1. Mineral Resources

2. Minerals are composed of Elements
Where did all the elements that make-up minerals originate? Stars! Show video clip
Most Astounding Fact Neil DeGrass Tyson

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Show one of the following video clips about the importance of minerals in their lives
“Mining Minerals Matters in Your Everyday Life” (5 min.)
Modern Mining and You (first 15 min)

8. 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

9. Terms and Definitions
Section pg , and in text book.
Cornell notes on terms.
Bozman science overview of mineral resources and terms (6:30 min)

10. 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

12. Do the Minerals in YOU table

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

14. Help or Hype ??