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Pupils enjoy the gem panning activity at the National Stone Centre but there is insufficient time during a busy visit to find out much about the gems. These activities aim to enable pupils to satisfy their curiosity about the gems they found by using them in activities that will meet National Curriculum objectives.
Teacher’s notes
National Curriculum links
Key Stages 1 and 2
Science Materials (QCA Unit 1C Sorting and using materials) with links to Units 2D, 3C, 3D
ICT (QCA Units 1D Labelling and classifying; 2E Questions and answers) with links to 3C and 4C
Primary Framework for Literacy
Key Stages 1 and 2
Science Materials (QCA Unit 1C Sorting and using materials) with links to Units 2D, 3C, 3D
ICT (QCA Units 1D Labelling and classifying; 2E Questions and answers) with links to 3C and 4C
Primary Framework for Literacy
Activity 1 - sorting gems
Learning objectives
· to group materials together and make a record of groupings
· that materials can be sorted in a variety of ways according to their properties
· to use appropriate vocabulary to describe materials
This activity uses minerals found during the gem panning activity to encourage discussion and grouping according to their properties.
Activity 2 – matching gems to description
Learning objectives
· that objects can be identified from key words
This activity develops pupils ability to identify minerals by using appropriate adjectives.
Worksheets
Activity 3 – construct a binary tree based on key words for gems
Learning objectives
· that some questions have only yes/no answers and have to be phrased carefully
This activity involves developing keys to identify minerals from characteristics.