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Printable hands-on activity worksheet for Grades 5 and 6 showing instructions for extracting chocolate chips from cookies using toothpicks on grid paper.
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Mining for Chocolate

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This printable hands-on activity for Grades 5–6 has students place a cookie on grid paper, use toothpicks to extract chocolate chips, count their harvest, and outline the mining area. Students then reflect on what the simulation taught them about resource extraction. Works well for science inquiry activities, real-world problem-solving discussions, or as an engaging introduction to measurement and data collection.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Scientific Method
Grade Level:
5th – 6th Grades
Updated November 2025

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