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Classroom Geological Dig Photo Gallery
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Students inspecting the crystals that they have been
growing for several weeks. They now have a greater appreciation
for the minerals they will be discovering later. |
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A student in the cave that is setup in the gymnasium.
The student will be able to find and collect mineral specimens that will
need to be identified later. |
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The "dig site" on the hill behind the
school. Students are using their field notebooks, study guides, and
grids to record the information about the fossils that they excavate. |
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Recording information during the "dig". |
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One of our local club members assists students by
demonstrating how to test minerals using hardness, streak, and chemical
tests. |
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Students searching for tumbled stones in the sand. |
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Cracking open the geodes. Here students are the first
person to see the beauty contained inside the geodes that has never been
seen by anyone before. |
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