The Mineral Revolution Lesson 4 - The story of gold

Can you remember from your previous lessons, what is a migrant worker?

• Workers who move from one area (rural area) to work on the mines. After a period of time, they go back home again.

• Workers who like to move around.

• Migrant workers like to migrate according to the weather or seasons.

• Migrant workers come from rural areas, they work during the day and then go home at night.

Remember how context is so important? Can you provide the correct definition for The Mineral Revolution?

• This is a time in South African history where the wealth was shared with all citizens.

• A time of dramatic change in the economy and everyone stopped farming.

• A time of dramatic change in the economy caused by the discovery of diamonds and gold.

• The was South Africa's version of the Industrial Revolution.

In the context of gold, choose the most accurate definition for the following word: rare

• The way some people like to eat their steak.

• An event, situation, or condition, not occurring very often.

• Unusually good or remarkable.

• Something, an item, not found in large numbers and so of interest or value.

In the context of gold, choose the best definition for the word: Precious

• What Golem, in The Lord of the Rings called the ring he had.

• Something of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

• Used as a term of address for a beloved person.

• Memories created with your family that are very important.

In the context of gold, choose the best definition for the word: valuable

• A thing that is of great worth, especially a small item of personal property. OR Something that is worth a great deal of money.

• Something that is important or special to you.

• Have desirable characteristics.

• Being prized.

In the context of gold, choose the correct definition for the word: investment

• Too buy assets

• What you do so that you can retire one day.

• Buying something in the hope of selling it at a profit in the future (making more money from something then what you paid for it)

• To own shares in a company.

In the context of gold, what is ore?

• Something you use when you are in a rowing boat.

• The rock in which gold is found.

• A type of metal

• A type of mineral