Unit Six: Minerals and Rocks
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What will be graded:
What will be graded:
In Class - "Rock my Mineral" Fantasy Draft
In Class - Mineral Concept Map
In Class - Mineral Identification Lab
In Class -Rock Cycle Lab
In Class -Rock Classification
In Class - Night at the Museum (Rock Organization) Assessment
Rock My Minerals Draft
Rock My Minerals Draft
Using the attached list of rocks and minerals, determine the best minerals for a Fantasy Draft.
1. Consider the following criteria for highest value "players":
Uses, properties, abundance in nature, monetary value. (Remember that geologists will consider certain criteria more valuable than the average person)
2. Pick a team name and prepare for draft day:
determine a ranking of most valuable rocks or minerals you want to draft
3. There will be a 4 round draft "snake" style. Your drafting order will be random on the day of the draft.
4. On draft day, each member of the group will come up to the podium to announce their pick. That member must explain the reasoning behind their pick (uses, properties, abundance....)
5. After the draft there will be a competition between each of the groups. They will face one of their rocks or minerals against another groups and the highest point value will win.
Mineral Properties
Mineral Properties
MINERAL CONCEPT MAP (assignment): Use the terms below, to make a concept map. Complete it with the following list of words and give a brief definition or explanation of each
Definite crystalline structure
Luster
Streak
Inorganic
Naturally Occurring
Color
Hardness
Crystal Form
Definite Chemical Composition
A Solid
Cleavage
Each word can be used once and explain what each term means.
Mineral Identification
Mineral Identification
Mineral Identification Lab, DONE IN CLASS. Your group will create a chart that they will use to ID unknown minerals
1. Create a chart based on the mineral characteristics that your group agreed upon - these should be verified using the text and other resources
2. Identify 16 unknown minerals that are found in the mineral sample boxes - you should use the same box # each time you identify.
3. Use Mineral identification sheets to identify the minerals as best you can. Your grade will be based on how well you match a mineral with the characteristics you record. Exact minerals are not necessary but they should match characteristics reasonably well. Note: certain characteristics will need to match as well. i.e. really hard minerals leave no streak.
Mineral ID Flip Chart - Another link for matching (more like your chart).
Mineral ID Key - A step by step method for finding your mineral's name - it narrows down your choices with just a few questions
**If you miss the Mineral ID lab in class, there is an online version to complete
Example of a concept map - this one is for trees. Yours will be for minerals.
This is the virtual version of the mineral ID lab. Download the "Online Mineral ID" above; use the above link; and complete the lab.
This link will also help identify your mystery mineral: Mineral Finder - Answer questions to narrow down your Mineral ID choices.
This is a good Mineral ID Chart
Better Mineral ID Chart.pdfClassifying Rocks Types
Classifying Rocks Types
Now that we have 3 types of rocks: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic; we can subdivide each of these types of rocks based on the ways they were formed and the features that we observe.
In class you will be handed rocks and based on observations you will identify and divide each of the types of rocks into further subdivisions.
Rock/Mineral Assessment
Rock/Mineral Assessment
Complete the project with your group to organize the museum's rock collection.
Prezi - Create an account and share the project with your teacher and group.
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