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and Minerals
Essential Questions
•What is a mineral?
•How do we identify minerals?
•What can minerals be used for?
•What is a rock?
•How are the different types of rock
formed?
Unit 4 – Rocks
and Minerals
Lesson 1 – Minerals:
Vocabulary
•mineral
•crystal
Unit 4 – Rocks
and Minerals
Lesson 1 – Minerals
•A mineral is a naturally occurring,
inorganic solid with a definite
composition, and an orderly arrangement
of atoms.
•All minerals form crystals, a definite
shape that comes from repeated
patterns. They’re six known patterns for
all minerals.
Unit 4 – Rocks
and Minerals
Lesson 2 – Mineral
Identification: Vocabulary
•hardness
•luster
•streak
Unit 4 – Rocks
and Minerals
Lesson 5 – Igneous,
Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Rock :
Rock ID Lab – Day 1
•Step 1) Question: Can I identify the unknown
rocks?
•Step 2) Research: Use the materials
provided by the teacher.
•Step 3) Hypothesis:
•Step 4) Procedures:
Unit 4 – Rocks
and Minerals
Lesson 5 – Igneous,
Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Rock :
Rock ID Lab – Day 2 (cont.)
•Step 5) Perform:
•Step 6) Data Table: (Day 1)
•Step 7) Interpret Data:
•Step 8) Conclusion:
– Which properties were most and least useful
for ID’ing your rocks? Why? [BE SPECIFIC]
– Refer to your hypothesis.