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For pupils and teachers · Astana

A lesson at the Museum of Minerals

Class tours by appointment. Three routes through Hall 8 that follow the geography curriculum of grades 8–9 in Kazakhstan’s schools: the Mohs scale, the mineral wealth of Kazakhstan and the history of the Earth. A pupil’s phone recognises the exhibits, and right answers earn experience.

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Along the geography curriculum

The learning objectives of the typical curriculum that a lesson in the hall helps to reach.

  • The Mohs scale in Hall 8Grade 8

    • 8.3.1.5 classifies rocks and minerals by various features
    • 8.3.1.7 determines the properties of rocks and minerals

  • The mineral wealth of KazakhstanGrade 9

    • 8.3.1.6 analyses the distribution of mineral resources in connection with how rocks and minerals form
    • 9.3.1.4 identifies the patterns in the distribution of Kazakhstan’s mineral resources
    • 9.3.1.5 shows on the map and describes the main centres where Kazakhstan’s mineral resources are mined and processed
    • 9.3.1.6 assesses Kazakhstan’s mineral resources

  • The history of the Earth in one lessonGrade 8

    • 8.3.1.8 explains the methods of dating rocks
    • 8.3.1.9 using the geological time scale and the geochronological table, singles out the major stages and events in the formation of the Earth’s crust and the development of life

The objectives are the museum’s translation of the curriculum’s Russian text. Source: Типовая учебная программа по предмету «География» для 7–9 классов (обновлённое содержание) (Приказ МОН РК № 115 от 03.04.2013 в редакции приказа № 668 от 23.11.2016)

Grade 8 · 8.3.1.5, 8.3.1.7 · 40 minutes

The Mohs scale in Hall 8

Ten minerals that measure hardness: each one scratches the one before it. Pupils study specimens in the museum collection through photographs and descriptions.

  1. 1TalcТАЛЬК / УралIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  2. 2GypsumГИПС / р. КуланотпесIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  3. 3CalciteКАЛЬЦИТ / Соколовско-Сарбайское м-ниеIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  4. 4FluoriteФЛЮОРИТ / МексикаIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  5. 5ApatiteАПАТИТ / м-ние СлюдянскоеIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  6. 6Feldspar (orthoclase)ПОЛЕВОЙ ШПАТ, КВАРЦ / Акчатау / Карагандинская обл.In the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  7. 7QuartzКВАРЦ / м-ние Соколовско-СарбайскоеIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  8. 8TopazТОПАЗ / КазахстанIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  9. 9CorundumКОРУНД / Выщелочные породы / Кольский п-овIn the museum collectionOpen the exhibit →
  10. 10DiamondNot in the hall — the hardest mineral of the scale

Tasks

  1. Study minerals in the museum collection and compare their appearance and properties.
  2. Which of them would scratch glass? The hardness of glass is about 5.5.
  3. Put the minerals you found in order of hardness without looking at the list — then check yourself.
  4. Open the page of any of them on the site: what are the mineral’s formula and crystal system?

Grade 9 · 8.3.1.6, 9.3.1.4, 9.3.1.5, 9.3.1.6 · 40 minutes · In the museum collection

The mineral wealth of Kazakhstan

Exhibits of Hall 8 from Kazakhstan’s deposits, by region; the places are named as the museum’s labels name them. Beside them, the geological map: where these rocks come to the surface.

The geological map of Kazakhstan →

Kostanay Region

  • the Sokolov-Sarbai deposit

    АНДРАДИТЫ, КАЛЬЦИТ, АМЕТИСТ, ЦЕОЛИТЫ, СТИЛЬБИТ, СРОСТОК КРИСТАЛЛОВ МАГНЕТИТА ПОКРЫТОГО СТИЛЬБИТОМ И КАЛЬЦИТОМ, МАГНЕТИТ, АНДРАДИТ…

    All the exhibits from there →

  • Lisakovsk

    ЛИМОНИТ, ГЕМАТИТ

    All the exhibits from there →

  • Zhitikara

    ХРИЗОТИЛ-АСБЕСТ, СМИТСОНИТ, ЦЕРУССИТ

    All the exhibits from there →

  • Arkalyk

    БОКСИТ, ГИПСОВАЯ РОЗА

    All the exhibits from there →

  • No place given

    БОКСИТЫ, СИДЕРИТ, ГИПСОВАЯ РОЗА, БИВЕНЬ МАМОНТА

Ulytau Region

Karaganda Region

Akmola Region

  • No place given

    БРАХИОПОДЫ В ПЕСЧАНИКЕ

Pavlodar Region

East Kazakhstan

Central Kazakhstan

Northern Kazakhstan

  • the chromite deposits Poiskovoe and 40 Years of the Kazakh SSR

    Хромитовая руда вкрапленная, ХРОМИТОВАЯ РУДА СЛИВНАЯ

    All the exhibits from there →

  • No place given

    ЗМЕЕВИК

Aktobe Region

  • No place given

    КОЛОНИЯ КОРАЛЛОВ, КАЛИЙНАЯ СОЛЬ

Mangystau Region

Kyzylorda Region, the Aral

Almaty Region

  • No place given

    ЗОЛОТО САМОРОДНОЕ

South Kazakhstan, the Karatau mountains

Kazakhstan, no region given

  • No place given

    МАЛАХИТ, ГЕМАТИТ, КВАРЦ, ГАЛЕНИТ, ГИДРООКИСЛЫ ЖЕЛЕЗА, ЖАДЕИТ, ПИРОП, СФАЛЕРИТ, ГАЛЕНИТ…

In 2022 the Ulytau Region was separated from the Karaganda Region: Zhezkazgan, Karazhal and Zhairem are now part of it.

Tasks

  1. Find on the geological map of Kazakhstan the regions the exhibits come from.
  2. Which ores and minerals are on the labels of the exhibits from Zhezkazgan and the Sokolov-Sarbai deposit?
  3. Make a table «deposit — region — what the labels say» for five exhibits.

Grade 8 · 8.3.1.8, 8.3.1.9 · 40 minutes

The history of the Earth in one lesson

Fifteen chapters, from the birth of the planet to our days, with their sources. In the hall, a walk through time: exhibits in the order of their eras.

Mineral Museum

Open «The history of the Earth»A walk through time in the hall

Tasks

  1. Name three major events in the development of life and the eras when they happened.
  2. Find in the hall an exhibit of the oldest era of «The walk through time».

How to run the lesson at the museum

  1. Before the visit: book the class and choose a route. Nothing to install — the scanner runs in the phone’s browser.
  2. In the hall: groups of 4–5 pupils, each group with a phone and the route’s tasks.
  3. Afterwards: «Guess the exhibit» and «Did you know?» on the home page — the experience adds up in «My profile».

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Write on WhatsApp: the grade, how many pupils, the date and the route — the administrator will confirm the time.

Daily 10:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00 · Saturday and Sunday — by appointment · 7v Sholpan Imanbayeva Street, 2nd floor

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