In this game, teams of students in grades 3 – 8 are introduced to the economics and environmental constraints of mining by extracting “ore” (chocolate chips) from purchased “property” (cookies). They will learn that mining requires investment before resources can be extracted, and that there are costs associated with permits, environmental monitoring, and reclamation.

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Tags: cookies, earth sciences, minerals, Mining, mining engineering, ore, reclamation, women in mining

Students analyze international oil consumption and production data. They make several graphs to organize the data and draw conclusions about the overall use of oil in the world.

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Tags: Class Activities, communications, Earth Science, Energy, Grades K-5, Lesson Plan, mining engineering, oil, petroleum engineering