Grades Targeted: 4^th and above

SOLs Addressed: 3.1, 3.11, 4.8, 6.1, 6.3, 6.11, ES.3, ES.7

Number of Kits Available: 1

This kit contains samples of coal and related items for direct observation and investigation of the various stages of coal formation. It also contains written material and maps describing how and where coal is mined (especially in Virginia), as well as its uses and management as a nonrenewable resource. A large coal fossil branch is also available for loan.

Additional Resources:

• How Was Coal Formed? Activity (American Coal Foundation)
       How is Coal Formed? Overhead (University of Kentucky)
• Transporting Coal Activity (American Coal Foundation)
• Rocks and Minerals Activity (American Coal Foundation)