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    This document provides information about a lesson on minerals and rocks for 3rd period science class. It includes the learning objective to identify minerals by their main features. It outlines class rules and assignments like an oral project where students will create a poster about minerals and their properties. The document defines minerals and rocks, lists vocabulary words, and describes ways to identify minerals based on properties like hardness, color, and streak. It provides examples of class activities to complete a chart matching minerals to their uses and answering questions using the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

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    MINERALS AND

    ROCKS
    Science
    Indicator 1
    3rd Period
    Boston International School

    Biblical Principle
    Jesusistherockofmylife
    1Peter2:4
    Asyoucometohim,thelivingstone
    rejectedbyhumansbutchosenbyGodand
    precioustohim.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVE

    Identify different types of minerals


    throughout its main features.

    Classrules
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.

    Donotdisturbothers
    Raiseyourhand
    Followyourteachersinstruction
    UseEnglishatalltime
    Donottranslatewhatyourteachersays
    Havegoodmannersandberespectful.

    OralProject:
    Studentswillcreateaposteraboutmineralsandtypesof
    minerals.Theywillbeabletotalkaboutminerals
    propertiesaccordingtothemineralsshownontheposter.
    Explaintheinformationinclass.
    DueDate:August2nd

    Watchthefollowingvideo
    Exploringrocksandminerals
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11GE7YWuc

    MINERALS
    A mineral is a solid object found in nature that
    has never been alive. There are different
    minerals,andnotwokindsareexactlyalike.We
    use minerals throughout the day. For example,
    thesaltonourfood.

    Mineralsarealsoinmanyofthethings
    around us. For example, quartz is used
    tomaketheglassinthewindow.
    ROCK
    Anaturalyformedsolidmadeofoneor
    moreminerals.

    Vocabulary
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9.

    Rock
    Mineral
    Gold
    Graphite
    Diamonds
    Quartz
    Iron
    Jewelry
    Copper

    ActivityinClass
    Usetheimagesonthebooktocompletethechartand
    illustratetheminerals.
    MINERAL

    USE

    Gold

    jewelry

    Diamond
    Graphite
    Talc
    Silver

    WAYSTOIDENTIFYMINERALS
    Hardness:isonepropertyofminerals.Wecan
    useaMoshScaletoseethehardnessofa
    mineral.Thehardestmineralinthescaleis10
    ansthesoftestmineralis1.
    Color:Isapropertythatcanalsohelpidentify
    minerals.
    Streak:isthecolorofthepowderleftbehindby
    amineralwhenitisrubbedagainsarough
    Whitetile.

    Activityinclass
    LookatMOSHSCALEonpage250andanswerthe
    questions.
    1. Whichmineralshhownherehaveahardnessof
    about5?
    2. Whatisthehardestmineral?
    3. Whatisthesoftestmineral?
    4. Whichmineralisharderthantalcbutsofterthan
    apatite?

    Homework
    Writethecorrectorderfromhardestto
    softestforthefollowingminerals:topaz,
    fluorite,talc,calcite,diamond,andquartz.
    NEXTCLASS:PROJECT(Poster)

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