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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

Mining makes it happen! 1

Tree of Knowledge

• What you already know

• What you want to know


Your Kit


• 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?


I Spy

• What in the room can you see that is made from rocks and minerals?


T2: The Difference Between Rocks and Minerals


T1: Mineral Mates


T2: Scientific Testing of Minerals


• 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?


T2: Locating Rocks, Minerals and Metals


What’s Yours is Mined?

• What is in the items you use every day?


T2: Rock Stations

• Sedimentary rocks • Igneous rocks • Metamorphic rocks


Lunch

Please be ready to start right at 12:45


Morning Review

• Tree of Knowledge


T2: The Three Rock Groups


T2: Rock and Mineral Concentration

• 25 word cards • 25 definition cards

• Match the definition with the word


T3: Mining Responsibly Stations

• Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel • A Paste with a Taste • Erosion by Acid Rain


T3: Mining Operations


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.


T3: What’s Yours is Mined

• Recycle • Reuse • Landfill • Special handling


T3: Mining comes to Ogimokwe

• 7 characters • What will you decide?


T3: Creating a Mining CD

• Mining and music


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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


Wrap up

• Where there any “Ah Ha” moments?

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