The Discovery of Mineral Wealth in South Africa
The discovery of diamonds and then gold in South Africa brought a rush of prospectors to the country and had significant effects on the history of South Africa, both politically and economically.
Use this printable file folder project to learn all about the discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa.
Gold & Diamonds
Part 1 - Diamonds
- How Diamonds are Formed
- Big Hole Loses Claim to Fame
- New Rush/Kimberley
- Crystals
- Pulleys
- Diamonds are Forever?
- Famous South African Diamonds
- The Discovery of Diamonds in South Africa
- Diamonds are Carbon Crystals
- The Four C's of Diamond Quality
- The Uses of Diamonds
- Rocks and Minerals
- Mine Labour
- Diamond Cutting
Part 2 - Gold
- The Witwatersrand
- Panning for Gold
- Krugerrands
- Claims
- Hard Rock Mining
- Gold Mining
- Gold
- Fool's Gold
- The Discovery of Gold
In this ready-to-download ebook, you will find all of the above-listed information about gold and diamonds as well as the printable mini-book templates to make the file folder project.
This project is intended to be used with children between the ages of 7-11 but it can easily be adapted to include both older and younger learners.
