State Rock: Petoskey Stone (Hexagonaria percarinata)

State Fossil: Mastodon

State Gem: Greenstone (Chlorastrolite)

The High School Science Priority Expectations Document, Earth Science brochures, and Michigan Weather can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate navigation bar found at the top, left-hand size of this page.

An individual from Grosse Pointe Public Schools has done some work in mapping Earth Science HSCE prerequisites to K-7 CE.  You are welcome to take these suggestions to use with your school curriculum. Word documents are available covering a variety of subject matters.

===> Access the Earth Science document,  Access the Biology document

===> Access the Chemistry document,  Access the Physics document

Here are some member-submitted web sites that may be of interest to you:

Implementing the Earth Science Content Expectations (created by Oakland schools) -

===> Access at http://earthscienceinmi.googlepages.com/home

Earth Science Curriculum (implemented by the Ann Arbor Public Schools) -

===> Access at http://204.38.191.104/robinson

Curriculum information for Astronomy, Earth Science, and Environmental Science classes (D. Poulsen - Portage Northern High School) -

===> Access at http://www.dpoulsen.portage.site.eboard.com

Astronomy Picture of the Day (with a brief explanation) -

===> Access at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Earth Science Picture of the Day (with a brief explanation) -

===> Access at http://epod.usra.edu

Earthweek (this week’s major Earth events and stories) -

===> Access at http://www.earthweek.com

IRIS Seismic Monitor (see current worldwide earthquake activity) -

===> Access at http://www.iris.edu/seismon

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA site) -

===> Access at http://www.nasa.gov

National Weather Service (NOAA weather site)) -

===> Access at http://www.nws.noaa.gov

Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instruction (compiled by Mark Francek - Central Michigan University) -

===> Access at http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi

U.S. Geological Survey (geography, geology, geospatial, and water information) -

===> Access at http://www.usgs.gov

Windows to the Universe (astronomy, geology information) -

===> Access at http://www.windows.ucar.edu

Your Planet Earth (geology topics) -

===> Access at http://www.earth4567.com

Volcano World (worldwide volcano information) -

===> Access at http://volcano.oregonstate.edu

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