March 25th-27th: We have been discussing the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Students created models to understand why we see different phases of the Moon during the month.
Homework: Sun's Path lab report due Wednesday, March 27th
Homework: Sun's Path lab report due Wednesday, March 27th
March 11th-14th: Today we will discuss the reasons for the seasons.
Powerpoint
1. 5 need to know facts about your topic
2. Common mistakes you could possibly make with this topic (Misconceptions)
3. A visual that you will explain
4. A problem that you will model how to solve
5. A problem that the class will be given some time to solve
6. Last slide will be a link to a video explaining your topic (Maximum 2 minutes)
Homework: No Homework
Powerpoint
1. 5 need to know facts about your topic
2. Common mistakes you could possibly make with this topic (Misconceptions)
3. A visual that you will explain
4. A problem that you will model how to solve
5. A problem that the class will be given some time to solve
6. Last slide will be a link to a video explaining your topic (Maximum 2 minutes)
Homework: No Homework
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March 7th: Today we reviewed for the upcoming meteorology exam
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Visit socrative.com and enter the room code A74T4QPW4 for extra review questions
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Visit socrative.com and enter the room code A74T4QPW4 for extra review questions
answer_key_|_meteorology_study_guide.pdf | |
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March 6th: Today discussed the factors that impact a location's climate.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
answer_key_|_meteorology_study_guide.pdf | |
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March 4th-5th: Today explored the different factors that impact an area's climate.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
answer_key_|_meteorology_study_guide.pdf | |
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March 1st: Today we used the group learning routine, Idea Carousel, to help articulate students ideas about global wind patterns. Then we introduced the meteorology unit exam study guide and had time to work on the questions with classmates.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
answer_key_|_meteorology_study_guide.pdf | |
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February 29th: Today we used patterns of atmospheric movement and underlying physical science concepts to develop a model for what causes global wind patterns.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
February 28th: Students use empirical evidence from global winds models to identify relationships between patterns of air movement, air pressure, and precipitation.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
February 27th: Students used a global wind pattern video to make observations and explore different patterns that occur.
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
Homework: Meteorology Unit Exam Friday, March 8th
February 26th: Students used the information discovered about how different latitudes receive different amounts of energy from the sun to determine the source region of the different air masses.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
February 12th: Quiz | Weather Variables
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
February 9th: Students conducted an experiment in which they used a sling psychrometer to determine the dewpoint and relative humidity.
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables on Monday
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables on Monday
February 8th: Students learned how relative humidity and dewpoint temperature play a role in forming clouds.
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables Monday
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables Monday
February 7th: Students create a model and explanation for how wind occurs. Then groups will share out their models to help create a class consensus of how wind occurs.
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables next week
Homework: Quiz | Weather Variables next week
February 6th: Today we continued to explore how wind occurs.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
February 5th: Students use models of wind formation to generate data in order to establish cause and effect relationships between temperature, pressure, density, and buoyancy.
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
February 2nd: Today we developed a model (draw isotherms and isobars on a map) in order to analyze and identify cold and warm air masses, as well as high and low pressure systems, based on those isolines.
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
February 1st: Today we used information learned from the absorption and radiation lab to construct a C-E-R (Claim,Evidence,Reasoning) response to answer the question "Are the temperatures of different materials affected differently by heating and cooling?" The final response should be submitted on formative.
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
Homework: C-E-R on formative due Monday @11:55pm
January 31st: Today discussed the affects of temperatures on different materials. Then we discussed specific heat and how it plays a role of absorption and radiation.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
January 30th: Today we used data collected showing the temperature change across 20 minutes for water and soil to determine if different substances heat and cool differently.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
January 16th: Today we created an initial model to illustrate the greenhouse effect.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
January 16th: Today we discussed the conditions that exist in the different layers of Earth's atmosphere.
Homework: Test Corrections (Wednesday)
Homework: Test Corrections (Wednesday)
January 12th: Today we learned about how atmospheric pressure affects an object's behavior by discussing the Red Bull Stratosphere skydive. Then second period we presented out volcano projects.
Homework: Activity 2 Homework | Important Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere. (Due Tuesday)
Homework: Activity 2 Homework | Important Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere. (Due Tuesday)
January 11th: Today we did the amazing race challenge. In groups we worked on three challenges that were focused on ESRT pages in the upcoming meteorology unit.
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
January 10th: Day 2 Geology Unit Exam
Videos for after completion of the exam:
Byford Dolphin Accident: This video explain the devastating accident that occured at an offshore oil drilling rig and the dangers of submersive diving.
What's the Big Deal About a Few Degrees? This video is discussing the average global climate and how it has fluctuated during Earth's History
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Videos for after completion of the exam:
Byford Dolphin Accident: This video explain the devastating accident that occured at an offshore oil drilling rig and the dangers of submersive diving.
What's the Big Deal About a Few Degrees? This video is discussing the average global climate and how it has fluctuated during Earth's History
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
January 9th: Geology Unit Exam
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Homework: Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
January 8th: Today we reviewed for the upcoming Geology Unit Exam by playing a kahoot. You can access the kahoot on google classroom or by using the link below.
Kahoot | Geology Unit Exam
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Kahoot | Geology Unit Exam
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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answer_key_study_guide__|_geology_important_diagrams_.pdf | |
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January 5th: Today we started the locating the epicenter lab. Then in the second period we completed the locating the epicenter lab and went over the answers to the discussion questions. Next we reviewed for the Geology Unit Exam by going to socrative to practice regents questions on the topics covered in this unit.
To access the socrative use the information below:
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
To access the socrative use the information below:
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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answer_key_study_guide__|_geology_important_diagrams_.pdf | |
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January 4th: Today we wrapped up the remaining skills to help determine the epicenter of an earthquake. Then we worked on the final task which puts all the skills together.
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Activity 2 Homework | Locating Epicenters in the packet (due tomorrow in class)
Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Activity 2 Homework | Locating Epicenters in the packet (due tomorrow in class)
Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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January 3rd: Today we continued learning individual skills to locate the epicenter of an earthquake. Then we covered the material that was learned at station 2.
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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January 2nd: Today we learned the individual skills to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Station 1: Distance to Epicenter (ESRT 11)
Station 2: Seismic Waves
Station 3: Triangulation
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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December 21st: Today introduced the volcano project. Instructions can be found on google classroom.
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Volcano Project Due Dates:
Graphic organizer- Friday, January 5th
Complete project- Friday, January 12th
study_guide_|_geology_exam.docx.pdf | |
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December 20th: Today I introduced the Geology Unit Exam. Then we worked on the study guide.
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
Homework: Geology Unit Exam Tuesday, January 9th
December 20th: Today we analyzed the hotspot that created a chain of fictitious islands to help understand how hotspots are further evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics
Homework: No homework
Homework: No homework
December 19th: Today we created our own plate tectonic maps based on the theory of plate tectonics.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
December 18th: Today we how seafloor spreading is an evidence to support the modern theory of plate tectonics. Then we took an open notes group quiz on plate tectonics.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
December 15th: Today we will implement the content you learned about plate boundaries to determine the tectonic forces responsible for creating different geographic features at three different locations. Then we discussed the process of seafloor spreading and how this supports the theory of plate tectonics.
Homework: History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
Homework: History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
December 14th: Today we continued to analyze the results of the plate boundary simulation to discover the different geological features that form at plate boundaries.
Homework: History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
Homework: History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
December 13th: Today we analyzed the results of the plate boundary simulation to discover the different geological features that form at plate boundaries.
Homework: Complete Part 1 (Earth's Interior) on the front cover of the Dynamic Earth Packet. You should use ESRT 10, your notes, and the video below to help you answer these questions (Due Thursday in class)
History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
Homework: Complete Part 1 (Earth's Interior) on the front cover of the Dynamic Earth Packet. You should use ESRT 10, your notes, and the video below to help you answer these questions (Due Thursday in class)
History of the Earth corrections due Monday on google classroom
Part 1 Cover Page Video - EARTH’S INTERIOR (ESRT 10)
December 11th: We continued investigated the interior of the Earth and learned how to use ESRT 10.
Homework: "Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Thursday, December 7th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
Homework: "Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Thursday, December 7th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
December 8th: History of the Earth Quiz. Then we started exploring the interior of the Earth.
Homework: "Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Tuesday, December 12th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
Homework: "Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Tuesday, December 12th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
December 7th: Today we played a kahoot to review for the History of the Earth quiz tomorrow.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday (tomorrow). Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
"Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Tuesday, December 12th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday (tomorrow). Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
"Magic of Reality" What is an Earthquake? | Complete the reading and answer the questions in your Dynamic Earth Packet on page 9. This is due in class on Tuesday, December 12th. You can find the reading material on google classroom.
December 6th: Today we learned a strategy to help solve half life regents questions.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet.
Part 2 Cover Page Video - Relative Dating of Bedrock
Part 3 Cover Page Video - Absolute Dating
December 5th: Today we used the information from the radiometric dating lab to develop a definition for a half life. Than we talked about talked about elephants foot left over from the Chernobyl catastrophe.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet.
Part 2 Cover Page Video - Relative Dating of Bedrock
Part 3 Cover Page Video - Absolute Dating
December 4th: Today we started talking about absolute dating and simulation to help demonstrate how radioactive decay can be used to determine the age of a fossil.
Homework: Complete the radiometric dating lab by tomorrow
Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
Homework: Complete the radiometric dating lab by tomorrow
Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
December 1st: Today we continued to review our relative dating of bedrock stratigraphy laws by analyzing a series of bedrock diagrams. Then we created our own bedrock diagrams.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth Friday, December 8th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
November 30th: Today we are going to review our relative dating of bedrock stratigraphy laws by analyzing a series of bedrock diagrams.
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth on Thursday, December 7th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
Homework: Quiz | History of the Earth on Thursday, December 7th. Study parts 1,2, and 3 on the cover page of the history of the Earth packet
November 27th-29: Today we introduced the geological time machine project. During the project we will take a deeper look at what exactly was going on during the major time periods within the Phanerozoic eon.
Homework: Complete Part 1 on the front cover of the History of the Earth packet. You should use ESRT 8-9, your notes, and the video below to help you answer these questions (Due Tuesday in class)
Geological Time Machine Project (due Friday, December 1st @ 11:59)
Homework: Complete Part 1 on the front cover of the History of the Earth packet. You should use ESRT 8-9, your notes, and the video below to help you answer these questions (Due Tuesday in class)
Geological Time Machine Project (due Friday, December 1st @ 11:59)
November 16th: How does the law of superposition helps determine the relative age of bedrock layers?
Homework: Otzi Podcast Assignment Due Friday
Listen to the podcast about the mysterious skeleton discovered in the Alps. Answer the following questions on looseleaf.
1. Please describe what Otzi's looked like when he was still alive.
2. When given a CT scan, what did they discover about Otzi's body?
3. What information did the local pollen reveal about Otzi's last days?
4. Describe Otzi's last day or two and how he came to his end.
5. Do you think that when Otzi prepared his last meal, he was his intent on sustaining himself unaware of his imminent death or did he know he was doomed and just wanted to enjoy one last pleasant meal? What evidence from the podcast supports your position?
Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
Homework: Otzi Podcast Assignment Due Friday
Listen to the podcast about the mysterious skeleton discovered in the Alps. Answer the following questions on looseleaf.
1. Please describe what Otzi's looked like when he was still alive.
2. When given a CT scan, what did they discover about Otzi's body?
3. What information did the local pollen reveal about Otzi's last days?
4. Describe Otzi's last day or two and how he came to his end.
5. Do you think that when Otzi prepared his last meal, he was his intent on sustaining himself unaware of his imminent death or did he know he was doomed and just wanted to enjoy one last pleasant meal? What evidence from the podcast supports your position?
Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
November 15th: Continued to utilize ESRT 8-9 to better understand Earth's geological time scale.
Homework: Otzi Podcast Assignment Due Friday
Listen to the podcast about the mysterious skeleton discovered in the Alps. Answer the following questions on looseleaf.
1. Please describe what Otzi's looked like when he was still alive.
2. When given a CT scan, what did they discover about Otzi's body?
3. What information did the local pollen reveal about Otzi's last days?
4. Describe Otzi's last day or two and how he came to his end.
5. Do you think that when Otzi prepared his last meal, he was his intent on sustaining himself unaware of his imminent death or did he know he was doomed and just wanted to enjoy one last pleasant meal? What evidence from the podcast supports your position?
Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
Homework: Otzi Podcast Assignment Due Friday
Listen to the podcast about the mysterious skeleton discovered in the Alps. Answer the following questions on looseleaf.
1. Please describe what Otzi's looked like when he was still alive.
2. When given a CT scan, what did they discover about Otzi's body?
3. What information did the local pollen reveal about Otzi's last days?
4. Describe Otzi's last day or two and how he came to his end.
5. Do you think that when Otzi prepared his last meal, he was his intent on sustaining himself unaware of his imminent death or did he know he was doomed and just wanted to enjoy one last pleasant meal? What evidence from the podcast supports your position?
Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
November 13th: Today we took our surface processes and water movement quiz.
Homework: Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
Homework: Lab Report | Water Movement Due Friday, November 17th
November 10th: We looked at the factors that impact porosity and permeability.
Homework: Complete Activity 3 | Graphing Surface Processes on page 9 of the packet. Due Monday
**Quiz | Earth's Surface Processes on Monday**
Homework: Complete Activity 3 | Graphing Surface Processes on page 9 of the packet. Due Monday
**Quiz | Earth's Surface Processes on Monday**
November 8th: Today we presented our cut up poem and note sheet about our given phase of the water cycle.
Homework: Answer all of the questions about the water cycle on the front page of your water movement packet. Use the video below to help answer the questions.
**Quiz | Earth's Surface Processes on Monday**
Homework: Answer all of the questions about the water cycle on the front page of your water movement packet. Use the video below to help answer the questions.
**Quiz | Earth's Surface Processes on Monday**
November 6th: Today continued to analyze regents questions regarding the water cycle to help create a note sheet about your specific phase of the water cycle.
Homework: Finish water cycle note sheet (Wednesday)
Homework: Finish water cycle note sheet (Wednesday)
November 3rd: Today we answered the discussion questions to make connections between how water velocity influences erosion and deposition. Then we analyzed a stream determined what the cross-section would look like at different points of the stream.
Second Period: Then we learned about the different phases of the water cycle by creating a cut-up-poem. Then we are going to analyze regents questions regarding the water cycle to help create a note sheet about your specific phase of the water cycle.
Homework: No Homework
Second Period: Then we learned about the different phases of the water cycle by creating a cut-up-poem. Then we are going to analyze regents questions regarding the water cycle to help create a note sheet about your specific phase of the water cycle.
Homework: No Homework
October 31st: Today we looked a description of three different locations and tried to determine what type of erosion was taking place. We supported our claim by using evidence from the location description.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 30th: Continued to work on researching the 4 agents of Erosion. Specifically focusing on Glaciers and Gravity.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 27th: Today we started researching and learning about the 4 agents of erosion with focus on water and wind erosion.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 26th: Today we finished the rates of chemical weathering lab. Then we discussed the answers to the lab discussion questions.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 25th: Field Trip to Museum of Natural History.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 24th: Chemical Weathering Lab. We looked at how temperature, surface area, and composition of rock materials affects the rates of chemical weathering.
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
October 23rd: Today we looked a pictures and choose three and determined if this image shows physical weathering, chemical weathering, or erosion.
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
October 20th: Today we were given a series of weathering pictures and sorted them into categories. Then we learned about weathering and the two types of weathering. After covering physical and chemical weathering we resorted the pictures.
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
October 19th: Today we took the rock quiz. We also introduced the rocks and minerals lab report.
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
Homework: Lab Report | Rocks and Minerals due Monday, October 23rd on google classroom
October 18th: Today we went on a walking field trip to prospect park to identify rocks as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
October 17th: Today we went over the rock cycle lab. Then we played kahoot to review for the upcoming rock quiz.
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
October 16th: We learned how to associate key observable characteristics to the three major rock types.
Rock regents reviews questions on socrative. Room code is A74T4QPW4
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
Rock regents reviews questions on socrative. Room code is A74T4QPW4
Homework: Quiz | Rocks Thursday, October 19th
October 13th: Today we discussed how metamorphic rocks are formed and the different textures that are associated with metamorphic rocks.. Then we reviewed regents questions using socrative. Room code is A74T4QPW4
Homework: Quiz | Rocks next week on Wednesday or Thursday.
Homework: Quiz | Rocks next week on Wednesday or Thursday.
October 12th: Today we learned how to identify a sedimentary rock and how to read the ESRT chart.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
October 10th: Today we discussed the different characteristics associated with intrusive and extrusive rocks.
Homework: Complete the set of five igneous rock questions in your packet. Activity 1 Part 5: Igneous Rock Regents Questions. Due tomorrow 10/11
Homework: Complete the set of five igneous rock questions in your packet. Activity 1 Part 5: Igneous Rock Regents Questions. Due tomorrow 10/11
October 10th: Today we discussed the different characteristics associated with intrusive and extrusive rocks.
Homework: Complete the set of five igneous rock questions in your packet. Activity 1 Part 5: Igneous Rock Regents Questions. Due tomorrow 10/11
Homework: Complete the set of five igneous rock questions in your packet. Activity 1 Part 5: Igneous Rock Regents Questions. Due tomorrow 10/11
October 6th: We will be examining igneous and looking for characteristics about intrusive and extrusive rocks.
Homework: The homework assignment listed below should be completed in your packet in Activity 1 part 4. This assignment is due tomorrow.
Igneous Rock Vocabulary
Intrusive, Extrusive, Glassy, Vesicular , Non-crystalline, Fine, Coarse, Very Coarse, Felsic, Mafic, lava, magma
Part I: Define each term listed
Part II: Diagram challenge! The objective is to incorporate as many vocabulary terms into as few diagrams as possible. Theoretically you can do 10 diagrams each representing one term or one diagram representing 10 terms. Make sure to label each vocabulary term in your diagrams.
Homework: The homework assignment listed below should be completed in your packet in Activity 1 part 4. This assignment is due tomorrow.
Igneous Rock Vocabulary
Intrusive, Extrusive, Glassy, Vesicular , Non-crystalline, Fine, Coarse, Very Coarse, Felsic, Mafic, lava, magma
Part I: Define each term listed
Part II: Diagram challenge! The objective is to incorporate as many vocabulary terms into as few diagrams as possible. Theoretically you can do 10 diagrams each representing one term or one diagram representing 10 terms. Make sure to label each vocabulary term in your diagrams.
October 2nd: Today we learned how to use various mineral properties and characteristics to identify mineral samples.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
September 29th: Mapping Quiz on formative
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
September 28th: Today we reviewed the skills of mapping by playing a kahoot.
Homework: Mapping Quiz on Friday.
Homework: Mapping Quiz on Friday.
September 20th: How can polaris help locate an observer's location?
Homework: Terrestrial Navigation reading. Answer questions that are listed in the packet from class
Homework: Terrestrial Navigation reading. Answer questions that are listed in the packet from class
homework_|_terrestrial_navigation_reading__1_.pdf | |
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September 19th: Today we practiced using longitude to determine a location local time and coordinates on Earth.
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
September 18th: How do I locate a specific point on Earth’s surface? Today we discussed how to use Earth's coordinate system to pin point locations on the globe.
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
September 14th: During class we introduced the density lab report. Then we took the density quiz.
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
Homework: Lab Report | Density (on formative) Due Tuesday, September 19th
September 13th: Today we finished all sections of the density lab. At the end of the period we took a graded exit slip on density.
Homework: Exit Slip | Density on formative (due Thursday, September 14th)
Quiz | Density (Thursday, September 14th)
Homework: Exit Slip | Density on formative (due Thursday, September 14th)
Quiz | Density (Thursday, September 14th)
September 12th: We used Archimedes's method of water displacement to determine the volume of four unidentified minerals. Then using the density formula we determined the minerals density.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
September 11th: Today we discussed density and all the pages in the ESRT that density appears. We practice using the density formula to determine the density of unknown cubes. We discussed how to determine the density of irregular shaped objects. Then we told a story of how Archimedes discovered a method to calculate the density of an irregular objects.
Homework: No Homework
Homework: No Homework
September 8th: How do we read the ESRT?
Today we join the earth science google classroom and formative. Then the Earth Science Reference Table (ESRT) was introduced. We completed a scavenger hunt on formative to learn how to use the ESRT.
Next we discussed how scientist use scientific investigation to to answer a complex question. Then we used the scientific investigation to answer the question what is on the bottom of the cube.
Google Classroom Code: vivlh7d
Homework: Due Monday, September 11th
1. Course syllabus signed and returned.
2. Class Materials (listed on syllabus)
Today we join the earth science google classroom and formative. Then the Earth Science Reference Table (ESRT) was introduced. We completed a scavenger hunt on formative to learn how to use the ESRT.
Next we discussed how scientist use scientific investigation to to answer a complex question. Then we used the scientific investigation to answer the question what is on the bottom of the cube.
Google Classroom Code: vivlh7d
Homework: Due Monday, September 11th
1. Course syllabus signed and returned.
2. Class Materials (listed on syllabus)
earth_science_syllabus.pdf | |
File Size: | 385 kb |
File Type: |
September 7th: How do we roll in this class?
Google Classroom Code: wa4ubuy
Homework: Due Monday, September 11th
1. Course syllabus signed and returned.
2. Class Materials (listed on syllabus)
- Icebreaker 2 truths and a lie
- Introduce class syllabus and class expectations
Google Classroom Code: wa4ubuy
Homework: Due Monday, September 11th
1. Course syllabus signed and returned.
2. Class Materials (listed on syllabus)
earth_science_syllabus.pdf | |
File Size: | 385 kb |
File Type: |