Your first name: last innitial Identification Mineral

Report

Leonite

Do you think the steps below of the scientific method must be followed in order? _no____, because Because we started the expeiriment before we hypothesized
of a question).

1. State the problem (the objective in the form

5. Record and analyze data. 6. Form a conclusion. 7. Communicate results.

2. Gather information. 3. Form a hypothesis. 4. Experiment!

Now that you are done researching and identifying your mineral fill-in the information for each step of the scientific method below. Then, number which step was first, second, etc. Objective: Use the steps of the scientific method to identify a mystery mineral. Materials: -Mineral -Streak Plate -websites -luster -color -google images - Mr. Finans website - Memo book

Procedure: 1. State the problem. (Hint: Just write the objective above in the form of a question.) How can I use the scientific method to identify a mystery mineral? 2. Gather information. (Look it up and/or ask an expert) *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 3. Form a hypothesis. Write a statement that tells what mineral you think yours is (your two guesses). Bornite because the color was the same Leonite because the hardness numbers and the cleavage and fracture were almost the same 4. Start the experiment! (Follow the procedure.) 5. Record and analyze data. *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 6. Form a conclusion. This must be a paragraph that includes:
An answer to the problem (question 1). How your hypothesis compares with the actual results. (Was your hypothesis correct? If not, how close were you?) A description of your mineral and what helped you find the identification of your mineral the most.

Type your paragraph here

7. Communicate your results. Post this report and your Data Sheet where people can see it !

WCS 6th Grade Science