Land Reclamation

Students simulate mining mineral resources using cookies. In this earth science lesson, students analyze the cost and profits in mining. They write a lab report about the activity.

Students study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...

Sixth graders explain how soil and plants effect contaminated water in nature.  For this filtration lesson, 6th graders work in groups to test biofiltration units. Students determine which biofiltration units work best and how they can...

Water wheels were first used more than 2,000 years ago, yet now they are only a small part of the energy generation people have come to expect. The Michigan-based energy unit covers the common types of energy used, residential energy...

Students investigate mining coal. In this energy resource lesson, students discuss how coal is mined and use chocolate chip cookies to demonstrate mining. Students count the chocolate chips on the surface and the number of chips "mined".

Students search through the seed mixture and separate out our "mine" beads, sunflower seeds, and other grain products, making piles of each. students count up the number of gold, silver, and blue beads, and sunflower seeds from their piles

Students recognize the importance of reclaiming the land after mining. They observe the experiment demonstrating the process of erosion and record their results of the effects of rain upon the land.

Middle schoolers read and discuss the information that they read on the "Kentucky Coal, Reclamation and Subsidence." They then answer questions in reference to the reading. Some questions that students answer are: What is...

Pupils examine the many uses of mined lands after reclamation has been completed and discover the importance of recycling finding the difference between manufacturing with recycled materials and newly extracted materials.

Students simulate coal mining with chocolate chip cookies and toothpicks. They investigate the costs associated with mining coal.