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January 31, 2007
Today we did DEAR = read silently, several groups presented their projects, and I presented and reviewed transpiration, and groundwater storage, and percolation. Tomorrow is the quiz, and I will review with several images and a white board warm up exercise prior to the quiz. After these activities we will continue with the hydrology presentations.
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January 30, 2007
Today we had hydrology presentations, started a worksheet that reviews 11.3 ground water, had one final day for working on the laptops, and finally I had a short sweet demonstration with pre-sliced multi flavored cheesecake to help the students visualize how little fresh water is in the form that terrestrial animals like us can utilize for life. The percentage is less than 1 percent of 3 percent of all the fresh water on earth due to the majority of fresh water being in the form of permanent ice. Tomorrow we will be having more presentations, and reviewing the homework, and the key terms and concepts that will help them on the quiz Thursday, as well as the Test on 11.1 through 11.3 next week. The only part of 11.2 will be the part on icebergs. The homework if not completed in class is the worksheet which pages 378 - 381 in the text will help.
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January 29, 2007
We started the hydrology projects presentations and continued research for projects not yet done. Tomorrow it will be the same. Homework is to study for the quiz on Thursday, it will cover 11.1 and icebergs. I have changed the test date for 11.1, icebergs, and 11.3 for next week.
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January 26, 2007
Today we worked on the project with the help of laptops. I collected the workbook homework. No homework for the weekend. We will start presentations next Monday and work on the computers another day in the week as well probably Monday or Tuesday.
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January 25, 2007
Today we started on chapter 11.3 underground water. We read pages 378 and 381, completed a water underground worksheet, and watched a water video which was very interesting. I had the students take notes during the movie and then had them write three facts on exit slips. Tomorrow and Monday I have been able to reserve the laptops for the students to work on their presentations. Because of this delay the the last day for presentations of the hydrology project will be next friday.
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January 24, 2007
Sorry we were still unable to reserve any computers other than my extra room computer for project work. The students rotated through several stations or activities today. I first reviewed the quiz material for them, then we separated them into groups to either start on the quiz, or the computer, DEAR reading, or drawing and labeling at least 5 places where significant amounts of water is stored. The absolute final date for projects will now be at the end of next week due to the lack of time on computers. No homework tonight. We will start and be finishing out the rest of unit 11 in terms of reading and review questions by this week. Students that are done with their projects are welcome to present them starting this Friday. Sorry I could not blog yesterday evening, but the county server was down after five O'clock I my four attempts to publish were unsuccessful. Take care - Mr. Woolsey
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January 22, 2007
Today the students took the hydrology pre-test. Tomorrow I have the Mac lab reserved and we will be working on hydrology presentations.
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January 19, 2007
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Today we finished the geology post test. When finished the students started on a water cycle worksheet, then drew the water cycle with the help of some of the water cycle images that I had projected onto the smart board. We then reviewed the correct answers to the the workbook questions starting with chapter 11.1 on page 127 to the end of the section. Homework is the review questions from the textbook on page 366 which are due Monday. If the student was not able to start the water cycle worksheet they can turn it in on Monday as well. Next week I have reserved two days in the Mac Lab to work on the Hydrology projects, and their presentation. There is a quiz on 11.1 and icebergs on Tuesday. I will give a handout on Icebergs Monday which fully describes icebergs, and their origin, composition, etc. I will be returning the workbook worksheets on Monday for them to use for studying. I have graded all the rock cycle tests, and recorded them. The districts I-cue on-line grading system was not on line till after my planning period ended this morning. I had been able to tell some students their grades, but I will be entering them after I finish this note to all of you. I am told that the district's "update" has had most of the "bugs" fixed. We have a very busy week tomorrow so please keep up everybody. I know many of you have great activities planning for your weekends, but you are going to have to dedicate a small portion of time for science at least every other weekend. Take care and enjoy the weekend as much as you can. Mr. Woolsey
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January 18, 2007
Today we did our DEAR to make up for missing it on Wednesday. The students took a Geology post test today which they can finish tomorrow if they did not finishing today. This post test is to simply show me the the progress that the student has made so far in terms of their knowledge of Geology. I am only categorizing this test as a classwork assignment so the test will not carry much weight or have much affect on the students grade. We will have two more days next Tuesday and Wednesday to work on the projects on computers in the Mac lab.
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Our class today did not do the typical DEAR wednesday routine, but we spent another day in the media center to garner more additional information on their hydrology projects. Before going to the media center we completed reading section 11.1 in the textbook which is the first chapter in hydrology. Section 11.1 of the workbook is due tomorrow. Tomorrow we will do the DEAR reading exercise. The presentations for the hydrology project will start at the end of next week.
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January 16, 2007
Today we spent the majority of the period in the media center starting the Hydrology project. I have attached a copy of the a description of the project and the grading rubric. I had the students get into groups of two to four depending on what area of the world they are interested in. They then were given several websites that had hydrology information on the specific area of the world that they are researching. Each group is going to collect seven days of either relative humidity, rainfall, snowfall, lake level, river level, reservoir level for their area of interest or any other place. Tomorrow we are going to spend the day in the media center as well.
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January 12, 2007
Today my students took their Unit Rock test and with a little extra time we all watch a live streaming video about hydrology. Next week we start Hydrology and the worksheet, and we will start our water projects. Enjoy the long weekend and rest up. Mr. Woolsey
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January 11, 2007
Today we had a rock group activity where we used our terminology and skills to classify and name rocks as either sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous with their corresponding common name. We then reviewed with a power presentation how to classify rocks, how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are formed. The homework for the night is to study for the unit test. Good luck tomorrow.
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January 10, 2007
Today we did our DEAR reading time, then people that wanted to retest took the test again. We also did a rock classification activity where we used the terminology that Geologists utilize to describe, categorize and finally classify different types of rocks. We described, classified and identified a selection of four different sedimentary, four metamorphic, and four igneous rocks. We also played a geology version of stump your neighbor. The homework is just to keep on studying chapter 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.5 sections in the text book.
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January 09, 2007
Today I showed the students their grades for the first test of the third quarter. We then reviewed and discussed the different parts of the rock cycle displayed on about six images of the rock cycle. We finally played a rock cycle board game which allowed the students to answer the questions by consensus, the winning team was given small rewards. I will be giving re-tests and make up tests tomorrow, as well as DEAR. Finally we will be comparing and contrasting igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, so as to more effectively classify them properly. Homework is do study chapter 3 in the text for the re-test tomorrow, or the chapter test on Friday. I have attached some images.
MSA's Rock'n Internet Site--The ROCK CYCLE!.webarchive
Rock and the Rock Cycle 6.webarchive
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January 08, 2007
Today the students and I reviewed the classroom rules. Next I used two images to introduce the short and long rock cycle. I have attached these images. Lastly the students broke into groups of four or less drew and labeled the short and long rock cycle by memory. No homework tonight
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