Rutger's Geology Museum

          Last week my science teacher assigned our class a project. In this project we were told to build a exhibit for the Rutgers Geology Museum. We had a choice of working by ourselves or in a group. The objective was to create something that visitors of all ages can interact with and enjoy when they visit the museum. My group chose to make an exhibit about rocks and minerals. We didn't want to create something that would be boring and put the visitors to sleep, so we thought of an idea that would be interesting and fun. Our idea consisted of making a sandbox and hiding different rocks in it. On the lid of the sandbox we piled up cards that had a description of each rock in the sandbox. The visitor would have to first pick a card from the pile. Then, they would need to read the description and look at the picture of the rock. Next, they would search the sandbox and try to find the rock using the picture and description on the card. The point of the game was to learn about the physical features of the rocks in the sandbox. 
          During this project my group faced a few problems. First, we didnt know where to find rocks to put in the sandbox. So, everyone in my group had to search for rocks near their homes. This way, we got a variety of rocks. Also, no one in my group knew where to get sand from. Then, my mom gave us the idea of using sand from sand art. At home I had about six bottles of sand art. We used this colorful sand to fill up our sandbox. In the end, our project was a success and my group really enjoyed making an exhibit for the Rutgers Geology Museum. We hope that the museum will enjoy our project as much as we did.