Mining child labor
About how many children are working to find resources?
40,000
What are three things you use your cell phone for?
Examples: contact with family and friends, photos, social media
Do they pollute the earth?
yes
How do cell phones impact the online business?
Consumers can purchase items instantly without leaving their house.
How much do the children working in the mines earn each day?
They earn $1-2 each day
Define what a cell phone is.
A cellphone is a phone with access to a cellular radio system.
What is a non-renewable resource they use?
cobalt
What does using a cell phone while driving increase?
Traffic accidents
What is the youngest age they are working at?
5 years old
What are two things people use cellphones for? (categories not apps)
Personal and Business
How are they bad for the environment?
They produce waste that goes into our oceans and are hurting the aquatic and plant life.
How can cell phones negatively impact your daily life?
Examples: Cost, distracting, technical problems, keep or carry around, etc.
What kind of dust do they inhale that causes lung disease?
cobalt
About how many people in the world have a cell phone?
About 5 billion
What is one way cell phones can negatively impact the environment?
They pollute the earth and/or they use non-renewable resources like gold, cobalt, and lithium.
How can cell phones positively impact your daily life?
Examples: communication, safety, apps, connecting with friends and family, etc.
What skin condition can the children get if you touch cobalt?
They can get dermatitis-a rash.
When was the first cell phone invented?
1973
What is one way cell phones can positively impact the environment?
By recycling a million cell phones it can reduce greenhouse gases.
What have scientists reported about side effects of cell phones?
They found that cell phones can cause changes in brain activity like sleep patterns