The Importance of Rocks and Minerals in Our Everyday Life

Instructions

  1. Build a model or draw a picture of a house to show how rocks, minerals, and metals are used in our homes. Use craft materials, magazines, pictures, or art supplies to build your model.
  2. Label the rocks, minerals, and metals found in your house using the list on the back of this card as reference. Write your labels clearly and point to the correct item in the house.
  3. Using the worksheet provided, describe how a house would look if it were built without using mined rocks and minerals.
  4. Send us a photo of your model at info [at] miningmatters.ca (info[at]miningmatters[dot]ca)!

Worksheets

Importance of Rocks and Minerals.pdf (134.41 KB)

Theme

Geology
Engineering
Sustainability
Crafts
Minerals and Metals

Type

Activities

Age Range

Intermediate
Junior

Resource Language

English
French

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