Don Lewis
Lafayette, Calif.

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Teaching the Teachers

Every year during Earth Science Week, the Northern California Geological Society hosts a fun and educational Teachers Day at Black Diamond Mines Regional Park in the San Francisco Bay area.

Teachers spent the day with Northern California Geological Society members and park rangers, starting with several hours underground in a refurbished sand mine, learning the local geology from AAPG member Ray Sullivan and taking a geological mine tour.

We then looked at the same rock unit on the surface, followed by a tasty barbecue. In the afternoon, the rangers conducted a tour of the local historical cemetery, giving the teachers sample exercises that can be done if they bring their classes back for a day at the mine (very popular).

If they wish, the teachers can earn an education credit for the day.