Recycling Aluminum

Authors

Steffani Burwitz, West Central High School, Humboldt, SDFollow
Kristin M. Roe, Big Stone City School District, Big Stone City, SDFollow
Matthew L. Miller, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Madhav P. Nepal, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
Larry B. Browning, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
P. Troy White, South Dakota State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Final

Publication Date

Spring 3-19-2019

Keywords

Aluminum recycling, electrolysis, conservation of mass

Description

Students will investigate and compare the energy cost to produce aluminum products from aluminum ore and recycled aluminum. Students will perform an electrolysis activity to reinforce the idea that recycling metal requires less energy than mining and refining metals from their original source in the earth.

Pages

43-48

Format

PDF

Language

English

Publisher

South Dakota State University

Recommended Citation

Steffani Burwitz, Kristin Roe, Madhav P Nepal, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller and Peter T. White. 2019. Recycling Aluminum. ILEARN Teaching Resources. 2(3):43-48