K-12 and up: earth science lesson plans, teachers resources.

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Each packet contains color posters, lesson plans, information, and student activity pages. NEP materials also are used as a resource in teacher education programs at some of the 400 colleges and universities who have requested MII materials. <img src="/web/20060402235255im_/http://mii.org/artwork/nepmap.jpg" width="600" height="451"> Subjects Where Teachers Use MII Materials <div align="center"> <center> <table colspan="2"> <td colspan="1" valign="top"> <ul> <li>Geology to elementary students <li>Electricity & Magnetism <li>Astronomy <li>Light <li>Economics <li>Tools & Simple Machines <li>Health & Nutrition <li>Earth Science <li>Social Studies <li>Energy Conservation <li>Language Arts </ul> <td colspan="1" valign="top"> <ul> <li>Chemistry <li>Natural Resources <li>The Earth <li>Anthropology <li>Sociology <li>Teaching Strategies <li>Rocks & Minerals <li>Mining <li>Science-Technology-Society <li>Culture <li>Politics </ul> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li>Art <li>Science <li>Mathematics <li>Physical Science <li>Geography <li>History <li>Ecology <li>General Science <li>Music <li>Plants & Animals <li>Careers </ul> </table> </center> </div>   Teachers Use MII In All Grades <img src="/web/20060402235255im_/http://mii.org/artwork/piechart2.jpg"> 2) <a name="Global Science"> Global Science</a>: Energy, Resources, Environment The Global Science: Energy, Resources, Environment textbook is a high school environmental curriculum that is ahead of its time, providing truly integrated science studies in a single text. MII is involved with the Global Science curriculum because it is an honest attempt to present material to high school students in an accurate and balanced manner. Global Science combines the intelligent use of technology and the knowledge of natural and economic forces that allow us to be productive and still protect our environment. As a secondary level laboratory curriculum, Global Science meets more of the National Science Standards because as an integrated science program it draws from traditional biology, chemistry, physics and earth science disciplines. The strong integration of math enables teachers to provide meaningful hands-on projects and the means to process that data. The role of MII is to supplement the resources of the publisher and author so that the content of the text can be more thoroughly researched, accurate and balanced. 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Global Science is an exception; it pays reasonable attention to the actual science in environmental science." <a href="#top">[Top]</a> <a name="staffing"> STAFF</a> and DIRECTORS Currently MII has four part-time staff and numerous volunteers active in its programs, including its Board of Directors. The Board meets twice a year, in January and July. Board members are not paid. MII's fiscal year is July 1 - June 30. Office Staff <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" colspan="3" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td colspan="1" align="center"> Nelson Fugate MII President <td colspan="1" align="center"> Jacqueline S. Dorr MII Vice President <tr> <td colspan="1" align="center"> Carol A. Kiser MII Administrative Assistant <td align="center"> Angie Simonton MII Director of Development </table> </center> </div>   <h3 align="center"> Mineral Information Institute Board of Directors 2005-2006 </h3> <div align="center"> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" width="671" bgcolor="#FBF9F9" bordercolordark="#800000"> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top">BeBe Adams Director, Community Relations Barrick Gold Salt Lake City, Utah</td> <td width="216" valign="top">James Addams Holcim US Irving, Texas</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Scott Alexander President Johnson Materials Columbus, Indiana</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top">Richard Atkinson Retired Director Kennecott Energy Company Gillette, Wyoming</td> <td width="216" valign="top">Lou Boltik Director, Marketing Communications Joy Mining Machinery Warrendale, Pennsylvania</td> <td width="206" valign="top"> </o:p>Kenneth Brunk President and CEO <st1:place>Harrison</st1:place> Western Lakewood</st1:city>, <st1:state> Colorado</st1:state> </st1:place> <o:p>   </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top"> Frank Chaney Chairman Chaney Enterprises Lothian, Maryland</td> <td width="201" valign="top">Nicholas Chirekos Managing Director Global Mining and Metals Group JP Morgan New York, New York</td> <td width="223" valign="top">Stanley Dempsey Chairman and CEO Royal Gold, Inc. Denver, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top">Therese Dunphy Executive Editor Aggregates Manager Magazine Silver Lake, Ohio</td> <td width="201" valign="top">Gus Edwards Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Alexandria, Virginia</td> <td width="223" valign="top"> David Fagin Corporate Director Englewood, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top">Al Fernandez Vice President Ingersoll-Rand San Leandro, California</td> <td width="216" valign="top"> John Goth Corporate Director Golden, Colorado</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Bernard Guarnera President, CEO & COO Behre Dolbear & Company Denver, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="214" valign="top"> Tom Halquist President Halquist Stone Company Sussex, Wisconsin</td> <td width="199" valign="top"> Bruce Hansen Senior Vice President and CFO Newmont Mining Corporation Denver, Colorado</td> <td width="206" valign="top"> Timothy Harkins President Strategy Plus Virginia Beach, Virginia</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="214" valign="top">Amy Jacobsen Consultant Stone and Webster, Inc. Centennial, Colorado  </td> <td width="199" valign="top">Pat James Chairman Constellation Copper Castle Rock, Colorado</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Guy Johnson President Technology Applications & Marketing Lakewood, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top"> Mark Kuhar Editor In Chief Pit and Quarry Magazine Cleveland, Ohio</td> <td width="201" valign="top"> Leslie Anne Landefeld Consulting Economic Geologist Golden, Colorado</td> <td width="223" valign="top">Marc Levier Newmont Mining Corporation Englewood, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top"> Drew Meyer Vice President Marketing & Transportation Vulcan Materials Company Birmingham, Alabama</td> <td width="216" valign="top">Lucy McCartan Assistant Chief, Industrial Minerals United States Geological Survey Reston, Virginia</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Paul Schauer Managing Director Colorado Rock Products, Colorado Ready Mixed Cement Associations Centennial, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="214" valign="top">Nelson Severinghaus President and COO Franklin Industries, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee</td> <td width="199" valign="top">Gerald Shaheen Group President Caterpillar, Inc. Peoria, Illinois</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Barbara Shepard Vice President, Human Resources The Doe Run Company St. Louis, Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top"> Laura Skaer Executive Director Northwest Mining Association Spokane, Washington</td> <td width="216" valign="top">Timothy Snider President Phelps Dodge Mining Company Phoenix, Arizona</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Margaret Staub Senior Project Manager EnviroGroup, Ltd. Englewood, Colorado</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top"> Harve Stoeck Vice President Lafarge Aggregates Westminster, Colorado</td> <td width="216" valign="top"> Jack Thompson Corporate Director Alamo, California</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Tom Turnipseed Area Production Manager Martin Marietta Powderly, Texas</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="199" valign="top">Gary Van Riper President Van Riper Consulting Morrison, Colorado</td> <td width="216" valign="top">Milton Ward President Ward Resources Tucson, Arizona</td> <td width="206" valign="top">Eric Woodhouse Regional Vice President RMC CEMEX Pacific Northwest Pleasanton, California</td> </tr> </table> </div> <a href="#top">[Top]</a> <a name="funding"> Funding</a>/Support MII is supported solely by donations. Nearly half of the Institute's funding is provided by individuals (including more than 4,200 teachers), by professional engineering, scientific societies and organizations, and by private foundations. Due to MII's network of contributing volunteers from academia, industry, professional societies, and individual scientists, as well as the volume of teachers MII now serves, MII is able to create, print, and mail five different Teacher Helper packets. While these educational materials are provided at no cost to teachers, someone has to pay the cost. And those someones are the individuals and organizations who donate to MII. ---  <a href="fundraising1.html">Please consider donating. </a> With word of mouth and repeat requests from teachers, MII currently is serving teachers at its financial capacity. More than 35,000 K-12 teachers receive MII's new program of materials for science and related classroom instruction. MII believes many types of industry must work together to assure our youth understand the science of minerals and natural resources in order to find and use them wisely in the future. Broad corporate representation is critical to our efforts to demonstrate to teachers and students that understanding our natural resources -- based on balanced, fact-based information -- is not an issue espoused by one type of industry, one political faction, or select advocate communities. It is for all of us. We all use minerals; we all depend on them for food, clean water, health, safety, transportation, communication, recreation, cultural expression, and many other things.  </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <center> <hr> <a name="comments"></a>Teacher's Comments <h4> At MII, teachers are our customers Here is what our customers say about MII. </h4> <table align="center" border="2" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"> <a href="teachercom.html">MORE TEACHER COMMENTS</a></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <center> <table cellpadding="20" width="723"> <tr> <td valign="middle" width="310"> "I used the packet you sent last year and plan to utilize your new packet just as much." Megan Pierfy - Trenton, New Jersey - Science, English, Reading - 6th, 7th & 8th grades </td> <td valign="middle" width="323"> "Yes, I will really use MII materials. Our science curriculum is weak. We need to educate our children in science." Sherry Roepke - Tullahoma, Tennessee - All subjects - Kindergarten </td></tr> <tr> <td width="310"> "This is the best 'package' I have received in years. Most of the activities and information at the elementary level is mostly old-had stuff. Your materials are fresh, easy-to-use and chock full of info and ideas. You are really on the 'cutting edge' of providing new and nifty rock and mineral activities" J.M. Erdman - Wisconsin </td> <td width="323"> "The list of how I use your material goes on and on. The iron in the cereal experiment will be used during our electricity/magnetism unit. We just finished astronomy. The information about the gold plated Hubble telescope was shared. The article on mirrors and reflection fits into our current unit on light. The material on money fits our third and fourth grade economic unit. The pencil article fits our simple machines and invention unit. Geology is coming up soon and information and posters will be used creatively. Third grade just finished a dental health unit and made toothpaste. I'll share the tooth page with them!!" Jan Taylor - Ohio </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <a href="#top">[Top]</a> <hr> <center> <a href="teacherhelpers.html">| For Teachers |</a> <a href="posterpackets.html">| Poster Packets |</a> <a href="helpforstudents.html">| Homework Help For Students |</a> <a href="recl.html">Environment</a> <a href="index.html">| Back to Main | </a> </center> </body> </html>

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