Tuesday 1/30/18 Notebook Entry: Below is a list of minerals and everyday objects that contain each one. Besides being a mineral, what is 1 other thing the minerals in the list have in common? Graphite in a pencil Salt you put on your food Copper wire in your computer Fluoride in your toothpaste Quartz in mirrors
Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Major Lunar Event Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse
Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space
is naturally occurring A mineral… is naturally occurring forms by inorganic processes (not from something that is or was once living)
has a crystal structure (particles line up in a pattern) A mineral… is a solid has a crystal structure (particles line up in a pattern)
A mineral has a definite chemical composition (always contains certain elements) CaF2 = Flourite
Element: a substance made up of only one kind of atom
Exit Ticket Finish the two sentences below. Write your answers on the notecard. I used to think a mineral was…. Look back at your definition from yesterday Now I think a mineral is….