Warm Up-Session 15
What do you think the term
organic means? Where have
you heard or seen the term
before? Do you see any words
within the word to help you try
to determine the meaning?
What is the opposite of
organic?
 Solid
 Cannot be a liquid or a gas
 Naturally Occurring
 Found in nature, not man-made
 Inorganic
 Is not alive and never was, non-living (a few exceptions which we
don’t need to concern ourselves with in 6th grade)
 Fixed composition
 Has a chemical formula, most are formed from compounds of two
or more elements, some minerals consist of one element ex. Au
 Crystal Form
 A definite structure in which atoms are arranged
A mineral is a naturally formed,
inorganic solid that has a
definite crystalline structure.
Minerals Clip
 Is it non-living material?
 Is it a solid?
 Is it formed in nature?
 Does it have a crystalline structure?
Wood comes from a tree which is
living. It is not a mineral. It also
does not have a crystal structure.
Wood
Gold is
a
mineral.
Gold
Fossils were once living. They
are not minerals.
Fossil
Mineral
Topaz
Bones are living
because they are in
living things. They are
not a mineral.
Bones
Water is not a mineral. It is not a
solid. Icebergs are solid. They are
a mineral! They form in nature and
have a crystal structure.
Icebergs
Mineral
Diamond
Minerals form as hot magma cools
inside the crust or lava hardens on the
surface. When magma cools, it is a
solid and crystals form.
Intro. to rocks and minerals
Rocks
Minerals are the
building blocks of
rocks
What is a rock? Properties:
• Solid
• Formed in nature
Rocks are generally 2 or more
types of minerals.
Rock made of minerals
A geologist is a scientist that
studies rocks and minerals.
Geology Rocks Song