How Are Gems Made?

"How Are Gems Made?" (full title: "The Classroom Gems: How Are Gems Made?") is a short released on Cartoon Network's site. The short has Amethyst teaching the viewer and Steven about how Gems are made.

The video can be watched here.

Synopsis
Amethyst explains how Gems are made.

Plot
Amethyst and Garnet Teach Steven about the nature of the Injectors, and Gem lifecycles. Before they can go any farther Pearl interrupts and exclaims that Gem Production left scars, but they are trying their best to counter-act the damage that was done.

Characters

 * Amethyst
 * Garnet
 * Steven
 * Pearl

Trivia

 * This episode confirms that Gems don't emerge as babies, instead the injectors take the energy of the surrounding area to strengthen the gems in development.So Many Birthdays Model Sheets (4).jpg
 * Despite stating that she finds the idea of being a baby gross, Amethyst has actually been a baby in "So Many Birthdays".
 * This is the second time any Steven Universe character has, officially, been portrayed as a "chibi-like" version of themselves, the first being "What Are Gems?"
 * By extension, this is also the second "Classroom Gems" short after "What Are Gems?".

Cultural References

 * The short is a homage to the Gunbuster OVA Omake "Science Lessons".
 * Also it is a reference to how when parents often have "The Talk" about the birds and the bees with their children when they come of age. Usually, t hey start it off with said cliché phrase.