6th grade warm ups week of 1-1-18
Monday(Mon.) 1-1-18 New Years Day
Tuesday(Tues.)1-2-18 Teacher work day
Wednesday(Wed.) 1-3-18 WU: How are mineral classified and what are the two groups of minerals? Ans: Mineral are classified by their chemical composition. The two main groups are silicate and nonsilicate minerals.
Thursday (Thurs.) 1-4-18 WU: What are silicate minerals? Ans: 1:Silicate minerals are minerals that contain a combination of Silicon and Oxygen, which are the two most common minerals in the Earth’s crust. 2: They make up 90% of the Earth’s crust.
Friday (Fri.) 1-5-18 WU: What are nonsilicate minerals? Ans: 1: Nonsilicate minerals make up the rest of the Earth’s crust and do not contain Silicon or Oxygen. 2:They often contain the elements carbon, fluorine and sulfur.