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    High School (9-12)
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    Environmental Science > Mineral Resources

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    Concentrating on Copper: An Exploration of Mineral Commodities part of Teaching Activities
    Russell Kohrs, Massanutten Regional Governor's School
    Introduction Understanding market price fluctuations is difficult for the average consumer as they are not often cognizant of what raw materials are used for various products. The goal of this lesson is to ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Percentage of Copper in Ore part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
    Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
    Question Suppose that you are building a new house. It will take about 90 kg (198 pounds) of copper to do the electrical wiring. In order to get the copper in the first place, someone needs to mine solid rock that ...

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity
    Subject: Mathematics, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Mining - Least Cost lab part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
    Ann Linsley, Bellaire High School
    This is an exercise that simulates the basic cost of mining, transportation and manufacturing activities under the concept of Weber's least-cost theory.

    Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Geoscience:Geology:Economic Geology