This full day field trip will provide an opportunity to visit multiple sites in the vicinity of Indianapolis, including collection opportunities. We will be spending some time at various areas of the Hanson Aggregates Midwest, Inc.’s Harding Street Quarry. This quarry is a sand and gravel pit. We will be observing the operations and looking at layers of dolomite, black shale, and Devonian / Silurian limestone. Dr. Nelson R. Shaffer from the Indiana Geological Survey will be guiding the trip and explaining the various layers. This will be a collecting trip so bring your collecting bags.
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This half-day (afternoon) field trip will be to the IMI (Irving Materials, Inc.) Pendleton Quarry. This site is well known for their amber colored calcite as well as their twin calcite crystals. Time permitting we will make a couple of other quick stops including Mounds archeological site built by the prehistoric Adena culture indigenous peoples of eastern North America. Dr. Nelson R. Shaffer from the Indiana Geological Survey will be guiding the trip and giving us a peak into Indiana’s past. A printed Field Guide will be provided.
Join more than 20 NESTA members and other education specialists as they share their favorite classroom activities. Lots of free handouts!
Presenter(s): Michelle C. Harris (Wakefield High School: Arlington, VA); Ardis Herrold (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Plymouth, MI); Roberta Johnson (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Boulder, CO)
Join more than 20 NESTA members and other education specialists as they share their favorite classroom activities. Lots of free handouts!
Presenter(s): Michelle C. Harris (Wakefield High School: Arlington, VA); Ardis Herrold (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Plymouth, MI); Roberta Johnson (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Boulder, CO)
Join more than 20 NESTA members and other education specialists as they share their favorite classroom activities. Lots of free handouts!
Presenter(s): Michelle C. Harris (Wakefield High School: Arlington, VA); Ardis Herrold (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Plymouth, MI); Roberta Johnson (National Earth Science Teachers Association: Boulder, CO)
