Earth & Life Science

Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Minerals

- Jayben Locion
(Subject Teacher)

- Zyra Jean D. Dacles

Grade 11 - STEM (Linnaeus)
(Student)
WHAT I KNOW
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. A

LESSON 1: MINERALS
WHAT’S NEW
1. Pencil: Graphite
2. Rice: Magnesium, Copper, Phosphorus and Iron
3. Phone: Copper, Tellurium, Lithium, Cobalt, Manganese and Tungsten
4. Car: Iron, Magnetite and Hematite
5. Plants: Nitrogen and Phosphorus

CHARACTERISTICS OF MINERALS
1. NATURALLY OCCURING
2. ORGANIC
3. HOMOGENEOUS SOLID
4. CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

WHAT IS IT
 MINERALS PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN THE
MINERAL
1. Diamond Has a hardness of 10
It is contained in jewelry items and luxurious
items
2. Corundum Has a hardness of 9
Metamorphic rocks
3. Topaz Has a hardness of 8
Gemstones and jewelry
4. Quartz Has a hardness of 7
Clocks and watches
5. Orthoclase Has a hardness of 6
Ceramic tiles, dinnerware, and porcelains
6. Apatite Has a hardness of 5
Phosphate fertilizers
7. Fluorite Has a hardness of 4
Glass etching
8. Calcite Has a hardness of 3
Limestones and marbles
9. Gypsum Has a hardness of 2
Blackboard chalks, cements, wallboard, and
toothpaste
10. Talc Has a hardness of 1
Insecticides, paints, and powders

WHAT’S MORE
UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE WORDS
1. Ductility
2. Luster
3. Malleability
4. Sectility
5. Brittleness

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. LUSTER
2. STREAK
3. CLEAVAGE
4. FRACTURE
5. HARDNESS
MATCHING TYPE
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. E
5. A

WHAT I CAN DO
MINERALS USES
1. Halite Mineral found in table salt; as preservatives
2. Iron Iron is used to make alloy steels like carbon
steels with additives
3. Copper It's utilized for money, jewelry, plumbing,
and power transmission
4. Bauxite Bauxite is utilized in a variety of industries,
including the chemical, refractory, abrasive,
cement, steel, and gasoline industries.
5. Lead Car batteries, pigments, ammunition, cable
sheathing, lifting weights, diving weight belts,
lead crystal glass, radiation protection, and
some solders still use lead.

REFLECT UPON

Mineral conservation has emerged as one of the hottest problems in the world right now.
We are fast depleting the mineral resources, which take millions of years to form, which is the
cause. Mineral conservation is nevertheless attainable in a number of ways. We may conserve
minerals by, for instance, using renewable alternatives, reducing waste while mining, using
mineral resources effectively, and implementing cutting-edge technologies. Conservation of
mineral resources can be possible by reducing wastage during the mining, adopting alternative
renewable substitutes, using advanced technologies, use of minerals in a suitable and planned
manner, and recycling metals using scrap metals.
There are many strategies to conserve and preserve minerals and their natural sources
because they are the foundation of the majority of industries. I can contribute as a student by
using less things that include minerals and coming up with alternatives. Reducing the wastage in
the mining process, metal recycling using scrap metals, use of renewable alternatives, use of
mineral resources in a sustainable and planned way, use of enhanced technology to allow the use
of low-grate ores at a minimal cost, mineral resources can also be conserved through recycling,
training the miners can also be helpful in conserving minerals and many more can help in
conserving and preserving mineral resources that we need in terms of survival and on daily basis.
The conversation of minerals is crucial because they are a valuable possession of a
country. Minerals are one of the most vital parts of our lives, but they are limited. Minerals are
non-renewable sources, and the formation of minerals is a slow process that requires millions of
years. With the limited mineral resources on earth, we have to find ways to converse mineral
resources.

ASSESSMENT
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. A

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
PUTTING TOGETHER
MINERALS

STREAK

HARDNESS

MALLEABILITY

LUSTER

DUCTILITY
BRAINSTORMING