1. Social Consumer Responsibility Bling Unit

2. Aim & Learning Target 0 Aim: 0 What are other examples of mineral exploitation? 0 What is social consumer responsibility? 0 Learning Target: 0 I CAN make informed decisions about the products I purchase by critiquing the methods of production and the necessity of the item in my life.

3. Do Now 0 What do you think the term “blood diamond” means? 0 Do you think that there are any other types of “blood” minerals?

4. Questions: 0 1. What minerals are in electronics? 0 2. What parts of the world do we think these minerals are found in? 0 3. How do we think these minerals are obtained? 0 4. What are the repercussions of obtaining them?

5. Anyone every heard of Coltan? 0 Coltan is a mineral (Columbite-Tantalum) 0 Uses: consumer electronic products 0 Ex: Cell phones, video game players, laptops, digital cameras 0 Properties: withstands high heat 0 Estimated that 64-80% of the world supply found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

6. What do we know about the DRC? 0 Landlocked country in Africa 0 Illustrious history 0 Full of civil wars, people fighting over it. 0 Belgium had posession until 1960s

7. Video on coltan mining 0 http://www.scoop.it/t/coltan-mining-in-the- congo/p/2473385345/congo-blood-gold-and- mobile-phones-video http://www.scoop.it/t/coltan-mining-in-the- congo/p/2473385345/congo-blood-gold-and- mobile-phones-video

8. What else, besides coltan? 0 Can you think of any more instances of mineral exploitation? 0 Mining in Afghanistan 0 Diamond mining in Zimbabwe 0 Oil Mining in Guinea

9. Reading your Article: 0 While you are reading your article you need to write down the following information: 0 Article Title 0 Country 0 Mineral 0 Key Points in Article:

10. Questions to Answer About Your Article: 0 1. How did this article make you feel? 0 Do you ever use any of the minerals mentioned in the article? 0 Has the article impacted your view on this mineral?

11. Social Consumer Responsibility Day 2

12. Aim & Learning Target 0 Aim: 0 What are other examples of mineral exploitation? 0 What is social consumer responsibility? 0 Learning Target: 0 I CAN make informed decisions about the products I purchase by critiquing the methods of production and the necessity of the item in my life.

13. Do Now 0 Your friendshows you a crystal that he thinks is a diamond. Without asking an expert, how could you tell if the crystal is really a diamond? 0 Which two minerals would be useful as abrasives? Which could be used as a lubricant? Which might be used in sparkly eye shadows?

14. Structure of discussion 0 Each of you will have read one article. 0 You will then teach each other about your article (5 mins for each). Please present on: 0 Present the key idea 0 identifiy supporting evidence given in the article 0 point out if the author seemed biased 0 provide your response to the article 0 how have your ideas changed?

15. Questions for your Group: 0 If you lived in one of those countries, what might be your response to these articles and issues? 0 How did this change your groups view on the need of your mineral (be specific) 0 How can we be better consumers?

16. Share out 0 Did they tell you: 0 Countries Name 0 Mineral Name 0 How the workers are being treated 0 Did they Explain: 0 Their opinion on the the treatment of the workers. 0 How this changed their view on the need of the mineral