Instructional Video5:58
SciShow

Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break

12th - Higher Ed
So, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow...
Instructional Video3:51
SciShow

No One Knows Where These Gems Came From

12th - Higher Ed
Montana sapphires come in a beautiful array of colors found in a few other places in the world. But geologists have no idea where they originated.<br/>
Instructional Video9:27
SciShow

8 Structure Secrets of Gemstones

12th - Higher Ed
Gems are more than just pretty rocks! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video1:12
Curated Video

Alternative Stone Options for Engagement Rings

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast -Learn about alternatives to diamonds for engagement rings from private jeweler Kate Hemphill in this Howcast video.
Instructional Video2:01
Curated Video

Earthly Treasures: Precious Gemstones

6th - 12th
Discover the specific conditions needed for the formation of emeralds, rubies and sapphires; and how there is now potential to 'grow' them in laboratories. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Emeralds are made from beryllium....
Instructional Video3:01
Curated Video

Sapphires: A Fair Trade?

6th - 12th
Discover the dangers faced by workers in Madagascar's illegal sapphire mines. And why inequalities in the global trade of the gems mean others profit most from the miners' work... Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points....
Instructional Video1:14
Curated Video

Minerals – Spot the...

K - 5th
Six objects are shown on screen ... can you spot the minerals?
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Instructional Video12:03
Curated Video

Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Good Techniques to Create Gemstones

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will be learning a set of good techniques to use Blender to your advantage to create gemstones. We will be making blue, golden, and silver gems.
Instructional Video1:10
Next Animation Studio

Facebook and Airbus test internet drones in Australia

12th - Higher Ed
Facebook is working with aeronautics company Airbus on drone-based connectivity, according to German publication Netzpolitik.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Gemstone Coloration: How Different Gemstones Get Their Colors

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Explore how gemstones get their colors. We learn that gemstones absorb and reflect certain light waves based on their chemical structures, resulting in different colors. Some gemstones are self-colored, while others are colored by...