(5-8) F6

Science Curriculum Preview Committee Clarification of Learning Results

Revised 04/07/04

5-8

F6: Describe the many products used by humans that are derived from the earth's crust.

Organizing Questions

Discuss metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources.

Identify products in your life that come from materials in the Earth's crust.

List the economic use of this (specify) material.

Distinguish between mineral resources, reserves, and ores.

Elaboration
The earth has many resources of great importance to human life. Some are readily renewable, some are renewable only at great cost, and some are not renewable at all. SFAA p. 44

A wide variety of minerals are sources for essential industrial materials, such as iron, magnesium, and copper. Many of the best sources are being depleted , making it more and more difficult and expensive to obtain those minerals. SFAA p. 44

Specific Ideas

Students at this level can trace the production cycle of common materials such as paper, lumber, rubber, steel, aluminum, glass, petroleum, and plastics. Their investigation should begin with the natural formation of raw materials and examine the techniques employed to gather these raw materials, process them into workable materials, transform them into industrial and consumer products, and dispose of the products when they are no longer useful. Benchmark 8B essay p. 189

Developmental & Instructional Implications
This indicator should follow instruction on F5 and is strongly connected to standard "M".

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Organizing Questions	Discuss metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources. Identify products in your life that come from materials in the Earth's crust. List the economic use of this (specify) material. Distinguish between mineral resources, reserves, and ores.
Elaboration	The earth has many resources of great importance to human life. Some are readily renewable, some are renewable only at great cost, and some are not renewable at all. SFAA p. 44 A wide variety of minerals are sources for essential industrial materials, such as iron, magnesium, and copper. Many of the best sources are being depleted , making it more and more difficult and expensive to obtain those minerals. SFAA p. 44
Specific Ideas	Students at this level can trace the production cycle of common materials such as paper, lumber, rubber, steel, aluminum, glass, petroleum, and plastics. Their investigation should begin with the natural formation of raw materials and examine the techniques employed to gather these raw materials, process them into workable materials, transform them into industrial and consumer products, and dispose of the products when they are no longer useful. Benchmark 8B essay p. 189
Developmental & Instructional Implications	This indicator should follow instruction on F5 and is strongly connected to standard "M".
Examples