1. 6B12 Observe Natural Resources

2. B12 Background Earth has many kinds of resources.
We use a lot of materials that are found naturally on earth, such as:
Wood like oak
Metals like iron
Minerals like diamond

3. B12 Vocabulary Natural Resources Mineral Magma Fossil
Materials found on earth and used by people
Mineral
Non-living material found naturally on earth
Magma
Hot melted rock
Found deep inside the earth
Fossil
Living remains found in rock

4. B12 Challenge Questions 1. Why are there so many kinds of rocks?
Many sources and raw materials
2. Where do they come from?
Volcano, underwater, underground
3. What are they made of?
Sand, silt, clay, minerals, fossils
4. What makes some of them so valuable?
Rare, mineral is in demand (gold, diamond)

5. B12 Resource Table (make on next blank lab page)
Resource Name
Observations
Value Rank 1-4
Rank Reasons
Name
Draw & Color
Color=
Transmit=
Luster=
Crystal size=
Weight=
Use=
Hard or Soft=
More=
1 or 2 or 3 or 4
Why?

6. B12 Observations Should Include:
Color=black coal, green fluorite, red granite, or white/pink limestone
Transmit=opaque, translucent, transparent
Luster=brilliant, glassy, dull
Crystal size=small · or large •
Weight=heavy or light
Use=what it is, or could be, used for
Hard or soft
Anything else you observe
Report results to me and return all items

7. B12 Rank Procedure On blank lab book page put:
Name, Hour, Date
B12 Natural Resource Ranking
Make a big 4 column table with 5 rows. Title columns Resource Name, Observations, Value Ranking (hi1-4), Reasons for Ranking
B=coal, W=limestone, G=fluorite, R=granite
Examine resources and discuss observations and rank order of each item with your group

8. Hour 1 Resource Ranking NAME Coal Fluorite Granite Limestone RANK 1 23 4
TOTAL
8x1=8
7x2=14
8x3=24
3x4=12 58
11x1=11
8x2=16
3x3=9 48
9x1=9
6x2=12
6x3=18
1x4=4 43
2x1=2
5x3=15
11x4=44 77

9. Hour 4 Resource Ranking NAME Coal Fluorite Granite Limestone RANK 1 23 4
TOTAL
6x1= 6
9x2=18
6x3=18
8x4=32 74
21x1=21
5x2=10
2x3=6
0x4=0 37
1x1=1
8x2=16
15x3=45
2x4=8 70
0x1=0
4x2=8
3x3=9
19x4=76 93

10. Hour 6 Resource Ranking NAME Coal Fluorite Granite Limestone RANK 1 23 4
TOTAL
9x1=9
7x2=14
4x3=12
13x4=52 87
17x1=17
5x2=10
8x3=24
2x4=8 59
6x1=6
8x2=16
12x3=36
3x4=12 70
1x1=1
10x2=20
7x3=21
14x4=56 98

11. B12 Resource Analysis: Date___ Name__________________ Hr_
Explain in 1 paragraph each:
Does color always help identify a material
According to the class, what were the most & least valuable resources? Why?
Explain what else you would need to know about these natural resources to help you determine their value?
Explain how an item’s value can change.