Liceo de Cagayan University

Senior High School Department

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STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 4

(Individual Task)

Subject: Earth Science

Topic: Earth Materials and Resources
Name: Shandy T. Dela Corta Date Given: March 14, 2022
Due Date: March 15, 2022

Learning Competencies:

At the end of the activity, the learner will be able to identify the minerals important to society.

Instructions:

“What Parts of a Computer are mined?”

For this task, choose only one of the five components of a computer.

A. Computer monitor
B. Computer chip
C. Computer circuitry
D. Computer case
E. Electrical cords

Computer Component: E. Electrical cords

1. Identify the minerals and metals used to build the computer component.
Electrical conductors are made up of metals _______________________________________
such as copper, aluminum, etc. _______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

2. Identify the properties of each mineral/metal that makes it useful to the function of that computer part.

Copper and aluminum are most frequently

used as the electrical conductors in electrical
cables due to their low resistance and
excellent conductivity

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3. Based on the list, hypothesize what minerals would be useful for another electronic item (television,
media player, mobile phone, etc.)

Copper and gold

4. Discuss environmental implications of disposing outdated computer equipment. Should it be

landfilled? Why is computer waste one of the biggest waste issues facing the world?
Some major environmental dangers inflicted
by careless disposal of computers include:
Heavy elements used in batteries or circuits
pollute groundwater and kill animals who
drink that water. Batteries used in computers
are flammable which makes them an unsafe
item in landfills as they can catch fire any
time.

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