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September 28, 2006
Skill:
Describe how the energy of an earthquake travels through Earth.
Identify the different kinds of seismic waves.
Assessment:
5.2 Prentice Hall video "Waves in the Earth" (3 minutes)
Earthquake Powerpoint on Measuring Earthquake
Engage questions
Discover Activity
What, how, or why Questions
HW: p. 57 WB #8 only
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DEAR
Check workbook p. 53-56
Worksheet on 5.1
HW: p. 56-57 (1-7)
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September 24, 2006
Skill:
Describe how stress forces affect rock.
Describe the types of faults, why faults form and where they occur.
Assessment:
KWL on Earthquakes
Earthquake Video (20 min)
Earthquake Powerpoint (ppt) p. 144-147
Discover Activity with popsicle sticks and goggles
Try This Activity with playdough
Homework: None
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September 23, 2006
Skill:
Describe how stress forces affect rock.
Describe the types of faults, why faults form, and where they occur.
Describe how movement along faults changes Earth's surface.
Assessment:
"Why Worry" video (1 minute)
Earthquake Powerpoint with questions, activities, and vocabulary
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint by USGS.
Playdough activity on the types of stresses.
Reviewed the three types of faults.
Slideshow on Yellowstone & Grand Tetons trip of 2006.
Discussed low and high friction.
Mountain Building Formations.
Slideshow on Grand Canyon trip of 2005.
HW: WS 5.1
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Earthquake Mini-Project
Students used the laptops to make Earthquake books. Students were assigned different tasks. Attached is all three assignments.
Earthquake tiered assignment.doc
HW: Earthquake Mini-Project is due Tuesday. Students may want to work on their project over the weekend especially bringing in pictures from the internet.
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Skill:
Describe how stress forces affect rock.
Describe the types of faults, why faults form, and where they occur.
Describe how movement along faults changes Earth's surface.
Assessment:
Bill Nye Video on Earthquakes.
Fill out questions and go over answer after video. Keep in notebooks under notes.
Fill out the outline notes (1/2 sheet)
Answer workbook questions on section 5.1
HW: Finish workbook questions
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September 20, 2006
Skill:
List the characteristics of Earth's crust, mantle, and core.
Explain how heat is transferred.
Identify what causes convection currents.
Describe convection currents in Earth's mantle.
Describe the theory of continental drift.
List the evidence used by Alfred Wegener to form his theory and explain why other scientists rejected it.
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading.
List the evidence for sea-floor spreading.
Explain the process of subduction.
Explain the theory of plate tectonics.
Describe the three types of plate boundaries.
Assessment:
Hand in study guide with the attachments
Test on Ch. 4
DEAR
HW: none
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Skill:
List the characteristics of Earth's crust, mantle, and core.
Explain how heat is transferred.
Identify what causes convection currents.
Describe convection currents in Earth's mantle.
Describe the theory of continental drift.
List the evidence used by Alfred Wegener to form his theory and explain why other scientists rejected it.
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading.
List the evidence for sea-floor spreading.
Explain the process of subduction.
Explain the theory of plate tectonics.
Describe the three types of plate boundaries.
Assessment:
Check p. 52
Go over study guide
Review game for test using quiztrons.
Check out this site: phschool.com
Remember to fill out a slip for the reading chain when you read 150 pages. Please tell your parents about this exciting idea! The chains are starting to get long.
HW: Study for test
Get your study guide with the attachments together(on the white board). You can get it together tomorrow if you have not already in class.
Get a signature from your parents on your study guide for an extra 5 points on your test.
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September 18, 2006
Skill:
Describe the three types of plate boundaries.
Assessment:
Check p. 50-51 (1-16) in workbook and 4.5 worksheet
Study Guide for Ch. 4
Workbook p. 52
HW: Finish classwork and study for test
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September 16, 2006
Skill:
Describe the three types of plate boundaries
Assessment:
4.5 Theory of Plate Tectonics Powerpoint - Activities, notes, drawings, questions
Theory of Plate Tectonics-1.ppt
Text p. 134 - 137
Snickers Lab
Workbook p. 50-51 (1-16)
HW: Finish workbook p. 50-51 (1-16) and worksheet 4.5
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September 14, 2006
Skill:
Demonstrate and describe sea-floor spreading
Assessment:
Check metric worksheet with mm & cm
Model of Sea-Floor Spreading
Worksheets 4.3 Drifting Continents and 4.4 Sea-Floor Spreading
HW: Worksheets 4.3 & 4.4
Some CD-Roms and books were issued this week. If you want your child to have a book or cd, please let me know. The county still has not given us the usernames and passwords to log on-line.
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September 13, 2006
Skill:
Explain the theory of plate tectonics.
Assessment:
Progress Reports and papers were passed out.
Videos on Plate Tectonics (12 min.)
4.5 Theory of Plate Tectonics
Activites, questions and notes on Powerpoint.
HW: Get progress report signed.
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DEAR (25 minutes)
Check p. 49 (9-13)
Metrics WS
Passed out books and CD-Rom Letters.
HW: Finish Metric WS for homework. You will need a ruler with millimeters and centimeters.
2nd period: Finish marking the sheet to make the sea-floor spreading model.
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September 12, 2006
Skill:
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading
List the evidence for sea-floor spreading.
Explain the process of subduction.
Assessment:
Check p. 48-49 in workbook(1-8). Recorded grade.
Finished two column notes with powerpoint on Sea-Floor Spreading.
Sea Floor Spreading 2 columns-2.doc
2nd period - Had a measurement mini-lesson on millimeters and centimeters.
Advanced Content - Finished Pangea Map with the book.
HW: p. 49 in workbook (9-13)
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September 11, 2006
Skill:
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading
List the evidence of sea-floor spreading
Explain the process of subduction.
Assessment:
Review
p. 125-127 Text with two column notes
HW: p. 48-49 (1-8)
End of 4 1/2
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Skill:
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading
Assessment:
Review of Drifting Continents
Finish reading p. 122 on Wegener's Theory, and answer questions 10 & 11 in workbook
Read p. 123-124 and answer questions in the two-column notes
Sea Floor Spreading 2 columns.doc
HW: None
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Skill:
Describe the process of sea-floor spreading
Assessment:
Review of Drifting Continents
Finish reading p. 122 on Wegener's Theory, and answer questions 10 & 11 in workbook
Read p. 123-124 and answer questions in the two-column notes
Sea Floor Spreading 2 columns.doc
HW: None
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September 07, 2006
Skills: What is continental drift?
Assessment:
The Drifters Video (3 min)
Bill Nye Video on Alfred Wegener (2 min)
Read p. 118-121 with notes and map
HW: p. 46-47 (1-9) in workbook
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September 06, 2006
Skill:
What is Pangea?
Assessment:
DEAR (25 minutes)
Paste Pangea Map on construction paper while using website from 9/5.
HW: None
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September 05, 2006
Skill:
Describe the theory of continental drift.
List the evidence used by Alfred Wegener to form his theory and explain why other scientists rejected it.
Continental Drift Video - write 10 facts.
Discussion on seven continents. Pangea Map
Cut continents for Pangea map.
HW: Finish cutting map.
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Quiz today
Check 4.2 worksheet and study guide for quiz
Turn in study guide with the attached:
4.1 notes
Earth's crust video questions
Layers chart with labeled globe
4.2 worksheet
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