Don’t Lose Your Marble

 

Marble is more than a rock. It is statuesque and a pillar of society. Dig into marble with these online activities.

 

CONNECT:

• What is marble and how is it formed in nature? See the answers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgifUKUqWw
• Discover many uses of marbles at https://geology.com/rocks/uses-of-marble/
• Game marbles are made of glass, but they used to be made of marble 1000s of years ago. Watch the history of marbles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mteDMr2pk8M
• Read about the history of marble sculpture at https://mymodernmet.com/marble-sculpture-history/ (for older readers)

 

CREATE:

• Watch how to do marbling at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yfHwItKks
• Learn how to do painting with marbles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE7aC4EqiRM
• Enjoy 15 fun ways to play with marbles at https://lappstoys.com/15-fun-ways-to-play-with-marbles-clip-clop-toys/
• Create a marble run experiment at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVEZcBWCqQc

 

CARE:

• See how to maintain marble at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3F80SBGnWk
• Watch how professionals restore marble statues at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz_nq-HE8Ao
• Help save a marble museum at https://ncph.org/history-at-work/project-showcase-vermont-marble-museum/

 CAREER:

Does marble “rock” you? Several careers await you: sculptor, architect, builder, quarry manager, scientist, restorer, interior designer or decorator. Rock on with these sample jobs.

• Making a sculpture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR8ZiT9JTcg&t=59s
• Marble and granite jobs https://www.ziprecruiter.com/t/Most-Popular-Types-Of-Marble-And-Granite-Jobs
• Designing a home made of marble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-YJD4Qm0g

Baubles, Bangles, and Beads

Jewelry has been worn for millennia, all the way back to a pretty shell that might be woven into one’s hair. Each culture has unique jewelry based on local resources, and jewelry has migrated across cultures. Jewelry can be free or very expensive – and handmade as well as commercial. Try these gems of jewelry-related activities.

CONNECT:

• Jewelry started over 100,000 years ago! Trace the timeline of jewelry at http://www.historyofjewelry.net/jewelry-facts/jewelry-timeline/
• You can see more examples of jewelry of the past, as displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/h/history-jewellery/
• Do you have an extra $83 million to buy a diamond? See the rarest and most valuable gems in the world at http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/game-of-stones/top-ten-rarest-gemstones/
• Watch how a watch is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXt-QANAa2U

CREATE:

• Create kid-friendly jewelry following the directions at http://www.education.com/activity/beads-jewelry/
• Make a box for your jewelry: http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/jewelryboxescraftsideasactivitieskids.html
• Here’s a recipe for making diamonds: http://www.livescience.com/32266-how-are-diamonds-made.html
• Diamonds are “hard”y friends; you can even cut steel with diamonds.  Scratch rocks via Mohs Hardness Scale: http://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml

CARE:

• Try one of these 13 weird ways to clean silver (including jewelry): http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/how-to-clean-silver/
• Thinking of getting your ears pierced? Doctors get you good advice: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/piercings/art-20047317
• Follow pictures to make simple jewelry repairs: http://www.wikihow.com/Repair-Jewelry
• Be ecological by making jewelry by recycling materials: http://www.inhabitots.com/7-arts-and-crafts-projects-for-kids-that-encourage-recycling-and-reuse/diy-kids-jewelry-jennie-lyo7/

CAREERS:

Want a gem of a job? Look at these:

http://www.gia.edu/careers-in-gems-jewelry

http://www.jewelers.org/ja/careers-education/jewelry-careers-guide

http://www.jewelrytraining.com/careers-in-jewelry.php