This was created to meet the curriculum outcomes in New Brunswick's Grade 6 Science Space unit.

1. Thursday, January 29, 2015
The Earth’s Crust
Rocks and Minerals

2. Rocks and Minerals
With a partner,
examine the rock
(granite) that you
were given at the
start of class.
How many different
colours can you
see?
List the different
colours you see.

3. Rocks
Rock – a natural
material made
up of 2 or more
minerals
e.g. – granite or
conglomerate

4. Minerals
Mineral – a pure,
naturally occurring,
non living, solid
e.g. – mica, quartz,
hornblende,
feldspar

5. Minerals are made
of elements or
mixtures of
elements
Elements - pure
substances – gold,
silver, copper,
zinc, etc.
(e.g. quartz is a
mixture of silicon
and oxygen)

6. There are over
3000 different
kinds of minerals
(and each one has
its own unique set
of properties).
We can use these
differences to help
identify them.

7. There are over
3000 different
kinds of minerals
(and each one has
its own unique set
of properties).
We can use these
differences to help
identify them.