Raising the bar

2023-11-20 09:44:29

Raising the bar


Recovery of the treasure from the 1941 sinking of the S.S. Gairsoppa was recently completed and a huge amount of silver was brought up from the ocean floor.  Let your students get a feel for this adventurous career as they calculate weights, values, and percents recovered from this exciting news story.  Show the video at the bottom for a little background on this story. 



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