Leah Joseph
Environmental Studies
Ursinus College
Website Content Contributions
Course Modules (4)
Unit 6: Mining, Society, and Decision Making part of Humans Dependence on Earths Mineral Resources
In this unit, students explore a specific mineral resource (either phosphorus or gold) in depth, investigating the costs and benefits of mining, processing, and use. This unit builds on concepts from previous ...
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Activities (6)
Activity Option 6.2 - Gold Mining and Impacts part of Humans Dependence on Earths Mineral Resources
This activity asks students to investigate different aspects of gold mining and think critically about the perceived and real needs for this mineral resource as well as the impacts (both positive and negative) that ...
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Other Contributions (2)
Concept Maps part of Humans Dependence on Earths Mineral Resources
Concept maps are a way for students to illustrate the structure of their knowledge. They are useful both as tools of learning and as assessments, and especially as formative assessments. Concept maps consist of ...
Instructor Materials: Overview of the Earth's Mineral Resources Module part of Humans Dependence on Earths Mineral Resources
Module Goal: Explain how and why managing mineral resources is a global challenge that depends both on geological (mineral-forming) processes and non-geological factors with various impacts on the environment and ...
Communities
Eastern Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
25 activities reviewed
July 2024 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2019
July 2019 Teaching Geoscience Online
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Surface Process Hazards Interest Group
Measuring the Earth with GPS Interest Group
Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
InTeGrate Materials Developers
GETSI Community
NAGT All
Flood Hazards Interest Group
GETSI Interest Group
Humans' Dependence on Earth's Mineral Resources Interest Group
Math you Need Community
Ice Mass and Sea Level Change Change interest Group
Teach the Earth
Monitoring Volcanoes and Communicating Risks Interest Group
Workshop Participant (20 workshops)
October 2020 ITG 2019 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop
April 2019 Teaching Environmental Geology 2012
June 2012