Educational Series
Black Gold Beneath the Bayous
by Bob Bradley and Bradford Hanson, 2000
A single CD-ROM, ver. 1, designed as a comprehensive electronic teaching product developed
specifically for science teachers that target oil and gas topics on Louisiana and
the Gulf of Mexico. Contains professional development materials that teachers can
utilize to develop lesson plans, and is divided into seven chapters that contain text
accompanied by interactive color graphics, animation, audio and video clips, illustrated
concepts, and embedded BVNJ; definitions.
Price: free to educators; email [email protected] to request.
Earth Stuff, Ground Water: A Primer
by Bradford C. Hanson, 1999, 18 pp. plus appendices
Discusses origin and uses of water in Louisiana, with word puzzles and instructions
for making a 3-D potentiometric surface map. Groups information into grades K-2, 3-6,
and 7-9; suitable for transparencies. Photocopy. Free to teachers.
Price: free to educators; email [email protected] to request.
Earth Stuff, Minerals and Rocks: A Primer
by Bradford C. Hanson, 1999, 35 pp. plus appendices.
Series introduction. Basic presentation of definitions of minerals, crystals and rocks,
with an emphasis and history on those found in Louisiana. Groups information into
grades K-2, 3-6 and 7-9. Includes puzzles and a glossary; suitable for transparencies.
Photocopy. Free to teachers.
Price: free to educators; email [email protected] to request.
Guide to Rocks and Minerals of Louisiana
by Riley Milner, 2003, 31 pp.
Price: $20.00
Louisiana’s Ground-Water Resources
by Douglas Carlson, 2005, 27 pp.
Price: $25.00