| Details | How to Join: The webinar will be presented on Zoom video; click this link to join: https://zoom.us/j/782311221 From the bones in our bodies to expansive coral reefs, “biominerals” grown by living organisms are critical to life as we know it. Join Smithsonian Geologist Gabriela Farfan to learn about the minerals around us, what makes "biominerals" so special, and what factors impact their growth. Gabriela will answer student questions, in English and Spanish, about coral skeletons, her career in geology, and her love for minerals. Your students are invited to submit questions, in Spanish and English, for Gabriela to respond to throughout the live webinar. This webinar supports learning standards in Physical Science and Earth Science. After watching, please take the survey and tell us how we did!
Supplemental Resources:
Next Generation Science Standards:
Grades 3-5Physical Science - 5-PS1-1. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades 6-8Physical Science - MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Earth Science - MS-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity - Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
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