… bringing knowledge and awareness about Canada’s geology and mineral resources to students, educators and the general public
Deeper and Deeper LEARN workshop
Kelly McBride, OCT
April 27, 2015
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Mining Matters
Outline of session
• Introduction and Progression of Learning • Minerals • Rocks • Lunch • Rocks • Mining • Summary and Wrap up
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Tree of Knowledge
• What you already know
• What you want to know
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Your Kit
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• 4 envelopes • binder • 5 Earth Exploration Packages • 1 Metamorphic Rock package • 1 Igneous Rock Package • 1 Making a Fossil package • 1 package of plastic insects • 1 Rock Package • 1 Minerals Package • 1 General Equipment Package • 5 decks of Rock and Mineral Concentration cards • 1 deck of What’s Yours is Mined cards • 1 colouring book
Earth Exploration
• How would you sort these samples?
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I Spy
• What in the room can you see that is made from rocks and minerals?
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T2: The Difference Between Rocks and Minerals
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T1: Mineral Mates
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T2: Scientific Testing of Minerals
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• For this activity you will need – Physical Properties card – Mineral Challenge card – Scientific Testing of Minerals bag – General Equipment bag – Scientific Testing of Minerals handout – Smart device
T2: Scientific Testing of Minerals
Test Equipment Rational
Hardness Mohs’ hardness scale, nail, penny, glass slide
How hard is the sample?
Magnetism Magnet Is the sample magnetic?
Conductivity Conductivity tester, battery
Does the sample allow electricity to pass through?
Streak Streak plate What is the true colour of the sample?
Colour Hand lens What colour does the sample appear to be?
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T2: Locating Rocks, Minerals and Metals
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What’s Yours is Mined?
• What is in the items you use every day?
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T2: Rock Stations
• Sedimentary rocks • Igneous rocks • Metamorphic rocks
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Lunch
Please be ready to start right at 12:45
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Morning Review
• Tree of Knowledge
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T2: The Three Rock Groups
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T2: Rock and Mineral Concentration
• 25 word cards • 25 definition cards
• Match the definition with the word
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T3: Mining Responsibly Stations
• Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel • A Paste with a Taste • Erosion by Acid Rain
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T3: Mining Operations
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Surface Mine
Used to extract ore and minerals close to
the surface.
Requires processsing (concentrating,
smelting, refining)
Underground Mine
Used to extract ore and minerals deeper
underground.
Requires processsing (concentrating,
smelting, refining)
Quarry
Used to obtain, gravel, dimention stone, aggregate,
sand.
No processing required though
crushing is sometimes necessary
T3: Operating a Surface Mine
• How would you make it work? – Trees and vegetation – Water – Wildlife – Soil
• Draw a picture of what it will look like when during operation.
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T3: What’s Yours is Mined
• Recycle • Reuse • Landfill • Special handling
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T3: Mining comes to Ogimokwe
• 7 characters • What will you decide?
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T3: Creating a Mining CD
• Mining and music
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We_Built_This_City.ogg
Summary
• Key Messages – The difference between rocks and minerals – Minerals can be identified by their physical
characteristics – Rocks can be identified by the processes
that form them – The difference between mining operations – The importance of rocks and minerals in
our daily lives
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Wrap up
• Where there any “Ah Ha” moments?
www.miningmatters.ca
twitter.com/mmSchoolProgram
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