Cullinan Diamond Mine, home of the world's largest diamond. A couple of weeks ago, I took my grade 11 learners to the mine for a trip (mining is part of the physical science curriculum). It was a really nice day and it was pretty interesting to see a working mine (though we couldn't go down in the mine, bummer). My learners asked great questions and the guides said they were the best school group that they had had in ages. (my learners rock!) We saw the whole process and learned about kimberlite, a soft type of rock where diamonds are found (named after the town in SA, Kimberly). We learned that the Cullinan Diamond (the largest) had been used as a paperweight for a while in the office, until someone realized that even though is was unusually big, it could be a diamond. This was back in the early 1900s. A great day.
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