Pan for Gold

By Discover with Dr. Cool
Price $19.95
Age 6 - 12 yrs.

Once you've tried your hand at panning for gold, you'll understand the allure that drew so many people to pull up stakes and race cross-continent in hopes of striking it rich. This kit gives you all the tools you'll need to hone your knowledge and prospecting skills - a 10-inch miner's pan, 2 bags of 'pay dirt,' fool's gold, tweezers, magnifying glass, nugget vial, and a velvety draw-string storage bag. Step-by-step instructions teach you how to use a gentle side-to-side shaking motion to sink the gold to the bottom of your pan before rocking it back and forth to separate the sand from the gold. An Activity Booklet provides page after page of gold-themed fun and games - word-play, dot-to-dot, pictogram, cryptogram, maze, and true or false. Last but not least, a photo-filled Adventure Guide gives up fascinating facts and stories on the properties and history of gold, as well as it's uses, past and present.