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1. Potash Detectives

Grades: 4, 5, 7 & 9-12. Learners will become detectives as they uncover the mystery of potash by rotating through stations and filling in their doodle notes worksheet. Each station is developed as a clue with a yellow evidence card, asking important potash questions (what, where, when, why, and how). This lesson is an update from the original Potash Kit lessons combining..."Potash, What is it?" "Is there Potash Under My Feet?" and "Healing Waters of Manitou Activity."

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Looking into the Earth Seismic Surveys Pilot

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

This lesson was developed by S. Heenan for the Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents Teachers’ Companion Material. It was adapted for Saskatchewan by the SMA...

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Mineral Exploration and Core sampling

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

This lesson was develop by D. Klassen and M. Batty (Exploration Geologists, Cameco) for the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s Minerals and Products (MAP) event...

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Mineral Exploration Stream sediment sampling

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

In this activity, students use information from geochemical surveys (stream sediment and soil samples) to predict the location of a mineral deposit...

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Mineral Exploration Using Magnetics

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

This lesson has been modified from a lesson developed for Oresome Resources...

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Uranium Processing Removing Heavy Metals from the Wastewater

Unit: Grade 10 - Chemical Reactions

This activity was developed for the Saskatchewan Mining Association by A. Lafontaine (Teacher, Kenaston School). Uranium Processing information provided...

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Sustainability Lesson Plan

Unit: Grade 10 - Climate and Ecosystems Dynamics

This activity was originally developed by L. Lesperance, K. Stewart, N. Stumborg, of Areva Resources Canada Ltd. for the Saskatchewan Mining Association’s MAP (Minerals and Products) event...

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Mineral Potential and Mines in Saskatchewan

Unit: Grade 4 - Resources and Wealth

Using maps and online resources students will determine what minerals occur in the ground below their school; where to prospect for diamonds and other minerals; and where...

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Rocks and Minerals in your life

Unit: Grade 4 - Resources and Wealth

This lesson has been adapted for Saskatchewan. The original lesson is from the EdGeo Publication Bringing Earth Science to Life: Natural Resources...

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I Heard That! Seismic Surveys

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

The seismic reflection method of geophysical exploration is used widely to map geology below the surface. Students will simulate the use of geophones and...

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Gold Exploration

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

This lesson was developed by the Saskatchewan Mining Association for their MAP (Minerals and Products) event...

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Core sampling and Ore Deposits

Unit: Foundations of Earth Science

Students will explore two of the methods of ore deposit location, the airborne magnetometer survey and core drilling. Students will identify a primary target through the airborne survey and follow-up with a drill program...

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Potash Mining – How to Sparate the KCI from the Ore

Unit: Chemical Equilibria

Students will discover how mining companies process the raw ore of potash (sylvinite) to produces the desirable potassium chloride (KCl). The students are given the task of separating the valuable KCl (sylvite) from the NaCl (halite) and gangue minerals in the ore.

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Uranium Processing Removing Heavy Metals from the Wastewater

Unit: Atmosphere and Human Health

This activity was developed for the Saskatchewan Mining Association by A. Lafontaine (Teacher, Kenaston School). Uranium Processing information provided by B. Bharadwaj (Metallurgist, Cameco) and the Mill staff at Rabbit Lake Mine (Cameco Corporation).

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Coal Mining – Surface Strip Mining

Unit: Mathematics

The original idea for this lesson comes from a lesson by Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. It has been adapted for Saskatchewan schools by the SMA with help from Emily Clauson, Environmental Engineer at Poplar River Mine.

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Chem 30 – Potash Mining – Removing the KCl from the Ore

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

Students will discover how mining companies process the raw ore of potash (sylvinite) to produces the desirable potassium chloride (KCl). The students are given the task of separating the valuable KCl (sylvite) from the NaCl (halite) and gangue minerals in the ore...

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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining Dissolving Potash

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

Students will discover through guided inquiry and hands on activities that one of Saskatchewan’s valuable mineral resources is a mechanical mixture which is mined by conventional underground methods or by dissolution in water...

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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining How do we know it’s KCl

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

The students will simulate the work of a Chemical Engineer/Geochemist/Chemist /Chemical technician and general operations personnel by studying solubility curves to determine that the mineral precipitated out of solution was sylvite (KCl)...

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Grade 7 MS – Potash Solution Mining Recovering Dissolved Potash

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

Students will discover through guided inquiry and teacher demonstration that Saskatchewan’s valuable potash mineral sylvite is separated from the other salt halite, by dissolution and precipitation due to differences in solubility...

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Uranium Processing Removing Heavy Metals from the Wastewater

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

This activity was developed for the Saskatchewan Mining Association by A. Lafontaine (Teacher, Kenaston School). Uranium Processing information provided by B. Bharadwaj (Metallurgist, Cameco) and the Mill staff at Rabbit Lake Mine (Cameco Corporation)...