Suddenly children decided 'Rock exhibition'! Originally Megh's idea but collecting stones/rocks is hobby Ashna cherished since long so she immediately joined in. "Mummy, today we are going to awake whole night"...took Rock, Mineral & Fossil book and their collection of rocks and started identification themselves using net. Reading book & websites, examining their rock closely, giggling and laughing together , remembering from where they collected that rock, memories of visiting Mardak bet and 'Rock & Mineral Exhibition' at Mumbai few months back still fresh ...everything making cocktail of beautiful learning with fun environment and th suffering from throat infection Nikhil was enjoying children's interactions and I was busy with 3000 pieces jigsaw which now Ashna left uncompleted. Me & Ashna both can't easily leave jigsaw without completing it but today it's 'Rock'!
Then we were not allowed to terrace for two days where they arranged their exhibition. They were busy in their work and I too collecting more info as it's interesting for me too but mostly I do not have answers of their questions and then I have to answer 'Beta, I'm not geologist'. We do not have great rock collection but this is what children have gathered and arranged themselves...tried to identify as much as possible. They might be wrong in identifying them. They might not remember names of rocks but how such different verity of rocks formed is fascinating for them. Sharing some pictures from children's Rock exhibition.
Then we were not allowed to terrace for two days where they arranged their exhibition. They were busy in their work and I too collecting more info as it's interesting for me too but mostly I do not have answers of their questions and then I have to answer 'Beta, I'm not geologist'. We do not have great rock collection but this is what children have gathered and arranged themselves...tried to identify as much as possible. They might be wrong in identifying them. They might not remember names of rocks but how such different verity of rocks formed is fascinating for them. Sharing some pictures from children's Rock exhibition.
But a pale yellow stone became very much important for Ashna as she found there is something like fossil in it! Oh! this is Amber!...it was like ureka moment for her....keep asking me is it really amber? it is plant fossil inside it? But again i have to say "i'm not geologist, we have to find it" She has searched and seen many videos on net and read in book but this is a subject which requires deep knowledge and experience.....we are learning and gathering our experiences. She knows it's ongoing process...this is just start and will never end.
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