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Education Outreach
The Geoscience Outreach program of the Illinois State
Geological Survey uses many chanels to inform the public
about the geology and mineral resources of the state and
the results of the Survey's research projects. The Survey
distributes nontechnical publications, offers sets of rock
and mineral specimens to Illinois schools and educational
groups, presents lectures and exhibits, responds to
inquires, conducts workshops for teachers, and leads field
trips. The Survey's full-day field trips, conducted in
widely separated areas of the state, offer teachers,
students, and the general public the opportunity to learn
about geologic processes that shaped the land and formed
the rocks and glacial deposits.
The Geoscience Outreach program is specifically designed
to assist in the teaching of earth sciences and to help
citizens understand how the research programs of the
Illinois State Geological Survey help to protect the
environment and strengthen the economy of Illinois.
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