
Ancaster Gem, Mineral & Bead Show
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High School Visit Details
Attention High School Teachers
A Special Opportunity For High School Classes To Visit The Gem Show
Come and see...
- Rocks, minerals, fossils & jewellery displayed by over 35 vendors
- Ideal trip for earth science students to view rock, mineral & fossil specimens from around the world
- Art & design students will be able to meet Canadian jewellery designers & see their latest creations
- Learn about earth science & jewellery arts careers
- Opportunity to purchase unique specimens & Canadian handcrafted jewellery
While at the show...
To make it a meaningful educational experience, we recommend that the students have a defined goal in mind when visiting the show. For example:
- Find & record Canadian minerals found at the show
- Follow up research on a really interesting mineral
- Find, list & research different types of quartz
- Find one mineral & try to find how many locations it is found in the world
- List 3-5 fossils, where they were formed & how old they are
- Describe an example of Canadian-made jewellery created from gemstones
- Indicate how & why the colour wheel was used in the jewellery design
- Describe how balance & symmetry, or lack of, was used in the jewellery design
Overview:
The Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show will be held October 4 to 6, 2019. On the Friday of the show, high school groups are invited to book a time to visit the show. The show is open to the public, so a very limited number of high school groups will be able to attend.
- Recommended stay is 2 hours
- Each school group is to be directed by their own teachers/parent volunteers
- Cost per student is $6.00 plus HST (regular show admission is $8.00)
- Complementary free admission to teacher, parent supervisors and bus driver
- Food services are available or bring your own snack/lunch
- Easy, free bus parking
- Your class will be greeted on the bus
- Building is wheelchair accessible and accessible restrooms available
Program spaces are limited, sign up early.