Earth Science Rocks! Warm up September 13
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Earth Science Rocks!Warm up September 13
Question: If you found a mineral, what are
some things that you could do to identify that mineral?
Tropical Storm Maria22N, 68W
Earth Science Rocks!
MYP Unit Question: What’s a world without rocks?
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Learner Profile: Thinker
Earth Science Rocks!Standard: Investigate the scientific view of how the Earth’s surface is formed.
Essential Question: What concepts about minerals do I need to review?
IB Mineral Identification Lab
Mineral Mineral Mineral 1 2 3
Density
The measure of how much matter is in a given amount of space
Chemical structure of gold and copper. Which is more dense?
Scratch Test/Streak Test
Review Time!
1. Mineral Characteristics2. Identifying Minerals3. Special properties of minerals4. Moh’s hardness scale5. Silicates and non-silicates6. Crystals—how and why they form7. Ores and Mining8. Gemstones and Georgia’s state mineral