54 Mining Ne w Opportunities What R ocks Miner als and Metals ar e in a C omputer S u g ge ste d Le vel s I nter me d i ate a nd S en ior 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 ac q uir e k nowle dg e of t he pr op er tie s of E ar t h ma t er ials and how t he s e ena ble p e ople t o de t er mine t heir p ot en tial us e s T i me 45 min ut e s Re s ou rce s Wha t Ro ck s M i ner al s and M e t al s are i n a Com puter st uden t handout Wha t Ro ck s M i ner al s and M e t al s are i n a Com puter ans wer she e t L i n k t o O n t a r i o 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 C u r r ic ulu m Grade 7 W or ld O ut side t he S c ho ol E x plor i ng Ma tter Re la ting S c ienc e t o T e c hnolo g y S o c ie ty Grade 9 and t he En v ir onmen t T e chnolo g ic al D e sig n Te or y and F ounda tion Grade 10 E ar th Ma ter i al s Re la ting S c ienc e t o T e c hnolo g y S o c ie ty Grade 12 and t he En v ir onmen t T e acher Infor ma tion Tis activ ity is de sig ne d t o r e la t e r o c k s and minerals t o t heir us e in e ver yda y lif e S t uden t s ar e c halleng e d t o ans wer t he q ue stions Wha t do e s it t ak e t o mak e a c om put er Wher e do t he ma t er ials c ome f r om and Wha t c haract er istic s dene how a sp e c ic r o c k mineral or me t al is us e d in pr o duct s Ro c k s minerals and me t als 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 Minerals allow us t o live in a hous e or a par tmen t t ur n on ligh t s br ush our t e e t h list en t o m usic w a t c h t e le v ision us e a c om put er c o ok me als r ide in a ve hic le and m uc h mor e M e tho d In ter me d i a te 1 Te Wha t Ro ck s M i ner al s and M e t al s are i n a Com puter st uden t handout and S enior pr ov ide s st uden t s w it h instr uctions and a list of c om put er c om p onen t s L e vel s 2 Instr uct st uden t s t o us e t he In t er ne t t o r e s e ar c h t he r o c k s minerals and me t als t ha t ar e us e d t o mak e e ac h of t he c om put er s ma j or c om p onen t s 3 S t uden t s t hen s e le ct one r o c k mineral or me t al t o r e s e ar c h f ur t her in or der t o e x plain it s ph ysic al c haract er istic s and dene wh y t ha t sp e c ic ma t er ial is c ho s en t o build c om put ers 4 T o summar i ze t he activ ity 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 A sk t hem le ading q ue stions t ha t w ill br ing t hem t o t he r e ali z a tion t ha t man y di er en t r o c k s minerals and me t als ar e us e d t o mak e it ems we us e e ver yda y P o ssible q ue stions inc lude W er e you sur pr is e d a t how man y di er en t E ar t h ma t er ials ar e us e d t o mak e a c om put er Wher e do all of t he s e E ar t h ma t er ials c ome f r om H ow do we g e t t hem 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 32