It's time for the properties of minerals! These activities are low-to-no prep, full of fun, and engaging that will get your students excited about learning about the physical properties of common earth-forming minerals, including hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak color, and recognize the role of minerals in the formation of rocks.

The fun and engaging worksheets are a great addition to any science unit. Each worksheet transforms your class into an exploratory classroom. Using this material, your students will gain a better understanding of the properties of minerals. The informational pages included provides a handy guide for teachers when teaching this unit. The worksheets engage the mind while reinforcing student understanding through activities such as multiple choice questions, investigating activities, writing activities, and more! The answer key is included!

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This Activity aligns with Next Generation Science Standards:

• SC.4.E.6.2 Identify the physical properties of common earth-forming minerals, including hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak color, and recognize the role of minerals in the formation of rocks.

They can complete the activities on paper or on a computer using Google Classroom. This resource is divided into the following sections, and within each section are ready-to-print resources and engaging activities:

Introduction to the Properties of Minerals

It has a brief history of the subject, with an overview of all the most important points. It also includes diagrams and illustrations to help illustrate what they're learning and make it more fun. 

Engaging Activities

✍ Identify the characteristics of minerals

✍ Explain a mineral streak

✍ Classify the following materials whether they are 'Hardness' or 'Luster'

✍ Multiple choice questions

✍ List the minerals that we use in everyday life and explain their function

✍ Answer the questions briefly based on the reading passage

✍ Fill in the blanks

✍ Classify the following material whether 'Mineral' or 'Non-Mineral'

✍ Identify if the statements are true or false

✍ Moh's mineral hardness scale

✍ Complete the diagram of the properties of matter

✍ DIY mineral crystals

✍ Search on the internet for the names of the birthstones

✍ Miner maze challenge

✍ I spy stones: Find and count

Answer Key to Activities

All Science Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

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