Mining Ne w Opportunities 51 31 Whats Y ours is Mined C ar d Game S u g ge ste d Le vel s J u n ior a nd I nter me d i ate Pu r p o s e T o e xamine t he us e of r o c k s minerals and me t als in c onsumer pr o duct s T o demonstra t e t ha t r o c k s minerals and me t als ar e ver y c ommon in e ver yda y lif e T o us e lang uag e t o le ar n and c omm unic a t e ide a s in s o c ial in t eraction and g r oup activ itie s T i me 45 min ut e s Re s ou rce s Wha t s Y ou r s i s M i ne d C ard G ame st uden t handout or C ard G ame R ule s f r om t he b o x Wha t s Y ou r s i s M i ne d pla y ing c ar ds f r om t he b o x L i n k t o O n t a r i o Ro ck s M i ner al s and Ero sion Re la ting S c ienc e and T e c hnolo g y t o t he C u r r ic ulu m Grade 4 W or ld O ut side t he S c ho ol Te E ar th s Cr u st Re la ting S c ienc e and T e c hnolo g y t o t he Grade 7 W or ld O ut side t he S c ho ol T e acher Infor ma tion Tis activ ity is de sig ne d t o show st uden t s t ha t r o c k s minerals and me t als ar e ver y c ommon in e ver yda y lif e S t uden t s ar e of t en in tr ig ue d t o dis c over uor it e in t o ot h pa st e z inc in v it amins g y p sum in w alls g old in c om put ers and g ranit e on building s Minerals mak e up s o m uc h of wha t is ar ound us and wha t we us e e ver y da y M e tho d J u nior and 1 Te Wha t s Y ou r s i s M i ne d C ard G ame st uden t handout and C ard G ame R ule s In ter me d i a te pr ov ide st uden t s w it h r ule s f or pla y ing two di er en t c ar d game s and a list of L e vel s c or r e ct ly ma t c hing pairs f or e ac h of t he 30 pr o duct s and t he c or r e sp onding r o c k mineral or me t al Te s e c ar e game s ar e similar t o G o F ish and Conc en tra tion 2 Instr uct st uden t s t o t ak e ve min ut e s t o r e v ie w t he list of c or r e ct ly ma t c hing pairs b e f o r e p l a y i n g e i t h e r o f t h e c a r d g a m e s S t u d e n t s m a y k e e p t h i s l i s t o n h a n d f o r e a s y r ef er enc e a s t he y pla y t heir game s 3 S t uden t s pla y b ot h c ar d game s in pairs or in g r oup s of f our In t he rst me t ho d of pla y st uden t s ma t c h c ar ds in t heir hand w it h c ar ds in anot her pla yer s hand In t he s e c ond me t ho d of pla y st uden t s tr y t o unc over ma t c hing pairs of c ar ds t ha t ar e plac e d f ac e dow n on a t a ble 4 Te Wha t s Y ou r s i s M i ne d C ard G ame ma y als o b e us e d t o pla y a game w it h t he en tir e c la ss P lac e one c ar d f ac e dow n on e ac h st uden t s de sk and instr uct t he st uden t s t o st and and s e e k out t he p ers on w it h t he ma t c hing c ar d t o t he one t he y ha ve Onc e t he y ha ve f ound t heir par tner t he y sit dow n When e ver yone ha s a ma t c h e ac h pair of st uden t s c an r e ad t o t he c la ss t heir pr o duct and t he c or r e sp onding r o c k mineral or me t al 5 T o summar i ze t he c ar d game s a sk st uden t s t o imag ine f or a momen t wha t t heir lif e would b e lik e w it hout r o c k s minerals and me t als S t uden t s ma y shar e t heir t hough t s and ide a s w it h a par tner or t he en tir e c la ss 6 Instr uct st uden t s t o r e c or d in t heir not e b o ok s wh y E ar t h s r o c k mineral and me t al tr e a sur e s ar e im p or t an t in our e ver yda y lif e T e acher A c tiv it y O utl i ne 1 of 1 Le ar n i ng A ct iv it y