RT Journal Article
T1 EXPLORE THE BRIEFCASE - LEARNING ABOUT RAW MATERIALS THROUGH NON-CONVENTIONAL TEACHING TOOLS
A1 Mezga, Kim
A1 Vrhovnik, Petra
A1 Šolaja, Dragana
A1 Gullón, Lidia
A1 Pranjić, Alenka Mauko
A1 Uriarte, Ainara Garcia
AB We live in a material world where the markets are flooded with all kinds of products. At the same time, we are facing a population growth, as well as a product demand growth. But, are we aware of the raw materials needed for our favourite daily products? In which part of the world are they extracted? Do we recognize the value chains from the mine to the product? And, where do these products end up after we use them? Many school curriculums include this topic only briefly, thus there is a need to raise awareness among youngsters about mining and raw materials in general. EIT RawMaterials funded by the European Commission, is the largest community dealing with raw materials in Europe. One of its main objectives is to raise awareness among general public about the raw materials and their indispensability, about the consequences of their uses, about the mining and production systems as well as about the utilization and recycling. Innovative and attractive pathways are employed in the process. One of the projects bringing raw materials and mining closer to pupils is the BRIEFCASE project. Using non-conventional teaching methods, tools and guided workshops, the project provides pupils with a unique hands-on experience. It draws their attention to raw materials and their applications and helps pupils recognize minerals in products we use every day. Besides emphasizing the importance of minerals in our everyday life and addressing sensible issues like conflict minerals, the consequences of our purchase decisions, the sustainability of mining operations and their environmental implications are also presented.
SN 0352-1206
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3673
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3673
LA eng
NO Mezga , K , Vrhovnik , P , Šolaja , D , Gullón , L , Pranjić , A M & Uriarte , A G 2019 , ' EXPLORE THE BRIEFCASE - LEARNING ABOUT RAW MATERIALS THROUGH NON-CONVENTIONAL TEACHING TOOLS ' , Geologica Macedonica , vol. 33 , no. 2 , pp. 159-166 .
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2019, Goce Delchev University of Shtip. All rights reserved.
NO Acknowledgements. This paper was prepared in the frame-work of activities within the BRIEFCASE project – Learning the uses of minerals through non-conventional teaching tools. This 15 months long project (1. 10. 2018 – 31. 12. 2019) is funded by European Union funds under the EIT Raw Material. Authors would like to thank reviewers for their careful reading of the paper and their valuable comments and suggestions to improve the paper. Disclaimer The content of this paper does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the authors.
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RD 30 jul 2024