[Rockhounds] Junior Geology

[Alan Goldstein]

At our Falls Fossil Festival (next month), the local geology club does a 
number of craft activities for kids. Among the ones I can remember are Gem 
Trees, Weather Rocks (rocks that dangle from string on a stick mounted to a 
flat piece of wood - if it is wet it is raining, if it is moving it is 
windy, etc.), and Pet Rocks (brachiopods with plastic eyes and other 
attachments like feet and feathers). A local quarry provides material for 
the fossil digs - like 30 tons! No plastic baby pools for us! This year I'm 
bringing in 17 tons of material from the dump at the Ozark-Mahoning (now 
Hastie) mill in Rosiclare, IL.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anita D. Westlake" <libawc at emory.edu>
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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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