Unit 3 Topic 2, Tuesday and Wednesday

Let's Debate!

1. You created an argument in Classkick yesterday. Today you will use this arguement to debate your point of view. 2. Warning: THIS IS A COMPLICATED ARGUMENT! 3. Get ready to share - mic, chat, or I can share for you (just let me know)!

If not in your town, where?

What social and economic factors led to child labor becoming common in Pennsylvania mines?

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What makes Pennsylvania unique in its supply of coal?

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PENNSYLVANIA MINING HISTORY

ACTIVITY

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RISKY HISTORY

Toxic gases, possible cave-ins, suffocation, explostions, and heavy manual machinery made working in the mines a dangerous job. Many miners got lung disease: black lung

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Let's visit a modern mine. Are modern mines safer than mines in the 1800s and 1900s?

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Should the United States design a plan to phase out coal power? Why or why not?

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ANTHRACITE COAL

Hardest, purest coal

Highest heating value

Rare

Reflective

Contains the most carbon

Cleaner fuel

1. If trees are removed from soil, during rain, can happen.

2. If an underground mine collapses, it can create a

3. Burning fossil fuels to power heavy equipment causes air

Pollution

Sinkhole

Erosion

BITUMINOUS COAL

CONTAINS ASPHALT (TAR-LIKE)

MOST ABUNDANT

SOFTER

FOUND IN MANY PLACES

MORE POLLUTANTS

ANTHRACITE COAL FORMATION

• Coal formed in PA about 300 million years ago!

• As the Appalachian Mountains formed, heat and pressure from mountain building made Anthracite Coal.

• In the late 1700s, the coal was discovered in PA, kicking off PA's steel industry.

The Industrial Revolution took place during the 1800s. How did the invention of new technology change the United States coal industry?

US Coal Production