Mineral Identification

As part of the Earth's Systems unit, students will explore the physical and chemical properties used to identify minerals. They will learn how minerals form and how these properties help classify and distinguish minerals from one another.

This subtopic contains the following:

• Scope and Sequence w/ Standards

• Introduction: Mineral Identification

• Investigation: Mineral Identification

• Exploration: Mineral Identification

• Keynote Presentation w/ Fill-in Notes

• PowerPoint Presentation w/ Fill-in Notes

• Wrap-up: Mineral Identification

• Question Clusters Worksheet

• Assessment