Lessons in this chapter:
3.1 Minerals
3.2 Identification of Minerals
3.3 Formation of Minerals
3.4 Mining and Using Minerals
Notes
This unit covers minerals – how they are formed, how we identify them, and how they are mined.
The suggested activity for this chapter is to identify minerals. You will need a set of minerals to do this activity. If you don’t want to purchase one, there is a virtual lab as an activity in the lesson that your child can do instead.
Mineral Identification
Another fun activity is to crack open geodes.
