"Gems Rock" Rock and Mineral curriculum is an unbeleivable experience just watching your students find and keep real genuine rubies, emeralds, sapphires that they actually "mine" on their own.

Nothing could be more exciting for a student to walk away with a core knowledge of our earth science resources and then work in a group to "mine" for their treasures. See details below...

Rocks and Minerals School Programs for School Assemblies and After School Programs.
For grades 3+

Glittering, crystal-filled Exhibit of museum-quality Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones, with a highly interactive Educational & Entertaining show. Topics include fascinating overview and sampling of Mineral Resources (rocks & minerals we need in our everyday lives), the Mining process with display of Antique equipment. From discussion and demonstrations of magical Magnetic, Fluorescent & X-ray Rock™, to insights into gemstones like rubies & emeralds, students will experience a dazzling world of scientific wonder.

Hands-on, Take Home Activity Options...
Gemstone Mining with 25ft Rushing Water Sluice (weather permitting)
Optional Genuine 14K Gold Panning
Gemstone/Herkimer "Diamond" Mining
Excavate & Keep Gemstones - Rubies, Emerald, Amethyst,
Garnet, Topaz, Herkimer "Diamonds" ...
Geode Opening
Crack open Amazing Crystal-filled Volcanic GEODES
Amber Discovery
Polish rough Genuine Amber - many have found bugs trapped
for millions of years within ...

Weather permitting, students will Pan for Gems & Minerals to keep during a rocks and minerals school program or after school program with our rushing water Sluice.

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Ask us about our new
EXCLUSIVE MINING EXCAVATION BLOCKS!!

FIND AN AMAZING ARRAY OF GENUINE GEMS AND MINERALS I.E. AMETHYST, CITRINE, BLUE SODALITE, GOLDEN PYRITE, RUBY, EMERALD, AQUAMARINE, GARNET, ORANGE-BLUE-GREEN CALCITE, QUARTZ CRYSTALS, TIGER EYE, MIXED POLISHED MINERALS, ROSE QUARTZ, GREEN AND RED UNIKITE, SELENITE CRYSTAL BURSTS, HERKIMER DIAMOND AND YES - EVEN GENUINE GOLD NUGGETS
DEPENDING ON WHICH PACKAGE YOU CHOOSE.

Rushing Water SLUICE with Waterfalls.

An Unbelievable array of Genuine Gemstones and Beautiful Minerals.
Ruby, Emerald, Topaz, Peridot, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Garnet, Tiger Eye, Rose Quartz, Sodalite, Adventurine, Blue Calcite, Red Calcite, Orange Calcite, Green Calcite, Amethyst, Citrine, Pyrite, Agates, Quartz, plus lots more.
Genuine GOLD Available too!!

Genuine GOLD PANNING Take home a Genuine Gold Nugget!!
This is not gold dust or "flakes" these are genuine Gold Nuggets.

Rocks and minerals earth science resources will let students break open some very cool crystal-filled 100-million year old Geodes that they can add to their own collection.

Students will be exposed so some of the finest museum quality minerals (amethyst, pyrite cubes, citrine, fluorescent minerals) and lots more all from our own private collection.

Students will learn about "rocks" that they actually eat on a daily basis. Plus, get samples of rocks and minerals we use regularly. We rarely stop to think about the fact that almost every item in our homes comes from some form of rock or mineral dug up from the earth.

Check out our NEW Rocks and Minerals EXCAVATION KITS.
During our Rocks and Minerals school programs or after school programs students will excavate their very own collection of some fantastic rocks and minerals using our proprietary crystal filled rocks. Each student receives a tool and learns to extract their really cool specimens for their own collection and study.