Description
Don't just teach about rocks, the rock cycle, and minerals and gemstones- EXPERIENCE IT with this interactive Virtual Field Trip! Students can explore all about gemstones, learn what makes a gemstone and a mineral, and explore to learn all about them with different ready to go tasks and activities.
Take a Virtual Field trip with:
- 360 VR Museum Tour (Gem & Mineral Museum at the Smithsonian)
- Learning Video
- Interactive Gemstone website
- Website readings to learn about gems and minerals
- Interactive virtual gemstone dig game/activity
This is the PDF version of this lesson. To find the Google Classroom and Google Drive version, please see my store at the link below.
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This Resource Includes:
- Teacher Summary Page
- Product FREEBIE code from my store
- Teacher Instructions
- Instruction page
- Museum guide page
- Resources Link page (5 great resources)
- Trip Overview worksheet
- Museum tour guided question worksheet
- Website guided questions
- Video guided questions
- Gemstone match - raw and finished format of well known gemstones
- Gemstone and Mineral assessment - learning check
- Mini report- what is a mineral
- Rock Vs Mineral Comparison worksheet
- 5 Rules/Properties of Minerals Table worksheet
- Famous gemstones overview summary worksheet
- Gemstone report activity
- Gemstone cross-word puzzle extension task (bonus activity)
- Grading Rubric
- Answer Key
- Teacher Guidelines
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*Please note the places in this exciting field trip are in no way associated with TeachwithBri or AUL and are independent great places and sites. They are meant to be used as a resource with the exciting lessons and activities in this product and are in no way my own work or property. Be sure you have the correct viewer to access this product and adjust printer settings to make sure printing is done in the best quality meant for this product.