Photos courtesy Alaska Resource Education
Future leaders learning now Minerals are everywhere!
It takes minerals to make cellphones, cars, gaming systems … You name it! It also takes a massive amount of minerals to make our modern energy systems. Alaska Resource Education took this concept to the classroom in McGrath, Alaska this past month. Educators Taylor and Nick spent three days teach- ing all students in McGrath School with a whole host of fun, hands-on activities from building electrical circuits, learning how geologists study the earth through core sampling in a cupcake, to constructing houses powered by mini solar panels. Through these interactive STEM-based lessons, students are learning about the importance of our natural resources and the associated industries here in Alaska.
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The Alaska Miner
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