Educational Resources
Most of the files on this page are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).*
Educational Publications
- Rocks and Minerals of Pennsylvania ES 1
- Common Fossils of Pennsylvania ES 2
- The Geology of Pennsylvania's Groundwater ES 3
- The Geological Story of Pennsylvania ES 4
- Geology and the Gettysburg Campaign ES 5
- Pennsylvania and the Ice Age ES 6
- Coal in Pennsylvania ES 7
- Oil and Gas in Pennsylvania ES 8
- Landslides in Pennsylvania ES 9
- Earthquake Hazard in Pennsylvania ES 10
- Sinkholes in Pennsylvania ES 11
- The Nonfuel Mineral Resources of Pennsylvania ES 12
- Reading and Using Maps ES 13
- Environmental Geology for Land-Use Planning EG 2
Page-Sized Maps
Most of the numbered maps listed below are available in classroom quantities.
Contact Jody Zipperer 717–702–2073 to order copies.
- Geologic Map of Pennsylvania Map 7
- Oil and Gas Fields of Pennsylvania Map 10
- Distribution of Pennsylvania Coals Map 11
- Physiographic Provinces of Pennsylvania Map 13
- Limestone and Dolomite Distribution in Pennsylvania Map 15
- Glacial Deposits of Pennsylvania Map 59
- Earthquake Epicenter Map
"Trail of Geology" Park Guides
Other Sources of Information
Links to other web sites with educational materials
For an Earth Science Week Information Kit contact the American Geological Institute, sponsor of National Earth Science Week.
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