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Gemstone Mining

Educational Program

Recommended for all ages | Outdoor program available March – November

Get hands-on with geology during this interactive experience! Students will mine for minerals in a running water sluice on the Nature Trail. They will use an identification table to examine and classify the minerals they find. Miners keep their treasures!
ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET CDC, LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
Photograph of a group of kids doing the Gemstone Mining in front of the Grist Mill, sleuthing out the sand from their trays to find gems.
Pciture of differest gemstones in a person's hand found during gemstone mining
This educational program meets these curriculum standards:
NC – K.E.2, 1.E.2.1, 1.E.2, 2.E.2, 4.P.2.1, 4.P.2.2, 4.P.2.3, 4.E.2, 4.H.1, 5.E.1, 6.E.2, 8.E.1,
SC – K.E.2, 1.E.4, 1-2.3, 4.E.4, 4-5.5, 5.E.4B, 5.E.4C, 4-5.5, 8.E.5
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The Schiele Museum’s educational programs address critical standards for public education. For specific curriculum standards met by our programs or questions or questions about your group visit, please contact our Group Scheduling Coordinator at stephanie.austin@gastonianc.gov