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The Reading on Rocks and Minerals elaborates on the concepts presented in the Activities section of Project Earth Science: Geology, Revised 2nd Edition. This Reading was written especially for this volume with the…
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This high school Earth and space science and physical science lesson has the following learning goals for students: locate and identify relevant information about how to make paint from minerals; relate their knowledge…
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Lab 13: Characteristics of Minerals
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In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core idea of Earth Materials and Systems as they identify a set of unknown minerals. Included are the Teacher Notes, Lab Handout, and Checkout Questions for the…
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Nanoforces in Nature: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Explore Microbe-Mineral Interactions
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This lesson uses computer simulations of an atomic force microscope to investigate bacteria-mineral forces of interaction on the order of nanonewtons over nanoscale distances of interaction. In this lesson, students…
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In this lesson, students study the reduction of iron oxide minerals in a simulated anaerobic aquatic environment. Students discuss how the respiration of anaerobic bacteria may be involved with iron reduction. Students…
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In this activity students are assigned occupations that rely on specific minerals. To obtain the minerals they need, each student must trade a service or mineral to another worker. Teachers can show students real-world…
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Grouping Minerals by Their Formulas
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Students use a periodic table to identify patterns in mineral formulas and develop classification systems.
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Rocks and Minerals—Foundations of Society
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Virtually everything we use—from the food we eat to the cars we drive—is produced from the Earth’s rock and mineral resources. As our society becomes more urbanized, students have fewer opportunities to interact with…
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Identification of Minerals... There Has to Be a Better Way
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"You Be the Geologist" is an adaptation of the traditional, teacher-centered method of mineral identification. This activity requires students to mimic the work of a geologist attempting to identify unknown mineral…
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Archive: Science Update: The Rocks and Minerals of Climate Change, November 14, 2024
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Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our generation, and generations to come. But what's rock got to do with it? Learn how simple and familiar rocks and minerals play a critical…
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