This is an assignment that Kristine sent to me, I think there are some good ideas here.

I couldn't figure out how to attach it as documents, so I pasted it here.

 

Jewelry 1

Project 1: Research Project and Presentation

Guidelines for written report:

! Paper needs to be three (3) pages long, plus and title page and a bibliography page (total 5 pages)

$           If pictures or illustrations are included, they do not count as part of the three pages. It would be better to include them in the oral report visuals.

                       

! Paper must be typed in the following format: 

$           12 pt. font, Times New Roman

$           .75 margins

$           double-spaced

                       

! There must be a minimum of three (3) references, properly annotated on your bibliography page

$           One reference must be from an actual book

$           One reference may be from an online source, but not Wikipedia

$           The third reference may come from a book, a periodical, or an online reference other than Wiki.

                       

! Oral Report will be 2 minutes long.  Oral Report will be taken from the written report.  

                        Half (½) of the research grade will come from the oral presentation. 

! A power-point presentation or other visual aides should be used as part of the Oral Report.

! We will spend two days in the writing lab and library gathering information and working on the reports.  Any additional time needed to complete the assignment beyond that will be up to you.

           

Research Project Ideas: 

Turquoise, origins and mining

Diamond history

Diamond Cutting

Diamond mining

Amber

Rubies

Properties of gold

Gold mining

Fabrication of jewelry

Lost wax casting of jewelry

Lapidary work

Native American jewelry

            –Navajo

            –Zuni

Star Sapphires and rubies

Laboratory grown sapphires, rubies, and diamonds

Opals

History of Silversmithing

Silver mining in Utah

Crown jewels of ( a European country you choose)

Egyptian jewelry

Celtic jewelry

Sumerian jewelry

Hellenistic Jewelry

Etruscan jewelry

Cubic zirconia

Topaz

Garnet

Amethyst

Pearls

History of cultured pearls

Agate

Fresh water pearl farms

History of Birthstones

Chinese Jewelry

Jewelry of Central and South America

Mexican Silver

Victorian Jewelry

Art Deco Jewelry

Gemstone shapes and cutting

Cloisonne`

Moku Gane

Repousse`

Millefiori Beads

Lampwork beads

           

            Project Due: ______________________