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WRITE HMK IN AGENDA COPY SCIENCE PAGE IN FOLDER DO NOW. 1. _______name of lab safety symbol that has a picure of a plant (lab safety ) 2. ______the process scientists use to solve problems and answer questions (scientific method)
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WRITE HMK IN AGENDACOPY SCIENCE PAGE IN FOLDERDO NOW • 1. _______name of lab safety symbol that has a picure of a plant (lab safety) • 2. ______the process scientists use to solve problems and answer questions (scientific method) • 3. _______a naturally formed inorganic solid with a crystalline structure (minerals) • 4. _______last step of the scientific method (scientific method) • 5. _______a minerals resistance to being scratched (minerals)
WRITE HMK IN AGENDACOPY SCIENCE PAGE IN FOLDERDO NOW • 1. _______the process scientists use to solve problems and answer questions (scientific method) • 2. ______name of lab safety symbol that has a picture of goggle (lab safety) • 3. _______the five letters that represent the scientific method (scientific method) • 4. _______an educated guess (scientific method) • 5. _______name of lab safety symbol that has a picture of a hand holding a mouse (lab safety)
RAP: Copy and answer on page 9 in your Notebook. Choose the correct word. (inorganic or organic) A mineral is a naturally formed _________ Substance with a crystalline structure. 2) 2. ______ ________the process scientists use to solve problems and answer questions
Key Questions 1. What is a mineral? 2. What are the characteristics used to identify a mineral?
WHAT IS A MINERAL? 1. Mineral- a naturally formed inorganic substance with a crystalline structure
2. What are the charcteristics used to identify a mineral? a. Color-weathering and impurities can cause the same mineral to come in different colors NOT A GOOD IDENTIFIER b. Luster-shiny or dull c. Streak-powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed on an unglazed piece of porcelain d. Cleavage-breaks evenly (in sheets) e.Fracture-breaks jagged
f. Mohs Hardness Scale-how easy or hard it is to scratch a mineral • uses 10 minerals to represent variations in hardness • The common items used to test hardness are • a fingernail • a penny • Glass • Steel nail