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Cookie Mining: Ore Production & Cost-Benefit Analysis
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brooks, Hannah Martin, Ashley Gaddis, Dale Marceau, Shay Trifunovic, Lazar |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Students act as mining engineers and simulate ore mining production by using chocolate chip cookies. They focus on the cost-benefit analysis of the chocolate ore production throughout the simulation, which helps them understand the cost of production. Students act as mining engineers and simulate ore mining production by using chocolate chip cookies. They focus on the cost-benefit analysis of the chocolate ore production throughout the simulation, which helps them understand the cost of production. As students “mine” with tools such as paperclips and toothpicks, they keep records of their costs—land (cookie), equipment used, cookie size before and after production, and time spent. While the goal is to make as much profit as possible, other costs and goals are taken into consideration—as in real-world mining engineering. For example, mining engineers also consider the resulting amount of destruction to the lithosphere when deciding the best method to obtain ore. Thus, a line item for land reclamation cost is included from the beginning. A provided worksheet serves as a profit and loss statement. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | North Carolina State University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Algebra Earth and Space Measurement |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class IX Class X |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Modern Physics Geometry Structure of the Earth |
