Preparation for Group Activity 1 (GA1) Friday, Jan. 27

For the group activity on Friday you will be self- and group-learning about raw materials, including key chemical elements, needed for the energy-saving, pollution-reducing devices necessary to improve sustainability of our society.

Prior to Friday’s Group Activity, you need to spend 1-2 hours researching your element in terms of the questions to consider below (web or library; don’t chase useless web information- you might be more likely to find useful information at sites with “.edu” and “.gov” extensions, but amazingly Wikipedia has some helpful information about the composition of gizmos or their components).

You can see your group and your assigned element in D2L content (Unit 1) and on the course web page ("group list" link). Bring your notes to class on Friday and your group will collectively use all of your information to complete the group activity. You will turn in a page of your notes (with sources) or a few printed web pages of relevant information on Friday at the end of the activity (make sure your name is on each page you turn in).

[NOTE: If you miss Friday’s GA1, the make-up will have a different device than your group was responsible for on Friday]

What components/parts make up your device?

What raw materials are needed to manufacture you device?

What metals must be mined to provide the raw materials for your device?

How and where are those metals mined?

What environmental or health problems are associated with the mining or manufacturing of those metals?