Rock and Gem show

Last week we went to the Tulsa Rock and Gem show. Brooke absolutely loves rocks, so I thought this might be and interesting field trip. They had a whole section set up for kids, and they had a blast. They got to dig a "fossil" out of a "rock". Devin and Brooke dug out a snail shell, and Paige dug out a shark tooth. Then they made castings of dinosaur tracks. Their last activity was to make homemade geodes. This was a project that had to be taken home and observed over several days. After we finished with the projects, we learned a lot about different fossils and types of rocks. For instance, we learned that a great place to look for fossils might be at Bixoma lake because it had both salt and fresh water. We took a walk to look at the vendor booths, and the kids started to get a little handsy with the VERY expensive rocks. So we decided to leave. Right before we got to the door we saw a booth with $1 grab bags with 10 rocks or gems in each. The kids each picked out a bag, and they took a turn on the "wheel of fortune." Devin won a tree made out of copper wire with little stones for the leaves and flowers. He said it is beautiful and he is treasuring it. Paige won a tile magnet with a picture of flowers made from stones. She is also treasuring it. Brooke won a big piece of quartz (rose quartz maybe?), and she loves it also. All the little rocks and gems from their bags have been looked at over and over. Devin is so excited because he has a piece of granite that is 1 billion years old.