http://www.twu.edu/dsc/mooreI.htm
TEKS Objective References:
ยง112.22.b.7.B. (6th grade) The student is expected to classify substances by their physical and chemical properties.
Helpful Web sites:
Illustrated Guide to Minerals. This site has pictures of the minerals along with a table of the minerals' properties. It could be used to compare properties such as color, luster, hardness, specific gravity, etc.
http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/minerals/
Mineralogy 4 Kids. This site has minerals broken down semantically and provides pictures to illustrate each concepts. It also has games to review.
http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/K_12.html
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