I’ve just completed a new resource on the diamond trade. The resource uses Google Earth to locate some excellent images by Kadir Van Lohuizen.
The latest high resolution coverage of parts of West Africa allows students to find evidence of alluvial diamond mining.
Alluvial diamond mining, Sierra Leone
Using Google Earth, students can trace the journey that a diamond might make across the world, estimating the total distance travelled. I’ve made several suggestions for other teaching activities.
I’m very happy to host submitted teaching resources for this topic, and comments are welcomed. My thanks to Kadir Van Lohuizen, Sally Hindley, Tony Cassidy and Mike Jones for their help with this resource.
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