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Minerals

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Introduction to Minerals

This video was created by my Earth Science students during the 2011-2012 school year using the Sock Puppets app for iPad.

Mineral Notes

Section 1:  Students will be able to identify the 5 primary characteristics of minerals, as well as the 10 representative minerals from Moh's Hardness Scale.

Section 2:  Students will be able to describe the 4 primary ways that minerals form, as well as describe how rate of cooling affects crystal size.
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Geologic Processes - 
How to Identify Minerals

TLC Elementary School: Geological Processes Discovery Education,  2004 . Full Video.
Discovery Education. Web. 4 February 2013. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

   Practice Quiz

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Click here for an online mineral identification quiz - see how well prepared you are for our upcoming quiz.

Mineral Identification

Mineralogy4Kids

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Check out this website for a great overview of the mineral content we have been studying in class.


Birthstones, Minerals & Gems for Kids
Thank you to Courtney Phillips and her students for sharing this cool resource with me!  Click the button above to take a look for yourself.

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