Students become familiar with coal as an energy source and how it is mined.  For this coal lesson, students research the effects of coal mining on the environment. Students discuss the various problems associated with coal mining....

Whether used as a reading comprehension assessment, as the basis of a mini-lesson on reading strategies, or as extra practice, this exercise will prove to be valuable because of the answers and explanation key that accompanies the...

The protection of our water supply is the subject of an article used in this cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet. After studying the passage, readers use information from the text to respond to a series of comprehension...

Looks at the environmental and human impact of mountaintop coal mining, a practice which blasts the tops off mountains and distributes the displaced rocks and soils into the rivers and valleys below. The pros and cons of this type of...

Explains what mountaintop coal mining is, the stages involved, where it is being done in the United States, and the impact on local communities and the environment.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes types of mining, their environmental costs, and reclamation.

Provides brief descriptions and labeled illustrations for five different methods of surface mining.