career day 2017 - gemkidsbefore the rough gemstones can be mounted into jewelry, they need to be cut...

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Introduc)on:Provideabriefintroduc0on.Perhapsexplainwhatgotyouinterestedintheindustry,orwhatyoufindintriguingaboutgemsandjewelry,orwhatsubjectsinschoolhelpedyoutobecomewhoyouaretoday.Thisisanopportunitytoconnectwiththeaudienceandtohelpthemfeelcomfortable.

Whatdoyouwanttodowhenyougetolder?Allow&meforanswers.

Whatsubjectsinschooldoyouthinkwouldbehelpfulforthatjob?Allow&meforanswers.

Whataresomethingsyoucandonowtolearnmoreaboutthatcareerpath?Allow&meforanswers.

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Thegemandjewelryindustryisfascina0ng!Buthaveyoueverwonderedaboutwherejewelrycomesfrom?Orwhatittakestomakeamazingpiecesofjewelry?Todaywe’lllookattheprocess,oHencalledthe“MinetoMarket”process.We’llalsolearnaboutthevariousjobsthatareinvolvedinthisprocess,andwe’lltalkabouttheskillsrequiredforeachjob.Finallywe’lllearnaliNleabouttheGemologicalIns0tuteofAmerica(GIA),andwe’llshowyouwheretogotolearnmuch,muchmoreaboutgemsandjewelry!PRESENTERNOTE:Tellstudentstoaskques0onsasyougoalong.Feelfreetoaddpersonalstoriesthatmayrelatetoeachcareerasyoudiscusstheinforma0on.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Jewelryhasbeenaroundsinceancient0mes.Thereisevidenceofearlymanwearingsea-snailbeadsandengravedrocks.Thismaynotbewhatyouthinkofasjewelrytoday,buttheideaofadorningisnotnew.Sohowisjewelrymade?Whoisinvolvedinmakingjewelry?Let’sstartwiththeMinetoMarketprocess…PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-GEMDISCOVERY:Gemsarediscoveredallaroundtheworld,eveninexo0cloca0onslikeTanzania,Vietnam,Brazil,andAustralia.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-ROUGHSALES:UncutgemsknownasROUGHareboughtbybrokers,dealers,andcuNers,whothenselltowholesalersingemcentersaroundtheworld.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE3-IDENTIFICATION:Laboratoriesiden0fyandgradegems.Laboratoriesexaminediamonds,coloredstones,andpearls.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE4-CUSTOMDESIGNING:Jewelrydesignerscombinedesignmethodsrangingfromtradi0onalhandsketchingtosophis0catedcomputerprograms.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE5-JEWELRYMANUFACTURING:Jewelrydesignersandbenchjewelerssetgemsandcreatepiecesthatwillbetreasuredforgenera0ons.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE6-GEMANDJEWELRYSALES:Some0mesrareandvaluablepiecesaresoldthroughauc0onhouses.Othergemsandjewelryaresoldatretailstoresandonlinestoresaroundtheworld.NowthatweknowaliNleabouttheprocessinvolved,let’stakeacloserlookatsomeofthecareersinthegemandjewelrybusiness.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Agemologistissomeonewhostudiesgemstones.Afieldgemologistissomeonewhonotonlystudiesgemstones,butalsotravelsaroundtheworldtovisitminesandnewsourcesofgemmaterial.Fieldgemologistscollectsamplesforfurtherstudyinalaboratoryenvironment.Asuccessfulfieldgemologistmusthaveasolidunderstandingofgemology,mathema0cs,chemistry,andcurrentpricingandconsumertrendswithinthegemandjewelrymarket.Inaddi0ontotheknowledgerequired,afieldgemologistshouldhavethefollowingskills:•  Goodhand-to-eyecoordina0on•  Abilitytouseop0calinstrumentssuchasaloupeandamicroscope•  Photographyandvideographyskills—documen0ngdiscoveriesisVERYimportant!•  Hiking,camping,andbasicsafety,survival,andfirstaidPRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Fieldgemologistsneedtotakeprepara0onseriouslyiftheyaregoingtobereadytohikeinjunglecondi0ons.Thesefieldgemologistsareclimbingatrailcoveredwithwet,slipperyvegeta0oninVietnam.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Ruby(leH),bluespinel(center),andpinkspinel(right).Theseroughgemstoneswererecoveredduringafieldexpedi0oninVietnam.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE3-ThisimagewastakenatamorninggemmarketinVietnam.FieldgemologistsoHenspeakwithsellerstocreatenewrela0onshipsandlocatenewsourcesofgemstones.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Gemminersworktoremovegemstonesfromriverstreamsorrock.Diamondminingistypicallydoneusingheavymachinery,hydraulicshovels,andtruckstorecoverdiamondsfromtheground.Coloredgemstoneminingismuchdifferent,usuallyinvolvinggemminerswhousetoolssuchaspicksandshovelstobreakuptherock.Oncetherockhasbeencollected,theycarefullysortthroughthemateriallookingforgemstones.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Thesear0sanalminersinCambodiaareminingforrubyandsapphire.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Heretheminerssearchandsortthroughthematerial.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE3-Hereistheresultoftheday’smining.Obviously,someloca0onsproducemoregem-qualitystonesthanothers.Butitisimportanttounderstandhowdifficultitcanbetofindgemstones.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Let’sputthisintoperspec0ve.ThisisapictureoftheDiavikdiamondmineinNorthernCanada.Theholeintheearthismanmade,meaningALLofthatearthhasbeenremovedbyheavyequipmentsuchasearthmovers,scrapers,anddumptrucks.Oncealltheearthhasbeendugup,ithastobesearchedandsorted.Asyoucansee,whenminingdiamonds,alotofearthhastobemovedandsorted.Typically,inordertorecover1caratofdiamond,youwouldhavetoprocessabout250TONSofearth.That’sthesameweightas16trucks!Or50elephants!OrapproximatelytwohundredTHOUSANDpuppies!!*Clicktogotonextslide

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Oncethegemstoneshavebeenpulledfromtheground,theyareprocessedandsortedbycolor,size,andquality.AbuyerisapersonwhocanbuyroughgemstonesandsellthemtoagemcuNer,jewelrydesigner,orcollector.Thebuyermustknowcurrentmarketvaluesandwhatgemstonesarepopularatthe0me.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Thesebuyersareexaminingroughemeraldatanopenmarket.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-ThisbuyerisexaminingroughemeraldintheofficeofaColombiangemdealer.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Beforetheroughgemstonescanbemountedintojewelry,theyneedtobecutandpolished.Thepersonwhocuts,shapes,andpolishesnaturalandsynthe0cgemstonesisknownasagemcuYer.AgemcuYermusthavegreatknowledgeofgemology,jewelrydesign,andtheveryspecializedprocessofcumngandpolishinggemstones.ThegemcuYerbeginsbycloselyexaminingthestone,evalua0ngthequalityandthebestcuttouse.Next,thegemcuYercarefullyplansthefinalshapeofthestonethatisneeded.Thiscanbetrickydependingonwhetherthestonewillbeusedinanecklace,aring,abracelet,orsomethingelseen0rely.Oncetheplanningiscomplete,thegemcuYerworkswithvarioustoolstocut,shape,andpolishthegemstone.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Oncetheplanningiscomplete,thestonemaybecutusingasaw.HerethecuNerismakingtheini0alcut.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Next,thestoneisaNachedtoabrassorsteelrodusingwax.Thisiscalledadop.ThedopallowsthecuNertohandlethestonewhilecumngfacets.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE3-ThecuNerthencreatesthefacets(smoothedgesofthefinishedstone),andthenitwillbepolishedtoamirror-likefinish.Ifyouliketobecrea0ve,enjoyworkingwithtools,andhavegreatprideinyourcraHsmanship,perhapstheroleofgemcuYerissomethingyouwouldenjoy.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Muchlikeamazingworksofartandbeau0fulmusic,jewelrybeginswithanidea,anINSPIRATION.Theseideasandinspira0onsarebroughttolifebyverytalentedpeoplewhocancaptureandtranslatetheseconceptsintodesignsketches.Thesepeoplearecalledjewelrydesigners.Theprocessbeginswithmee0ngtheclientandlisteningtotheirideas.Thenthedesignercreatesasketchincorpora0ngtheclient’sideas.Somedesignersworkwithmetals,gemstones,andothermaterialstocreatemagnificentpiecesofjewelryforcustomers,whileothersprovidejewelrymanufacturerswiththedesignforfinalproduc0on.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-DesignersoHenusecommontoolsthatyouareprobablyfamiliarwith:coloredpencils,rulers,paints,andmarkers.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Thefinalsketchisreviewedbythecustomerbeforemanufacturingbegins.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Byashowofhands,howmanyofyouliketodraworpaint?*Allow&meforstudentstorespondWhataboutworkingwithtools?*Allow&meforstudentstorespondWell,ifyoulikebothofthesetypesofac0vi0es,acareerinjewelrymanufacturingmaybeveryinteres0ngtoyou!Crea0ngjewelryfromrawmaterialsisanartthatrequiresveryspecificskillsandknowledge.Jewelrymanufacturersmustunderstandthefundamentalsofjewelryengineeringaswellasthetechniquesrequiredtocreateandrepairjewelry.Jewelrymanufacturerscanmakeorrepairjewelry,andtheyworkwithawidevarietyofspecialtoolsthathelpthemtosaw,solder,engrave,polish,andmuchmore!Manysuccessfuljewelrydesignersandmanufacturersstartasbenchjewelersandlearntheirskillsthrougheduca0onalprogramsandover0meonthejob.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seeinforma0onforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Afileisusedtofinishthisringsemngpriortosemngthegemstones.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Thisjewelrymanufacturerisusingatorchtopreparethisringforstones.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Computer-aideddesign(CAD)andcomputer-aidedmanufacturing(CAM)isanothermethodusedtocustomdesignjewelry.CustomdesignsoHenstartasasketchandarethencreatedusingcomputersoHware.Thecomputerfileisthenusedtocreateaprototypeofthefinaldesign.Ifeverythingworks,thefinalpieceofjewelryiscreatedusingtheprototypeasaguide.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seenotesforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Sketchesvisuallycommunicatethedesign.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-TheCADmodeliscreatedtoexactspecifica0onsandpreparedforusebythe3Dprinter.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE3-The3Dprintercreatesresinmodelsofthedesign.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE4-Thedesignerthencomparestheini0aldesignsketchtotheprintedresinmodel.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE5-Ifeverythingiswithinspecifica0ons,themetalcas0ngcanbemade.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE6-Gemstonesareaddedandsecured,andthefinalpieceofjewelryisreadyforthecustomer.*Clicktoshownextpicture*Clicktogotonextslide

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Ifyoulikescience,anddiscoveringthedifferencesthatmakesomethingunique,thenacareerasalaboratorygemologistmayinterestyou.Laboratorygemologistsuseloupes,microscopes,andothersophis0catedlabequipmenttoobservegemstones.Laboratorygemologistscanbeveryhelpfulindeterminingthesource,characteris0cs,andeventhequalityofvariousgemstones.Some0meslaboratorygemologistsiden0fynewspeciesofgemstones.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seenotesforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Thisresearchtechnicianisusingaveryspecializedmicroscopeconnectedtoalaserimagingmachine.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-HereweseeatechnicianusinganX-raymachinetoexaminepearls.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Purchasingjewelrycanbeaverypersonalexperience.OHenpeoplemakethedecisiontobuyjewelrytomarkasignificantlifeevent.CanYOUthinkofany0mewhenpeopletypicallybuyjewelry?*Allow&meforanswers(Sampleanswersincludeengagement,marriage,majorholidayssuchasChristmas,Valen0ne’sDay,Mother’sDay,etc.)Aretailerissomeonewhoworkswithcustomerstoiden0fyanappropriatepieceofjewelry.Aretailermustbehonestandfriendlyandbeagoodlistener.Aneffec0veretailermustalsohavepassionandconfidenceaboutwhatthey’resellingandbereadytoanswerques0onsfromthecustomer.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontainsmul0pleimages.Seenotesforeachimagebelow:IMAGE1-Retailersmustbeabletolistencloselytothecustomerinordertounderstandwhattypeofjewelrytopresent.Theymustalsohaveafirmunderstandingofwhattheyaresellingandhowtohandlehesita0onfromthecustomer.*ClicktoshownextpictureIMAGE2-Successfulretailersstrivetocreaterela0onshipsthroughhonestyandproductknowledge,whichwillhopefullyleadtoreturncustomers.*Clicktogotonextslide

Byashowofhands,howmanyofyouliketotakepictures?*Allow&meforstudentstoanswer

Whatdoyoulikemostabouttakingpictures?*Allow&meforstudentstoanswer

Photographersmustknowaboutvariousphotographytoolssuchascameras,lenses,ligh0ng,andstaging,butphotographinggemstonesandjewelryisaveryspecializedskill.Gemstonephotographersmustalsohaveknowledgeofhowdifferentgemstonesreacttolightandwhatcolorisbesttopresent.Tobesuccessful,you’llalsoneedtounderstandphoto-edi0ngsoHware.ThissoHwaremakesitpossibletocorrectcolortomatchtheactualgemstone,andtoadjustthe backgroundormodifyshadows.Pa0enceisalsoakeyincapturingthebrillianceandbeautyofgemsandminerals.Remember,prac0cemakesperfect.Themorepicturesyoutake,thebeNeryou’llgetatit!

PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontains3images.Seebelowforinforma0onabouteachimage:

IMAGE1-Properligh0ngforphotographingjewelrycanbequitedifficult.Thisimageshowsaveryspecializedsetupinacontrolledenvironment.Withoutproperligh0ng,thecorrectcolormaynotbecaptured,orreflec0onsmayappearmisleading.*ClicktoshownextimageIMAGE2-Photographershavetobecrea0vewhenshoo0nggemsandjewelry.Thisphotographerisusingspecialtoolstohelphimaccuratelycapturethejewelryinthisdisplaycase.*ClicktoshownextimageIMAGE3-Documenta0onisakeypartoffieldgemologyandrequiresskillfulcoordina0onofphotographyANDvideography.

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Wholikestolearnnewthings?Allow&meforstudentstorespondWhatissomethingNEWyoulearnedrecently?Allow&meforanswersAndWHOtaughtyouthisnewinforma0on?Allow&meforanswersChancesareyoudoaLOToflearningatschool,fromyourteachers.DidyouknowthatmostofYOURTEACHERSliketolearnnewthingstoo?Agoodteacherlovestolearn!That’swhytheyspendmostoftheirdayhelpingothersenjoythelearningprocess.Agemologyteachercanshowstudentshowtoiden0fyandevaluateawidevarietyofgemstones.Ajewelrymanufacturingartsteachercanshowstudentshowtodesign,create,andrepairjewelryofalltypes.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontains4images.Seebelowforinforma0onabouteachimage:IMAGE1-AtGIA,teachershelpstudentsunderstandtheiden0fyingcharacteris0csandquali0esofdiamondsandcoloredgemstones.ClicktoshownextimageIMAGE2-Studentsalsolearnhowtoiden0fyvariousgemstonetreatmentsandprac0calskillsthattheycanuseintheircareers.ClicktoshownextimageIMAGE3-Jewelrymanufacturingartsteachersshowstudentsthepropertechniquesforworkingwithtoolsandmaterialswhilecrea0ngjewelry.ClicktoshownextimageIMAGE4-TheyalsoteachstudentshowtocreatedesignsusingcomputersoHware,andhowtotransformthosecomputerdesignsintojewelryprototypesusing3Dprinters.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Let’sseehowmuchyoulearnedtoday!Firstwe’llbreakintosomesmallgroups.ThenI’llpresentafewbrieffactsabouteachcareer.Workwithyourteammatestofigureoutwhichcareerisbeingdiscussed.Don’tshoutouttheanswer—makesureyouraiseyourhands!Ifyou’dlike,youcanuseyourworkbookstohelpout.PRESENTERNOTE:Thefollowingslidescontainaclueaboutthecareer.Whenyouclickonthecenteroftheslide,a10-secondcounterwillbegin.It’sagoodideatoletthestudentslookatthefirstclueforafewseconds.AHerthe10-secondcounterisup,apor0onofanimagewillbepresented(asabonushint).IfagroupguessesCORRECTLY,clickontheLOWERRIGHTpor0onoftheslide.Thiswilladvancetotheanswerslide.*Clicktogotonextslide—REMEMBERthatthenextslidewillshowtheFIRSTCLUE!Don’tgoforwardun&lallgroupsarereadytostart!

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Okay!Here’syourFIRSTclue!Remembertoraiseyourhands,anddon’tshoutouttheanswer!PRESENTERNOTE:IfagroupguessesCORRECTLY,clickontheLOWERRIGHTpor0onoftheslide.Thiswilladvancetotheanswerslide.*Clicktogotonextslide

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PRESENTERNOTE:IfagroupguessesCORRECTLY,clickontheLOWERRIGHTpor0onoftheslide.Thiswilladvancetotheanswerslide.*Clicktogotonextslide

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PRESENTERNOTE:IfagroupguessesCORRECTLY,clickontheLOWERRIGHTpor0onoftheslide.Thiswilladvancetotheanswerslide.*Clicktogotonextslide

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PRESENTERNOTE:REMEMBERthatthenextslidewillshowtheFIRSTCLUE!Don’tgoforwardun0lallgroupsarereadytostart!*Clicktogotonextslide

PRESENTERNOTE:ThisslidehasananimatedcounterandanimagethatwilldisplayaHerthecountdown(10seconds).*ClicktostartcounterIfagroupguessesCORRECTLY,clickontheLOWERRIGHTpor0onoftheslide.Thiswilladvancetotheanswerslide.*Clicktogotonextslide

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GIAisbothaschoolandalaboratory.PeoplecomefromallovertheworldtostudyatGIA.Establishedin1931,GIAistheworld’sforemostauthorityondiamonds,coloredstones,andpearls.Apublicbenefit,nonprofitins0tute,GIAistheleadingsourceofknowledge,standards,andeduca0oningemsandjewelry.PRESENTERNOTE:Thisslidecontains3images.Seebelowforinforma0onabouteachimage:IMAGE1-Jewelrymanufacturingartscoursesteachhowtomakeandrepairjewelry,usingbothtradi0onalandcomputersoHwaredesign.IMAGE2-GIAalsoteachesthescienceofgemologyandgemiden0fica0on,includinghowandwheremineralsgrow,andhowtoiden0fyastone’sinternalfeaturesthatwecallinclusions.IMAGE3-TheGIAlaboratoryhasaresearchdepartmentwheretheyhavethedifficulttaskofiden0fyingalldifferenttypesofgemmaterialandsomematerialsthatarenotevengems,suchasglassorplas0c.ThisisDr.JamesShigley.HeisoneofGIA’stopresearchers.*Clicktogotonextslide

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Students,parents,andteachershaveeasyaccesstointerac0vegemologyandgeologyeduca0onthroughGIA’sGemKidswebsite.ThewebsitefeaturesaGemExplorerwhichhighlightspopulargemsandprovidesfunfactsaboutcolor,historyandlore,nameorigin,andmuchmore!ThereisalsoaGemGlossarywhichoffersdescrip0onsanddefini0onsforawiderangeofgemologicalandgeologicalterms,includingpronuncia0ons!Whenyouhaveachance,entergemkids.GIA.eduinyourwebbrowserandcheckitout!

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career day 2017 - gemkidsbefore the rough gemstones can be mounted into jewelry, they need to be cut...

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