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Peanut Mining Lesson PlanPeanut Mining Lesson Plan
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Peanut Mining

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Third graders simulate the mining of an ore using peanuts. They discuss the implications of using resources that cannot be renewed. They make peanut butter and sample the product.

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mining, ore, science

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