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For each student:

Styrofoam bowl with holes poked in the bottom

(Alternately, insert short coffee stirrer straws into low holes to simulate the pipes that carry the gold bearing solution)

Coffee filter

Styrofoam plate

Finely ground rock or sand

Cupric sulfate pentahydrate, powder (CuSO4 . 5H2O)

Squirt bottle for water leaching solution

Iron paper clips

Clear plastic cup (9 oz) or top of Styrofoam "clam shell" sandwich container for processing tank

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