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Date: 10/18 (B) & 10/21 (A) Outcome: Students will identify and evaluate types and availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Question: How can natural resources be identified and classified? Activities: DO NOW! SJ entry B15 Mineral Properties
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Date: 10/18 (B) & 10/21 (A) Outcome: Students will identify and evaluate types and availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Question: How can natural resources be identified and classified? Activities: • DO NOW! SJ entry B15 Mineral Properties • Group Read pages B-14 to B-19 and take notes • Complete Student Sheet 15.1 (LE&A grade) • Video “Rocks and Minerals” with quiz (LE&A grade) Homework: Day B = Soil Letter Assessment is due next class, 10/22 (B)
Pages B-14 to B-15 • Most minerals are solids. • Minerals have a crystalline structure. • Draw a picture to remind you of a crystalline structure: • Fluorite is a mineral that has crystalline structure similar to diamonds. • More than 2,000 minerals. • Rocks are made of minerals.
Pages B-16 to B-19 • Minerals are classified by their properties. • Some Mineral Properties: • Color • Transparency • Luster • Hardness (Mohs Scale) • Streak color • Reaction with acid • Light refraction Mineral Properties, Student Sheet 15.1