Earlier this today I shared the video from CNN Student News about the rescue of the miners trapped in the collapsed mine in Chile. This afternoon I came across another interesting resource from CNN. Rescuing the Miners is a diagram depicting the depth of the mine and the dimensions of the rescue shaft drilled to reach the miners. The diagram puts the depth of the mine into perspective by comparing it to the height of famous structures like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.

What is really interesting about Rescuing the Miners is the short biographies posted about each miner. Click on one of miner’s pictures to learn a little about him.

Applications for Education
Rescuing the Miners could be a good resource for showing students the depth of the mine. It could also be useful for giving a personal voice to the news stories your students read about the rescue of the miners.