Students will model the process of magnetic separation of minerals that metallurgists use to separate valuable iron minerals from the rest of the minerals in the ore.
Grade: 6-8
Froth Flotation of Minerals Simulation Activity
Students will simulate froth flotation, a process used to separate valuable minerals from crushed ore.
Getting the Metal Out Unit
This unit provides several activities demonstrating different ways that valuable metals are separated from the unwanted minerals in ore.
Minerals in My State
Minerals in My State (Grades 6-12)
Students will learn about mineral commodities mined or produced in their home state.
Students will consider the importance of minerals in their everyday lives, now and in the future, in relation to the availability of critical minerals.
Safe As a Mine
Students will learn about the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) used in mining, as well as innovations that make a safe industry even safer.
Use the Mining PPE information sheet with the Safe as a Mine Activity.
Jobs of Tomorrow Activity Unit
Learn about important engineering, environmental and tech jobs in this new unit. Watch the Jobs of Tomorrow video series and complete the related activities to understand how innovation is changing the jobs required to meet the growing demand for minerals.
Safe as a Mine (Grades 6-12)
Use this Mining PPE information sheet with the Safe as a Mine Activity above.
Aluminum: Saving Energy to Make More (Grades 9-12)
Minerals in My State (Grades 6-12)
Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
Careers in mining and metallurgy offer the opportunity for travel, a good income, and the ability to make a difference in your local community and around the world. Learn more about these careers and conduct related hands-on activities.
MineralsEd Activity Books
These great activity books from MineralsEd have coloring pages, games and puzzles, and information about mining and minerals!
I am a Mining Engineer
This book of the MineralsEd Career Series addresses the operating phase of the Mine Development Cycle. Following the discovery of an ore deposit, our mining engineers are hired to figure out if the deposit can be mined safely and economically. Once the feasibility is established, the mining engineers design the mine site and oversee the construction. When construction is complete, their job is to monitor the operation and ensure everything is running smoothly. EN FR
I am an Exploration Geologist
This book of the MineralsEd Career Series addresses the mineral exploration phase of the Mine Development Cycle. Follow three exploration geologists as they head into the field to gather geological data in hopes of finding a valuable mineral deposit, and learn what an average day exploring in the field is like. EN SP FR Answer Key
I am an Environmental Scientist
This book of the MineralsEd Career Series addresses the environmental assessment phase of the Mine Development Cycle, and the ongoing work of environmental scientists throughout operation and after closure. Following the discovery of a mineral deposit, our environmental scientists head to the proposed mine site to assess the environment and plan ways to minimize the impacts of mining. While the mine is operating, they monitor the effects of mining on the environment. After the mine closes, the environmental scientists work to return the land to its previous condition.
Minerals in Your Home – Intermediate
We use things made from Earth’s mineral resources every day. Take a close look inside each room at home and discover all the products that come from mining, how essential mineral resources are to our everyday lives, and what you can do to conserve these non-renewable resources and minimize your environmental impact. Intermediate version best suited for Grade 4-7 reading levels. EN FR Answer Key
Minerals in Your Home – Primary
We use things made from Earth’s mineral resources every day. Take a close look inside each room at home and discover all the products that come from mining, how essential mineral resources are to our everyday lives, and what you can do to conserve these non-renewable resources and minimize your environmental impact. Primary version best suited for K-Grade 3 reading levels. EN FR Answer Key
Mineral Mania
A creative, rock-themed story written and illustrated by Grade 5 students at Sacred Heart School in Delta, BC. EN
Also see the Virtual Library, Digital Resources, and Mining 101.
Out of the Rock Teacher’s Guide Binder
This teachers’ guide binder contains 15 ready-to-use, hands-on, integrated learning activities on rocks, minerals, mining, geology, the environment and economics. Grades K-8.44 pp.; 3-ring binder; 8” x 10 1/2”; color contents.
Educational Standards: Next Generation Science Standards PS1, LS1, ESS3, and ETS1; and Common Core State Standards for language and math.
Education GeoSource
The Education GeoSource database has thousands of free resources, from lessons to outreach and teacher professional development, for use in classrooms, scout programs, or at home.
