Lake Bottom Treasure
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Lake Bottom Treasure
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Keeping The BIG Question in Mind:
How will an industry anchored in an ancient lake bed meet the challenge?
Predict what the three products above have in common.
Your Minequest Team Plan
Your teacher will direct you to do the following task individually or in a small group.
Task #2: You will become an expert regarding the Trona Industry by touring websites listed below, finding the answers to the questions listed under the topics below, and recording your answers on the student answer sheet. Be sure to obtain a Student Answer Sheet from your teacher before you begin your quest for answers or print one from this link now. Answer Sheet
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| If your teacher puts you into groups, you can make this task easier by dividing the websites among the individuals and taking good notes from the sites for the answers to your questions. | When you write down information, also write the website from which it was taken so you can go back there if necessary. | While you are working on this Minequest, you might want to bookmark your sites by adding them to your favorites list. This makes revisiting a site much easier. |
Linking to sources...
Find the facts at each website and remember to record the facts you discover on the answer sheet.
1) At www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0004.htm look for:
What is the actual chemical name for Trona ore?
What two forms does the actual by-product (soda ash) of Trona take?
2) At www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0002.htm look for:
Where in Wyoming were the first Trona deposits discovered and how did this discovery occur?
Approximately how many years will the existing reserves of Trona deposits last?
3) At these two sites,
www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0005.htm
www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0020.htm look for:
List the four soda ash producers in order of production from most to least produced.
How is soda ash transported to other areas of the country and world?
List at least five foreign countries that are Wyoming soda ash customers.
4) At www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0003.htm look for:
What two ancient civilizations first used Trona? What did each use it for?
Consider modern day uses. Generally speaking, what products do consumers worldwide use that include soda ash in some phase of the manufacturing process. Construct a concept map showing the relationship of soda ash (Main topic) to the following subtopics (glass, chemical, food and household use). Continue the branching by giving multiple examples of Soda Ash use.
5) At www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0006.htm look for:
Wyoming has been referred to as “the Saudi Arabia of
sodium carbonate." What does this mean?
6) At these two sites, find the information to fill in the data table on the student answer sheet.
www.wma-minelife.com/trona/TronaPage2/tronadat.htm
www.wma-minelife.com/trona/tronmine/data0020.htm
Based on the data you have supplied for each of the four corporations, write three conclusions that show the relationship between production and employment in the trona industry. *Use data only from the original FMC site 3rd chart. Ignore the data from the Granger site (formerly Texas-Gulf—last chart).
Analyze the first chart on the website that provides an overview of the trona industry for 10 years, 1994-2003. Compare the years 1994-1999 (end of the 20th century) to the years 2000-2003 (beginning of the 21st century). What trends can you predict for the future of the trona industry in relation to production and employment?
MOVING ON ...
Keep your answer sheet to help you complete tasks in the next sections of this quest. Now move to PROCESSING IDEAS.
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