TERM: FIRST TERM

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

CLASS: JSS 3

REFRENCES

BasicScience Made Easy for JSS Three by F.I Kehinde et al
BasicScience Made Easy for JSS Two by F.I Kehinde et al
STAN Integrated Science for JSS Three
Precious Seeds Basic Science for JSS three by J.O Otugboyegaet al.

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WEEK SEVEN

TOPIC: RESOURCES FROM NONLIVING THINGS (SOLID MINERALS)

CONTENT

Mineral Resources.
Some Mineral Resources, their Location and Uses.
General Importance of Mineral Resources.

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MINERAL RESOURCES

Mineral resources are resources deposited in the earth crust for the benefit of man. A mineral can exist as a single element or as a compound. It could also be deposited in a solid or liquid state. Often, solid minerals are deposited in the earth as ore. An ore is a compound of a useful element that is found deposited in the earth.

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Some mineral resources, their location and their uses in Nigeria are given below

Mineral resources	Location	Uses
Gold	Bida(Niger), Ondo, katsina, kebbi,�	Used for decoration and making jewellery, coinage, currency etc.
Limestone	Ogun, Gombe, Kaduna	Used for making cement. Used as filter in paints.�
Kaolin	Kogi, Abia, Abuja, katsina	Used for making ceramics and plates
Iron ore	Plateau, Benue, Kogi, Anambra	For making iron and steel. Also used for making alloys for various uses
Zinc	Bauchi, Benue, Akwa-Ibom, Abia, Anambra	For making roofing sheets.
Coal	Enugu, Benue, kogi, Ondo	Used as fuel, used industrially to produce coal gas and iron.
Dolomite	Plateau, Oyo, Osun, Kwara	For refractory furnace, building materials.
Lead	Cross river, Benue, Bauchi,	Used for making battery.�
Tin	Cross rivers, Kaduna, plateau, Kano	For making decorative lanterns, coating of lead and steel containers to prevent corrosion.
Bitumen	Ondo, Edo, Lagos.	It is used for tarring roads.
Quartz	Jigawa, katsina, kebbi, Niger, Osun, Oyo	It is used in making glass and silica bricks; paint scouring, saops, sand paper, porcelain, paint.
Mica	Plateau, Osun, Ogun, Kebbi, Cross river, Borno	Used as electrical insulator, telephone condensers. Used as filters in production of tyres and tubes
Clay	Almost all state of the federation.	Used for building bricks, flower pots, floor tiles, fencing brickss
Glass sand	Rivers, Niger, Ekiti, cross Rivers, Bayelsa, Abia	It is used for making bottles, synthetic Mable and other glass wares.

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MINERAL RESOURCES AND THEIR LOCATION IN NIGERIA

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EVALUATION

What are natural resources?
What are mineral resources?
State five mineral resources, their location and importance.

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GENERAL IMPORTANCE OF MINERAL RESOURCE

It serve as a source of income for the state and country.
They are raw materials for industries.
They are required construction of roads e.g. bitumen.
They are used as source of fuel. E.g. coal.
It brings about provision of employment and income for individuals.
The availability of mineral resources makes life easier and more comfortable.
The presence of mineral resources in a country brings fame to the country.

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EVALUATION

State five general importance of solid minerals.

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GENERAL EVALUATION

List seven resources that can be gotten from animals.
What are mineral resources?
State seven mineral resources their location in Nigeria and uses.
What are the benefits of solid minerals?
What's is abstinence?

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READING ASSIGNMENT

Precious Seeds Basic Science for JSS three by J.O Otugboyega et al. Chapter 18 Pages 105-109

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WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

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____ is used for making cement� A. Gold� B. Limestone� C. Coal� D. Petroleum

Solid minerals create the following except� A. job opportunity� B. machines� C. income� D. fame

Bitumen is found in_____� A. Adamawa state� B. Bornu state C. Edo state� D. Taraba state

Car batteries are made of ___� A. Salt B. Lead� C. Coal� D. Sand

Roofing sheets are coated with� A. Lead� B. Zinc� C. Coal� D. Diamond

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THEORY

Mention seven mineral resources, their location and their uses.
Mention five uses of solid minerals.

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