60 minutes presentation and activities.
Suitable for Science classes and Physics students.
Year 10 to Year 12
Group sizes of about 12 - 16 students are recommended. Large classes can be split and with half doing another museum program.
Refractive index, polarization, diffraction, 2 and 3-phase inclusions, hardness, lustre and cleavage are all Physics concepts used by gemmologists to tell the difference between a sapphire, an amethyst and a piece of glass.
In this program students will learn how Physics is used to identify gem stones. Real gem stones are used in the various demonstrations and activities.
This is an ideal context for Light and Sight topics.