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Web Scout
Teach that Mining Matters
By Marcia Koth de Paredes
 This WebScout includes descriptions and photos of minerals and rocks for the fun of students and collectors. A second section gives examples of lesson plans and other teaching aids for schools and universities. The Canadian Prospectors and Developers say that they hope their web Mining Matters is "Inspiring teachers to bring the importance of rock, minerals, metals and mining to life." I found few Peruvian examples so it is my hope that the following will encourage preparation of educational materials on minerals and mining in Peru.
Portals
Rocks for Kids Canadian site
Photos, how rocks are formed, learn to identify, uses of rocks and minerals, crafts.
http://www.rocksforkids.com/
Mineral Information Institute
The MII is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals.
http://www.mii.org
Smithsonian Mining & Mineral Sciences
http://www.minerals.si.edu/
Mineralogy 4 Kids, Mineralogical Society of America
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
See also http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/collectors_corner/index.htm
Images and descriptions of minerals and rocks
Cochise College Geology Home Page
"Geology is an intensely visual science," says Roger Weller, the geology instructor who maintains this page with access to nearly 6,000 photos.
http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/aawellerweb.htm
Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
http://www.gimizu.de/sgmcol
Importance of Mining, Chamber of Mines of South Africa
Provides excellent descriptions of base metals and minerals, coal, diamonds, gold, platinum
http://www.bullion.org.za/
Click Mining Education, then the mineral of interest.
BBC Education on the Rock Cycle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks
Minerales-Guía on-line
http://www.uclm.es/users/higueras/yymm/IndiceYM.html
Como son los procesos productivos
See twenty-page introduction to the production process:
Minería
http://www.snmpe.org.pe/educacion/Principal_Web.html
Portal from Codelco in Chile
http://www.codelcoeduca.cl/docentes1/portada.html
Historia de la minería en el Perú
Excellent material prepared by ProCobre Perú (Centro de Promoción del Cobre)
http://www.procobreperu.org/mapa.htm
Educared La Minería
http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/historia3/mineria.htm
http://www.educared.edu.pe/estudiantes/geografia/tema3_2_2_1.asp
Lesson Plan Portals and Examples
Mining Matters. Project of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
http://www.pdac.ca/miningmatters/index.html
Lesson plans (Canada, US and Australia) Mineral Resources Forum and UNCTAD
http://www.natural-resources.org/minerals/education/schoolprog.htm
Earth Net Teaching Resource Information, Mining Association of British Colombia
http://www.bcminerals.ca/
Click teacher or student resources for links.
Mineral Information Institute Material for Teachers
http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.php
and http://www.mii.org/lessons.html
Discovery School links to Lesson Plans for Geology
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/rocks
Projects to Promote Mining Localities Mining Museums
http://www.kennedygoldmine.com/
http://www.wmmi.org/html/education/education.htm
Turning Points Lesson Plan: A penny for your thoughts about Mining in Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/lessonplans/search.asp?id=29
Montana Kids Historic Montana Mining
http://montanakids.com/db_engine/subcat.asp?Subcat=Mining
Mining in the American West
http://www.wmmi.org/html/mmfk/mmfk.htm
Nevada Mining Association
http://www.nevadamining.org/education/
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