Coal: Classroom Activities

Activity	Concepts
Investigating Types of Coal	Types of coal; physical and chemical properties of coal; rank of coal
Coal Resources in the United States	Distribution of coal; locations of coal-fired power plants
Trends in Coal Production and Consumption	Coal production; coal consumption
Coal Exploration	Coal exploration and mining; well log correlation
Acid Rain and the Environment	Acid rain; Carbon cycle; carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere; advantages and disadvantages of coal