Mineral Resources

Minerals are composed of Elements Where did all the elements that make-up minerals originate? Stars! Show video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU Most Astounding Fact Neil DeGrass Tyson

Nebular Hypothesis; Nebula is composed of gas and dust composed of the elements needed to form minerals, rocks and life

The unstable giant explodes in a supernova! Exploding all of the elements in all directions into the universe Crab Nebula: remnant of a supernova explosion in 1054

Betelgeuse Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion Is a red supergiant As a massive star nears the end of its life it has fused elements such as carbon, oxygen, magnesium, iron, silicon

Show one of the following video clips about the importance of minerals in their lives “Mining Minerals Matters in Your Everyday Life” (5 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxtiPEO0GLc Modern Mining and You (first 15 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiN5aVvRLRk

Earth’s Mineral Resources Group investigations on: 1. Renewable/nonrenewable resources; what’s our choices? 5 choices for conservation of resources 2. Minerals in common objects that we use everyday pick 2 or 3 objects and list all the minerals that make them up 3. Common mineral ores and their economic impact $$ most common, most expensive, countries with most mineral resources 4. The human impact of resources as shown in the movies/media movies: Blood Diamond, 33, 5. The Earth System: how are Earth’s spheres impacted? Kings Canyon mine and the 4 spheres 6. How do mineral resources change the land? 5 mining processes, difference between mineral reserve and resource 7. Politics of natural resources: EPA Reclamation Act of 1977

Terms and Definitions Section pg. 7.1-7.4, 144-147 and 154-159 in text book. Cornell notes on terms. https://youtu.be/LI0Zh_7XUdw Bozman science overview of mineral resources and terms (6:30 min)

Definitions/Cornell Notes Renewable Resources: one that can be replaced in nature at a rate close to its rate of use Nonrenewable Resources: exists in a fixed amount or is used up faster than it can be replaced in nature (MINERALS) *recall that Earth is a CLOSED system Ore Mineral: rock that contains enough of a metallic element to make separation profitable is called an ore; ore mineral is the valuable mineral (metal) that can be separated Examples: iron ore, copper ore Gangue: the rest of the rock that is left from the separation (quartz, feldspar, calcite for example) Mineral Resource: estimates of minerals that are available globally Mineral Reserve: the known deposits of a mineral in ores that are worth mining Surface Mining: this changes the land because it involves digging great holes called open-pit mines; it also removes tons of soil, ore or rock which often creates a rocky waste that supports little life; often what is left barren hills, level mountains, dangerous collections of water/run off, polluntants Purposes of Conservation: protection, restoration and management of natural resources EPA: Environmental Protection Agency-monitors and sets standards for drinking water and air quality

Do the Minerals in YOU table

Elements and Minerals in You. What do YOU Co$t??

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