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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
S
tandards 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