Cut-and-assemble Mineral Crystal Shapes
Cut-and-assemble Mineral Crystal Shapes
Purpose of activity:
To learn in a hands-on way about the basic shapes found in mineral crystals
Target age group:
any (but a bit tricky to do with kids under 10)
Description of activity:
Cut and assemble six different geometric shapes
Time needed:
This really depends upon how efficient the assembler is. Probably somewhere around 10 minutes per shape for the average student?
Materials you will need:
copies of the pattern pages printed onto card stock, scissors, glue