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This page from the Smithsonian Education website is the introduction to a multi-page lesson plan on minerals, crystals, and gems. The site explains how minerals and crystals are formed and the role of symmetry in understanding crystal structure. Several images are also provided.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8387">Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, January 3, 2007.</a>
![]() (Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Washington, 2008), WWW Document, (http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html).
![]() Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems (Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Washington, 2008), <http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html>.
![]() Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. (2007, January 3). Retrieved May 6, 2025, from Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html
![]() Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, January 3, 2007. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html (accessed 6 May 2025).
![]() Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems. Washington: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, 2008. 3 Jan. 2007. 6 May 2025 <http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/minerals/minerals_crystals.html>.
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Title = {Smithsonian Education: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems},
Publisher = {Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {6 May 2025},
Month = {January 3, 2007},
Year = {2008}
}
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