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Clever Catch®
OTHER CLEVER CATCH® TITLES AVAILABLE:
Minerals
Your Minerals Clever Catch® is an excellent way to test your students’ knowledge on
mineral specimens. Ball includes 95 questions. Clever Catch® can be used at school
in organized classroom activities. It can also be used on the playground or at home.
Grades 6-8.
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ABCs
Multiplication
Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
Pre-Algebra
US States and Capitols
Time
Money
Addition
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Division
Astronomy
World Geography
Algebra
Geometry
Dinosaurs
Numbers 0-25
Measurements
Shapes
Literacy Primary
Literacy Intermediate
Life Skills Primary
Life Skills Intermediate
Tobacco Prevention
Rocks
Minerals
Weather
US History
Human Anatomy
Chemistry
Physics
Metric System
Signs
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CPR
Ice Breakers - Primary
Ice Breakers - Intermediate
Ice Breakers - Advanced
Exercise
Phonics Short Vowel
Phonics Short & Long Vowel
Mammals
Birds
Insects
Recycling
Alternative Energy
Food/Nutrition
The Four Seasons
Mental Math
Drugs & Alcohol Vol. I - General
Drugs & Alcohol Vol II - Use Topics
Probability & Statistics
Blank Clever Catch Ball
U.S. Government
Bullying
Trigonometry
Reptiles
Fish
Amphibians
Natural Disasters
Calculus
Green Earth
Famous Landmarks
Bully Reaction
To order or to request a catalog of additional educational materials, contact your
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Clever Catch® at home or on the playground
Basic play for Clever Catch® is simple. Two or more players toss the ball to each other,
answering the problem underneath or closest to their left thumb. Each problem is
numbered and enclosed in its own space, assuring the child will know which problem
to answer. Answers are provided in this insert for independent play by students.
Playoffs:
Pairs of children toss the ball back and forth for one minute answering problems.
A scorekeeper tallies which team has the most correct answers in the time limit.
Clever Catch® in the Classroom
Beat the Clock:
The entire class plays cooperatively as one team, trying to better its own time and
number of correct answers in each game.
Directions:
1 Choose a timekeeper. You also will need a monitor - teacher or student - to keep track of correct answers.
2 Divide the class into two lines of equal length, students facing each other.
3 At the timekeeper’s signal, toss Clever Catch® to the first student. As quickly as
possible, this student reads and answers the problem underneath his/her left thumb.
4 This student then tosses Clever Catch® to the student directly across from
him/her in the second line. This student reads and answers the problem under his/
her left thumb.
5 Play continues until all students in both lines have had a turn. When the last
student has answered, the time and correct number of answers are recorded.
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Question
Answer
1.
The name for the central part of an atom that contains neutrons and protons.
nucleus
2.
The negatively charged particles speeding around the nucleus of an atom.
electrons
3.
A substance composed of two or more kinds of atoms is called a _____.
49.
TRUE or FALSE: Geologists use detective-like thinking when identifying
minerals.
TRUE
molecule
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TRUE or FALSE: Cleavage and fracture are exactly the same.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Quartz fizzes in hydrochloric acid.
FALSE, calcite fizzes in hydrochloric acid
4.
A substance composed of one kind of atom is called a(n) _____.
element
51.
5.
Atoms are composed mostly of _____.
empty space
52.
TRUE or FALSE: Minerals are made from one or more rocks.
FALSE, one or more elements makes rocks
6.
TRUE or FALSE: Elements are always made of one kind of atom.
TRUE
53.
TRUE or FALSE: Silver is an element and a mineral.
TRUE
7.
TRUE or FALSE: All minerals are naturally occuring.
TRUE
54.
FALSE, chemical composition
8.
TRUE or FALSE: A mineral is a solid, human-made substance with a fixed
composition of elements.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The properties of a particular mineral depend upon where
it is found.
55.
TRUE or FALSE: Quartz found in Mexico is always different than quartz
found in Canada.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Calcite, gypsum, quartz, halite, and muscovite can all be
transparent.
TRUE
9.
56.
When minerals grow into regular geometric shapes, they are called _____.
crystals
10.
TRUE or FALSE: Elements are made of just one type of atom.
TRUE
57.
The luster of a mineral is either metallic or _____.
non-metallic
11.
TRUE or FALSE: All matter is made of atoms.
TRUE
58.
Talc is one of the ______ minerals. A. softest B. hardest
A
12.
TRUE or FALSE: Magnetite has magnetic properties because of the element
iron.
TRUE
59.
Name the hardest of all minerals.
diamond
60.
Name the gray mineral used in pencils.
graphite
13.
TRUE or FALSE: Man-made gems can not be real minerals.
TRUE
61.
The atomic symbol for Gold is _____.
Au
14.
Is gold an element or a compound?
element
62.
The chemical formula for calcite is _____.
CaCO3
15.
Are crystals of sugar considered a type of mineral?
no
63.
Pyrite has what interesting nickname?
fool’s gold
16.
Name a mineral found in your state.
variety of answers
64.
Hematite and rust have which two elements in common?
iron and oxygen
17.
Name an edible mineral.
halite or salt
65.
The sulfide and sulfate mineral families are named for this element.
sulfur
18.
Why are tiny diamonds used in drilling tools?
they are the hardest substance.
66.
Why can’t quartz be identified by its color alone?
it exists in a variety of colors.
19.
Name a mineral important to our society.
variety
67.
How do you determine the “streak” of a mineral?
rub the mineral onto a streak plate.
20.
When you can see through a mineral it is said to be _____.
transparent
68.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
scratch it with objects with known hardnesses
21.
One problem that mining creates.
water pollution, air pollution, land destruction
69.
The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is _____.
oxygen
22.
Garnet, quartz, and corundum are glued to paper to create _____.
sand paper
70.
The largest family of minerals is the _____.
silicates
23.
Name of the mineral that is a magnet.
magnetite or lodestone
71.
The geologic term for a combination of one or more minerals is _____.
rock
24.
Quartz is the main ingredient in which common material?
glass
72.
Name the mineral made of sodium and chlorine.
salt
25.
A silicon-oxygen tetrahedron has how many sides?
4
73.
Both diamond and graphite are mineral forms of the element _____.
carbon
26.
TRUE or FALSE: Chert and flint were made into tools by the Native
Americans.
TRUE
74.
What geometric shape are salt crystals?
Cube
75.
Beautiful minerals are faceted or cut into _____.
gems
27.
TRUE or FALSE: Computer chips are made from slices of silicone crystals.
TRUE
76.
Quartz, mica, graphite are all _____.
minerals
28.
TRUE or FALSE: Minerals are used as pigments in paints.
TRUE
77.
TRUE or FALSE: Another name for talc is “soapstone”.
TRUE
29.
TRUE or FALSE: Diamonds are harder than steel, but can be shattered by a
hammer.
TRUE
78.
Quartz comes in a variety of colors, name 3.
30.
TRUE or FALSE: Fossils are petrified by minerals such as quartz.
TRUE
white, clear, rose, purple-amethyst, black-flint,
orange-carnelion.
79.
Name three types of Gypsum.
alabaster, selenite, satin spar
31.
TRUE or FALSE: Calcite will fizz in hydrochloric acid.
TRUE
80.
Name three different minerals composed of one element.
graphite, copper, gold, silver, sulfur
32.
TRUE or FALSE: The moon has different minerals than Earth.
FALSE
81.
TRUE or FALSE: Coins are all made from the same mineral ore.
FALSE, copper, iron, and other alloys
33.
TRUE or FALSE: A snow flake crystal qualifies as a mineral.
TRUE
82.
TRUE or FALSE: People who collect earth materials are called rockhounds.
TRUE
34.
TRUE or FALSE: Minerals have just one basic crystal form.
FALSE
83.
TRUE or FALSE: Infrared lights make minerals flourescent or glow.
FALSE
35.
TRUE or FALSE: Mica crystals look like pages in a book.
TRUE
84.
TRUE or FALSE: Jewelers can perform tests to determine if a diamond is fake. TRUE
36.
TRUE or FALSE: The tendency of a mineral to split along flat surfaces is
cleavage.
TRUE
85.
TRUE or FALSE: Minerals are classified into families by their shape and color.
FALSE, chemical composition
37.
TRUE or FALSE: Quartz crystals are five sided.
FALSE, six-sided
86.
TRUE
38.
TRUE or FALSE: Minerals with metallic luster reflect light like metal.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: Most minerals can form crystals under the right geologic
conditions.
87.
TRUE or FALSE: Man-made minerals can be called synthetic gemstones.
TRUE
39.
TRUE or FALSE: The scale of hardness tests scratch comparisons.
TRUE
88.
TRUE or FALSE: Most gems are transparent.
TRUE
40.
TRUE or FALSE: Some minerals are denser than others.
TRUE
89.
TRUE or FALSE: Feldspar and mica crystals are often found in geodes.
FALSE, quartz and calcite
41.
Rocks are made of _____.
minerals
90.
Name something in your classroom that is made of mineral.
open question
42.
Minerals are made of _____ or compounds.
elements
91.
TRUE or FALSE: Calcite is used to make wall board for drywall
FALSE, gypsum
43.
Name your favorite mineral.
Open Answer
92.
TRUE or FALSE: Diamonds can be found as octagon-shaped crystals.
TRUE
44.
What makes gemstones valuable?
They are rare and beautiful.
93.
TRUE or FALSE: A streak plate has alternating stripes on it.
FALSE, streak plates are white unglazed porcelain
45.
What is ore?
rocks enriched with precious metals
94.
TRUE or FALSE: Quartz sometimes looks like broken glass.
TRUE
46.
TRUE or FALSE: The earth has an unlimited supply of all minerals.
FALSE
95.
Mica comes in a variety of colors, name 2.
clear, yellow-muscovite, black biotite, purple-lepidolite
47.
TRUE or FALSE: One important way to reduce the need for mining is
recycling.
TRUE
48.
TRUE or FALSE: Scientists who study minerals and rocks are called
geologists.
TRUE