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Title: Minerals And Products Activity Sheet
Level: K-12
Day/Time:

Academic Expectations
Core Content for Assessment:

Objective:

Students learn what minerals are in everyday products.

Activity:

Unscramble the product and match it to the correct mineral.

Mineral--- Product

Galena--- rca treytba __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Malachite--- eipp __ __ __ __

Quartz--- ofro igsnhel __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Fluorite--- pteootthsa __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Gold Ore--- terloncsie __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Silver Ore--- mifl __ __ __ __ __

Magnetite--- ilna __ __ __ __

Coal--- nsiiarp __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Sulfur--- thacmse __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Barite tinap __ __ __ __ __

Diatomite tikyt tetlir __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Activity:

Find the unscrambled products below.

T C P I P E X D V J A N E L A G
O E L E C T R O N I C S L D S Y
O K M G S K I T T Y L I T T E R
T X U E P R A E R L N Y G S H D
H A L T Y L C E S I L V E R C M
P D S I U C T O P N I X J K T U
A B D R C T E L C O A L D B A S
S E D A A S P I R I N T C A M P
T S A B E U S B F J K U N D A Y
E U R O O F S H I N G L E S U G
P A O R F P H J L K E D V G C D
C O P P E R N Z M N K G O L D P

Activity:

Can you find the hidden mineral and product from these clues?

1. Ben Franklin discovered me while flying a kite. What am I and what rock is used to make me?

2. I am very lightweight and used in many, many products from cans to airplanes. What am I and what mineral is used to make me?

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