Gr. 4/5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining Pro-D Workshop
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Lord Beaconsfield Elementary
3663 Penticton St. Vancouver, BC V5M 3C9 CanadaRefund Policy
Description
The rock cycle and natural resources are new topics in the Grade 4 and 5 curriculum. Get a leg up on your curriculum requirements with our Grade 4/5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining.
This workshop guides you through our comprehensive, hands-on Grade 4/5 Integrated Resource Unit on Mining. This unit introduces rocks and minerals, covers the rock cycle, and explains the importance of minerals as natural resources. Learn about mining in the past, present and future, BC’s mining communities, mining and the environment, the uses of minerals in everyday life, and careers in the mining industry.
Presented by MineralsEd partner-teacher Andrea Eisler.
***Registration priority will be given to teachers that have not taken this workshop in the past. Please be aware that if you have taken this workshop before and still choose to register, you will be moved onto the waitlist until registration closes. Also, due to our limited resources, teachers that have received the resource kit in the past will not receive a second resource kit, should they attend the workshop.***
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MineralsEd is an educational organization operating in British Columbia that is dedicated to encouraging and supporting Earth science, mineral resources and mining education in school.
Our main roles are to support teachers in their development of classroom materials related to minerals, mining and geoscience, and to deliver workshops, field trips and other mineral-relevant learning opportunities for teachers and students.
Our goals are to foster a well-informed public through school education based on accurate and balanced minerals information, and to stimulate young peoples’ interest in minerals industry careers.