Learning about Minerals through the Art of Jewelry Making: A Multicultural Science Connection

Autor/inn/en	Russell, Melody L.; Tripp, L. Octavia
Titel	Learning about Minerals through the Art of Jewelry Making: A Multicultural Science Connection
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 47 (2010) 4, S.115-124 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
Schlagwörter	Science Activities; Mineralogy; Handicrafts; Science Instruction; Multicultural Education; Hands on Science; American Indian Culture; Performance Based Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mineralogie; Handwerk; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Leistungsermittlung
Abstract	This article presents an activity that focuses on helping students investigate the formation of rocks, minerals, and gemstones. Students describe visual, textual, and physical properties of various specimens of minerals. Using compare and contrast skills, students can classify the primary types of rock, ask questions about the Earth's inner processes that result in the formation of our natural resources, and discuss cross-cultural traditions' perspectives on many of our Earth's natural resources. In this multicultural science activity, children actively engage in a hands-on lesson that allows them to visualize and appreciate the beauty of the Earth's natural resources through the art of jewelry making. This lesson provides an artistic approach to science as students explore various properties of the Earth's materials and physical properties of matter. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10