Unit 5 - Mining and Minerals
This unit will help uncover the many rich resources found in South Carolina. Featured items are gold deposits and kaolin mining.
Unit 5 Outline Matrix for Mining and Minerals
English/Language Arts - materials list
| Day 1 | Design an
Upgrade for an Elementary Source Book(part 1 of 3 part lesson) Standards RS1.1 & RS1.2 |
| Day 2 | Research
Upgrade for an Elementary Source Book(part 2 of 3 part lesson) Standards RS2.1, RS2.2, & RS2.3 |
| Day 3 | Complete
Upgrade for an Elementary (part 3 of 3
part lesson) Standards RS3.1 & RS3.2 |
| Day 4 | Detecting
Bias in Public Relations Writing Standards R1.15 & R2.10 |
| Day 5 | Detecting
Bias in Oral Presentations Standards C1.1, C1.2, C1.4 & C1.8 |
Math - Pre-Algebra - materials list
| Day 1 | How Thick
are the Coastal Plain Sediments in South Carolina? Standards A.II.C.1, A.III.A.1 & A.IV.A.1 |
| Day 2 | How Has
Per Capita Use of Mineral Resources Changed Over 200 Years Standards A.I.B.1, A.II.C.1 & A.III.A.1 |
| Day 3 | How Does
Mineral Production Change Through Time? Standards N.I.C.1; D.I.B.3; D.II.A.1 |
| Day 4 | How Can We
Determine the Resource Output of Quarries? Standards N.III.C.1, G.IV.B.2, M.II.C.1 & M.II.F.1 |
| Day 5 | Sidewalk
Math – A Study of Concrete Standards N.III.B.1, A.II.B.1, A.II.C.1, M.I.B.1 & M.II.F.1 |
Math - Algebra - materials list
| Day 1 | How Thick
are the Coastal Plain Sediments in South Carolina? Standards I.A.2, I.A.4, I.B.5, II.A.1, II.B.4 & II.C.1 |
| Day 2 | How Has
Per Capita Use of Mineral Resources Changed Over 200 Years Standards I.A.2, I.A.4, I.B.4, II.A.1& II.B.2 |
| Day 3 | How Does
Mineral Production Change Through Time? Standards I.A.2, I.A.4, II.B.1 & II.B.2 |
| Day 4 | How Can We
Determine the Resource Output of Quarries? Standards I.A.5, I.C.1 & I.D.4 |
| Day 5 | Sidewalk
Math – A Study of Concrete Standards I.A.3, I.C.2, II.A.1, II.B.1 & II.B.6 |
Science - materials list
| Day 1 | South
Carolina Coastal Plain Through Geologic Time Standards III.B.3.m, III.B.3.n & III.B.4.b |
| Day 2 | Your Local
School Area Through Geologic Time Standards III.B.3.m, III.B.3.n, III.B.4.b & III.B.4.d |
| Day 3 | Coastal
Plain Fossils and Mineral Resources Standards III.B.2.a, III.B.2.c, III.B.2.d & III.B.3.m |
| Day 4 | Using
Quarry Information to Infer Rock Structure Standards III.B.2.d, III.B.2.a & III.B.2.c |
| Day 5 | Making and
Using Artificial Rocks Standards III.B.2.c, III.B.2.d & III.B.2.e |
Social Studies - materials list
| Day 1 | How Do We
Use Mineral Resources to Maintain Our Standard of Living? Standards 8.9.2 & 8.5.1 |
| Day 2 | What’s
In Your Backpack and Where Did It Come From? Standards 8.9.2, 8.5.1 & 8.10.1 |
| Day 3 | How Do
Resources Get from the Mine to Me? Standards 8.9.2 & 8.9.4 |
| Day 4 | Mining and
Land Use Classification Standards 8.5.1 & 8.7.2 |
| Day 5 | Reclaiming
and Restoring Mining Sites Standards 8.7.2, 8.7.4 & 8.9.4 |