Mining Matters to Students

Mining Matters now offers student workshops that will have your students working to identify properties of Earth materials while engaging in lively discussions to better understand where and how these resources form. Your students will actively develop critical thinking skills and apply inductive / deductive reasoning to identify a variety of samples. Mining Matters student geoscience workshops include local and regional perspectives by showcasing samples that are sourced in Canada. 

Workshops can be adapted as required, to focus on one or two objectives:
1. A workshop that is an introductory session to activate prior knowledge
2. A workshop that reinforces concepts, topics, and or theories already covered about the subject matter, by the teacher

Please complete the request form in full. Incomplete forms will not be accepted by the booking platform. If you would like to book more than one workshop please submit a separate form for each class. Your student workshop request should be submitted for consideration at least 3 weeks before the requested date. The Mining Matters Education Team looks forward to working with you and your students.

Workshop Options:

Minerals
Students will review the difference between rocks and minerals, see some of the tests geologist use to help identify different minerals, use their observations to identify minerals and gain an understanding of why some minerals can be different colours.

Rocks
Students will gain an understanding of how each of the 3 rock groups are formed, discover some of the clues to look for to help determine which of the rock group a rock is from, and then use those clues to identify a rock.

Mining
Students will look at posters and maps to learn more about what is available in Canada and mined in Ontario. They will also have an opportunity to learn more about the mining process and the mining cycle.

Resources
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the difference between renewable resources and non-renewable resources, and learn more about what is in the items they interact with everyday and where those resources come from. 

Thanks! This information should give our team a good idea of your instructional needs. Before you submit your request, we'd like to ask you a few more questions?

Take a moment to review your request to ensure that all required fields are completed. Once your request is submitted you will be contacted by a member of the Mining Matters Education Team. To ensure successful transmission it is recommended that you complete this form on a computer or laptop.