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This document outlines a weekly learning activity sheet for Grade 11 Earth Science, focusing on the importance of minerals in society. It includes essential learning competencies, specific objectives, key concepts about minerals, their uses in various sectors like households, construction, healthcare, and agriculture, as well as potential harms associated with minerals. Additionally, it provides activities for students to identify and describe important minerals and their uses.

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ES Q1 Week-2b

This document outlines a weekly learning activity sheet for Grade 11 Earth Science, focusing on the importance of minerals in society. It includes essential learning competencies, specific objectives, key concepts about minerals, their uses in various sectors like households, construction, healthcare, and agriculture, as well as potential harms associated with minerals. Additionally, it provides activities for students to identify and describe important minerals and their uses.

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET Earth Science

Grade 11, Quarter 1, Week 2B

IMPORTANT MINERALS IN SOCIETY

Most Essential Learning Competency:


Identify the minerals important to society (S11ES-Ic-7)

Specific Objectives:
1. Identify the minerals important to society;
2. Describe the uses of the minerals that are important to society.

Key Concepts
• In geology, the term mineral describes any naturally-occurring solid
substance with specific composition and crystal structure. A mineral
composition refers to the kinds and proportions of elements making up the
minerals. The way these minerals are packed together determines the
structure of the mineral.
• Mineral resources describe as the total amount of mineral used by society that
is not necessarily profitable to mine today but has some sort of economic
potential.

IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS
Minerals resources are essential to our modern
industrial society and they are used everywhere. For
example, in households, we use toothpaste that contains
fluoride from fluorite mineral. Face powder contains
talc – the softest mineral. In the kitchen, salts are
commonly used to enhance the flavor of our food.
Kitchen utensils like casserole are made of aluminum –
a light and durable metal, and stainless wares that
contains mostly of iron, chromium and carbon.
Image 1: www.drugwatch.com/talcum -powder/is -
talc-in-makeup-safe

Moreover, minerals such as silicon, silver and gold are


used as components of gadgets like cellphones and
computers. Copper is the mostly used electrical wiring
because it is less expensive.

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In construction, skyscrapers that tower up to 50


stories high, use durable minerals like iron steel – a
combination of iron and carbon and concrete that
contains limestone, lime and chalk that make them
strong and stand still against strong wind and
earthquake. They also use glass made mainly of
quartz and silica. Floors are made up of granite and
marbles. Aluminum is used in window and door
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panels.

Image 4:https://www.health.harvard.edu/stayinghealthy/preciou
s-metals-and-other-importantminerals-for-health

In taking care of our dental health, Dentists use


many tools appropriate for a purpose. Titanium is
a strong but very light metal that is used for teeth
transplant. There are also lots of other minerals
that they use for cleaning and surgery. Examples
are gypsum in plaster cast, and alloys like
stainless steel that primarily composed of iron,
chromium and carbon in their tools.
Power plants use minerals to provide us electricity
and energy. In nuclear power plant, radioactive
minerals like Uranium are used as source of heat
energy to run a nuclear reactor. Likewise, coal
power plants also use mineral coal to generate
electricity. On the hand batteries for electric cars
need minerals like nickel, copper, and lithium.

Image
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In agriculture, NPK Fertilizers contain vital


minerals for the plant to grow healthy. These
minerals include Nitrogen, Phosphorous
and Potassium. Moreover, minerals like
lime are also used to lower the acidity of the
soil.

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For our health, the pharmaceutical industry


manufactures supplements that contain
many essential minerals that keep us strong
and healthy like Calcium, Magnesium and
Zinc.

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On the other hand, minerals can also cause harm among humans. Talc might
contain asbestos that can cause certain cancer which is why some cosmetic
companies discontinue using it. Nuclear power plant that uses radioactive minerals
produces radioactive waste. Burning of coals releases high amount of carbon dioxide
and other gases that contribute to the global warming. Over using of synthetic
fertilizer causes eutrophication of bodies of water.
Activity 1: MINERAL HUNT

Objective: Identify the minerals important to society.

Materials Needed: paper and ballpen


What to do: Fill in the information needed in the table based on the picture below.
1. Identify the kitchen object.
2. Name three minerals which can be found in each object identified.
3. Write your answers in the table provided.

Name of the object Mineral(s) present


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Activity 2: MIGHTY MINERALS

Objective: Describe the uses of the minerals that are important to society.
Materials needed: paper and ballpen

What to do:
1. Given in the table provided below are the important minerals to
society.
2. Determine three uses of each mineral given.
3. Write your answers on the separate sheet of paper.

Mineral Uses/Importance

1. Salt

2. NPK ( Nitrogen,
Phosphorous, Potassium)

3. Calcium

4. Gold

5. Fluorite

Reflection:

In this lesson, you learned that minerals are vital to life. Some minerals are the
nutrients that exist in the body and some could be found naturally in the
environment. As a student, how can you help in conserving and preserving the
natural sources of these minerals like calcium and potassium? Limit your answer to
3 sentences only.

Scoring Rubric for Reflection


5 points Discussion is consistent with the concept and has no
misconception
4 points Discussion is consistent with the concept but with minimal
misconception
3 points Discussion is consistent with the concept but with
misconception
2 points Discussion is consistent with the concept but many
misconceptions
1 point Discussion is not consistent with the concept.
0 point No discussion

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