Homework on Weathering and Erosion

Class, here is the link to the SoftSchools QUIZ on Weathering and Erosion. Remember to write the Questions and answers in your notebook. Here is the link --> QUIZ- Weathering & Erosion

EXTRA CREDIT- Mighty Minerals Webquest websites

For classes 715, 721, and 727 these are 4 websites to use for your Extra Credit Webquest on Mighty Minerals. Just click on the links:

www.mineralogy4kids.org (Click on Mineral Groups)

Ducksters- Minerals

40 Common Minerals and Their Uses

Mineral Uses

Standards for Science

These are the links to the Science Standards for NY State:

Core Curriculum, Grades 5-8

Scope & Sequence for Science, Grades 6-12 (OLDER VERSION)

Common Core State Standards (CCSS), SCIENCE, Grades 6-8

Scope and Sequence (NEW, 2018, NY State Adopted Standards from NGSS)

**NY State Adopted Standards from the NGSS (mixed, by school level)

*NGSS (Original DOC, ALL Standards)

*NGSS homepage (search individual standards)

NYC STEM Education Framework

Hardness Test for Minerals explained, plus VIDEOS

Class, this is the video I showed you in class on the Hardness test for Minerals. You can watch it again if you didn't understand it. You need to know how to do this test for our Mineral LAB. Plus, I gave some additional tips below. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hardness Test tips:                                                                                 If the unknown mineral easily scratches a mineral in the kit, then its obviously harder. So try the next numbered mineral in the kit right away.

If an unknown mineral sort of scratches a mineral in the kit, then definitely scratch both minerals against each other, especially if you’re unsure.

If you scratch the unknown mineral onto a mineral in the kit and you only wipe off a powder, this doesn’t count as a scratch! So the mineral in the kit is harder.

If both minerals can scratch each other, then the unknown mineral’s hardness is the same as the mineral in the kit.



Here is another video where a teacher tests for the hardness of unknown minerals using common household objects:

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To review all the Properties of Minerals, click on this site:
Mineralogy4kids- Mineral Properties  Then click on any of the 
properties you'd like to review on the right-hand side of the 
webpage. It gives a good summary for each property.
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Also, here's another video on characteristics of Minerals.

I showed it to you in class. You can watch it to study 

for the QUIZ on Minerals.

Density QUIZ

Take this online Quiz on Density. There are 20 Q’s. Do

the first 10 tonight. Write out the questions and answers:

Density QUIZ

Online QUIZZES- Physical and Chemical Properties

Class, take this first QUIZ on Physical and Chemical Properties. Write out the Questions and Answers:
QUIZ- Physical and Chemical Properties



For extra credit, do the following QUIZ as well. Write out the Questions and Answers:
QUIZ- Properties and Changes of Matter

Electricity online QUIZ

Class, take this QUIZ on Electricity. Write out the Questions and Answers. Just click below:

SoftSchools QUIZ- Electricity