Earth Science Classroom Lessons

The Survey is distributing Earth Science classroom
lessons and support materials for grades K-12. (Adobe PDF files)

Grade	Lesson/Activity
K-8	NJ Rocks and Sediments Kit Teaching Guide and Student Activities (see "Educational Publications For Sale" cost $16.00) (By Kim Merlino, Sterling Hill Mining Museum)
3-6	Ground Water (From NJDEP)
9-12	Surface Water (From NJDEP)

Lessons have been correlated with the State Core Curriculum Content Standards.

Geology Educational Resources

Suggested geology related lessons and activities

New Jersey Geology related links

• The Kirkwood-Cohansey Water-table Aquifer
  
• Geological Association of New Jersey
  
• Rocks and Sediments of New Jersey Activity
  
• Global Lithological Map
  
• Sterling Hill Mine Museum
  
• Franklin Mineral Museum
• New Jersey State Museum - A series of 8 episodes on fossils and dinosaurs
• Morris Museum - materials available to borrow for learning (See page 18, onward for geology and related material (Temporarily Closed))
• Newark Museum -Dynamic Earth: Explore the geological process of plate tectonics through hands-on computer interactive animations. (Temporarily Closed)
• The Minerals Education Coalition’s (MEC) - Education information for K-12 students and the public about the importance of minerals and mining.
  
• The Watershed Institute
  
• Raritan Headwaters – Learning Resources – activities that can be done at home
  

Virtual Tours

• NJ Highlands - A Virtual Field Trip (must use Google Earth Pro)
  
• NJ Valley and Ridge - A Virtual Field Trip (must use Google Earth Pro)
  
• NJ Piedmont - A Virtual Field Trip (must use Google Earth Pro)
  

Fossils

• Prehistoric Life in New Jersey
  
• Monmouth County Parks System - Includes Big Brook Park - (a fossil collecting site)
  
• Monmouth Museum - Dinosaur Touch Wall, and digging for fossils in Dino Digs
  
• Poricy Park Nature Center – (a fossil collecting park in Monmouth County)
• Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University
• New Jersey State Museum, Trenton -(Where to see Fossils)
• Rutgers Geology Museum, New Brunswick -(Where to see Fossils)
• Morris Museum, Morristown -(Where to see Fossils)
• Morris Museum, Dinosaur Den)
• Dinosaur Park, haddonfield -(Where to see Fossils)
• Riker Hill Fossil Site, Roseland -(Where to see Fossils)
• Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia -(Where to see Fossils)
• American Museum of Natural History, New York City -(Where to see Fossils)

Virtual Tours

• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Boston Science Museum
• Vritual Museum of Minerals and Molecules
• University of Wyoming Geology Museum

Other Geology Related Resources

• GPlates Portal a gateway to a series of web applications for the interactive visualisation of cutting-edge geoscience datasets