Day 7- Cookie Mining
Objective: to investigate impacts of mining on the environment and to simulate economic costs and rewards of mining
Materials: $19
Graph paper and pencil
Chocolate chip cookie
Paper clips/flat and round toothpicks
Cookie Mining Price Guide
Chips Ahoy Chunky Cookie $5
Chips Ahoy Deluxe $7
Round Great Value Toothpick $2
Paper clip $6 each
Mining cost $1 per minute
Sale of chocolate chip $2 each (broken chips can be combined to form one chip)
Sale of M&M $3 each (Broken can be combined)
Reclamation costs $1 per square over the original count (any piece of cookie outside of original circle counts as reclamation)
Mining rules
1. You may not use your fingers to hold the cookie. The only things that can touch the cookie are the mining tools and the paper on which the cookie sits.
2. You are allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to mine your cookie. If you finish before the 5 minutes is up, only charge yourself for actual time spent mining.
3. You may purchase as many mining tools as you wish. The tools may be of different types.
4. If the mining tool breaks, you may no longer use it. You must purchase a new tool.
5. The miner with the most money at the end of the activity wins!
6. You may eat your cookie once you are done.
The object of this activity is to purchase and develop a mine, safeguard the environment, and make as much money as possible. Record all expenditures on the Google page.
Materials: $19
Graph paper and pencil
Chocolate chip cookie
Paper clips/flat and round toothpicks
Cookie Mining Price Guide
Chips Ahoy Chunky Cookie $5
Chips Ahoy Deluxe $7
Round Great Value Toothpick $2
Paper clip $6 each
Mining cost $1 per minute
Sale of chocolate chip $2 each (broken chips can be combined to form one chip)
Sale of M&M $3 each (Broken can be combined)
Reclamation costs $1 per square over the original count (any piece of cookie outside of original circle counts as reclamation)
Mining rules
1. You may not use your fingers to hold the cookie. The only things that can touch the cookie are the mining tools and the paper on which the cookie sits.
2. You are allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to mine your cookie. If you finish before the 5 minutes is up, only charge yourself for actual time spent mining.
3. You may purchase as many mining tools as you wish. The tools may be of different types.
4. If the mining tool breaks, you may no longer use it. You must purchase a new tool.
5. The miner with the most money at the end of the activity wins!
6. You may eat your cookie once you are done.
The object of this activity is to purchase and develop a mine, safeguard the environment, and make as much money as possible. Record all expenditures on the Google page.
- First purchase a mine (a cookie) and place it on your graph paper. Record the cost in A
- Trace the outline of the cookie carefully. Count the number of squares the cookie covers and record at E
- Purchase mining tools from your teacher. Record the cost at B.
- Once the cookie is in its spot you may not move it or flip it over. If crumbs are scattered on the graph paper, leave them in place. They will be part of the reclamation costs. Once your time starts you may use your tools to hold the cookie in place but not your hands. If your cookie or any parts of it go outside your original drawn circle you must leave them there.
- When time is up, count your chips mined and record on your mining sheet. ( D)
- Also record the length of time you mined at C.
- Also count the number of squares that have crumbs or cookie pieces in them. Record on the mining sheet. ( F)