Hi All,
Next week we will work on the "Handling the Minerals" worksheet. Be ready to get rolling on this when you get to class on Wednesday.
Quiz next Thursday will cover the following topics:
* Related information from the Relevant Elements worksheet (the info about element abundance in the Earth's crust).
* The rock cycle and basic information about the three main types of rocks
* Difference between rocks and minerals
* The main characteristics used to define elements (on the recent characteristics worksheet).
Have a good long weekend!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Mineral Research
Hey All,
Thank you for the good contributions about the M/DC and BS/V reactions in class today. Also, thank you for the insights on what we saw and learned at UC Berkeley last week.
YOUR MINERAL RESEARCH IS DUE ON THURSDAY, 1/15
Please see the list of minerals below that correspond with the numbers you drew in class today:
1. Graphite
2. Galena
3. Magnetite
4. Pyrite
5. Hornblende
6. Biotite Mica
7. Quartz
8. Hematite
9. Limonite
10. Feldspar
11. Rose Quartz
12. Gypsum
13. Muscovite Mica
14. Halite
15. Calcite
16. Fluorite
17. Talc
18. Kaolin
For your mineral, please follow the guidelines for research:
1. Describe its color.
2. Describe the mineral's streak.
3. Describe the luster.
4. Describe the fluorescence.
5. Describe the hardness.
6. Describe the mineral's cleavage.
7. Describe its qualities of fracture and tenacity.
8. Give examples of rocks that this mineral is part of, AND indicate what types of rocks these are (i.e. igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary).
9. CITE ALL SOURCES!
Thank you for the good contributions about the M/DC and BS/V reactions in class today. Also, thank you for the insights on what we saw and learned at UC Berkeley last week.
YOUR MINERAL RESEARCH IS DUE ON THURSDAY, 1/15
Please see the list of minerals below that correspond with the numbers you drew in class today:
1. Graphite
2. Galena
3. Magnetite
4. Pyrite
5. Hornblende
6. Biotite Mica
7. Quartz
8. Hematite
9. Limonite
10. Feldspar
11. Rose Quartz
12. Gypsum
13. Muscovite Mica
14. Halite
15. Calcite
16. Fluorite
17. Talc
18. Kaolin
For your mineral, please follow the guidelines for research:
1. Describe its color.
2. Describe the mineral's streak.
3. Describe the luster.
4. Describe the fluorescence.
5. Describe the hardness.
6. Describe the mineral's cleavage.
7. Describe its qualities of fracture and tenacity.
8. Give examples of rocks that this mineral is part of, AND indicate what types of rocks these are (i.e. igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary).
9. CITE ALL SOURCES!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Current and upcoming work
Hey All,
Please make sure that you have completed the three following things by the end of class today:
1. Make sure that you have completed your Mentos/Diet Coke and Baking Soda/Vinegar write ups.
2. Make sure that you have explained how you are going to meet your science goals.
3. Prompts abut yesterday's Cal trip:
A. What was the coolest part?
B. What was the most important/profound thing that you learned? DETAILS
C. What question(s) do you have about what you saw?
Also, due for Monday, 1/12, complete the Defining Mineral Characteristics worksheet. Make sure you cite your sources!
Please make sure that you have completed the three following things by the end of class today:
1. Make sure that you have completed your Mentos/Diet Coke and Baking Soda/Vinegar write ups.
2. Make sure that you have explained how you are going to meet your science goals.
3. Prompts abut yesterday's Cal trip:
A. What was the coolest part?
B. What was the most important/profound thing that you learned? DETAILS
C. What question(s) do you have about what you saw?
Also, due for Monday, 1/12, complete the Defining Mineral Characteristics worksheet. Make sure you cite your sources!
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