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Minerals

Minerals . What are minerals?. A mineral is a solid that is naturally formed. There are about 3,000 known minerals, and new discoveries occur frequently. Minerals and YOU.

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Minerals

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  1. Minerals

  2. What are minerals? • A mineral is a solid that is naturally formed. • There are about 3,000 known minerals, and new discoveries occur frequently.

  3. Minerals and YOU • You wake up in the morning and switch on the light. You wash your face, brush your teeth, and get dressed. You turn on the radio and eat breakfast- a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice. You look out the window, then head for the door.- ready to start your day. • Almost everything that you do to get ready in the morning would be impossible without minerals.

  4. Items that need minerals in order to produce them • Minerals touch our lives in hundreds of ways each day. Life as we know it would not exist without minerals. Everything that cannot be grown-that’s neither plant nor animal- is a mineral or made from minerals.

  5. Aluminum • Pots and Pans • Buildings • Coke cans • Cars • Airplanes

  6. Cement • Roads • Sidewalks • Buildings • Bridges • Schools • Homes

  7. Clay • Floor and Wall Tiles • Dinnerware • Kitty Litter • Bricks • Cement

  8. Copper • Transportation • Buildings • Electrical • Electronics Parts • Plumbing

  9. Iron Ore • Steel • Buildings • Cars • Trucks • Planes

  10. Lead • 75% is used for Transportation • Batteries • Electrical • TV Screens

  11. Phosphate • Fertilizers to grow food • Animal feed supplements

  12. Salt • Chemicals • Highway deicing • Foods

  13. Sand, Gravel, and Stone • Concrete • Asphalt • Roads • Blocks • Bricks

  14. Zinc • Paint • Rubber • Skin creams

  15. Limestone • Carpet • Glass/ Ceramics • Sugar • Drinking Water

  16. Calcium Carbonate • Toothpaste • Lipstick • Hair Cream • Counter tops • Ink • Medicines

  17. Talc • Baby Powder • Microwavable Container

  18. Other Imformation • 35 different minerals make up a television • 15 different minerals make up an automobile • 42 different minerals make up a telephone

  19. Then and Now • In 1776, when America became independent, people’s needs were more simple, requiring fewer natural resources. Most people never traveled more than 20 miles in their lifetime.

  20. Mineral Task • Get the “Pounds of Minerals used by Americans” worksheet from the middle of your table. • First calculate the total amount of minerals used in 1776 and in 2010. (You can use your calculator for the totals ONLY!) Fill in the chart with your calculations. • Calculate how many more minerals are were used in 2010 compared to 1776. Fill in the chart with your calculations. Make sure I can see your calculations on the back.

  21. Why are more minerals used today? • Get the “Mineral” worksheet from the middle of your table. • With the data from your table on the “Pounds of Minerals used by Americans” worksheet and using the resource sheet, come up with at least 10 reasons why we use more of the minerals today then they did in 1776. First list the mineral and then your explanation.

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