1. Monday 1/29/18
Copy this week’s schedule into your assignment notebook.
Notebook Entry: Make a list of all the things you use in your daily life that come from a mineral or a rock. Give as many as you can think of!

2. Unit 5: Earth’s Minerals & Rocks
Big Question: How does the Earth recycle rock forming materials that I use in my everyday life?
Learning Target: I can write a scientific explanation(CER) for how the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral resources the result of past and current processes. 

3. Is it a Mineral ? Make a list in your spiral of the objects.
Examine the objects in your pie plate.
What are the features of these objects?
Next to the name of the object describe 2 details that would help to identify the object from the rest. . DO NOT DESCRIBE COLOR
Circle the ones on your list you think are minerals.
List of Objects
Rubber Ball
Water
Coal – black
Halite – clear
Quartz – milky white
Feldspar – pink
Piece of Brick – orange-red

4. How would you define mineral?
Now that you have examined some objects and thought about which ones are minerals, write down a definition for mineral in your notebook.
Think about what objects you circled. These must fit your definition.
Think about the objects you did not circle. These must not fit your definition.
You will tell me your definition as you leave today.