tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057167929671624137.post7764544778483735540..comments2024-01-27T04:26:39.043-08:00Comments on Science Matters: Mining: Cupcake Core SamplesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057167929671624137.post-899594607520522132011-10-26T18:18:14.759-07:002011-10-26T18:18:14.759-07:00We did this activity today. The kids did great wit...We did this activity today. The kids did great with it, but making cupcakes with different colors was more prep time than the concept was worth. On the plus side, the kids thought it was awesome to see the different colors and then predict what the cross-section would look like. Many of them made good predictions and saw the benefit of sampling before mining. :)MunkeMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658727827903356057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057167929671624137.post-18230088776121425792011-10-23T18:56:32.882-07:002011-10-23T18:56:32.882-07:00I'm going to try this with my 9th graders this...I'm going to try this with my 9th graders this week. I don't have an apple corer or potato borer, so I'm going to show images of actual soil cores, assuming I can find some on the internet. I hope all goes according to plan!! :)MunkeMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658727827903356057noreply@blogger.com