Minerals Junior Education Day 2024

Rocks and Minerals for Kids – March 23

Nittany Mineralogical Society’s 2024 Minerals Junior Education Day is set for Saturday, March 23, at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology at Pleasant Gap.  This event is intended for students in grades 1-8, accompanied by their parents.  Kids get an empty egg carton when they check in, then go to a series of stations, each concerning a different aspect of mineral properties, rocks, fossils, etc.  They learn about the topic from a demonstration or discussion – and receive a properly labeled specimen or educational item related to the topic, so they gather a whole collection to take home in their egg carton.  There is also a sales table with kid-friendly prices.  Registration for kids to attend is open until March 21; the fee is $6.00 per child (parents come along for free and keep things under control).   More news will be on the NMS web site <  http://www.nittanymineral.org/index.htm>.