Educational Series

Earth Stuff, Minerals and Rocks: A Primer

by Bradford C. Hanson, 1999, 35 pp. plus appendices.

Series introduction. Basic presentation of definitions of minerals, crystals and rocks, with an emphasis and history on those found in Louisiana. Groups information into grades K-2, 3-6 and 7-9. Includes puzzles and a glossary; suitable for transparencies. Photocopy. Free to teachers.

Earth Stuff, Ground Water: A Primer

by Bradford C. Hanson, 1999, 18 pp. plus appendices

Discusses origin and uses of water in Louisiana, with word puzzles and instructions for making a 3-D potentiometric surface map. Groups information into grades K-2, 3-6, and 7-9; suitable for transparencies. Photocopy. Free to teachers.

Black Gold Beneath the Bayous

by Bob Bradley and Bradford Hanson, 2000

A single CD-ROM, ver. 1, designed as a comprehensive electronic teaching product developed specifically for science teachers that target oil and gas topics on Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Contains professional development materials that teachers can utilize to develop lesson plans, and is divided into seven chapters that contain text accompanied by interactive color graphics, animation, audio and video clips, illustrated concepts, and embedded BVNJ; definitions.

Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Louisiana

by Riley Milner, 2003, 31 pp.

Louisiana’s Ground-Water Resources

by Douglas Carlson, 2005, 27 pp.