Institute
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Educators Info
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ArcGIS
Mining Matters now offers our first learning
resource for geographic information system (GIS) software. Partnering with
ESRI Canada, we have adapted four hands-on activities from out
senior curriculum resource, Discovering Diamonds, into a multi-part
lesson that teaches high school students the use of ArcGIS, ESRI’s suite of GIS
software products.
The activity manual, master answer pages, and all data files are free to
download.
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Mining Matters is a charitable organization supported
by government, foundation grants and
donations from corporations and individuals.
Registration Number: 88775 6435
RR0001.
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