Arizona Population Changes as a Result of the Mining Industry

GeoSTEM
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of how migration patterns of miners reflected the demand for the mineral mined. Towns grew and towns died depending on the price of the ore or the availability of the mineral.
Author: 
Julie Leckman
Grade Range: 
4
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconMining Ore Not Reading
application/pdf iconArizona Mining Presentation (PowerPoint)
application/pdf iconArizona Mining Towns map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources