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PPT
Curated OER

Science Jeopardy - The Earth Sciences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The earth sciences are the focus for this Jeopardy-style review game. Categories include geology, space, scientific investigation, meteorology, and oceanography. Diagrams and pictures are involved with most of the questions, making this...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pyrites

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the mineral pyrite and discover the differences between it and gold.  In this mineral lesson students identify minerals using their common properties.
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Worksheet
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Dichotomous Key: Minerals

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this earth science worksheet, students identify various minerals as described in the fifteen questions. They identify the luster and hardness of a mineral. Then, students identify what color the mineral is and whether it has streaks...
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Handout
Province of British Columbia

B.c. Ministry of Energy and Mines: Common Rock Forming Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
There are six common minerals most often found in rocks. They are quartz, feldspar, olivine, mica, pyroxene, and amphibole. This website provides photos and information on each, and discusses their importance when identifying rocks.
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Website
Other

The image.com: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very large list of minerals complete with image and physical descriptions, chemical descriptions, and classification.
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Handout
Other

Scienceviews.com: Minerals and Their Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...
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Website
Other

Minerals Education Coalition: Minerals Database

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.
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Graphic
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The image.com: Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very large list of minerals complete with image and physical descriptions, chemical descriptions, and classification.