Education

Learn the history of the park's iron pyrite mine on this moderate, two mile hike that lasts around two hours. Rangers will hike with students to the old mine site, and give students the opportunity to learn about the park's mine reclamation efforts, stroll along a boardwalk, and see several existing foundations and capped off mine shafts.

This lesson is part of a cross-curricular mining unit focused on the impacts of miners on the Death Valley community and environment. This is lesson provides students an opportunity to explore the individuals who moved to the Death Valley area for mining. Students will read an online article and role play characters representing different jobs in the mining camps.

This lesson is part of a cross-curricular mining unit focused on the impacts of miners on the Death Valley community and environment. This is the third lesson in the unit which provides students opportunities to explore the true meaning of a boom and bust mining operation. Students will practice basic math operations while examining a Death Valley mining timeline.

How do we work together to find sustainable solutions to everyday problems? Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon is a controversial subject. This lesson takes shape in the form of a townhall style debate.

"Taming a River" looks at the possible effects which occur during most mining operations that took place during the historic gold rushes in North America. The lesson plan can also be modified to see what could happen in areas underlain with permafrost.

This lesson is part of a cross-curricular mining unit focused on the impacts of miners on the Death Valley community and environment. This is the introductory lesson which provides students journal writing opportunities to explore their meaning of discovery. Students will watch a short online video on mining in Death Valley and actively sequence the steps of a typical stamp mill.