Warm Up-Session 15 What do you think the term organic means? Where have you heard or seen the term before? Do you see any words within the word to help you try to determine the meaning? What is the opposite of organic?

S olid Cannot be a liquid or a gas N aturally Occurring Found in nature, not man-made I norganic Is not alive and never was, non-living (a few exceptions which we don’t need to concern ourselves with in 6 th grade) F ixed composition Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two or more elements, some minerals consist of one element ex. Au C rystal Form A definite structure in which atoms are arranged

A mineral is a naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure. Minerals Clip

Is it non-living material? Is it a solid? Is it formed in nature? Does it have a crystalline structure?

Wood Wood comes from a tree which is living. It is not a mineral. It also does not have a crystal structure.

Gold Gold is a mineral.

Fossil Fossils were once living. They are not minerals.

Topaz Mineral

Bones Bones are living because they are in living things. They are not a mineral.

Icebergs Water is not a mineral. It is not a solid. Icebergs are solid. They are a mineral! They form in nature and have a crystal structure.

Diamond Mineral

Minerals form as hot magma cools inside the crust or lava hardens on the surface. When magma cools, it is a solid and crystals form. Intro. to rocks and minerals

Rocks Minerals are the building blocks of rocks

What is a rock? Properties: Solid Formed in nature Rocks are generally 2 or more types of minerals. Rock made of minerals

A geologist is a scientist that studies rocks and minerals. Geology Rocks Song