Lesson Plan: Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon

Learn about the history of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and the extra protections that Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument brings to the region. Download the lesson plan ›

2-page lesson plan about uranium mining in the Grand Canyon

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