My apologizes for not updating this site in the last week, lets get caught up.
Tuesday in class we:
- Looked at properties of minerals used for identification such as luster, hardness, cleavage, and color.
- Looked at mineral samples as a class.
Thursday in class we:
- Began mineral identification lab with partners
- Students should have cataloged the properties of their 12 unknown minerals
Monday in class we:
- Discussed where minerals form such as from magma, lava, evaporation, and deposition in veins
- Continued mineral classification lab - students should have identified their minerals today, anything unfinished needs to be done at lunch or break time.
- Study for Wednesday's quiz
Homework:
- pg 127 Section Review #1-2 (Mineral Formation Section)
- Study for quiz; including mineral properties, periodic table, mineral identification characteristics, mineral formation
- Finish identification of unknown minerals from mineral lab
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