Geology K-12 Outreach
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Unit 1 Materials List

ELA

    Day 1 - copies (one per pair) of “Diary of the First Presidential Visit to the Palmetto State ” (pages 1-20 to 1-28 in the SC MAPS Teaching Manual); dictionaries

    Day 2 - copies (one per pair) of “Diary of the First Presidential Visit to the Palmetto State ” (pages 1-20 to 1-28 in the SC MAPS Teaching Manual); dictionaries

    Day 3 - paper and pencil

    Day 4 - List of Earthquake Terms on “Student Work Sheet”;  dictionaries;  paper, pencil

    Day 5 - several @ South Carolina State Highway Maps for student reference;  individual copies of stories “How Kingstree Got Its Name” (SC MAPS Teaching  Manual pg. 1-17) and “Table Rock Legend” (SC MAPS Teaching Manual pg. 2A-2);  27 ‘Place Name’ cards (9 sets of 3)

Pre-Algebra

    Day 1 - Globe with latitude and longitude lines;  world map (Mercator Projection);  graph paper; 6 @ ping pong balls; scissors; ‘wet-erase’ pens

    Day 2 - 6 @ Southeastern USA map (MAP 3A, SE MAPS); 6 @ topographic quadrangle map that shows your school;  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  [optional] world map (Mercator projection);  [optional] globe

    Day 3 - 6 @ South Carolina State Base Map with Highways (SC MAPS portfolio set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  string and/or rulers; [optional] 6 @ transparent plastic grid (SC MAPS portfolio set)

    Day 4 - Copies of Figures 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20 in South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin #40 (Earthquakes in South Carolina 1698 – 1975); graph paper; [optional] access to California State University at Los Angeles Virtual Earthquake site http://cdl-flylab.sonoma.edu/VirtualEarthquake/

    Day 5 - 6 @ 11” x 17” Mining Association Map (“Carolina Mining”);  wall space or tack board to tape or hang large composite bar graph mosaic (4’ x 6’); colored pencils or markers; rulers (straight-edge);  one- inch wide strips of ‘oaktag’ or other stiff paper – varying lengths

Algebra

    Day 1 - Globe with latitude and longitude lines;  world map (Mercator Projection);  graph paper; 6 @ ping pong balls; scissors; ‘wet-erase’ pens

    Day 2 - 6 @ Southeastern USA map (MAP 3A, SE MAPS); 6 @ topographic quadrangle map that shows your school;  ‘wet-erase’ pens; [optional] world map (Mercator projection);  [optional] globe

    Day 3 - 6 @ South Carolina State Base Map with Highways (SC MAPS portfolio set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  string and/or rulers;  6 @ transparent plastic grid (SC MAPS portfolio set)

    Day 4 - Copies of Figures 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20 in South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin #40 (Earthquakes in South Carolina 1698 – 1975); graph paper; [optional] access to California State University at Los Angeles Virtual Earthquake site http://cdl-flylab.sonoma.edu/VirtualEarthquake/

    Day 5 - 6 @ 11” x 17” Mining Association Map (“Carolina Mining”);  wall space or tack board to tape or hang large composite bar graph mosaic (4’ x 6’); colored pencils or markers; rulers (straight-edge);  one- inch wide strips of ‘oaktag’ or other stiff paper – varying lengths

Science

    Day 1 - 6 @ Geologic and Mineral Resource map (SC MAPS portfolio set); ‘wet-erase’ pens; 6 @ Figure 1-1 (pg. 1-2) and Figure 1-7 (pg. 1-11) in  SC MAPS Teaching Manual; 6 @  Geologic Time Scale handouts or large wall chart that students can reference (many textbooks have time scale)

    Day 2 - 6 @ Geologic and Mineral Resource map (SC MAPS portfolio set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  class set of geologic time scale handouts (pg. 7-11 SC MAPS Teaching Manual)

    Day 3 - 11 rock samples from USC/SC Geol Survey Rock Set;  6 @ location map from Rock Set;  6 @ Geologic and Mineral Resources Map (SC MAPS Portfolio Set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  hand lenses, drop- dispensing vials of vinegar or dilute [.1M] hydrochloric acid;  rock ID key from textbook

    Day 4 - 6 @ Geologic and Mineral Resource Map (SC MAPS Portfolio Set); ‘wet-erase’ pens; Earthquake Hazards Map of the South Carolina Coastal Plain

    Day 5 - 6 @ Desktop South Carolina Base Map;  6 @ Geologic and Mineral Resource Map (SC MAPS Portfolio Set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens

Social Studies

    Day 1 - 6 @ State Base Map #2 - with Highways (in SC MAPS Portfolio Set); ‘wet-erase’ pens;  6 @ copies of “Diary of the First Presidential Visit  to the Palmetto State” (pg. 1-20 to 1-28 in the SC MAPS Teaching Manual)

    Day 2 - 6 @ State Base Map with Highways (SC MAPS Portfolio set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  6 @ copies “Diary of the First Presidential Visit to the Palmetto State” (pg. 1-20 to 1-28 in the SC MAPS Manual);  map of Columbia (page 4A-4, SC MAPS Manual);  South Carolina History textbook

    Day 3 - South Carolina Wildlife Magazine Supplement Class Set (March-April 1995);  access to web sites on Ridgeway Gold Mine  http://www.kennecottminerals.com/krmc/ and Reed Gold Mine http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/gold.htm and/or handout booklet on gold mining

    Day 4 - 6 @ South Carolina State Base map (SC MAPS Portfolio Set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;   6 @ South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin #40 (Earthquakes in South Carolina 1698 – 1975);   [optional] access to web site with maps of earthquake locations in South Carolina 1698-1998
 http://scsn.seis.sc.edu/html/indexmap2.html

    Day 5 - 6 @ South Carolina State Base map (SC MAPS Portfolio Set);  ‘wet-erase’ pens;  copies of “The Diary of Samuel Edward Burges” (SC MAPS Teaching Manual pages 1-32 to 1-36);  copies of Figure 1-12, “Map of Antebellum Railroads” (SC MAPS Teaching Manual page 1-31)