November 26-29: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Rock Kitchen Virtual Lab

Instructions:

• Complete the Rock Kitchen Virtual Lab assigned to you on the Think Central website.
• Think Central Website Link
• Work on the Rock Kitchen Lab Report handout.

Tuesday
Today in Class: Rock Kitchen Virtual Lab, Three Classes of Rock Review

Instructions

• Complete your Rock Kitchen Lab Report and turn in.
• Use the following handout to help you study for your test Thursday.
• Rock Cycle Processes Handout
• Complete the Visual Summary on pg. 164 (20-22) and the Lesson Review on pg. 165 (1-2, 4-7, 10-12).

Wednesday
Today in Class: Visual Summary/Lesson Review Corrections,  Composition vs. Physical Properties

Instructions

• Correct your Visual Summary and Lesson Review.
• Study for your test!
• Use pages 156-165 in your Dynamic Earth book.
• Study your rock cycle diagram and know each process.
• Rock Cycle Processes Handout
• See Mrs. Schneider for Composition vs. Physical Properties notes.

Thursday
Today in Class: Dynamic Earth Test 4, Earth's Layers

Instructions

• Finish your Composition vs. Physical Properties notes from yesterday.
  
• Read pgs. 194-196 and complete questions 6-9.

Friday
Today in Class: Book Corrections, Earth's Layers Notecards

Instructions

•  Complete your Earth's Layers Notecards using the handout below.
• Earth's Layers Notecards Handout 
• Complete the Visual Summary and Lesson Review on pgs. 198 and 199.

November 13 - 16: Dynamic Earth

Tuesday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Test Corrections, Mineral Outline

Instructions:

• Make corrections to your Dynamic Earth Test 3 (both parts).  Remember you have 2 weeks to retake your test.
• Read pages 148 - 150 and complete 13 - 16.
• Work on your mineral outline notes.  Use the presentation below to help you.

Wednesday

Today in Class: Vocabulary, Mineral Outline, Mineral Worksheet

Instructions

• Read pages 148 - 150 and complete 13 - 16.
• Complete on your mineral outline notes.  
• Use your mineral outline and your book to complete the Mineral Worksheet.

Thursday

Today in Class: Rock Cycle Presentation and Notes

Instructions

• Use the presentation below to complete your Rock Cycle Handout. 

Friday
Today in Class: Rock Cycle Simulation

Instructions

• Complete the Rock Cycle Simulation in class.  If you were absent you need to make up this activity outside of class time.

November 5 - 9: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Visual Summary & Lesson Review Corrections, Geologic Histories, Vocabulary Review

Instructions:

• Correct pg. 102-103 to study for your test.
• Complete your Geologic Histories Sketches.

TEST TOMORROW OVER LESSON 2

Tuesday
Today in Class: Geologic Histories Sketch Corrections, Dynamic Earth Test 3

Instructions

• Correct your Geologic Histories Sketches and turn in.

Wednesday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Minerals Research

Instructions

•  Complete vocabulary term 22 and 23.
• Use the internet to find information on one type of mineral.  If you were absent, you may choose one mineral from the presentation.
• Use the presentation below to complete your mineral research and create your notecard.
• Notecards are due Friday (11/9).

 
Thursday
Today in Class: Minerals, Mineral Outline

Instructions

•  Read page 142-143 and complete 5 and 6.
• Complete your Mineral Outline notes using the presentation below.

Friday
Today in Class: Mineral Research, Mineral Outline

Instructions

• Read pages 144-147 and complete 7,8,10,11, and 12.
• Complete your Mineral Outline notes using the presentation below.

October 29- November 2: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Vocabulary,  Poster

Instructions:

• Complete the poster that was assigned on Friday.
• Use the presentation from last week to help you.
• If you were absent, read pgs 94-98.
• Complete #6, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 on pages 94-98.

REMEMBER YOU HAVE UNTIL THURSDAY (11/8) TO RETAKE DYNAMIC EARTH TEST 2 

Tuesday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Relative Dating Notes, Geologic Histories

Instructions

• Use the presentation below to create web notes for relative dating (Slides 1-15).
• Your notes should include:
• Definition of relative dating
• Undisturbed Rock Layers
• Disturbed Rock Layers
• Law of Super Position
• Law of Crosscutting Relationships
• Geologic Column
• See Mrs. Schneider for Geologic Histories worksheet.
• Read pages 100-101 and complete 17-18.

Wednesday
Today in Class: Geologic Histories, Relative/Absolute Dating Notes, Build a Geologic Column

Instructions

•  See Mrs. Schneider to help correct  your Geologic Histories worksheet
• Finish your Relative Dating and Absolute Dating notes (Slides 16-18).
• See Mrs. Schneider about the "Building a Geologic Column" activity.
• Geologic Column Analysis Handout

Thursday
Today in Class: Geologic Column Analysis, Visual Summary and Lesson Review

Instructions

• Finish your Geologic Column Analysis Handout
• Start the Visual Summary on page 102, questions 20-24.
• Start the Lesson Review on page 103, questions 1-11.

Friday
Today in Class: Visual Summary and Lesson Review Corrections, Digital Lesson

Instructions

• Complete the Visual Summary on page 102, questions 20-24.
• Complete the Lesson Review on page 103, questions 1-11.
• Complete the Digital Lesson: Relative Dating.
• Think Central Website
• Work on your Geologic Histories and Geologic History Sketches worksheet.

TEST ON TUESDAY OVER LESSON 2

October 22-26: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Vocabulary Review, Digital Lesson, Lesson Review

Instructions:

• Complete the assigned digital lesson on Think Central
•  Evidence for Geologic Change Over Time
• Complete all questions on pg. 90 and 91

REMEMBER TEST ON WEDNESDAY OVER LESSON 1

Tuesday
Today in Class: Work Time, Lesson Review Corrections

Instructions

• Correct Lesson Review.  See Mrs. Schneider if you need help.
• Study for test tomorrow.

Wednesday
Today in Class: Dynamic Earth Test 2

Instructions

• See Mrs. Schneider if you were absent and need to take the test.
• Early Life and Changes in Earth's Atmosphere

Thursday
Today in Class: Early Life and Changes in Earth's Atmosphere, Relative Dating of Rocks

Instructions

• See Mrs. Schneider if you need to make up the Early Life and Changes in Earth's Atmosphere assignment.
• Complete pg. 93 in your Dynamic Earth book.

Friday
Today in Class: Test Corrections, Vocabulary, Poster

Instructions 

• Use the presentation below to complete your poster assignment. 
• If you were gone, use a blank piece of paper (8.5 x 11) to make a simple poster.

October 15-19: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Test Return and Corrections, Uniformitarianis vs. Catastrophism

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR GRADES ON EDLINE!

• Don't forget you have 2 weeks to retake your test.

Instructions:

• View the presentation below and set up your notes as demonstrated in the presentation.
• Make sure that you answer the questions!

Tuesday
Today in Class: Uniformitariansim vs. Catastrophism, Evidence for Geologic Change Over Time

Instructions

• Complete your notes from yesterday.
• Read pg. 80 and complete 5-6.
• Read pg. 81-82 and complete 7-10.
• See Mrs. Schneider for help with the foldable notes.

Wednesday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Evidence for Geologic Change Over Time Notes

Instructions

• Read pg. 83 and complete11-12.
• Read pg. 84 and complete 13-14.
• See Mrs. Schneider for help with the foldable notes that were completed in class.

Thursday
Today in Class: Evidence for Geologic Change Over Time Notes

Instructions

• Read pg. 85 and complete 15-16.
• Label the next section of your foldable notes "Rock." Create web notes for page 85 that include both composition and texture.
• Finish your rock notes with a "Bid Idea."  
• Read pg. 86-87 and complete 18.

Friday
Today in Class: Vocabulary Quiz, Evidence for Geologic Change Over Time Notes

Instructions 

• See Mrs. Schneider to make up your Vocabulary Quiz #4.
• Label the last two sections of your foldable notes "Surface Features" and "Other Materials."
• Read pg. 88-89 and complete 20-22.
• See Mrs. Schneider for help with the foldable notes that were completed in class.

TEST COMING NEXT WEEK!

October 8-11: Dynamic Earth

Monday
Today in Class: Mechanical Weathering QuickLab, Chemical Weathering Demonstration, Friday Catch-Up
Instructions

• Complete the Mechanical Weathering QuickLab
• Questions 1-7
• On the back of your QuickLab answer the following.

 

• Read pgs 24-25 and complete #11 and 12.
• Complete pg. 26, #14-16.
• Complete Lesson Review on pg 27.

Tuesday
Today in Class: Vocabulary, Erosion/Deposition, Review

Instructions

• Read pg. 30 and complete #5.
• Use the following vocabulary to make sure that you are prepared for the test tomorrow.
 

 

Wednesday
Today in Class: Earth's Spheres and Weathering Test, Earth's History Articles

Instructions

• Use the links below to select one article.
• Read the article.
• Complete the tasks listed below in the presentation.  Make sure you complete both the individual and group activities.

Resources

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4

Thursday
Today in Class:

Instructions

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