Gold panning kits, K-12 teachers resource to pan for gold.

Pan for Gold in Your Classroom

Gold Panning Kit - $13.50 ea.
"Contains Everything But The Stream"

Includes:

12" Thermoplastic gold pan
GOLD ORE for hand panning (with guaranteed gold)
Instruction book
Printed in English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Greek, Italian, Korean, Swedish, and Chinese.
Hand Lens
Magnet
Eyedropper
Display Vial for GOLD
"Secrets of Gold Panning" book

Gold Pan - $5.50 ea.

12" Thermoplastic gold pan.

It's better than a steel pan because it doesn't rust, and it's designed to have a deep center edge and three "cheater" ridges along the edge to keep your gold from washing out. The advantages of a metal pan are: you can use it as a shovel to dig and at the end of the day you can throw it on your campfire and cook your beans in it.

Gold-Bearing Sand Refills - $4.50 ea.

Contains:
Gold Ore for hand panning, instruction book and vial for gold flakes.
Perfect for teachers.
After you have gold pans for your students then the only consumable is the gold-bearing sands. One package is enough for 1 to 2 students. All you will need is extra vials for your students to keep their recovered gold. Each refill contains about 6 to 10 flakes of real gold.

Pan for Gold in Your Classroom

What to Expect: Noise; splashing; lost gold (have an extra refill: all refills contain about 6 to 10 flakes of gold); and one of the BEST activities your class has ever had.

Special Note: If your students will be sharing a kit or a refill, while there will be enough gold to share, there is only one vial in each bag of ore. You can get extra vials from your Pharmacy, most hardware stores, or check the Yellow Pages under "Bottles".

For Classroom Panning: You'll need sinks or wash tubs, but a kiddie wading pool is best. Two kids can share a pan. Make sure to plug the drain with a strainer and piece of cloth to prevent the dirt from clogging the drain. Then fill the sink about 3/4 full of water. Wash tubs are cumbersome but easier for students to use because they are larger and the extra space helps. Unfortunately they are harder to lift (when filled with water) and to clean up after. A wading pool will work great but it is even bigger and heavier and more prone to get holes and leak water. In all these methods, remember there will be lots of splashing and a mess to clean up. If possible do it outside. Better yet, try to find a small stream or pond to help the activity, then the clean up is a breeze.

For beginning panners we strongly recommend getting a Gold Panning Kit and extra Refill. This way you can practice your technique in the privacy of your room so that you can look like an expert in front of your kids when you use the Refill (with new gold) for the demonstration.

Read The Instruction Book First. Gold Panning is really quite easy.

If you will be using the kit(s) as an activity rather than just a demonstration, it's best if each student has a pan, but two can share (three is pushing it). Maybe you can find a supplier in your area who will provide them cheaper (or at no cost). Check the Yellow Pages under "Mining Suppliers".