Mineral ID Lab

Description: Students investigate how to use mineral characteristics and pages 16/17 of the ESSRT to identify minerals. Includes several NGSS aligned analysis questions and can be adapted to any minerals you have on hand.
Created by: Caitland Campbell
Subject: HS: Earth and Space Sciences
Subtopic: Earth's Systems
Standard: HS-ESS2-3: Cycling of Matter in the Earth's Interior
Resource: Laboratory / Inquiry
Shared: 03/10/2025
Format: Google Workspace
For non-commercial educational use under a: Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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