[Rockhounds] Junior Geology

[Lawrence Rush]

Anita: I have had success by asking grade school students to point out 
objects in the classroom which have been made using minerals as 
constituents. It is easy to come up with a dozen or more, each pointing out 
how important minerals are in our everyday lives. (Chalk used to be easy, 
but lately, I have not been able to find chalk in the classroom! I guess my 
age is showing! (sigh!))

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anita D. Westlake" <libawc at emory.edu>
To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'" 
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Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:23 AM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Junior Geology


> Hi Folks:
>   I'm staffing a booth at an upcoming festival here in Atlanta. The
> organizer wanted me to do something on "Jr. Geology". I've thought about
> getting a baby swimming pool, filling it with sand and hiding some
> "treasures" from the rock world.
>   I've also got a thing called "The Name Game" where you match up rocks
> with their names.
>   Does anyone have any other ideas? This is for the 1-12 year old crowd, 
> so
> I need something quick and dirty. Nothing complicated, but something they
> can learn from and enjoy. (I don't ask for much do I?)
>   Thanks for any ideas you can share,
> Anita
>
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