Minerals

Introduction

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Minerals are around you every day and you may not realize it.  We eat them, we cut with them, and some enjoy looking at them.  You will be searching the web to find answers to questions and provide a short power point presentation to the class as to what you find.  You will identify a mineral of your choice that can be found locally, and then answer the questions below about your mineral. 

There are some supporting questions that you will need to answer to finish this Quest successfully.  

  • What is a mineral?
  • How are minerals formed?
  • How can you identify your mineral? 
  • What use or uses does your mineral have?
Task

This webquest has 2 main parts.

Step 1. Use the websites provided, and others, to research and answer the general questions about minerals.  These answers should be recorded in a Google docs page and shared with me before moving on to step 2.

Step 2.  Use the internet to research the answers to the questions about your locally found mineral (Questions on the Process page).  Create a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation that includes the answers and supporting pictures.  Your presentation should be designed to educate your peers about your mineral.  The presentation should last between 3-5 minutes.  Your presentations will be peer and teacher reviewed so do a great job!

Process

Your assignment will be completed with a partner. You will have 2 days to complete this assignment and on the 3rd day you will be presenting your findings! Please use the websites provided to find the answers to the questions below. Wikipedia will not be an accepted source on this assignment!

Step 1: Please provide me with your answers to the questions below through google docs and share it with me. My email is strapp@pylusd.org.  

  • What is a mineral?
  • How are minerals formed?
  • How can you identify your mineral? 
  • What use or uses does your mineral have?

NOTE!!  ALL SOURCES SHOULD BE PROPERLY CITED ON ALL YOUR WORK!.  I will provide a website to help you.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Step 2: Choose a mineral that is found locally, and use the internet to answer the following questions about it. Be prepared to put this information into your PowerPoint with pictures. 

  1. What is your mineral?
  2. What characteristics identify it?
  3. Where is it found?
  4. How is it used in everyday products?
  5. Is there a need for a global supply of it?

Good Websites to start with are:

www.minerals.net

http://geology.com/minerals/

https://www.visionlearning.com/en/library/Earth-Science/6/Defining-Minerals/119

 

Evaluation
Evaluation Rubric   
 
 
    Beginning 2                         Developing 3   Very Good 4                            Outstanding 5                         Score
 
Answering Questions                          Did not answer all of the questions.                    Answers all questions in complete sentences                    Thorough answers to all questions. All in complete sentences.                    Answers to questions went very in-depth and all written in complete sentences.                       25%          
 
PowerPoint Presentation                                   Presentation is hard to read, no pictures, and slides are out of order.                    Presentation not easy to read, a few or unrelated pictures, and order of slides is questionable.                    Presentation is easy to read, each page includes relevant pictures, and follows a logical order.                    Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.                      25%               
 
Citations                          No citations                    Few of the pictures and little of the  information is properly cited                    Most of the pictures and information is properly cited.                    All information and pictures in slides are properly cited.                      25%                  
 
Presentation Skills                                  Presentation did not include clear voice, the volume was not appropriate, there was no  eye contact, and little or no understanding of material                    Presentation included a sufficiently clear voice, some eye contact, and basic understanding of material                    Presentation included clear voice with appropriate volume, eye contact, and  understanding of material.                   

Presentation included clear voice with appropriate volume, eye contact, thorough understanding of material, and confidence                   

   25%
 
Total Score: %100
Conclusion

During this WebQuest you should have learned:

  • What a mineral is.
  • How minerals form.
  • How to identify your minerals.
  • What uses your mineral has.

You should also have learned detailed information about a local mineral that you chose.  Including:

  • What characteristics your mineral has that identify it.
  • Where it is found.
  • How it is used commercially.
  • What the global supply is.