Crystal+Structures

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 * < Rock Number || Rock Or Mineral || Color || Texture || Other Observations ||
 * 1 || Mineral || Clear/White || rough || looks smooth/shiny ||
 * 2 || Mineral || Red/Orange/Terra Cotta || smooth || shiny/little segments put together ||
 * 3 || Mineral || Black || smooth || shiny/ golden cracks ||
 * 4 || Rock || Gray/white/brown/gold || rough || has holes ||
 * 5 || Rock || black/dues of brown || rough || shiny/little segments ||
 * 6 || Mineral || black || smooth || shiny/small swirl layers ||
 * 7 || Rock || white/light tan || rough || very light/has holes/shreds/shiny ||
 * 8 || Rock || brown/red/yellow/black/grey || rough || made up of little rocks ||
 * 9 || Rock || white/tan || rough || made up of bits/oatmeal like ||
 * 10 || Rock || brown/black/white || rough || shiny ||
 * 11 || Rock || red/terra cotta || rough || white lines ||
 * 12 || Rock || grey || rough || layered ||
 * 13 || Rock || white/black || rough || layered/shiny ||
 * 14 || Mineral || white || rough || shiny/little bits ||
 * 15 || Rock || purpl/grey/white || rough || shiny ||
 * 16 || Rock || black || rough || white dots ||

1. Problem/Purpose/Question
Difference between a rock and a mineral

2. Prediction
We predict that after it evaporated, salt crystals will form.

3. Materials

 * paper plate (1)
 * paper cups (2)
 * coffee sticks (5)
 * spoons (2)
 * set of rocks (10 rocks)
 * table salt
 * boiled water
 * tape
 * magnifying glass (4)
 * tray (1)

4. Procedure:

 * boil water
 * put 2/3 of table spoon salt in cups, then pour water in
 * stir
 * tape the 2 spoons on to the plate
 * pour the water on to spoon
 * let it rest for 1 day

5. Observations:

 * turned into crystals
 * little squares
 * all clumped together
 * different color from original salt

6. C.E.R

 * a mineral made up of 1 thing or atom
 * rocks are made up of different parts
 * one way of crystal forming is evaporation