[Rockhounds] Junior Geology

[Tim Jokela Jr.]

A local curator does Wyoming fossil fish prep with the kids at shows. Cheap 
broken fish slabs; they don safety goggles and pick away at them to prep 
them. The kids love it!

Tim Jokela Jr., tjokela at execulink.com
Business: http://www.element51.com
Pleasure: http://www.ontariominerals.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Goldstein" <deepskyspy at insightbb.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Junior Geology


> 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>
> To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'" 
> <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
> 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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