Transcript Entry Task

Entry Task
Monday, October 8th
Clear your desks off. We
will be taking a pretest
for the next chapters
we will be covering.
When done with the pretest please follow the
instructions that will be
on the board after you
turn your test into the
front.
If you finish that you need
to get your homework, a
chapter 2 introduction,
and work on that.
Schedule:
• Rocks and Minerals Pre- Test
• Investigate Crystal Shape
Objective:
• I can explain my current
knowledge about rocks and
minerals
Homework
• Chapter 2 introduction
Investigate Crystal Shape
1. Read Investigate Crystal Shape from
page 46. Look at the procedure,
materials and the questions at the end.
I will be doing this lab as a
demonstration.
2. Write a hypothesis for the experiment
(remember the 3 words!)
3. Identify the manipulated and
responding variables.
Tuesday, October 9th
Entry Task
Lets see what you already know
about minerals. Decide if the
following statements are true or
false. If they are true write
them out as is. If they are false
write out a correct statement.
1. Water and ice are minerals
2. Minerals can be found in rocks
3. Minerals exist as gas, liquid,
and solid.
Schedule:
• Finish Investigate
Crystal Shape
Objective
• I can understand that
minerals are basic
building blocks of Earth
Homework:
• Read/RSG 2.1
Table Salt vs. Epsom Salt
Table Salt
Epsom Salt
Table Salt
Epsom Salt
Epsom Salt
Table Salt
4 Characteristics of all Minerals
1.
2.
3.
4.
To Do
• Read 2.1 with your partner and as your read
fill out the 4 characteristics of minerals
• As you read answer the “check your reading
questions” and “reading visuals” questions
• Write the answers to the questions in your
notebook using full sentences, IQIA
• There are 3 “check your reading” questions
• There are 2 “Reading visuals” Questions
Wednesday, October
Entry Task
Answer the following
questions using full
sentences, IQIA.
1. What are the four
characteristics of a
mineral?
2. On what basis do
scientists classify
minerals?
3. What two minerals are
most common in Earth’s
crust?
th
10
Schedule:
• 2.1 Quiz
Objective:
• I can understand the 4
characteristics of minerals and
can explain the two minerals
that make up Earth’s crust
Homework
• Read/RSG 2.2
Please have on desk:
• 2.1 RSG
Thursday, October 11th
Entry Task
Do the following using
full sentences,
IQIA.
1. List and explain 1
property you read
about in 2.2.
2. What mineral
property would you
choose to use to
identify a mineral?
3. Why did you choose
the property in #2?
Schedule:
• Master Mines… 
Objective: I can identify different
properties of minerals
Homework:
• Extra Credit. Go home and play
master mines by visiting
http://www.brainpop.com/games/
mastermines/
• Complete the Tectonic Fury:
Master Mines digital lab activity
and identify at least 5 minerals
Please have on your desk
• 2.2 RSG
Entry Task
Friday, October 12th
Answer the following questions
using full sentences, IQIA.
Schedule:
• Mineral Properties
Foldable
1. Why is color not a reliable clue
to the identity of a mineral?
2. What is the difference
between cleavage and
fracture?
3. What are two main types of
luster?
Homework
• Finish foldable by
coloring a picture for
each property
Objective:
•I can explain the
different properties of
minerals
Please have on desk:
• Extra credit if you did
it
• Color is the most obvious property
of a mineral; however it is also the
least reliable.
• Determine the color of a mineral by
observing the sample with the
unaided eye and noting its overall
color.
• The streak of a mineral is identified
by firmly rubbing a mineral sample
against an unglazed porcelain tile
and observing the color of its
streak.
• Determine the luster of a mineral
by observing how light reflects off
its surface.
• Looks like metal = Metallic
• Does not look like metal =
Nonmetallic
Metallic or Nonmetallic?
• Describes the way a mineral
breaks.
• If it cleaves, then it breaks along
smooth, flat surfaces.
• Describe the way a mineral breaks.
• If a mineral fractures, it breaks
along rough edges.
• Determine the hardness of a
mineral by using Moh’s hardness
scale.
• Fingernail = 2.5
• Penny (1982 or earlier) = 3.0
• Steel nail = 5.5
• Some minerals have unique
properties that enable us to
determine their identities.
• Taste
• Magnetism
• Birefringence
• Fluorescence
Birefringence
Fluorescence
Mineral
Properties
wulfenite
color
orange
streak
white
luster
nonmetallic
cleavage
yes
density
hardness
6.9
3