Students will be transported into a mine site to explore the different careers, technology and equipment used during the copper extraction, processing and refinement phases of mining.
Take a peek into a mineralogist’s scrapbook to see why he thinks jade is so special.
Visit a scientist’s lab to see how he creates a magma chamber!
Planetary Scientists are really far out!
Geoscientists are “rock star” scientists.
Someone who studies geology is called a geologist.
Natural Sciences Managers keep projects on track.
Explore a fascinating and fragile underground world. Learn about caves and karst landscapes. Complete a few fun activities.
CalTech Cryoseismologist Celeste Labedz sometimes wears a cape with her snowpants and spends part of her career shooting explosions into giant chunks of ice and recording the seismic activity, analyzing the rivers that flow through glaciers, and keeping tabs on glacial melt.
Kelly Sitek talks about adventures in mining, the chemical composition of different gems, breaks down the test taking process for gemology and gives advice on haunted stones.
Do you have questions about the minerals, rocks, valleys, canyons, mountains, rivers, volcanoes, earthquakes, earth fissures, landslides, or natural hazards of Arizona?
We have Julia Potter who is a Geological Engineer at Call & Nicholas Inc. We invite you to watch our video to learn more about Julia’s field of work and her experience as a woman in the field!