Students will learn about the uses of a mineral, the methods of extraction, and the societal and environmental impacts of mining it.
This lesson plan includes teacher notes and three worksheets.
Success Criteria: • research and complete a written report about a mineral, that includes details about its location, methods used to extract it, the uses of the mineral in our daily lives, the environmental and societal cost of its extraction, and the efforts to reclaim and restore closed extraction sites
