Rocks and Minerals

Lesson 10
Exploring the Hardness of Minerals

Students explore minerals to learn more about their properties by performing the hardness test and recording their results.

1. Content Standards

2. Concepts

3. Lesson set up and Management

4. Teacher Tips

5. Literacy Support

 

1. Content Standards:

INQD: Simple instruments, such as magnifiers, thermometers, and rulers provide more information than scientists can obtain using only their unaided senses.

PS2A: Objects have properties, including size, weight, hardness, color, shape, texture, and magnetism. Unknown substances can sometimes be identified by their properties.

PS2B: An object may be made from different materials. These materials give the object certain properties.

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2. Concepts

Scratch testing - How hard is each mineral?

Scratch testing - How hard is each mineral?

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3. Lesson set up and Management

Materials:

Student Management:

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4. Teacher Tips

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5. Literacy Support

Writing Support:

Reading Support:

Math Support:

Last updated 06/18/2009