Resource Extraction: Hi Ho, It's to the Mine We Go

Each group needs:

• plastic bin or disposable aluminum baking pan, ~8 ½-in x 11-in x 4-in deep (~22-cm x 28-cm x 10-cm deep)
• 1 liter (4 cups) sand
• 0.2 liters (3/4 cup) of dried white beans
• Mining Worksheet (PDF), one per student
• 1 piece scrap paper (same size or larger than bin area)
• 2 paper towels

To share with the entire class:

• stopwatch, timer or clock with a secondhand
• (optional) projector to show the attached Hubbert Curve Peak Oil Graph (PPT) (otherwise, print it out)