Gold Panning Demo: Psychomotor Domain

This video provides a demonstration of basic gold panning techniques. The video shows the steps to complete in an authentic setting next to a river bank. The demonstration is primarily visual with no narration. Text captions are displayed at critical places to indicate what is happening. Banjo music plays in the background. This style of music was selected because it has an old time feel. Gold panning is often associated with the gold rush days in the 1800s. In present time, many people enjoy gold panning as a hobby.

Content Area: This video could be used in more than one content area. It would be appropriate for community education or gold prospecting organizations. It is also suitable in history or social studies courses where the gold rush is being studied. The gold panning techniques also relate to the topic of density in physical science.

Learner Description: This is suitable for almost any age of learners from adult down to early elementary school.

Instructional Objective: The objective is to demonstrate the basic skills of gold panning. Students can watch the video and practice the steps to become proficient. This fits the psychomotor domain because it is a mind-body skill.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• EDTECH
• BSU
• Snelson
• gold
• panning

[pabel18]

Are you rich now?

[csnelsonbsu]

@pabel18 Not really. LOL

[spacemanspiff559]

Good video. The soundtrack gets a little annoying and I muted it, but the video does a good job of showing someone new like me, how to pan for gold. Thanks.

[ramonogc]

Gonna go pan tomorrow!

[TheLukitakino]

very good video!thanks

[ReaverRism]

You give me inspiration. Now i will risk it all! :D

[zep4141]

I want a alluminum pan for thar there gold panning

[TourettesGuitar]

nice