A Trip to the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Arts

Fourth grade students travelled to Elmhurst to visit the Lizzadro Museum as the culminating activity to their study of Earth Science. Mr. Lizzadro was a world-wide traveller who collected rock and mineral specimens as well as different types of lapidary art objects. The students started with a video about his collection followed by a scavenger hunt through the museum. As always a trip to the gift shop allowed students to purchase their own rock "treasures."

Students enjoy the docent's presentation.	Students search for the answers to the educational scavenger hunt.
Lauren shops in the gift shop.	The girls study mineral samples.
The boys are amazed at a rock with trapped water inside.	Students talk over an answer before writing it down.
The girls finish up the hunt with all the right answers.	Brett studies a map to see what minerals are found in our state.