| Activity Type : |
Lab/Exhibit Lesson |
| Duration : |
90 minutes |
| Language : |
English |
| Subject : |
Science |
| Price : |
$16.00
(per person, tax included) |
Description
By seeing and handling a large variety of specimens, students learn to describe how the three major types of rock are formed, to distinguish between rocks and minerals, and to conduct tests to examine their properties. The use of rocks and minerals in our everyday lives is reviewed.
The exhibit portion of this topic is enhanced by visits to the Gallery of Minerals, Gallery of Gems and Gold, and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.
Curriculum Links: investigate the properties of various Earth materials; conduct a series of tests to identify and classify common minerals; investigate common igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; describe the formation of various types of rocks
Not available before 10:00 a.m.
Maximum 140 people (including students, teachers, educational assistants and supervisors) at one time.
Availability subject to change.
Availability subject to change
The following afternoons are full:
The following mornings are full:
Friday, May 17, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
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