Science of Gems

Description

Learn how minerals form in rocks and how minerals become gems with this informative STEAM reader that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.

Sujets

• Sciences et techniques
• Environmental management

Informations

• Publié par: Teacher Created Materials
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780743922241
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Read and Respond
1. What is a gem r ough?
2. How ar e geologists’ and gemologists’ jobs
similar? How ar e they dif ferent?
3. What ar e the thr ee ways in which minerals
ar e for med in r ocks?
4. What ar e the steps for tur ning gem r oughs
intogems?
5. Should all gems be made into jewelry , or
should some be kept in museums? Why?
6. Imagine that you have found a r ock full
of rar e minerals. W rite a letter describing
what you plan to do with it.
 

Serena H a ines
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logo are register ed trademarks owned by the Smithsonian Instit ution.
 

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Contributing A uthor
Jennifer Law son
Consultan ts
Jeffrey E. P ost, Ph.D .
Chairman, Department of M ineral Sciences
Curator , National Gem and M ineral Collection
Smithsonian Institution
Sharon Banks
3rd Grade T eacher
Duncan Public Schools
Publishing Credits
Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., P ublisher
Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor
Diana Kenney , M.A.Ed., NBCT , Content Director
Vér onique Bos, Creative Director
Robin Erickson, Art D irector
Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor
Mindy Duits, Senior Graphic Designer
Smithsonian Science Education Center
Image Credits: front cover , p.1, p.5 (top), p .22 (bottom), p .24 (right), p.25
©Smithsonian; pp.6–7 Dorling Kindersley/Science Source; p .7 (bottom) Carrie
Wallestad; p .8 (bottom) Phil Hill/Science Source; pp .8–9 Javier T rueba/MSF/Science
Source; p.10 Bloomber g/Getty Images; p.11 Olivier Polet/C orbis /GettyImages;
p.13 (top) Malcolm F ielding, The BOC Gr oup plc/Science Source; p.15 (top) Serato/
Shutterstock; p.16 (bottom) De A gostini Editorial/Getty Images; pp.16–17 Bill
Bachmann/Science Source; p.20 C arroll Photo/Shutterstock; p .24 (left) Museo
Nacional de Historia, Chapultepec Castle, Mexico; all other images from iSt ock and/
or Shutterstock.
Library of Congress Ca taloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Haines, Serena, author .
Title: The science of gems / Serena Haines .
Description: Huntington Beach, CA : T eacher Created Materials, 2019. |
Audience: K to Grade 3. | Includes index. |
Identiers: L CCN 2018030481 (print) | L CCN 2018036678 (ebook) | ISBN
9781493869077 | ISBN 9781493866670
Subjects: LCSH: Gems-- Juvenile literature . | Crystals--Juvenile literature.
Classication: L CC QE392.2 (ebook) | L CC QE392.2 .H35 2019 (print) | DDC
553.8--dc23
L C record available at https://lc cn.loc.gov/2018030481
 

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T able of Contents
Mi neral s to Ge ms ................................ 4
How M ine rals F orm ............................. 6
W orking T ogeth er ...............................1 0
Maki ng Ge ms ..................................... 1 6
F amous Gems .................................... 22
Get ting Star ted .................................. 2 6
STE AM Cha l leng e ............................. 2 8
Gl oss ar y ............................................. 30
Inde x ...................................................3 1
Career Advi ce .................................... 32