India wants to get special rocks from the bottom of the ocean to help make the Earth cleaner. They asked for two more chances to look for these rocks in the Indian Ocean. Other big countries like China and Russia are also looking for these rocks because they are very important. They can be used to make clean energy, cars that don't need gas, and batteries. A group called the ISA gives permission to look for these rocks, and India wants to have as many chances as Russia and almost as many as China.
India is looking for two types of special rocks in the ocean. But there are some problems with their request, including another country saying that part of the ocean is theirs. India really wants to find these rocks and not be left behind. They want to use the ocean's rocks to make lots of clean energy. Other countries are also trying to find and use these rocks in a good way, and India is working with Russia to get better at finding these rocks in the ocean.
Original news source: India in undersea race to mine worldβs battery metal (BBC)
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India wants to get special rocks from the bottom of the ocean.
These rocks are important because they can be used to make clean energy, cars that don't need gas, and batteries.
A group called the ISA gives permission to look for these rocks.
India wants as many chances as Russia and China because they don't want to be left behind in finding these rocks.
One problem is that another country says that part of the ocean is theirs.
India wants to find these rocks because they want to use them to make lots of clean energy.
India is working with Russia to get better at finding these rocks.
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India wants to get special rocks from the bottom of the ocean to help make the Earth cleaner. They asked for two more to look for these rocks in the Indian Ocean. Other big countries like and Russia are also looking for these rocks because they are very important. They can be used to energy, cars that don't need gas, and batteries. A group called the ISA gives permission to look for these rocks, and India wants to have as many chances as Russia and almost as many as China. India is for two types of special rocks in the ocean. But there are some problems with their request, including another country saying that part of the ocean is theirs. India really to find these rocks and not be left behind. They want to use the ocean's rocks to make of clean energy. countries are also trying to find and use these rocks in a good way, and India is working with Russia to get better at finding these rocks in the ocean.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What are special rocks?
2. How would you feel if you found special rocks in the ocean?
3. Do you like clean energy? Why or why not?
4. What do you think cars that don't need gas are like?
5. Do you think it's important to protect the ocean? Why or why not?
6. How would you feel if another country said that part of the ocean is theirs?
7. Do you think it's fair for India to have as many chances as Russia to look for special rocks?
8. What do you think clean energy can be used for?
9. How would you feel if you could use the ocean's rocks to make clean energy?
10. Do you think it's important for countries to work together to find these rocks? Why or why not?
11. What do you think it means to use these rocks in a good way?
12. How would you feel if you were able to help make the Earth cleaner by using special rocks?
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