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Coal Derivatives by Destructive Distillation
Chemists use the destructive distillation technique to produce three derivatives from a sample of bituminous coal. You will find background information, a materials list, procedures, and sample follow-up questions that you can use in...
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Coal Science Fair Ideas
Learners select one of the ideas for a science project reflecting their knowledge about coal. They then choose a catchy title to spark interest that describes their project. They use the scientific method to explain the process.
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Coal Flowers
Students create coal flowers. In this mining lesson, students discuss the importance of coal during the 1800s and use ingredients to make coal flowers. Students determine the effect temperature has on crystal formation.
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Energy Generating a Culture: Early American Coal Miners and Coal Mining Culture
Learners calculate how much coal they use based on their electric power usage. In this environmental science lesson, students trace the history of coal mining in US. They write a letter to USPS to encourage them to create coal mining...
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Life in a Coal Patch
Young scholars study life in a coal patch town. In this American History instructional activity, students read material about life for coal miners and their families. They answer questions, create a poster, and complete a creative...
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Coal Mine Industrial Picture Analysis
Young scholars observe coal mine pictures. For this US history lesson, students analyze the pictures realizing that history is shown in pictures and then write a newspaper article about life in a coal town using the...
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How Coal is Mined
Learners examine various methods for mining coal. They discuss the various methods of coal mining, and complete a worksheet, reading statements and selecting either surface mining or deep mining as the appropriate type of mining.
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Kentucky Coal and Our Environment
Students read and discuss the article in reference to the environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Kentucky coal. They then answer questions that are related to the article that they read.
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Illinois Coal and Our Environment
Pupils read and discuss the important environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Illinois coal. According to the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, acid rain has had minimal effects on our...
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Learners become familiar with coal as an energy source and how it is mined. In this coal lesson, students research the effects of coal mining on the environment. Learners discuss the various problems associated with coal mining....
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Your Land is My Land: A Look at Bootleg Coal Mining During the Depression
Students examine the extreme conditions of unemployment during the Great Depression. In this multiple perspectives lesson, students analyze photographs of coal mining, research and adopt the perspective of a person affected by...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining
Students explore nonrenewable energy resources. In this coal lesson, students investigate how coal is formed and how it is used as a source of energy. Students mine for "coal" using toothpicks and chocolate chip cookies.
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This Mine of Mine
Students explore natural resources by conducting a geology experiment in class. For this mineral mining lesson, students discuss the types of geological material that can be found when mining and the uses for these resources such as...
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Clean Coal Technology
In this clean coal worksheet, students click on the links to learn more about clean coal technology and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.
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Edible Coal Mining
Learners explore the concept of bituminous coal and the role it plays within our world. In this economic and earth science activity, young scholars discover and model the extraction methods with hands-on activities. Learners...
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By Air, Land, or Sea: The Formation and Location of Our Natural Resources
Coal forms from the ancient remains of plants that were alive on Earth before the dinosaurs! Scholars use their t-charts from the previous lesson over resources and research to determine if their information is correct. Through analysis...
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Renewable Energy Sources
Not all energy sources are renewable, as learners investigate in this unit. Made up of six lessons that span a few weeks of instruction, the unit has learners examining US energy reserves and consumption, using data to draw conclusions...
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Primary History Children of Victorian Britain Extension Activity - Children in Coal Mines
What was it like for children working in the coal mines in Victorian England? Have your class find out using this resource. They sharpen their research skills as they learn about the issues. Learners select extension projects to complete.
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Uses of Coal
Young scholars be aware of the products made possible by coal by studying about the four major markets of coal: electric utilities, industrial/retail users, the steel industry and exports.
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Coal and the Environment
Young scholars read about how burning coal affects the environment. After students finish reading about how burning coal affects the environment they have a group discussion to discuss what they thought about the information.
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What is Coal?
Learners receive instruction to answer the question "What is coal?". They then participate in several puzzles and problems to explore the subject of coal. They solve addition and subtraction problems and match letters with the letter...
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Coal and The Kentucky Economy
High schoolers read about and study what an economy is. Students then answer questions that require them to define what an economy is and list the components of a healthy economy. High schoolers also list two ways that coal helps the...
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Finding Coal Products in Your Home
Students identify items in their homes that come from coal. They divide into groups and decide as a group which items are made from coal by-products. They then divide their poster board into three columns and label the first - items made...
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