WHERE%20Challenge:%20The%20Light%20Bulb

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WHERE Challenge The Light Bulb

• By Michael Tu

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1. WHAT resources are used to make an incandescent
   light bulb?
2. WHERE on Earth do these resources come from?

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WHAT resources are used to make the bulb and
WHERE are they found?
Coal and salt are also used to make the bulb
and they are found throughout the world
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WHAT resources are used to make the filament and
WHERE are they found?
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WHAT resources are used to make the base and
WHERE are they found?
or
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An incandescent light bulb has many other parts
and many resources are used to make those parts
These minerals are not only used to make light
bulbs, but tons of other products as well, like
computers, TVs These minerals are what we use
everyday and we must conserve them in order to
meet the needs of the next generation!
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1. The image of silica sand found on slide 3 is from
   Wikipedia Commons, please go to
   http//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/
   for more details.
2. The image of quartz found on slide 3 is a work of
   the United States Department of Agriculture
   employee, taken or made during the course of the
   persons official duties.
3. The image of trona found on slide 3 is a work of
   the US federal government.
4. The image of limestone found on slide 3 is a work
   of the Mineral Information Institute.
5. The image of scheelite found on slide 4 is a work
   of the "Minerals in Your World" project, a
   cooperative effort between the United States
   Geological Survey and the Mineral Information
   Institute.
6. The image of wolframite found on slide 4 is a
   work of the Mineral Information Institute.
7. The image of copper found on slide 5 is a work of
   the Mineral Information Institute.
8. The image of zinc found on slide 5 is a work of
   the Mineral Information Institute.
9. The image of bauxite found on slide 5 is a work
   of the Mineral Information Institute.

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