John Minadeo Elementary School 1997 Homework Science Teacher-Mary Novario Research about Nine Mile Run  by John Minadeo Elemenatry School 4th grade students  Spring 1998  What is (was) the steel industry in Pittsburgh? What do you remember the most about the slide presentation? What would you like to learn more about? What is slag? What is Vegetation? 1. What is (was) the steel industry in Pittsburgh?   The steel industry was where they make steel and other equipment. The steel industry was a long line of steel plants. It was polluted, and dangerous jobs. Actually it was so polluted, polluted the air and the ground. It also took lives because of hazard jobs. Pittsburgh used to be a major town for making steel. Steel industry is a bunch of steel mills along the rivers where steel was made for construction equipment, exterior... It created jobs and the people who got a job had a pay check and bought things so other companys got money. The steel industry made steel for many things we use today like buildings. They caused a lot of pollution. The steel mills where people made steel in Pittsburgh. It was the steel capital of the world. They just closed the steel mill in Hazelwood. The steel mills were all along the river but most of them were closed because they bought steel from other countrys and sold it. The name was U.S. steel. They used steel to build buildings, pipes, cars. A booming industry that got shut down. LTV Steel was where almost everybody worked and they were all along the river, and Pittsburgh used to be called the Smoky City because of that. Pittsburgh was the leading steel producer. The steel industry was a mill that has all the materials needed to produce steel. Now, the steel industry is less than before because when the renaissance came along in 1945 they made less steel mills. Therefore Pittsburgh has less steel. In 1981, there were 16 companies in the steel industry in Pittsburgh according to DirectoryIron and Steel Plants 1981. Six of the companies were integrated steel producers; 5 were specialty and 4 were nonferrous specialty producers. Big factories that made steel. The main industry in Pittsburgh. The steel industry in Pittsburgh was the Andrew Carnegie Steel Company. The steel industry was the basic industry in Pittsburgh. It provided good jobs for lots of people. The steel industry in Pittsburgh was the business of making steel that gave jobs to many people. There were many factories where produced steel. They also produced pollution. It reminds my mom of dragon, because there were huge black clouds and sky were all back. It reminds my dad of when he and about 20,000 people lost their jobs. The steel industry in Pittsburgh is making steel to sell. Steel could make lots of things. The steel industry was the heart of this community. It gave many people jobs. But it also caused lots of environmental problems. When the steel industry closed, it left many people jobless. They bearred the smoke stakes and now call the place brownfield. The steel industry is where they made steel and other things that were hot and dangerous. It was a line of steel mills along the Monongahela River. The Pittsburgh steel industry was a steel mill going almost 1 mile besides Monongahela River. The steel industry helped giving Pittsburgh its nickname. Many people worked there. They polluted the air. Then suddenly people stopped running the industry. Soon people buried the factories. The places where they buried are called "Brownfields". It was a place in Pittsburgh. The place was rich in coke, and rivers were good for transportation, so they started making steel since that was a perfect area for making steel. Immigrants came here and worked in the steel mills and the steel industry became big.  2. What do you remember the most about the slide presentation? What would you like to learn more about? I remember the slide showing the slope. I would like to learn more about how we climb the slag. I remember most about the slag heaps because they look fun to climb up. I would like to learn more about what is going to happan to it. I remember the pictures of the slag heaps. I would like to learn about the population of the people that have been at the slag heap. I remember about the creek, and I would like to learn more about the animals in the creek. I liked the watershed map because it showed me where things were. I would like to know about pollution. I remember mostly about the stream and how it got it's name. I want to know more about the nature there like what kinds of things are there etc.  A bunch of kids told each other what they wanted to change about the slagheaps. I would like to know if it is a good place to live since there are slag heaps. (Will it be safe?) I remember seeing water and land mostly. I would like to learn more about what the Nine Mile Run is. I would like to learn more about the slag and the river and the steel industry in Pittsburgh. The land forms of Nine Mile Run. I would like to learn more about the animals that live in Nine Mile Run. I remember the most about the map where our school and Nine Mile Run were. I remember the slag heaps and about how dirty the water was. I would like to learn more about what different kinds of animals live there. I remember the picture when one side of the area was green and the other side was brown. I would like to learn about the life along the slag heaps. I remember about the animals that live in Nine Mile Run area, and how the ground is made. I also know the Nine Mile Run project is for making houses. I would like to know more about the animals that live there, and how we will be included in there. I remember most all the maps showing the Nine Mile Run and the 3 rivers. I would like to learn more about the animals that live near and around Nine Mile Run. I remember most about the slag heaps. I want to learn more about how polluted the Nine Mile Run is, and how we can stop the pollution in the stream. I would like to learn about how slag is made. I would also like to learn more about how the steel mills affected Pittsburgh. The map. What slag is made out of. The animals. I would like to know more of what plants and animals are there. I remember that Nine Mile Run is a river close to where I live in the watershed. I want to learn more about why some parts are called watershed. I remember the slag heap the most. I would like to learn if you could possibly recycle some of the slag heap. Nine Mile Run is a stream. What would you like to learn more about? I would like to know how steel became the biggest industry. I remember most about the pictures of steel industry. I would like to learn more about how slag is formed, how slag will make Nine Mile Run project, and whether slag is natural or manmade. I remember the slag hill the most. I would like to learn more about how slag is formed. What I remember most about the slide presentation was when they showed the creek surrounded by trees with all those beautiful animals around it. I would like to know more about what slag is made of. I remember mostly the land was different years back. I would like to learn how people lived back then. I remember that the slides showed the slag dump, the stream, the steel mills. I would like to learn what slag dumps are, and what they are made from. I remember they would show pictures of Pittsburgh from past and present. They would show cliffs. I would like to learn more about if there are any fish in the water. I remember the pictures of the slag dump. I would like to learn more about the slag dump.