When studying minerals, it's important to focus on their physical and chemical properties, as well as their geological occurrence and economic significance. Here are some key points to consider:
Learn to identify common minerals based on their physical properties, such as color, hardness, luster, and cleavage.
Explore the geological processes involved in the formation and occurrence of minerals, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic processes.
Examine the uses and economic importance of specific minerals in industries and everyday life.
By mastering the characteristics and significance of minerals, you can gain a deeper understanding of the Earth'scomposition and the role of minerals in shaping our planet.
Earth/Space Science: Students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the chemical and physical interactions (i.e., natural forces and cycles, transfer of energy) of the environment, Earth, and the universe that occur over time.
Earth History: Explain how sedimentary rock is formed periodically, embedding plant and animal remains and leaving a record of the sequence in which the plants and animals appeared and disappeared.
Explain how sedimentary rock buried deep enough may be reformed by pressure and heat and these reformed rock layers may be forced up again to become land surface and even mountains.