Your first name: last innitial Identification Mineral

order? _____, because

Report

sodalite

Do you think the steps below of the scientific method must be

followed in

_________________________________________________________________________. 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.

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? -magenet 1. Mr. Finan gave me a mineral. 2. What did you do next? 3. And next? 4. and next 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? 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). Sodalite and lapis there both blue

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, the scientific method was used to uncover a mystery mineral. The procedure I used was first Mr. Finan gave us a mineral; then we did a scratch and hardness test. Next, I filled out a chart; then I went to a website with an a-z list of minerals. My hypothesis was sodalite; and I was correct. My mineral was blue, white, black, shinny; it was somewhat hard but somewhat not; the streak was white
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and it had no special properties. In the end, color and hardness helped me the most because I could search on the website for any mineral that had the same stats as my mineral.

7. Communicate your results. Post this report and your Data Sheet where people can see it !

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