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DATE
10/2
M
10/3
T
10/4
W
TODAY’S LESSONS
*Turn in HW (Purple sheet of reflective
questions)
1. Read packet on crystals and take Cornell
notes.
2. Atoms to Crystals - How do crystals grow?
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/
terc/content/investigations/es0506/
es0506page01.cfm?chapter_no=05
3. Build a crystal!
4. Complete “Six Basic Systems of Mineral
Crystals” (WS) Finish for HW!
Be ready for NTBK check!
*Turn in HW to tray.
1. Distinguishing rocks from minerals –
lab/activity
2. Tiny Book – Minerals (definition and
characteristics)
HW: “How Minerals Form” (WS)
* Turn in HW to tray. Warm-up # 5 What is a mineral?
1. Tiny Book – Identifying minerals
2. Discussion of mineral characteristics and identification.
3. Identifying Minerals - Lab
HW:
DESCRIPTION
EQ: How are atoms,
crystals, and
minerals related?
TSWBAT:
- define crystal
systems;
- classify
crystal shapes
into six
different
groups.
EQ: What is the
difference between a
rock and a mineral?
SWBAT:
- compare
minerals and
rocks;
- distinguish
minerals from
rocks;
- classify
samples of
rocks and
minerals.
EQ: How can I tell
one mineral from
another?
SWBAT:
- use scientific
process skills to
identify minerals.
10/5
TH
* Warm-up # 6 How does one identify one mineral from
another?
1. Mineral Mania (Computer Activity)
2. Treasures in the Earth (WS) Finish for HW.
10/6
F
* Warm- up # 7 What minerals do you have in your house?
Name 5.
Mineral Video
EQ: Why are
minerals important?
TSWBAT research
the various uses of
minerals.
EQ: