Sophie S.

Mineral Identification Report

_________________________________________________________________________. 1. State the problem (the objective in the form of a question). 2. Gather information. 3. Form a hypothesis. 4. Experiment! 5. Record and analyze data. 6. Form a conclusion. 7. Communicate results.

Bornite

Do you think the steps below of the scientific method must be followed in order? _____, because

Now that you are done researching and identifying your mineral fill-in the information for each step of the scientific method below. Then, number which step was first, second, etc. Objective: Use the steps of the scientific method to identify a mystery mineral. Materials: -Mineral -Streak Plate -What else? 1. Mr. Finan gave me a mineral. 2. What did you do next? 3. And next? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Procedure:

1. State the problem. (Hint: Just write the objective above in the form of a question.) How can I use the scientific method to? Identify a mystery mineral 2. Gather information. (Look it up and/or ask an expert) *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 3. Form a hypothesis. Write a statement that tells what mineral you think yours is (your two guesses). Bornite or Bandylite

4. Start the experiment! (Follow the procedure.) 5. Record and analyze data. *see the attached Mineral Identification Data Sheet 6. Form a conclusion. This must be a paragraph that includes:
An answer to the problem (question 1). How your hypothesis compares with the actual results. (Was your hypothesis correct? If not, how close were you?) A description of your mineral and what helped you find the identification of your mineral the most.

Type your paragraph here

In science class, I used the scientific method to identify a mystery mineral in a lab we did. The first step was when I got a mineral. Then I started with a scratch and streak test, and then I recorded the information. Next, I guessed that my mineral was Bornite, and I was correct. My minerals details were that it was very colorful, with lots of green, orange, pink, and blue. It had the hardness of ten, which means that a diamond could scratch it, and its luster is blackish gray. The property that helped me the most was probably the color, because I googled "colorful minerals and I got my mineral in first Google search. Of course, I did a few other things to make sure that it was the right one. I found this project very fun and exciting, and I learned a lot.
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7. Communicate your results. Post this report and your Data Sheet where people can see it !

WCS 6th Grade Science