Earth Materials Project
1.
You must choose from one the following topics. Each person will have a difference topic.
a. Why has there been so much protest against the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline in the Canadian North?
b. What is placer ore? How is it mined and processed? ? How does its processing technique impact the
environment?
c. What is a lode deposit? How is it mined and processed? How does its processing technique impact the
environment?
d. How uranium mined and processed? How does its processing technique impact the environment?
e. What is surface mining? How does it impact the environment in both the short and long term?
f. How is fossil fuel extracted from oil sands? What is the impact of this process on the environment?
g. How are the assessments of the permeability and porosity of rock structures used to determine the location of fossil
fuels?
h. How are Canadian diamonds mined? What is the impact of this process on the local environment?
i. Mountain removal is coal-mining technique that is proposed for use near the headwaters of the Flathead River in
British Columbia. What is this process and why are so many people opposed to this technique being used here?
j. “Blood diamonds” are stones mined in war zones and are sold to fund insurgent groups. What are some major
sources of “blood diamonds” and what are some of the steps taken to prevent this diamonds from being sold on the
world market?
k. How is extracting and processing natural gas different from extracting and processing oil?
l. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract gold? Where is it found?
m. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract Potash? Where is it found?
n. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract Nickel? Where is it found?
o. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract zinc? Where is it found?
p. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract uranium? Where is it found?
q. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract coal? Where is it found?
r. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract gypsum? Where is it found?
s. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract iron ore? Where is it found?
t. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract Potash? Where is it found?
u. What are some techniques used to explore for and extract titanium? Where is it found?
v. What are the impacts on local economy in the event of a mine closure? Give two examples.
w. What is the role of the Earth’s materials in the storage in nuclear waste? What are some potential problems with
these techniques?
x. What is the difference between an electromagnetic survey and gravity survey? What are they used to find?
y. Any current event related to the extraction or use or Earth materials.
z. Tourist attractions related to earth materials like caves or mining tours.
aa. Any other topic that relates to mineral or earth material extraction, the use of earth materials or the technology to
process the materials.
2.
When you research your topic you should look at it in terms of
a. Environmental impact
b. Use of technology
c. Location in Canada
d. Economical or environmental impact
3.
You have 2X 60 minutes to
a. Research your topic
b. Create a 3-5 minute presentation summarizing your findings for the rest of the class.
Marking Element
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Inquiry Skills - RESEARCH
Quality of Information (Important Data Chosen, Connections Made Between Ideas)
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Use of Information (Information Summarized and Put Into Own Words)
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Meets the requirements listed on the instruction sheet.
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Organization, Quality of Formatting, Neatness of Presentation
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Visual/Auditory Appeal and organization of the presentation
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Clear Verbal Presentation (Clear Voice, Summary of Information on the Screen by Narrator)
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References are used correctly and the Works Cited matches the resources used for research.
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Wikispaces summary is a succinct description of the topic and students can use for preparation for the test.
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Written report is in the format of a research essay, has few spelling and grammatical errors, and is well
written.
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Makes the applicable connections science, technology, society and the environment and their topic.
(Presentation)
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Makes the applicable connections science, technology, society and the environment and their topic. (Written
Report)
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Knowledge of content (facts, terminology, definitions, important numbers and dates…etc) presentation
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Understanding of content (concepts, ideas, theories, principles, processes, …etc) presentation
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Knowledge of content (facts, terminology, definitions, important numbers and dates…etc) report
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Understanding of content (concepts, ideas, theories, principles, processes, …etc) report
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Communication Skills – FORMAT
Making Connections – INFORMATION
Knowledge and Understanding – INFORMATION
Guidelines: I – Incomplete R – Does not meet requirements 1 – Meets few expectations
2 – meets some expectations.
3 – Meets all expectations
4 – Meets or exceeds all expectations in great detail