In this project, pupils will study minerals and their applications. They will also experiment and determine some of the properties of the minerals themselves. Using clay, they will make a real piggy bank in the form of a yurt with national elements. Subsections of the Model Curriculum Цели обучения 3.4 Natural resources 4.3.4.1 determine the scope of certain minerals (chalk, salt, lime, clay, oil, granite, coal)4.3.4.2 show on the map the deposits of the main minerals of Kazakhstan4.3.4.3 propose ways of conservation and careful use of minerals