Middle School
Lesson plans and activities tailored for middle school-aged students.
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Activities
Shorter activities that introduce mineral resource topics.
Periodic Table of Critical Minerals and their Uses Activity
About: Learn about critical minerals and discover the critical minerals needed to make the stuff around us!
Grades: 7- 8
NGSS: N/A
Keywords/topics: elements, critical minerals, mineral resources, everyday uses, ore
Length: variable, less than 1 hour
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Earth Materials Scavenger Hunt Activity
About: Look around your classroom and see what you can find that was made from Earth materials.
Grades: 6-8
NGSS: N/A
Keywords/topics: Earth materials, rocks, ores, mining, mineral commodities
Length: 30 minutes
Lesson Plans
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