Rocks and Minerals

Lesson 6
Observing Minerals: How Are They the Same and Different?

Students explore minerals to learn more about their properties by observing look, feel and smell for each mineral sample 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

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3. Lesson set up and Management

Materials:

Observing the properties of each mineral sample - What to you see, smell, and feel?

Observing the properties of each
mineral sample - What to you see,
smell, and feel?

Student Management:

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4. Teacher Tips

Observing the properties of each mineral sample - What to you see, smell, and feel?

Observing the properties of each
mineral sample - What to you see,
smell, and feel?

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5. Literacy Support

Writing Support:

Observing the properties of each mineral sample - What to you see, smell, and feel?

Observing the properties of each
mineral sample - What to you see,
smell, and feel?

Reading Support:

Math Support:

Last updated 06/18/2009