Teach students how to identify Earth materials with this focused Minerals and Their Properties worksheet set for Grade 6 NGSS science. This resource helps students understand what minerals are and how scientists use physical properties to identify and compare them.

Students will study important mineral properties such as hardness, streak, luster, cleavage, fracture, and color while learning why minerals are important in everyday life.

What’s Included

· Fill-in-the-blank practice with a word bank

· Multiple-choice questions

· Reading passage with comprehension questions

· Matching concepts activity

· True or false practice

· Written-response questions

· Complete answer key

Concepts Covered

· What a mineral is

· Physical properties of minerals

· Hardness, streak, luster, cleavage, and fracture

· Crystal structure

· Identifying minerals

· Uses of minerals in daily life

This worksheet set is perfect for lesson support, homework, science review, intervention, and test preparation.