I want to thank each of you and especially the leaders and parents for making this past week’s field trip out to the geode beds and topaz a great success!
This next phase we’re going to be exploring soils, minerals, gems and tools you can use to appreciate and study this earth.
Soils
- Answer the quiz questions at the end of this video.
- What types of soil are there?
- What type of soil do you think you primarily found geodes in last week?
- What type of soil is best for growing crops?
Minerals
Watch the following videos and answer the questions.
- What is the difference between a rock, mineral and gemstone?
- How do geodes form?
- Recall our Topaz field trip…how exactly do Topaz form?
- How do earth scientists identify rocks and minerals?
- What are the physical characteristics of minerals?
- Make a list of the top 10 Temples of the Lord you like most in the world and look up the type of material that was used to build that temple and write down the moz hardness of that major material used. We’ll share some of your answers in class!
- Why exactly do you think the particular material was chosen over another to build the Temples of the Lord you wrote down in step 1?
Gemstones
- Write down what you observe about how gemstones are cut to produce their brilliance.
- Write down the most fascinating things you learn about gems in this video and come prepared to share what you learned in class.
- Look up the gemstone for the month you were born.
Lapidary Machines
- Which lapidary tool from the videos seemed most interesting or surprising to you, and why?
- How does heat temperature flow exactly?
- What is required to have cold temperature flow to hotter temperatures?
- Explain what “entropy” means?
- How can you relate the second law of thermodynamics to the wonder of your life and earth you live on? How does this law relate to the creation of this world and universe? Write about 300 to 500 words essay in your own words about your thoughts on this question. You’ll be placed in groups of two to discuss your answers.
