Rock Cycle: Get to Know A Mineral

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• HW: Finish Mineral Hat and wear to class tomorrow. No tube hats/headbands/billboards/folded paper hats. Write all info BIG.

• CW: Work on Mineral Hat (with mineral information).

• DN: What is a mineral? Provide examples.

Lesson Outline

5min Students complete the Do Now by answering question in notebook.

5min Teacher instructs students on requirements for the Mineral Hat (Name, Formula, Colour, Streak Colour, Hardness, Crystal Structure, and Interesting Fact). Must be glued together (no staples or tape) and stay on your head even when shaking your head without pins or fasteners. Hats can include visors, top hats, crowns, helmets, bonnets, and should show engineering in its construction (it must be built around a stable structure). No tube hats/headbands/billboards/folded paper hats.

BANNED MINERALS: Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Diamond, Quartz, Pyrite, Fluorite, Garnet, Mica, Gypsum, Talc, Opals, Sapphires, Rubies, Emeralds, Jade, Pearls (because they are not a mineral), and anything that is common or previously mentioned in class.

5min Students research minerals.

20min Students construct their Mineral Hats.

5min Clean up. Wrap up.