Education and Outreach

Download Earth Science Education presentations, posters, and handouts developed by the South Carolina Geological Survey.

Overview

The South Carolina Geological Survey developed an Earth Science Education Series that meets South Carolina Science Academic Standards set forth by the Department of Education. A CD-ROM of this information is available by request. Classroom Posters listed below are FREE for teachers, please inquire.

An earth science study kit containing 24 South Carolina minerals and rocks with a 22-page booklet is available to teachers at a discount. Please email Robby Morrow (morrowr@dnr.sc.gov) or call (803) 896-1214 for ordering information. (Regularly $25 with a $5 handling charge for mailing the kit.)

Every year the American Geosciences Institute hosts Earth Science Week. More information can be found on their webpage. To requst an Earth Science Week kit filled with educational material, email Robby Morrow (morrowr@dnr.sc.gov) with your name and shipping address.

Earth Science Education Series

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Earthquakes and Seismic Waves 1.7mb 6.7mb
Identification of Earth's Features from maps 1.5mb 4.0mb
Earth's Natural Resources and Human Impacts 1.4mb 4.3mb
Weathering, Erosion, and Mass-Wasting Processes 7.7mb 6.2mb
Geologic Time and Earth's Biological History 1.8mb 5.7mb
Minerals 3.6mb 3.6mb
Igneous Rocks and the Rock Cycle 4.9mb 5.3mb
Metamorphic Rocks and the Rock Cycle 4.3mb 5.0mb
Sedimentary Rocks and the Rock Cycle 5.4mb 7.9mb
Landforms, Topography, and Geomorphology 24.7mb 10.8mb
Plate Tectonics 2.7mb 9.4mb

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Page-Size Handouts (PDF format):

GEOLOGIC MAP OF SC TIME SCALE
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY BY COUNTY FOLDS 1
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY SCALE FOLDS 2
MINING THE ROCK CYCLE
PLATE TECTONICS VOLCANOES
FAULTS LIQUEFACTION

Poster Graphics (PDF format):

Classroom posters are available for teachers, please inquire

GEOLOGIC MAP OF SC GEOLOGIC HAZARDS OF THE
COASTAL PLAIN
CAREERS IN GEOSCIENCE Geologic Map Examples
(Available on CD version only)
THE ROCK CYCLE FOLD SYSTEMS
FAULT SYSTEMS PLATE TECTONICS
GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE FOR SC STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN OF THE
COASTAL PLAIN OF SC

For classroom posters or to obtain a CD of this information please contact us morrowr@dnr.sc.gov or call (803) 896-1214