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Cookie Mining Natural Resource Activity MS-ESS3-1

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4th - 8th
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This is a very fun activity. My students were very engaged, and were very careful "mining." Mess of crumbs was minimal!
This may be one of my favorite activities I bought from TPT. My students really loved it and they were so engaged. Very easy to follow and really showed the effects of mining and using natural resources wisely. Great product!
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Description

This NGSS aligned activity uses chocolate chip cookies to model the effect of mining on the environment. Great to show human impact! The activity requires little prep work and it is a lot of fun! This is a perfect addition to your natural resources unit. My students go wild for cookies and it really makes an impact.

MS-ESS3-1.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

This product includes:

- Mining Map - 2 versions - one is already made or have your students make their own nature areas.

- Student Analysis sheet for data and questions

- Teacher Instructions

- Answer Key

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Total Pages
10 pages
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes
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