Event Resources:
The Tar Heel Gem and Mineral Club was formed in 1974 as a nonprofit educational organization for people who enjoy the lapidary arts, earth sciences, and related subjects. The main objectives of the club are to investigate, preserve, and share knowledge of rocks, minerals, and precious stones, and to promote interest in mineralogy, paleontology, earth sciences, and lapidary techniques, among club members and among the general public. The club pursues these goals through publications, meetings, lectures, field trips, exhibits, demonstrations, and other activities.

In an effort to return something to the community for their support, we are offering a limited number of grants of free Science Olympiad rock and mineral kits to North Carolina middle and high schools. To apply, please send a letter that explains why your school would like to receive one of these kits. The letter must be on school letterhead. Prior grantees are not eligible. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis based on postmark. Again, there are only a limited number of grants available. Once the supply is exhausted, this offer is no longer valid. We also wish to invite you to join us if you are in the Raleigh area for our monthly meeting and our regular field trips to local quarries.

For further information, go to our website at: http://www.tarheelclub.org Letters should be addressed to: Tarheel Gem and Mineral Club C/O Walt Milowic 1009 Panther Hill Lane Raleigh, NC 27603

2007 Coaches Clinic Presentation in Michigan
2006 NC Coaches Institute Presentation
2006 National Coaches Clinic Presenation
The NC Science Olympiad would like to thank the Tarheel Gem and Mineral Club for generously purchasing 15 NC middle and high schools rocks and minerals kits and guides to help Science Olympiad students interested in geology, rocks, minerals, and fossils. The club has voted to do this again next year. Continue to check our website for information on how you can receive this wonderful opportunity next year.
Wright Center for Science Education Sample Events
Mineralogy Database
Helpful Quizzes
For this second site, check this information. In the Quiz sections, when the instructions tell you to hit your browser "BACK" button to look at another question, you need to hit the "BACK" button twice which will take you back to the "Mineral or Rock Quiz' page and you just need to press "Mineral or Rock Quiz' again to see a new specimen.

Additional tip: 
Whatever resource book you use, be sure your students place tabs on the edges of the pages identifying where information is found in the book.  They don't have time to leaf through the book at the competition.