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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Mule boys took care of the mules living in the mines, which moved the coal carts. Mule boys would have to stop runaway coal carts by jamming a a peg in the wheel, causing frequent injuries. Mules often never saw daylight.

Trapper boys sit in the dark 12 hours per day, 6 days per week. They listen for the coal carts to let them in as fast as possible and close the door behind them.

By the end of this class you will

1. Explain the history and impact of mining in Pennsylvania.
2. Evaluate the role of technology in the coal mining industry.
3. Discuss the future of coal mining in Pennsylvania.

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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Imagine that you are traveling down a Pennsylvania road and you see the sign.What would you think?

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By the end of this class you will

1. Identify negative consequences of mining
2. Analyze the trade-off between resource benefits and environmental impacts of mining
3. Propose strategies to promote sustainable mining practices and reduce environmental impacts

What happened here?

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POLLUTION: Harmful or poisonous substance in an environment. This pollution is the result of copper mining and smelting to refine the copper.

Use the paper version (PAGE 86) or the virtual version (Classkick - see Science Resources Padlet for link!) Virtual workbook link: https://commonwealthcharter.padlet.org/nosborne30/science-resources-padlet-vrbkw6dglua9gmf/wish/MxrmZY968xvBZGOq

MITIGATION: Reducing severity of somethingRECLAMATION: Claiming something back

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Let's Debate!

1. Work individually, with a partner, or in groups to formulate your argument. 2. Put your argument in Classkick. You will have a timer to let you know how much time you have to work on your argument.3. Warning: THIS IS A COMPLICATED ARGUMENT!4. Get ready to share - mic, chat, or I can share for you (just let me know)!

Take the last few minutes of class to complete page 87 of the workbook to answer the big question. Or access our virtual workbook here: https://commonwealthcharter.padlet.org/nosborne30/science-resources-padlet-vrbkw6dglua9gmf/wish/MxrmZY968xvBZGOq

ANTHRACITE COAL

Hardest, purest coal

Rare

Contains the most carbon

Reflective

Cleaner fuel

Highest heating value

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

MOST ABUNDANT

SOFTER

CONTAINS ASPHALT (TAR-LIKE)

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.

US Coal Production

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