- What is the first step of mining?
- Why is emerald mining tricky? What do you need?
- What is the biggest hassle?
- What does the 85 stripping ratio mean?
- What do they do to the material after washing it?
- What value do they talk about in the video?
Mine
Lead-in
- Would you ever consider working in a mine? Why or why not?
- What were working conditions like for miners in the past?
Presentation 1
Pre
- What kind of gear or equipment is used in the mining process?
Top Down
- What are working conditions like for miners nowadays? Watch the video and find out!
Bottom Up
- Read the questions and answer them while you watch the video again.
- What is the first step of mining? – Exploration
- Why is emerald mining tricky? What do you need? – Geology, be specific of what they are doing, what material they are mining
- What is the biggest hassle? – Waste removal
- What does the 85 stripping ratio mean? – For every 85 tons of waste, they get 1 ton of material. And out of that ton, only 300 karats..
- What do they do to the material after washing it? – They pick the emeralds
- What value do they talk about in the video? – Their safety
Post
- How interested are you in learning more about mining; maybe different minerals?
- Would you ever consider investing in a mining operation?
- What other processes do you know? Talk about your area of study or work.
Presentation 2
Pre
- Why do you think people buy emeralds?
Top Down
- How have emeralds affected history? Watch the video and find out!
Bottom Up
- Read the questions and fill in the gaps them while you watch the video again.
Example: Cleopatra ____ used emeralds ____ her royal adornments. > Cleopatra often used emeralds for her royal adornments.
- Seattle, ____ the United States, is ____ emerald city.
- The emerald buddha is ____ carved ____ green jadeite.
- ____ own this gem stone is ____ own a unique, one-of-a-kind gem stone.
- An emerald with inclusions, with strong saturation, would actually cost more ____ a near-flawless emerald with ____ saturation.
- When owning an emerald, you ____ to know ____ lines, patches and glows.
- Seattle, in the United States, is the emerald city.
- The emerald buddha is actually carved from green jadeite.
- To own this gem stone is to own a unique, one-of-a-kind gem stone.
- An emerald with inclusions, with strong saturation, would actually cost more than a near-flawless emerald with weak saturation.
- When owning an emerald, you get to know its lines, patches and glows.
Post
- Can you think of any other places or things that have been influenced by emeralds or other precious stones?
- How much would you be willing to pay for an emerald?
- How has your area of study or work impacted the world?