1. Turn in Do Nows & Mineral ID Lab Turn in Do Nows & Mineral ID Lab Conflict Minerals Conflict Minerals Chapter 2 Review Chapter 2 Review Describe 3 things that you use minerals for on an everyday basis Review due Wednesday Review due Wednesday09-22-14

2. 09-22-14 I can explain why minerals are the basic building blocks of Earth.

3. Read the article and complete the following tasks: Underline any familiar vocabulary words from chapter 2. Put a (*) by anything that you found interesting. Put a (?) by anything that was confusing or you have questions about.

4. 1.Do you think an American embargo on minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo would have a significant effect on the war there? Why or why not? 2.Would you pay more for your cellphones if doing so would help victims of the war in Congo? Explain your answer. 3.Has reading this article made you feel any differently about the high-tech products you use? Explain.

5. Video: Into the Lost Crystal Caves Video: Into the Lost Crystal Caves Describe the 5 ways that minerals form in nature. Finish Review Finish Review09-23-14

6. 09-23-14 I can identify and describe the ways that minerals form.

7. Discuss Ch. 2 Review Discuss Ch. 2 Review Explain how the amazing gypsum crystals in the caves of Naica, Mexico were formed. Read 3.1 & 3.2 Read 3.1 & 3.209-24-14

8. 09-24-14 I can explain why minerals are the basic building blocks of Earth.

9. Ch. 3 Notes: Rock Cycle & Igneous Ch. 3 Notes: Rock Cycle & Igneous Rock Book Rock Book Would you expect extrusive rocks produced by an explosive volcano to be light or dark in color? Why? Read 3.3 & 3.4 Read 3.3 & 3.4 Rock Book Rock Book09-25-14

10. 09-25-14 I can identify the 3 types of rocks and explain how each are formed

11. Ch. 3 Notes: Sedimentary & Metamorphic Ch. 3 Notes: Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rock Book Rock Book Would you expect to find foliated or nonfoliated metamorphic rocks next to a lava flow? Why? Finish Rock Book Finish Rock Book09-26-14

12. 09-26-14 I can identify the 3 types of rocks and explain how each are formed