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Welcome to CoreKids
WMU-MGRRE’s K-12 Earth Science Outreach Program
The scientists and staff of WMU Geosciences Department’s Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education (MGRRE) are anxious to share our geology and earth science resources with teachers, students and parents.
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New Video! More to Come.......
Watch CoreKids students learn about porosity and permeability in our new video on our Facebook page! Click the link to watch. CoreKids "Kid Rocks Activity" Video
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CoreKids helps students, teachers and the public to understand more about the earth, its processes and its natural resources. We do this by visiting classrooms and other community groups in SW Michigan, hosting field trips to the MGRRE Core Lab and making our presentations about geology and geologists available on our website. For more information, explore our website and download our trifold brochure (pdf).
CoreKids activities are made possible by:
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Click on the links at left to explore our educational resources and activities. 
Also see Special Announcements below. We want everyone to know that:
- Earth is ancient…
- Earth is constantly changing…
- Earth is rich in natural resources…
- Earth impacts us, and we impact our planet...
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Special Announcements:
**New on climate resources page: Fall 2010 Yale report on Americans' Knowledge of Climate Change.
** TEACHERS!! The Michigan Science Teachers Association 58th Annual Conference is in Grand Rapids - Feb. 25-26, 2011. Check it out! Speaker Session Forms are due October 4, 2010. Advance Registration deadline is February 14, 2011.
**Why Support Geoscience Education? download this PDF file to find out.
Contact us for the PowerPoint version.
** Looking for geology and earth science in the news? See our News page.
**Learn about Carbon Dioxide Sequestration on our new MichCarb page.
** Download the Earth Science Literacy Principles document from the National Science Foundation! Earth scientists and educators worked together to outline the most important "Big Ideas and Supporting Concepts of Earth Science" for students and the public to know. For more information on this document visit www.earthscienceliteracy.org.
**To schedule a CoreKids classroom visit or field trip to MGRRE for the 2011/2012 school year contact Susan Grammer at susan.grammer@wmich.edu or 269-387-8631. Or you can submit your request for information or for a field trip or classroom visit using our on-line form.
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