Today’s Guiding Question-What industries came first to Minnesota?-What natural resources does Minnesota

have?-How did natural resource influence the

development of industries?Today’s Learning Goal-Students will be able to identify the three

main industries that developed in Minnesota in the late 1800’s

-Students will be able to describe how natural resources influenced which industries developed

-Pick up the M is for MN Book by the door and a notecard

-Please pass out the folders

-Remember if you are not in your seat working quietly when the bell rings you are tardy

Welcome Geographers

Today is Tuesday December 1, 2009

Today’s Agenda

• 1. M is for MN AR Test• 2. Vocabulary Activity• 3. Video Clip• 4. Learn about Milling Industry• 5. Exit Slip

M is for MinnesotaAR Test

Letters to useA, B, D, I, L, M, R, Y

Today’s Guiding Question-What natural resources does Minnesota

have?-What industries came first to Minnesota?-How did natural resource influence the

development of industries

Today’s Learning Goal-Students will be able to identify the three

main industries that developed in Minnesota in the late 1800’s

-Students will be able to describe how natural resources influenced which industries developed

Natural Resources

• Study the words above and tell me what you notice or what the words remind you of.

Natural Resources

• I got information for my project from resources at the library. (books, magazines,…._)

• I used some online resources to help me find a job. (websites)

• St. Paul public schools gets its resources through tax dollars. (money to buy materials and pay teachers)

• The Mississippi River is a great resource for the Twin Cities because it not only provides water, but also recreation for citizens and a habitat for wildlife.

Natural Resources

• Man-made resources:

• Natural resources:

Industry

• “Entire industries developed that specialized in certain products or services.”

• “The railroad industry was one example of this trend, but there were many others.”

• “The trains that changed the landscape during the late 1800s signaled the arrival of a new era in Minnesota--- an era of industrialization.

Industry

• Examples:

Economy

Economy

• “In Minnesota’s early economy, three industries became particularly important.”

*Natural Resources*Industry*Economy

Write a sentence that includes all three words.

Vocabulary

• Natural resources-things found in nature that people can useExample: soil, water, forests, iron

Vocabulary

• Industry-people buying and selling things to use and to make moneyExamples: forest industry, flour milling industry, mining industry, farming industry, shipping industry

Vocabulary

• Economy-

Iron Ore = Steel• Iron ore is main

ingredient in production of steel

• 98% of iron ore is used to manufacture steel

• MN produces about 80% of the nation’s iron ore

• Minnesota has led the nation in its production since the 1880s

MN’s Iron-Bearing Formations

Mesabi RangeVermillio

n Range

Cuyuna Range