Cookie Mining

To extract the ores in a neat manner

To extract ores by drilling holes

To extract the ores as fast as possible

Today, we did a lab where we tested and examined different kinds of mining. In this case, the cookie acted as a land form, while the chocolate chips acted as the ores/minerals. Now, as you can see in the first cookie mined, my cookie wasn't broken all over the place. Instead, my cookie had its chocolate chips extracted in a orderly fashion in order to keep the cookie together. This type of mining is called strip mining. In this kind of mining the damage done isn't that bad so repairing the land form can be an option. However, as you can see in the last cookie, the "ores" were extracted in a very messy and rapid way that caused the cookie to fall apart. This kind of mining is called shaft mining. Now unlike strip mining, you cannot repair the damage done to the land form. In my second cookie, you can see that although it was not as in bad condition as the third cookie it still wasn't as good as the first cookie. This is because for this cookie, we had to drill a big hole in order to extract the ores hidden within the cookie. Now, I think we can all tell that the first cookie turned out the best, while the third cookie was pretty much destroyed.