Investigate the mineral you have been assigned–find out all the standard info: \u00a0where it’s found, how it is gathered, what it is used for, etc. \u00a0After you have done that, you must determine the environmental impact of using this mineral–do the benefits of using the mineral outweigh the environmental costs of harvesting the mineral? \u00a0Why or why not?<\/p>\n
After you have found your info and organized it to support your argument, you will create a VoiceThread presentation in which you lay out your argument and support it with the pertinent facts.<\/p>\n
Useful sites:<\/p>\n
SIRS Issues Researcher:<\/a> \u00a0Search for “mining”<\/p>\n USGS minerals<\/a><\/p>\n Minerals Education Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n Uses of Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n Do we take minerals for granted?<\/a><\/p>\n Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n Identifying Minerals<\/a><\/p>\n Environmental Impact\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Minerals and the Environment<\/a><\/p>\n Seafloor Mining<\/a><\/p>\n iPhone Minerals\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Conflict Minerals infographic<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Investigate the mineral you have been assigned–find out all the standard info: \u00a0where it’s found, how it is gathered, what it is used for, etc. \u00a0After you have done that, you must determine the environmental impact of using this mineral–do Continue reading Minerals<\/span>