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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 29, 2018 16:27:47 GMT -5
Today was the day I got to go in to my son's 6th grade science class and give a presentation on my hobby. I took in the little Lortone 33B and showed them what prepped tumble rough looks like, how to get a barrel loaded and rolling and told them all about tumbling. I also put together a slide show that went over the types of material we work with, including agate, jasper, fossils and obsidian. I didn't go into too much detail on how these materials are formed, but touched on it. They hung with me through the slide show, but really came alive when they got to go hands on with the things I brought. Here's most of what I took with me and talked about.
A couple bowls of tumbles 
Fossils, pet wood, limb cast 
Kentucky material 
Obsidian and glass 
Some of the types of rocks I work with 
Because West Texas goodies are fun to look at 
The star of the show, because it perfectly shows how the rough exterior can hide a beautiful interior. They oooh'd and ahhhh'd over this one. Thanks, toiv0 . 
They also got to choose a magnet from a large selection 
While they were taking turns looking over the materials and I was answering questions, there was a slideshow running with 'before and after' tumble pics for the others. Everybody always likes to see the transformation. Here are a few that were shown.
All in all, my first presentation went off without any major malfunctions. They all seemed to enjoy it, the teacher was happy to have someone else take an hour out of her work day and I got a workout toting all this stuff around. Maybe it will even spark an interest in one or two of them, who knows? (checking to see if the teacher will forward me any of the photos she took during the class)
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Post by MsAli on Mar 29, 2018 16:37:22 GMT -5
That is so awesome and I bet they had fun.
My heart thudded over that laker -that is the rock that got me into this when I was little
I have no doubt you sparked interest in this hobby
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 29, 2018 16:57:06 GMT -5
That is sooooo cool! I know you were doing it right since you kept their attention.  I'm sure your son was very proud, too. |
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 29, 2018 17:18:40 GMT -5
That is so awesome and I bet they had fun. My heart thudded over that laker -that is the rock that got me into this when I was little I have no doubt you sparked interest in this hobby Yep that's a nice Laker, that was in the box you didn't get. |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 29, 2018 17:21:18 GMT -5
I know plenty of adults who would have enjoyed your presentation too. I sure would have. It looks like you did a great job. Were there lots of questions?
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Post by MsAli on Mar 29, 2018 17:21:59 GMT -5
That is so awesome and I bet they had fun. My heart thudded over that laker -that is the rock that got me into this when I was little I have no doubt you sparked interest in this hobby Yep that's a nice Laker, that was in the box you didn't get.  sigh..That's alright-I got some pretty nice ones in my box 
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 29, 2018 17:23:30 GMT -5
Maybe it will even spark an interest in one or two of them, who knows?
We used to have groups of kids out to the pit and the dragline would scoop up a bucket and lay it out. They were impressed when I told them they were the first people to ever see those rocks.
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Post by beefjello on Mar 29, 2018 18:25:51 GMT -5
I'll bet lots of moms and dads are hearing ALL about rocks tonight  Great job man! |
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Mar 29, 2018 18:46:09 GMT -5
Bravo!
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Post by NRG on Mar 29, 2018 18:47:33 GMT -5
I can't tell if you have huge hands or the Laker is small. 😎
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Post by wigglinrocks on Mar 29, 2018 20:34:53 GMT -5
What a great thing to do . Hopefully a few of them will be able to put down their digital babysitters for a little while . Sure hope ya warned them about the possible (probable) addiction though .
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 29, 2018 21:09:30 GMT -5
Wow. Sounds like a great presentation. Those kids probably don't realize they just seen the best of the best in those tumbles.
Chuck
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 29, 2018 21:18:09 GMT -5
I know plenty of adults who would have enjoyed your presentation too. I sure would have. It looks like you did a great job. Were there lots of questions? I did have a lot of questions. One girl picked the Petoskey stone magnet and asked how that was formed, where it came from, etc. Another wanted to know how many bowls of rocks I had. They all wanted to know the origin of their magnet stones. I saw several of them running their hands through the tumbled stones. Don't blame them, smooth, cool stones feel good on the skin. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 29, 2018 21:33:33 GMT -5
I can't tell if you have huge hands or the Laker is small. 😎 Well, jokester, that is a really nice sized Laker, especially since you're only looking at half of it. So, my hands must be Huge.  |
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Post by NRG on Mar 29, 2018 21:34:09 GMT -5
Those before and after pics are priceless. Something few if any do. Shows perfect transformation.
Grats
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 29, 2018 21:45:31 GMT -5
Wow. Sounds like a great presentation. Those kids probably don't realize they just seen the best of the best in those tumbles. Chuck Thanks, Chuck, appreciate that from 'The Champ'. Their teacher asked "who saw rocks in a different way, after the presentation" and they all raised their hands. That made it worth my efforts. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 29, 2018 21:57:36 GMT -5
Those before and after pics are priceless. Something few if any do. Shows perfect transformation. Grats I'm always surprised when I go looking and find the 'before' picture from months prior. Then again, I have photographed just about all rough as it comes in and most tumble ready material that I expect to turn out nice. ETA - Here's another good before/after.    |
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Post by quartz on Mar 29, 2018 23:09:33 GMT -5
That's a great thing to do for kids around that age, and a fine job you did of it. Thanks for sharing with us too.
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Post by Wooferhound on Mar 30, 2018 6:23:02 GMT -5
Nice Bowls
So ... how many bowls of rocks do you have ?
Sometimes I will show a young person my polished rocks and they will pickup a handful and drop them back in the bowl from a foot high.
Sure I want them to have fun but don't damage my rocks.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 30, 2018 6:34:44 GMT -5
A great experience for you and the students. Glad all went well.
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I'm sure your son was very proud, too. 
