Song Parody
Description:
A song used to help students understand the properties of minerals
Instructions:
Sung to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Minerals
(To the Tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Minerals are everywhere.
Some are common, most are rare.
Gemstones, salts, and metal ores,
Diamond, talc, and different quartz.
Rocks are just a mix of these,
Don’t confuse them, if you please.
Minerals are crystalline,
Soft and hard and in between.
Talc is soft and powdery,
Cut it with a knife, you’ll see.
Diamond can’t be scratched at all,
It’s the hardest mineral.
Acids such as vinegar
On a mineral might stir.
Fizz and bubbles on calcite
Break down carbon dioxide.
Minerals are strange, it’s true,
Some with sheets that split in two.
Minerals are each unique,
Colors such as black or pink.
Some are shiny, some are dull,
Pearly, glassy, colorful.
All these properties we see
On the identification key.
Luster, hardness, color, size,
Properties we utilize.
Minerals in all we do,
In our houses, cars, and food.
Minerals are crucial for
Everything we need and more.
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