Step back in time with us as students learn about rock types and how they are formed and then get their hands right in the action by washing a bag of sand in our gem mining sluice to reveal the treasure inside. Students discuss igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock types and older classes discuss rock characteristics and ways to identify rock types. Each student takes home a bag of rough cut rocks and gems to identify back in the class room using the identification card included with the field trip.

Gem Mining Field Trips are $8/student or $8/parent and include:

• Mining sluice education
• Small Bag of stones and sand to wash in the sluice
• Rock & Gem identification card
• Time in our play area with mazes, slides & swings
• Hayride tour of the farm
• Farm animal feeding and education

The Gem Component may be combined with any of our other field trips for a total of $12/student and $12/parent. We recommend a minimum of 2.5 hours to complete a combo field trip

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