AMEREF Resource Kit Contents

AMEREF Interactive CD

  • Curriculum Modules (digital)
  • Alaska’s Geology
  • Alaska’s Mining
  • Alaska’s Energy
  • Alaska’s Forestry
  • Rocks & Minerals Overview
  • Rocks & Minerals Game
  • A Golden Promise-Fort Knox Video
  • Overview of Mines in Alaska
  • Trans Alaska Pipeline-Alyeska Video
  • Energy Video Clips-BP
  • Previous Rolling Stone newsletters
  • AMEREF Overview
  • State Content Standards
  • Mineral Identification Overview-AMEREF
  • Coal Fact Sheet-American Coal Foundation
  • Types of Coal Sheet-AMEREF
  • What Is a Mine Coloring Book-Placer Dome
  • Links to Geology, Mining, Energy, and Forestry Related Websites
  • Glaciers-USGS Pamphlet
  • Minerals in Our Environment-USGS Poster
  • Generalized Geologic Map of Alaska-Werdon, Szumigala, & Davidson
  • Alyeska Pipeline Fact Book-Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Specimens

  • Alaska Rock and Mineral Collection (40 specimens): Scott Resources
  • Test Kit for use with specimens (hand lens, streak plate, glass plate, magnet, nail, copper penny, bottle for acid): Scott Resources
  • Spruce Tree Cross Section: AMEREF Courtesy of Sealaska

Books

  • Rocks and Minerals-A Study Guide Book: Scott Resources
  • The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth
  • Everybody Needs a Rock
  • Alaska’s Oil/Gas & Minerals Industry: Alaska Geographic
  • Rich Earth: Alaska’s Mineral Industry: Alaska Geographic
  • Alaska’s Forest Resources: Alaska Geographic
  • The Golden Gamble: Alaska Geographic
  • Coal and the Environment: American Geological Institute
  • Arctic Energy Book: ConocoPhillips and BP
  • Aggregate and the Environment: American Geological Institute
  • Petroleum and the Environment: American Geological Institute
  • Metal Mining and the Environment: American Geological Institute

Pamphlets

  • Scientists Guide to Making Classroom Visits: AMEREF
  • Videotape Scripts: AMEREF
  • Alaska Minerals-Facts, Figures and Trivia: BLM
  • Alaska’s Place in the International Minerals Industry: AMA
  • The Energist: Getting to Know Oil Newspaper: NEF
  • The Energist: Getting to Know Natural Gas Newspaper: NEF
  • The Energist: Getting to Know Coal Newspaper: NEF
  • The Mining Industry and Minerals Newspaper: NEF
  • Rivers of Gold-Placer Mining in Alaska Handout: USGS
  • Historically Active Volcanoes in Alaska-A Quick Reference: USGS
  • Elbow Deep in Mudpies and Minerals-Primary Adaptation: AMEREF
  • Energy Information Sheets: Energy Information Administration
  • Energy Education Resources Book: Energy Information Administration
  • Mining Reclamation Newspaper: National Energy Foundation (NEF)

CDs/DVDs

  • Get Energized! DVD: BLM
  • Alaska Coal: Pioneering in a New Environment Video
  • Sleeper Mine: The Awakening Giant Video
  • Rock Odyssey Video
  • Classroom Energy! DVD: American Petroleum Institute Videos
  • Hard Rock and Placer Mining in Alaska: The Searchers Video

Posters

  • Rock Kit Specimen Overview Poster: AMEREF
  • Periodic Table of the Elements Poster: AMEREF
  • Safety Poster: AMEREF
  • Geologic Processes: Origins of Rocks Poster: AMEREF
  • Geologic Processes: The Rock Cycle Poster: AMEREF
  • Geologic Processes: Plate Tectonics Poster: AMEREF
  • Alaska’s Oil, Gas Basins and Coal Fields Poster: AMEREF
  • Alaska’s Mineral Deposits Poster: AMEREF
  • Elements Comprising the Human Body Poster: AMEREF
  • Coal Products Tree Poster: U.S. Bureau of Mines
  • Petroleum Tree Poster: U.S. Bureau of Mines
  • Minerals in Our Environment Poster: USGS
  • Energy-Fuel for Thought Booklet: BLM
  • Oil Poster: National Energy Foundation (NEF)
  • Petroleum Exploration and Production Poster: NEF
  • Natural Gas Poster: NEF
  • Electrical Generation Poster: NEF
  • From the Mine to My Home Poster: NEF
  • Rocks and Minerals and How We Use Them Poster: NEF
  • The Interaction of Federal Environmental Public Land Laws Poster
  • Example of an Operating Molybdenum Mine Poster: AMEREF
  • Health and the Elements of the Human Body Poster: AMEREF
  • State of Alaska Map/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Poster
  • Hidden Treasures-Alaska Minerals Poster and Information Poster: Juneau Mineral Information Center
  • American Energy for America’s Future: The Role of the U.S. Department of Interior: BLM
  • Petroleum Technology: From Refinery to Home, Business, and Industry Poster: NEF
  • Natural Gas Technology-A Bridge to the Future Poster: NEF
  • From Mountains to Metals: The Story of Rocks, Minerals, and the Mining Industry Poster: NEF
  • Mining Reclamation-Responsible Reuse of Lands Through Planning, Management, and Technology Poster: NEF