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4b Students know how to identify common rock-forming minerals (including quartz, calcite, feldspar, mica, and hornblende) and ore minerals by using a table of diagnostic properties.
Holistic Rating: In-Depth coverage of this standard.
| Pages B34-B37 and the Performance Assessment on page B59 provide in-depth coverage of this standard. |
Aspects that help student learning:
Scratch test activity and illustration on pages B34-B35 gives students direct experience with a diagnostic test. Including the fingernail, penny, knife and glass in the hardness scale on page B37, facilitates student understanding.
Aspects that do not help student learning:
Students could use more practice using charts to identify minerals, especially those cited in the standard.
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