Topic 6, Lesson 3 Minerals

TOPIC 6, LESSON 3

MINERAL RESOURCES

Student objectives:

Students will:

cite textual evidence to identify mineral resources

will use visuals and models to determine factors affect the distribution of minerals on Earth.

a kind of mineral that contains other, more valuable minerals.

ore

The process of crystal forming is called crystallization. Crystals often form in nature when liquids cool and start to harden.

crystallize

Guiding Question:

What are mineral resources?

Guiding question:

What factors affect the distribution of minerals on Earth?

Draw

Circle some of the objectsn in the photo that you think contain minerals.

Open Ended

How do you think these minerals formed?

Please: Restate and Answer.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Teeth contain ore?

• False

• True

Dropdown

Human bones contain ​

Select answer

.

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A mineral is a solid substance that is non-living and made from a particular combination of ​

Select answer

.

Multiple Choice

What is ore?

• A mineral needed for healthy teeth, bones, and other body tissues

• A strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.

• A mineral deposit that is large enough and valuable enough for it to be extracted from the ground.

• A yellow precious metal, used especially in jewelry and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.

Open Ended

Throughout the day, list some of the things you see and use that are made from minerals. Then, at the end of the day, write a paragraph explainimng why minerals are important and describing some of the most important uses.

Draw

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Open Ended

What does the word concentrated mean?

Restate and Answer

Draw

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Open Ended

Restate and answer.

Open Ended

Restate and answer.

Multiple Choice

Some forms of art are often made of what minerals?

• jade and iron

• bronze and gold

• emerald and jade

• quartz and emerald

Multiple Choice

True or False: Bananas are rich in the mineral potassium and iron?

• True

• False

Dropdown

Some minerals are removed from the ground by the process of ​

Select answer

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Dropdown

​

Select answer

resources are not easily replaced once they have been removed from the ground, they will not grow back anytime soon.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Mining is a very safe profession?

• True

• False

Open Ended

Read, restate and answer.

Open Ended

Restate and answer.