Chapter 1 is titled Minerals of the Earth's Crust. We will learn what a mineral is and how we can tell them apart. Different minerals from in different ways.
Also, minerals are used all the time by all of us in everyday life.
An Introduction into Minerals
| Unit 1 Checklist | |
| Unit 1 Vocabulary List | |
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Power Points
| Chapter 1: Minerals of the Earth's Crust | Chapter 2: Rocks - Mineral Mixtures |
| Chapter 3: The Rock and Fossil Record | Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics |
| Chapter 5: Earthquakes | Chapter 6: Volcanoes |
Worksheets
| Directed Reading - What is a mineral ? | |
Animations
Movies
| Surface and Underground Mining | World's Largest Open Pit Mine |
| Deepest Mines in the World | |
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