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Education is an important part of UMA's on-going activities. We have a major educational effort in the Utah public school system where we educate teachers, particularly fourth grade teachers, about geology, location of minerals in the state and the various essential uses of minerals in student's everyday lives.

This program titled, "Out of the Rock", helps satisfy the natural science curriculum required in the fourth grade in Utah elementary schools.

The Utah Mining Association’s Out of the Rock Education Program is administered by the National Energy Foundation (NEF).The Out of the Rock workshop helps satisfy the natural science curriculum required in the fourth grade in Utah elementary’s schools.

NEF has reached out to the education community with mining and mineral education materials and information to all grade levels for the Utah Mining Association since 1990.

UMA has participated in several educational-related conferences to further the understanding of the importance of mining in the world.

 

RELATED LINKS

History/Impact of Utah Mining

Out of the Rock  (Ed. Resource)

4th Grade Curriculum - Division of Oil, Gas & Mining


Coal Info

Types of Coal

Utah Coal Report

Fossil Fuels


Mineral Info

40 Common Minerals

Map of Mineral Deposits

Mineral Definitions

Minerals Make Life


Other Related Links

American Coal Foundation

Arch Coal Learning Center

Gold Institute

Mineral Information Finder

Mineral Information Institute

National Energy Foundation

Rock Cycle

Silver Institute

Treasure House Relics

Utah Geological Survey - Teacher's Page

Utah Museum of Natural History

Women in Mining