Properties of Minerals Guided Lesson

Properties of Minerals Guided Lesson

LESSON OBJECTIVE

Poll

How is your day going so far?

• GREAT!

• GOOD

• Its OKAY

• Not too good

HOW DO WE INTERACT WITH MINERALS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE?

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Classroom Anchor Chart (USE AS A REFERENCE)

MIneral properties can be difficult to remember, but what if they were Superheroes?

What is inorganic?

Multiple Choice

Minerals are inorganic which means that

• they were once parts of living things.

• renewable

• they were NEVER part of anything living.

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT a property used to identify minerals?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• size

Multiple Choice

What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• rock

• streak

• mineral

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids

• They are formed naturally

• They are inorganic

One way we can identify a mineral is by testing it's Hardness.....

Multiple Choice

Mohs hardness Scale is

• the property of splitting evenly along flat surfaces

• the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles

• a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest

Multiple Choice

Which of these minerals is softer than glass (5.5)?

• Topaz (8)

• Corundum (9)

• Calcite (3)

• Orthoclase (6)

Multiple Choice

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1

• 5

• 10

Multiple Choice

The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum

• Talc

• Diamond

Multiple Choice

The way a surface (of a mineral) reflect light. Either metallic or nonmetallic:

• Cleavage

• Streak

• Luster

Multiple Choice

A dull material is described as having a __________________ luster.

• Metallic

• Nonmetallic

Multiple Choice

-The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.

• streak

• color

• harness

• luster

Multiple Choice

Observing the color of a mineral’s POWDER (done by rubbing the mineral against a tile)

• Color

• Luster

• Cleavage and Fracture

• Streak

Multiple Choice

_________ is when a mineral splits along flat surfaces.

• color

• cleavage

• fracture

Multiple Choice

Fracture or cleavage of a mineral tells you the:

• color

• hardness

• breakage pattern

Multiple Choice

What best describes "crystal"?

• a ranking of minerals from softest to hardest

• the repeating pattern of a mineral’s particles in a solid

• a substance composed of a single kind of atom

Multiple Choice

What is the scale that is used to indicate hardness of a mineral?

• Red Scale

• Moh's scale

• Einstein's Scale

Multiple Choice

__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.

• cleavage

• luster

• fracture

Multiple Choice

_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.

• fracture

• cleavage

• streak

Multiple Choice

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

Multiple Choice

A mineral is a living object

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living

• Something that is dead, but was once living

• Something that was never living

Multiple Choice

How much a mineral resists scratching is

• Streak

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Cleavage

Multiple Choice

Characteristics that can be observed or measured.

• physical properties

• density

• luster

Multiple Choice

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• cleavage

• fracture

• waxy