1. Thank you for not chewing gum 
Materials:
Pencil
Notebook
Folder
Lab Text – pg. B-21
September 26
Today’s Agenda:
Bell work
Acid Test Reading
BG Paragraph
Objective:
Today we will design an investigation to identify a mineral.
Daily Question:
What is one interesting fact about how to identify minerals?

2. Background Research Describe 3 significant pieces of information that are not commonly known about your topic. (mineral identification)
Topic sentence states your topic
3 facts or pieces of information about your topic
3 explanations about those pieces of information
Conclusion restates what your paragraph was about
Don’t forget transitions

3. Background Research Paragraph Example
There are several important ways to identify minerals. First, the acid test is a test that will tell me if a mineral is calcite or not. For example, calcite fizzes under hydrochloric acid.
Second set of yellow/pink:
How will the hardness test help you identify minerals?
Third set of yellow/pink:
What other test will help you identify a mineral and how?

4. Example / explanation / quote Example / explanation / quote
Main idea
Transition
Transition
Transition
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Example / explanation / quote
Example / explanation / quote
Example / explanation / quote
Transition
Conclusion

5. What 5 properties do you think will be the most useful?(left)
I will test the following 5 properties:
I chose these 5 properties because….

6. Act 16 – Lab report Follow the procedure in the book through step 5.
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to…
Hypothesis: (put the 5 properties you are testing in your hypothesis)
Background Research: (use the article provided, BP or internet research)
Variables
Independent: What are you changing?
Dependent: What are you finding out?
Materials: What materials will you need to test the 5 properties?
Procedure: How will you perform ALL of the 5 property tests?
Data table - Organizes 5 properties you will test

7. Act 16 – Lab report – guided answers Follow the procedure in the book through step 5.
Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to find out if our mineral is calcite or quartz AND determine which one would be better for making jewelery.
Hypothesis: If I test, color, transparency, reaction with acid, hardness and luster, THEN I will be able to identify the mineral as _______ because……
Background Research: (use the article provided, BP or internet research)
Variables
Independent: What are you changing? Property tests
Dependent: What are you finding out? The mineral

8. Answers cont…
Materials: What materials will you need to test the 5 properties?
Procedure: How will you perform ALL of the 5 property tests?
Data table - Organizes 5 properties you will test
Property
Luster
Hardness
Transparency
Acid
color
Mineral observations