Underground Coal Mining Impacts on a Small Town

education standards

Louisville Timeline

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
Next Generation Science Standards
MS-ESS3-1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Creation of Coal

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
Next Generation Science Standards
MS-ESS3-1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Fill in the Blank: Coal Creation

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
Next Generation Science Standards
MS-ESS3-1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Types of Coal Mining

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
Next Generation Science Standards
MS-ESS3-1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Types of Coal Mining Activity

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

How Coal Changed Louisville

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

Coal's Impact on Louisville, Colorado

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.Geo.6.6-8
Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
D2.His.14.6-8
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8
Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8
Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.