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USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Outreach and Education

Each year USGS Outreach teams in Utah visit with hundreds of school-age children and adults to provide information about water, geology and earth science. Our activities range from designing activities and coloring books for kindergarten classes to making presentations at conferences. We visit individual classrooms and participate in large festivals with thousands of students. We tailor our activities to be appropriate for different age groups and interests: coloring books and stories for children, activities for older children, and interactive multimedia presentations for high school students and adults.

If you are a school teacher, festival/conference organizer or civic club member/officer, we would be glad to come share the facts about water and earth science with your class, festival or civic group. We also have some material available for use by teachers and for adult reference and self study.

USGS Outreach Activities

Nature High Summer Camp 2008 group photo.

Nature High Summer Camp

The Nature High Summer Camp is a week long high energy learning experience for High School aged youth living in the state of Utah. The camp is sponsored by several federal agencies and costs only $50.00 for students. Camp will be held July 13 -18, 2009

Set in the Manti-LaSal National Forest, the Great Basin Environmental Education Center provides an idyllic setting to learn about natural resources management. Federal professionals share their expertise by providing actual field experiences in Hydrology, Rangeland Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Soils, and Forestry. They help the participants see the fun, (and frustrations) of a federal career.

Education Resources

• Department of Interior for Kids
• Department of Interior for Teachers
• USGS Water Science for Schools
• USGS Earthquakes for Kids
• USGS Earthquakes for Teachers
• A Tapestry of Time and Terrain (USGS)
• USGS and Science Education
• USGS Water Resources Education
• USGS TerraWeb For Kids
• USGS Ask-A-Geologist
• EPA Surf Your Watershed
• 3D Parks
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
• The National Biological Information Infrastructure
• Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)

Paper Models

• Volcano
• Plate Tectonic Globe
• Earth Faults
• Trilobite Model
• Nautiloid Model

Contact Information

Melissa Burbidge
U.S. Geological Survey
2329 Orton Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
801.908.5051