What is your 'birthstone'?

Look at the picture and identify your "birthstone":

 

Suggested link:

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/birthsto.htm

Science/Math Activity

After researching your “Birthstone”, complete the following activities:

  • Tally all your classmates by month of birth.
  • Build a bar graph representing the results. (use graph paper)
  • Title your graph and label the axis.  
  • What inferences can you make by looking at the graph?
Bonus question: All the birthday stones are mineral. Can you identify the elements of your stone? Hint: Use The Periodic Table Elements.

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This page updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009