HISTORY

Learning objective:
To know the history and the development of the iron mining and taconite industries

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After viewing the History Unit videos, reading the History Unit materials, and completing the History Unit activities, students will be able to:
  • complete a timeline that includes five people, five events, and five places of significance in the development of the iron mining/taconite industry;
  • identify the Vermilion, Cuyuna, and Mesabi ranges on the Iron Range of Minnesota
  • define the terms taconite and iron ore.