EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

MGS not only provides an assortment of educational publications, but MGS staff members are also available for tours, field trips, and educational presentations. Inquiries regarding the variety of educational services offered by the MGS can be made in person, by telephone, or by mail to:

email:mgs@umn.edu

Resource	Available online?	Available in Print/ Hard Copy?
Egg carton full of Minnesota rock types	The Virtual Egg Carton	Yes, call or visit to request an egg carton full of Minnesota rocks, complete with rock names, descriptions, and places of origin
Minnesota Geology for Teachers	The Geology of Minnesota, A Guide for Teachers (PDF)	No
3-D maps and glasses (Midwest area and Southwest US area)	No	Yes, Free!
Minnesota At-a-Glance geology pamphlets	-- Quaternary Glacial Geology. -- Mapping Subsurface Sedimentary Rocks. -- Fossil Collecting in the Twin Cities area. -- Caves in Minnesota. -- Precambrian Geology. -- Earthquakes in Minnesota. -- Geologic Time. -- Ancient tropical seas--Paleozoic history of Southeastern Minnesota. -- Common Minnesota Rocks.	Yes, Free!
Karst and Cave Classroom Activities-Includes information about cave paintings and sinkhole formation	Karst information and projects	No

Printable 8x10 Geology Images

Aeromagnetic Map 1991	Aeromagnetic Map 2008	Archean Rocks	Bedrock Map Postcard 2003	Bedrock Map 2000
Dikes	Dominant Rock Type	Dominant Soil Type	Exposed Rock	Geologic Terrane Cross Section
Gravity Map 2006	Mesoproterozoic Rocks	Paleoproterozoic Rocks	Phanerozoic Rocks	Rock Ages
Rock Distribution	Rock Terranes	Rock Type Cross Section	Surficial Geology Postcard	Time-Stratigraphic Cross Section
Bedrock Geology 2011 Edition