The Mineraloids: Amber
The PowerPoint and accompanying activity guide on the left are included in price of NatureGlo's eScience Rocks & Minerals winter/spring Jan. - May HYBRID course and Mar. - May live class. Scroll through to find either the mentioned courses or any Rocks & Minerals courses of interest.
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Web Resources
Minerals.net - Gemstone: Amber
Galleries.com - Amber
WebMineral.com - Amber
Academic Emporium - Amber (very scholarly info)
Mindat.org - Amber (scroll down to the bottom for the Amber interactive world map. Use Megamaps for free maps)
Academic.emporia - World of Amber
GemSelect - Amber
Amber History
Economic History of Amber
Andezia's Amber Jewelry - History of Amber
Amber.com - History of the Amber Room
International Gem Society - A History & Legend of Amber, Gems of Yore
The Amber Room
AmberRoom.org - History
Wikipedia - Amber Room
National Geographic - Mystery of the Amber Room (Video)
MysteriousUniverse.org - The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room
How Amber is Made
Madehow.com - How Amber is Made
Projects & Activities
Please note: For any of the suggested research projects below, students can use the above links to assist their research in addition to their own Google searchs. Students can also choose any mode of showing their work. Below are some suggestions:
Minerals.net - Gemstone: Amber
Galleries.com - Amber
WebMineral.com - Amber
Academic Emporium - Amber (very scholarly info)
Mindat.org - Amber (scroll down to the bottom for the Amber interactive world map. Use Megamaps for free maps)
Academic.emporia - World of Amber
GemSelect - Amber
Amber History
Economic History of Amber
Andezia's Amber Jewelry - History of Amber
Amber.com - History of the Amber Room
International Gem Society - A History & Legend of Amber, Gems of Yore
The Amber Room
AmberRoom.org - History
Wikipedia - Amber Room
National Geographic - Mystery of the Amber Room (Video)
MysteriousUniverse.org - The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room
How Amber is Made
Madehow.com - How Amber is Made
Projects & Activities
Please note: For any of the suggested research projects below, students can use the above links to assist their research in addition to their own Google searchs. Students can also choose any mode of showing their work. Below are some suggestions:
- PowerPoint, poster, Interactive notebook, lapbook, home video, arts & crafts (drawing, painting, coloring etc.), report format and any other format students prefer.
- Create an interactive Amber map. You can use the link at Mindat.org for clickable Amber mines around the world. For more detailed instructions on creating the map, here is a link to the Amber page , and scroll down to where it says Create an Amber Varieties Poster Map.
- Research Amber's history.
- Research the famous Amber Room.
- Make amber jewelry.
- Research how amber is made.
- Go mining for amber if you are within driving distance of an amber mine (New Jersey and Arkansas are two US locations)
- Draw various amber varieties in your journal.
Live Class #5 and
HYBRID Jan. - May Course Videos
HYBRID Jan. - May Course Videos
The conclusion of The Amber Room Hermitage Full Documentary is the below first video under Informative Videos.
Informative Videos