Dear teaching colleagues: My name is April Anderson and I am consultant for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Office of Coal Development & Marketing. Part of my job is to find high school teachers of math, science (namely chemistry, but also earth, biological and environmental sciences), economics, social studies and perhaps English and technology to pilot and provide feedback for educational activities pertaining to coal. Illinois Coal: Energizing the 21st Century is the name of the teacher's guide. Roughly two years ago, it was distributed to about 100 high school teachers throughout the state of Illinois (they will be receiving a simple survey to complete this spring). More teachers (throughout the state of Illinois, but especially in northern Illinois) are needed to try and evaluate these lessons. To receive a free copy of Illinois Coal: Energizing the 21st Century, high school teachers can contact me or Barbara Antonini (in Coal Education) directly. Our addresses are: April Anderson: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Barbara Antonini: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Illinois Coal: Energizing the 21st Century contains six modules: Module 1 - Setting the Stage for Coal Formation Timing the layers The origin of limestone The origin of coal Module 2 - Characteristics of Coal The nature of coal Determining the chemical analysis of coal Module 3 - Prospecting for Coal to Design a Mine Estimating the Amount of Minable Coal in an Area Calculating the Minable Coal in an Area Design a 3-D Model Module 4 - The Economics of Illinois Coal Concept Mapping Coal & Our Economy Illinois Coal & the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Module 5 - Coal & Acid Rain Acid Activity and Sources of Acid Rain Module 6 - Clean Coal Technology Background on Scrubbers The Problem of Separation Clean Coal for the Future I look forward to hearing from you and your colleagues soon! Sincerely, April Anderson (847) 289-9760 phone -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/about/mail_list.html> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
