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Design Challenge: Building a Tower
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Patrons learn about the process of extracting gold ore from the Earth and participate in a hands-on activity where they build a simple tower using disposable cups
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| Add a Tech Twist | Optional: Show the patrons the video "Gold Recovery at Homestake Mine" |
| Hints for uses in your library | The hands-on design challenge part of this activity is very fun and engaging and requires a large multipurpose room or gym |
| Related Links |
Pouring Gold at Homestake Mine: 1938-2002
Downton Abbey: Plastic bottle appears in promotional video |
| Originating Source | PBS Learning Media |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Homestake: A South Dakota Enterprise
Seeing Underground: Maps, Models, and Mining Engineering in America by Eric Charles Nystrom |