Phytomining | 14–16 years

Explore cutting edge industrial solutions to traditional mining with these differentiated resources which include an interactive cloze, sequencing activity and a storyboard template.

The technological revolution relies on metals that are becoming increasingly more uneconomical to mine due to declining concentrations. The spoil from such operations has left a legacy of contamination. Inspire learners to imagine innovative chemistry careers with this two-fold problem that future chemists need to solve.

Download differentiated resources which include an interactive cloze, sequencing activity and a storyboard template.

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