The mission of Western Michigan University’s CoreKids K-12 Outreach Program is to empower students, teachers and parents with the knowledge and resources they need to increase their understanding of Earth sciences. To this end, we have put together a compendium of resources, including posters, PowerPoints, virtual museums and other compelling links that we hope you will find both useful and inspiring.
Educational Resources by Subject
- Climate change
- Evolution
- Geology and geologists
- Geology and natural resources
- Michigan geology
- Petroleum geology
- Rocks and minerals
- Sands, beaches and coastlines
- Water resources
General Educational Resources
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: Project 2061
- American Museum of Natural History: Learn and teach (programs and resources for educators and learners of all ages), Explore(special exhibitions, articles, videos and scientific news, news and blogs)
- Chicago Field Museum: Field trips, virtual visits, learning resources, teacher professional development, partnerships, science newsflash, blogs and videos
- Cochise College: Best geology videos on YouTube, virtual geology museum
- University of California Museum of Paleontology: Geology Wing exhibit,K-12 teacher resources, Understanding science 101
- University of Nottingham: Periodic table videos
- Wikipedia: Dynamic periodic table