Overview
For the first time, Inside Education’s natural resource education turns its attention to mining in Alberta. This four-part poster series examines Alberta’s mining industry, the extraction process, natural resources hidden deep underground, the environmental and societal impacts, careers and more! The front of each poster is a stunning visual related to the topic, while the reverse of each poster goes into further detail.
Mining: Introduction
Mining: Environment & Society
Mining Poster: Processes of Mining
Mining: Careers & Futures
Program of Study
Science, Social Studies, CTF, CTS
Curriculum Outcomes
Matter
Grade 3 - How can materials change?
Grade 4 - How can materials be managed safely?
Earth Systems
Grade 4 - How does Earth sustain life?
Grade 5 - How can climate and its effects be understood?
Grade 6 - What relationships exist between climate and changes on Earth?
Living Systems
Grade 2 - How do plants and animals live and grow?
Grades 5-9 – Career and Technology Foundations
Grade 7 Science – Planet Earth
Science 10 – Energy Flow in Technological Systems
Science 14 – Investigating Matter and Energy in the Environment
CTS
CALM
