SeparateGroup the minerals by properties Use minerals 1

• Separate/Group the minerals by properties: Use minerals #1 - #39 – Sort into 3 or 4 piles by similar characteristics – How are they alike? – How did you decide to sort them?

Minerals and You – “Mining Minerals Matters in Your Everyday Life” (5 min. ) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=mxti. PEO 0 GLc – Modern Mining and You (first 15 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gi. N 5 a. Vv. R LRk

Minerals are composed of Elements http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 D 05 ej 8 u-g. U Most Astounding Fact Neil De. Grass Tyson

Which Elements Make up the Earth’s crust? What are the top 8 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 Oxygen Silicon Aluminum Iron Calcium Sodium Potassium Magnesium

Common minerals Some minerals are made from 1 element like: sulfur, copper, gold, iron , silver, carbon But most minerals are …Compounds Salt (Na. Cl) Calcite (Ca. CO 3) Quartz (sand) (Si. O 2) There are over 4000 minerals, but only about a 20+ are common in the Earth’s crust and make-up all the rocks

Mineral or Not? ? ? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. YES Ruby Mercury NO, liquid Concrete No, man-made Salt YES Cubic zirconia NO, synthetic Sugar NO, organic Ice YES Pearl Metalloid, no crystalline structure

Take #44 out of the box The ROCK Granite How many different colors are in granite? Find minerals # 6 #7 #26, So, a rock by definition is… A solid mass of one or more minerals mixed together in varying

Except…. . • Limestone rock (#58) is made of only ONE mineral: calcite (#3) • Obsidian (#51), which is glass made of only ONE mineral – quartz (#7) • Coal, which is organic matter.

Mineral Identification Lab Purpose: • To construct methods to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze characteristics • Identify the minerals • Group them by similar physical and chemical characteristics • Research their use as Earth’s resources

Earth Science, 11 e Bellringer: Describe how the different spheres are interdependent on each other.

What is the first question the game asks? ? ? Is it an…. . animal, vegetable, or a mineral? Minerals: • are in EVERY manufactured product • Are essential to good health (vitamins) • are an important part of Earth’s processes

Mineral Box Scavenger Hunt Which mineral… 1. Looks like glass 2. Smells like rotten eggs 3. Flecks of gold 4. Is magnetic 5. Is soft like powder 6. Can write like a pencil 7. Tastes salty 8. Is heavy like lead 9. Dried blood-red color 10. Peels into thin sheets ____ #7 ____ #31 #22 ____ #13 ____ #1 ____ quartz sulfur pyrite magnetite talc ____ graphite #18 ____ halite #11 galena _____ hematite #23/24 mica ____

Analyze characteristics Day 1 • Group discussion: – Observe minerals #1 -39 in the boxes – Sort into 3 or 4 groups by similarities – Describe characteristics of the sorted groups. – Whiteboard your groups (be sure to include your objective, data tables, drawings and conclusion)

Earth Science, 11 e Bellringer: What characteristics distinguish minerals?

To construct methods to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze characteristics Day 2 • Each table group will choose a different characteristic. • Define the characteristic • Describe the characteristic qualitatively (words) • Determine if and how it could be quantitatively measured. – Construct a scale to measure it

Minerals: the building blocks of rocks pgs. 96 -97 v. What are the 5 characteristics that make a mineral? All are: • Solid • Natural (found in nature) • Inorganic (never were living) • have an orderly internal structure of atoms and crystals • have a definite Chemical composition (chemical formula) Mineraloid - lacks an orderly internal structure

Identify the Minerals Day 3 • Groups explain the scale, rank, grouping of the characteristic on your white board: Use the data table of minerals and their qualitative and quantitative characteristics, identify the minerals by matching their characteristics to a table of known minerals • (ESS text pg. 700 -701)

Mineral Specimen Number Color Luster Light interaction Streak color Hardness number Cleavage Or Fracture Soluble in water Other Solubility Properties: in acid Magnetism, Fluorescence Mineral name page 700 - 701 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8