Minerals Downunder

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Minerals Downunder enables teachers to use the minerals industry as a context for enhancing students' literacy skills. The student information book uses a number of different genres, or text types, allowing comparisons to be made with other materials that students access.

The book and activities have been developed to support the achievement of valid educational outcomes in science and literacy.

Student Book:

Student books can be ordered in sets of 5 for $22.00 or single books for $5.50 each (includes GST, postage and handling)
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• Under Pressure - Mineral Formation
• The Search is On
• Mining Australia's Minerals
• Transformations - Processing the Minerals
• Environmental Management
• Minerals in our Everyday Lives
• Going for Gold
• Fascinating Mining Facts
• Glossary

Minerals Downunder website:

Minerals Downunder is supported with a website for further information on all topics. It was developed collaboratively with Geoscience Australia and the Minerals Council of Australia.

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