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158-Steel Slag $8.00
Mystery includes rock, fossil, or mineral sample and Mystery questions with teaching instructions.

SAMPLE:
— A piece of blast furnace iron ore slag, or steel slag, may be fresh or weathered

TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
— To introduce slag, the blast furnace, and the iron smelting process
— To introduce the differences between iron ore slag and steel slag
— To compare slag with volcanic lava
— To introduce the use of steel slag for pavement where skid resistance is important
— To provide the opportunity to talk about how the mining industry is preventing environmental damage by utilizing by-products
— To discuss other uses for a material like slag

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Ruth Deike
Rock Detective Geoscience Education
395 Deer Run Drive
Nellysford , VA 96080
Phone: 434-263-3737

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