Fossil Fuels: Chocolate Chip Mining

Students "mine" chocolate chips out of cookies to demonstrate the effects mining can have on habitats.

 

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Lesson Plan

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Grade Levels: 4

Duration: 45 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Cause & Effect, Earth & Space Science, Energy conservation, Stability and change, Systems and system models

Objectives:

  • Summarize the environmental impact of obtaining and using fossil fuels.
  • Recommend solutions for reducing use of fossil fuels.