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Students graph temperature and pressure data of the atmosphere.

Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. An understanding of how minerals form and how to identify common minerals is crucial to understanding rocks. Although there are thousands of minerals, two dozen are common and make up 95% of the Earth's crust. This two page reading introduces students to mineral identification. A description of color, luster, cleavage, hardness and streak prepares students to identify minerals. A chart of 21 minerals gives students a tool to identify unknown minera

Next Generation Science Standards Performance Expectations: HS ESS1-2 & HS ESS1-3Disciplinary Core Idea: HS ESS1.AAbsorption Line SpectraDifferent elements absorb energy at different wavelengths. By studying the light from distant stars we can learn about their composition. If a certain wavelength of energy is missing from a star's light, we can determine what elements absorbed that wavelength and therefore what element is present in the star. This reading and coloring activity introduces the