Lesson plan
Arizona Population Changes as a Result of the Mining Industry
GeoSTEM
Legacy
Description
In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of how migration patterns of miners reflected the demand for the mineral mined. Towns grew and towns died depending on the price of the ore or the availability of the mineral.Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Julie
Leckman
Standards
4: The physical and human characteristics of places9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources
Teacher Instructions
LeckmanMiningT.pdf
(101.62 KB)
Student Materials
LeckmanMiningS.pdf
(230.04 KB)
miningreadingH.pdf
(610.37 KB)
Mining.pdf
(1.37 MB)
AZ_Mining_Towns.pdf
(302.33 KB)