Friday, May 8, 2015

Guest Speaker on Minerals

On Thursday, we were privileged to have a guest speaker teach third grade students about minerals found in Earth's crust.  Each student was able to dig through a pan of soil from the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas to look for quartz crystals.  They learned that crystals always have a hexagonal shape--no matter what size they are.  Crystals have a 6 sided base and a 6-sided top.  Crystals are inorganic, not man made.  Enjoy the photos from the day.

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