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    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