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Buckeye Beat: Season Highlights

FROM A SOLAR CAR RACE IN BRECKSVILLE, WE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT OHIO ALL SEASON, IN OUR BUCKEYE BEAT SEGMENT. WE CREATED BUCKEYE BEAT TO BRING YOU NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE – AND, THIS SEASON, WE’VE JUST ABOUT COVERED THE MAP!

BUT IN DECEMBER, WE BROUGHT YOU TO A PLACE YOU WON’T FIND ON A MAP…TO TELL YOU THE STORY OF ROAD SALT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK.

[CLIP: SALT MINES]


Instructional Links


Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Rock Salt

Website Article: Science Alert, 12 Rare Photos That Take You Inside An Amazing Salt Mine Hidden 2,000 Feet Below Lake Erie | Images of salt mine.

Website Article: Morton Salt, Salt Processing and Production | Explains different methods

Experiment: Science Kiddo, Why Salt Melts Ice

Website Article: American Meteorological Society, All About Careers in Meteorology