1. Objective 6: Mining and resources Name a non-living, human-made object around you that is made from something that was grown Name a non-living, human-made object that is not made from something that was mined or grown

2. Each child that is born today will use in their lifetime approximately 3.7 million pounds of ore: metals, minerals, and fuels (Plumb et. al).

3. Cosmetics Mica Kaolin Clay Talc Homework: bring in a list of minerals that are in your favorite cosmetic or lotion or hair product Make a list of the common minerals in cosmetics

5. Top Mined minerals What are the primary countries that produce these minerals? What products do you use that contain minerals? What surprises you the most?

6. Conflict minerals What are they? What is the problem? What can we do? http://www.enoughproject.org/conflict-minerals

7. http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable- business/2014/jun/02/sec-conflict-mineral- deadline-reports-mixed-apple-intel-hp http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable- business/2014/jun/02/sec-conflict-mineral- deadline-reports-mixed-apple-intel-hp