EXT 10

Mr. Jean

January 11th, 2013

The plan:

• Video clips of the day

• Gold Rush vs. Nature

Gold Rush Alaska

• Introduction:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGnPB0fAz1k

Questions to consider:

• After watching some of the video from the hit TV show “Gold Rush Alaska” answer the following questions. – List some of the negative environmental impacts

caused by the mining. – List some of the positive environmental impacts

caused by the mining. – Approximate how much “air time” was given to the

environmental restoration of the mining sites. – Approximate how much “air time” was given to the

environmental destruction of the mining sites.

• Create a photo timeline to show how gold is extracted.

– Include extraction, filtering, processing, end product, financial reward and environmental restoration of a gold mine.

– Use more than one slide for this.

• What is the world’s largest gold company?

• How much gold is produced each year?

• How much money is made from gold production?