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Environments - MINING ENGINEER
Coal Seam Gas - Dispute Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Cooperative Learning Activity
1. Coal seam gas is natural gas. Coal seam gas (CSG) is primarily methane – a colourless and odourless gas, found in coal deposits formed over millions of years from fallen trees and other plant matter.
Natural gas collects in underground
coal seams by bonding to the surface of coal particles. The coal seams are
generally filled with water and it is the pressure of the water that keeps
the gas as a thin film on the surface of the coal. The technical term for
this is 'adsorption'.
For more information go to:
Parliament of Australia: The development of Australias coal seam gas
resources Australia has vast gas resources
And, Coal Seam Gas resources:
But, that doesn't mean that all people agree with what should be done with this resource!
2. In groups of 4 - 5 students, read the following websites and write down the pros and cons of mining this Coal Seam Gas. Decide beforehand which one of you will be: a. A mining engineer b. A land owner c. A politician d. An environmentalist
3. After reading the pros and cons of mining coal seam gas, what do you think if you were: a. A mining engineer b. A land owner c. A politician d. An environmentalist?
4. Set up a debate - each stating your perspective! Gather each perspectives into a group to share their ideas. 5. Debate. Who has the strongest case? Why?
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