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Education: It's All About Minerals and Mining

"WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much.  The [minerals] kits have arrived, and I know that the kids will be thrilled."
This is an enthusiastic response from a mother and "teacher assistant" in an elementary school in Lancaster County, PA.  She found our minerals education initiative on the Section web site.  We sent her 25 kits...hope to hear more good news

Annual Teacher Grant Awards

The PCMIA and SME Pittsburgh Section have been sponsoring a Teacher Grant Award since 1999.  The prize in the amount of $500 is awarded yearly to a local teacher (elementary through high school level) for the best proposal that incorporates mining  or mining-related themes into the science curriculum.  Proposals for the next academic year (2005-2006) must be submitted by September 15, 2005.  The award will be presented at the Joint Meeting in October, 2005.  For more information contact Myron Mehrebecki at (412) 831-4238

"If it can't be grown, it has to be mined"
Look around and think about this: There is nothing in this world that doesn't originate from grown or mined materials. For example, try to name three things in your automobile that do NOT come from a mine...

This T-Shirt is available from the SME website store!

SME Pittsburgh Section helps educate students about minerals and the minerals and mining industries. We regularly exhibit at local Science Teachers' Conferences and sponsor the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

SME can provide helpful information, posters, study materials, text books, workbooks, videos, computer programs and games for teachers and classroom volunteers. All materials are available through SME. Many items are free to teachers for a small postage and handling fee. Some material can be downloaded directly from the SME Store.

We're working....

For information contact
John Murphy at (412) 235-5155

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