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Chocolate Chip Mining
by Giovanna
... Chocolate chip mining is a hoot. It's a contest that teaches kids how a mine operates and functions on an economic level. Everyone starts with an equal amount of play money. With that they 'buy' their mine and tools.
... The mines consist of a variety of chocolate chip cookies. The idea is to buy a mine with as many chocolate chip cookies as possible (of course, some brands cost more than others). You also purchase your mining tools. These are various things to dig into the cookies, toothpicks, unbent paperclips, etc. These are also set at different prices.
... Now the fun begins. Each person traces the outline of their cookie on a napkin, or paper plate and when the signal is given, they get out as many of the chocolate chips as possible Some people dig out individual chips, others pulverize the cookie.
... When the mining operation is done, all the non-chocolate cookie crumbs must be inside the original cookie outline (as per EPA requirements ;^). Points are taken away for stray crumbs. Next all the chocolate chips are weighed on a gram scale and is paid money according to the weight of the chips minus any reclamation demerits. Of course, the one with the most money wins.