R7: Petrology, Mineralogy and Economic geology (Joint Session with Society of Resource Geology)

[R7-02] About notation of mineral names seen in junior high school science textbooks

*Shintaro Hayashi¹, Shin-ichi Kawate², Michio Kiji³, Satoshi Miyajima⁴ (1. Akita. Univ. Edu., 2. Musashi High School, 3. Ritsumeikan Senior High School, 4. Kumagaya High School)

Keywords:junior high school science textbook, Notation of mineral names, school education

We checked the notation of mineral names in the textbooks of five junior high school science textbooks. As a result, two types of notation of mineral names in junior high school science textbooks were clarified: kanji notation and katakana notation mixed with kanji. There are two problems with this disagreement: firstly it puts a burden on the learning of junior high school students, and secondly it is necessary to teach all patterns in teacher training at the university.
We think we need guidelines like "Guidelines for mineral names used in textbooks".