2/24/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Graphing organizer for Layers of the Atmosphere; Begin Layers "mini-project"
HW: Review notes on Atmosphere
Warm-up #2: CRCT Review #1-5 (see a buddy for the warm-up questions/answers if you are absent)
2/23/12 Thursday
CW: Complete Atmosphere Notes (pgs. 448-453); Graphic Organizer for Layers of the Atmosphere
HW: Review notes on Atmosphere
Warm-up #1: CRCT Review #1-5 (see a buddy if you are absent)
2/22/12 Wednesday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries and 1 P3 activity); SSR; Demo Labs: Does Air Have Mass? and Air Pressure?; Complete Atmosphere notes (pgs. 448-453); Organizer for Layers of the Atmosphere mini-project
HW: none
Warm-up #10: CRCT Practice - Space; #1-5 (if absent - see a buddy when you return)
2/21/12 Tuesday
CW: New Table of Contents; Characteristics of our Atmosphere (pgs. 448-453)/notes; Does Air Have Mass? and Air Pressure Demo Labs
HW: Clean out notes/classwork section of Binder for Science; Warm-ups are due tomorrow with 10 entries and 1 P3 activity; Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #9: CRCT Review (5 questions on Space)
2/17/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Return tests/discuss; Oceans Video and Questions
HW: Clean out notes/classwork section of binder for Science; Warm-ups are due Wednesday with 10 warm-ups and 1 P3 activity)
Warm-up #8: Number from 1-10 - Last Look at Tides/Currents/Waves - see BLOG for warm-up if you missed it under QuickLinks
2/16/12 Thursday
CW: Hydrology Unit Test
HW: Clean out notes/classwork section of binder in Science
Warm-up #7: Review for Tides/currents/waves - # from 1-10 and answer questions on screen (if absent - look in Quicklinks on BLOG and look for Currents/CLimate/Tides/Moon Phases Review)
2/15/12 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Review activities for test; Waves Review
HW: STUDY!!! Hydrology Unit Test is tomorrow
Warm-up #6: Read p. 442 in textbook - Using Toy Ducks to Track Ocean Currents; Calculate the average distance traveled by the toys per day.
2/14/12 Tuesday (HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!)
CW: Study Guide; Waves Activity
HW: STUDY for Unit test over Hydrology (test will be Thursday - Feb. 16)
Warm-up #5: Ocean Waves Video and 12 questions
2/13/12 Monday
CW: Complete Wave notes (pgs. 426 - 431); Catch a Wave; Wave Action Demonstration Labs; Study Guide
HW: Hydrology Unit Test - Thursday, Feb. 16; Work on STudy Guide
Warm-up #4: Discuss Science P3 activity
2/10/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Waves (pgs. 426-431); Catch a Wave activity; Waves review; Wave Action Demonstration Labs
HW: Hydrology Unit test will be February 16, Thursday (attached is the study guide for downloading at home- Download Hydrology Study Guide)
Warm-up #3: Earth is not the only planet with a moon. Using your textbook (pgs. 656-666) name the planets and some of the moons that are given.
2/9/12 Thursday
CW: Which Tide is Which?; Tide Talk; Tide Vocabulary Review; Waves (pgs. 426-431)
HW: Quiz Corrections due Friday; Hydrology Unit Test - Feb. 16, Thursday
Warm-up #2: Using p. 430, describe the 5 events that can cause a tsunami.
2/8/12 Wednesday
CW: Graphing Tides and analysis of data; Which Tide is Which?; Tide Vocabulary
HW: Unit Test over Hydrology - Feb. 16th (Thursday)
Warm-up #1: Which Kind of Tide? (number from 1-11) - see Quicklinks on the right side of the BLOG for today's warm-up slides
2/7/12 Tuesday
CW: Collect Warm-ups and Homework; Moon Phases Notes (p. 662), Tides Notes (pgs. 432-434
HW: Review notes on Currents/Climate and Moon Phases/Tides
Warm-up #10: :Picture the night sky, and describe as many moon phases as you can and the names of the phases.
2/6/12 Monday
CW: Complete Currents/Climate notes; Ocean Currents activity; Currents/Climate Vocabulary Review
HW: Complete Currents/Climate Crossword; Warm-ups due tomorrow with 10 entries and 2 P3)
Warm-up #9: Discuss Science P3 activity
2/3/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Return Quizzes/make-ups; Currents/Climate notes (pgs. 416-421); Vocabulary Review Puzzle
HW: Warm-ups due Tuesday with 10 entries and 2 P3 activities)
Warm-up #8: What causes currents to move in curved paths instead of straight line? What is this called?
2/2/12 Thursday
CW: Quiz (using the i-Respond units) over Earth's Oceans and Topography; Read over Ch. 14-1 (pgs. 416 - 421)
HW: none
Warm-up #7: Take 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
2/1/12 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Review Puzzle; Review activities for quiz tomorrow
HW: Study for tomorrow's quiz (Earth's Oceans and Topography - Ch. 13)
Warm-up #6: No warm-up discussion today - SSR
1/31/12 Tuesday
CW: Collect Extra Credit; Study Guide for Quiz on Thursday; The Ocean Floor; Ch. 13 Quiz Review
HW: Study for Quiz (Thursday 2/2) - Earth's Oceans and Topography; Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #5: Draw a milk jug; place 3 vertical holes in a row down the side; draw streams of water flowing from each hole. Where is the water pressure the greatest and why?
1/30/12 Monday
CW: Complete Mapping the Ocean Floor Lab if needed; Share projects/reflections; Ocean Floor; Study Guide for Quiz - on Thursday
HW: Extra Credit - due tomorrow (green page); Study Guide for Quiz - Thursday (Earth's Oceans and Topography)
Warm-up #4: Discuss Science P3 activity
1/27/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Collect "Ups and Downs at the Bottom" homework; Mapping the Ocean Floor (graphing and analysis); The Ocean Floor
HW: work on Extra Credit if you wish
Warm-up #3: Name 3 technologies that have been used to explore the ocean floor, and explain what they do. (HINT: p. 10 in binder)
1/26/12 Thursday
CW: Complete Exploring the Ocean (topography) - pgs. 382-387; Shortcuts (Ocean Floor activity); The Ocean Floor
HW: Ups and Downs at the Bottom (review of ocean floor); Extra credit - due 1/31
Warm-up #2: How is exploring the oceans similar to exploring space?
1/25/12 Wednesday
CW: SSR (at the end of class if time); Complete "Some Like It Salty" lab analysis; Exploring the Ocean (topography) pgs. 382-387
HW: Last minute work on Water Project - due TOMORROW!!; Extra Credit Density activity is due Tuesday; 1/31
Warm-up #1: (Give the scientific term that matches the definition): a. the amount of salt dissolved in a certain amount of water; b. water is allowed to pass through this material; c. the top of the saturated zone; d. mass compared to volume
1/24/12 Tuesday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries and 1 P3 activity); Collect Quiz corrections; Complete Density demo lab; Some Like it Salty Lab; Discuss extra credit
HW: Water Project is due Thursday!!; Extra Credit Density Activity - due Tuesday 1/31
Warm-up #10: See overhead. Number your paper from 1-4 (if you are absent - see a buddy when you return)
1/23/12 Monday
CW: Complete Earth's Oceans Review; Major Salts of Ocean Water; Ocean Pollution; Density Test
HW: Warm-ups due tomorrow (10 entries and 1 P3 activity); Quiz Corrections due Tuesday; Water Projects due THURSDAY
Warm-up #9: Discuss Science P3 Activity
1/20/12 FRIDAY!!
CW: Complete Ch. 13-1 notes; Major Salts of Ocean Water; Earth's Ocean Review
HW: Warm-ups are due Tuesday (10 entries and 1 P3 activity); Quiz corrections are due Tuesday; WATER PROJECT - due Thursday 1/26
Warm-up #8: Using the table on the overhead, answer the 3 questions below the table.
1/19/12 Thursday
CW: Return quizzes/make-up tests; Water Cycle article and questions; Ch. 13-1 notes on Exploring Oceans (pgs. 374 - 380)
HW: Continue working on Water Project - due 1/26
Warm-up #7: What are renewable resources? What are nonrenewable resources? How can water be considered both a renewable and a nonrenewable resource?
1/18/12 Wednesday
CW: Freshwater Quiz using the i-Respond remotes; SSR
HW: Continue working on your Water Project - due 1/26
Warm-up #6: Take 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
1/17/12 Tuesday
CW: Freshwater Crossword Vocabulary Review; Study Guide for tomorrow's Freshwater Quiz
HW: Study for tomorrow's Freshwater Quiz; Bring SSR book for tomorrow; Continue working on Water Project - due 1/26
Warm-up #5: Water Cycle Match-up (6 questions) - if absent - see a buddy for help
1/13/12 FRIDAY!!!!
CW: Go over Water Project choices/questions; "Down the Drain" Lab
HW: Freshwater quiz - Wed. 1/18; Work on your Water Project - due Thursday, Jan. 26
Warm-up #4: Using the illustration on the overhead, label the vocabulary words we have discussed (if you are absent - see a buddy when you return)
1/12/12 Thursday
CW: Go over answers to p. 3 in binder (Water Underground); Earth's Water Distribution Lab; Water Project Information
HW: Begin thinking about which Water Project you would like to complete (due Thursday - Jan. 26)
Warm-up #3: Complete p. 3 (Water Underground) in your binder. Be ready to discuss.
1/11/12 Wednesday
CW: SSR; A Cycle of Water/Groundwater at Work; Water Underground
HW: none
Warm-up #2: Update Table of Contents; Silently Read for SSR
1/10/12 Tuesday
WELCOME BACK!!!
CW: Reminders/Organization of binder; Vocabulary for Ch. 11 and 12 (Freshwater) - pgs. 309-353
HW: Bring SSR book for Wednesday
Warm-up #1: Draw an illustration or give an explanation of the 4 processes that are part of the water cycle.
12/22/11 Thursday
CW: Raging Inferno: Volcanoes!!! video and video questions
HW: Have a safe and happy holiday!
Warm-up: Sleigh Ride!
12/21/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Collect Warm-ups (10 entries and 2 P3 activities); GRAB BAG; Review Post test and Summative test
HW: none
Warm-up #10: SSR - no warm-up discussion
12/20/11 Tuesday
CW: Unit Test; Complete Vocab. Review
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow; Warm-ups are due Wed. (10 entries and 2 P3); Grab Bag Wed. Bring Palmer Dollars
Warm-up #9: Take 5 minutes and STUDY!!
12/19/11 Monday
CW: When Hot and Cold Meet (Demo lab); Sea Floor Spreading review; Reciprocal Learning activity to study for Unit Test; Vocabulary Review
HW: STUDY!!! Unit test will be tomorrow (Reread Ch. 7, study notes/activities, use the study guide for last minute reminders on what to study. Warm-ups are due Wednesday (10 entries and 2 P3activities); GRAB BAG will be WEDNESDAY - bring Palmer dollars
Warm-up #8: Science P3 activity
12/16/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Plate Tectonics Video with video questions to review for Unit Test on Tuesday, Dec. 20' Read "Plate Tectonics" article and answer the comprehension questions
HW: STUDY for the Unit Test coming up Dec. 20, TUESDAY!
Warm-up #7: (answer this warm-up question) New tectonic material continually forms at divergent boundaries. Tectonic plate material is also continually destroyed in subduction zones at convergent boundaries. Do you think that the total amount of lithosphere formed on the Earth is about equal to the amount destroyed?
12/15/11 Thursday
CW: Review of Vocabulary; Theory of Plate Tectonics; Sea Floor Spreading
HW: Study for Unit test coming up next Tuesday, Dec. 20 (Earth's Interior, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics)
Warm-up #6: A sample of magma is 64% silica. Express this percentage as a simplified fraction.
12/14/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR/Articles to choose (Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunamis) and comprehension questions; Study Guide for Unit Test (Earth's Interior, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics)Download Earth's INterior and Plate Tectonics Unit Test Study Guide
HW: Begin studying for Unit Test on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Reread Ch. 7 in text; review notes and activities in binder; review completed study guide thoroughly each evening
Warm-up #5: SSR(Article Choice and complrehension questions - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, or Tsunamis), no warm-up discussion
12/13/11 Tuesday
CW: Checkpoint testing with i-Respond units (part 2); Graphing instructions if needed; Earthquake/Volcano tasks
HW: Choose a task to complete at home; bring SSR book for tomorrow; Unit test over Earth's Interior, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics will be Tuesday, Dec. 21st
Warm-up #4: You are standing on Earth's surface and you can see to the center. Describe what you are seeing as you view each layer.
a. crust; b. lithosphere; c. asthenosphere; d. mesosphere; e. outer core; f. inner core
12/12/11 Monday
CW: Benchmark testing with i-Respond units (part 1); Graphing instructions for earthquakes and volcanoes; Earthquakes/Volcanoes tasks
HW: Choose a task to take home and complete
Warm-up #3: P3 for Science
12/9/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Continue with Earthquakes/Volcanoes Activities (due Tuesday, Dec. 13)
HW: none
Warm-up #2: Convergent, Divergent, Transform? You Decide. a. mid-ocean ridges form here; b. fault lines form here resulting in earthquakes; c. folded mountains form here; BONUS: d. What process occurs at deep ocean trenches?
12/8/11 Thursday
CW: Collect HW (article questions - 6); Complete Boundary Diagram questions if needed; Discuss Earthquake/Volcano Activities
HW: none
Warm-up #1: When convection takes place in the mantle, why does cool rock material sink and warm rock material rise?
12/7/11 Wednesday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries and 2 P3 activities); SSR/Article and 6 questions; Know Your Boundaries; Boundary Diagram
HW: Complete "What Causes Tectonic Plates to Move?" article with 6 questions; Quiz corrections (green sheet was attached to quizzes with low scores) are due Friday
Warm-up #10: SSR - no warm-up discussion today
12/6/11 Tuesday
CW: Plate Boundaries with Power Point information/graphic organizer (pgs. 202-205); Know Your Boundaries activity; Return quizzes
HW: Warm-ups are due tomorrow with 10 entries and 2 P3 activities
Warm-up #9: Modeling Sea Floor Spreading Mini-lab
12/5/11 Monday
CW: Tectonic Plates/Continental Drift Crossword; Sea-floor Spreading Notes (pgs. 200-201); Modeling Sea Floor Spreading; Return quizzes
HW: Warm-ups are due Wed. (10 entries and 2 P3)
Warm-up #8: P3 for Science
12/2/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect Progress Reports; Quiz; Crossword Vocabulary Review (Use pgs. 6-9 in binder, or pgs. 190 - 199 in text)
HW: Progress reports signed? (due today!!); Take home "Rock Cycle" project if on display in the room
Warm-up #7: Take 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
12/1/11 Thursday
CW: Review sheet for Quiz tomorrow; Pangaea Puzzle Project and questions
HW: Progress reports due tomorrow; Quiz Friday over Earth's Interior (Poster notes in binder), Tectonic Plates (pgs. 6 and 7 in binder), and Continental Drift (pgs. 8 and 9 in binder) - and use the study guide sheet provided in class today to prepare
Warm-up #6: Video clip; identify 5 Scientific Activities we have been studying
11/30/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR (4th Period - ticket out the door); Pangaea Puzzle Project and questions
HW: Get Progress Reports signed by Friday; Quiz Friday over Earth's Interior, Tectonic Plates, and Continental Drift
Warm-up #5: SSR - No Warm-up discussion today
11/29/11 Tuesday
CW: Complete Page #6 in binder (Plate Tectonics); 1st and 2nd Period - Pangaea/Mesosaurus; Pangaea Puzzle Project; Ticket out the Door (except 3rd Period)
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow; Quiz Friday over Earth's Interior, Tectonic Plates, and Continental Drift
Warm-up #4: Choose a tectonic plate from p. 6 in your binder, or p. 194 on your text and give characteristics that include: name of plate, kind of crust, size/shape compared to other plates, displacement (more or less depending on crust)
11/28/11 Monday
CW: Notes on Continental Drift; Pangaea and the Curious Case of Mesosaurus
HW: Quiz Friday over Earth's Interior, Tectonic Plates, and Continental Drift
Warm-up #3: P3 for Science
11/18/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect Extra Credit - EXCEL - Graphing the Elements of Earth's Crust; Tectonic Plates (pgs. 194-196); Mapping Earth's Interior (pg. 196); Ticket out the Door Review
HW: None - HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING!!
Warm-up #2: Name as many "plates" as you can. Decide how these plates are similar to tectonic plates.
11/17/11 Thursday
CW: Collect HW (Earth's Layers Vocabulary Review); Mantle Lab; Ticket out the door (1/2 sheet of information)
HW: Extra Credit is due tomorrow (Graphing elements of Earth's crust - EXCEL activity)
Warm-up #1: Give the layer each is found in and the state of matter: lithosphere, asthenopshere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
11/16/11 Wednesday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries and 2 P3); SSR/Complete Display of notes for Earth's Interior; Composition of the Earth; Graphing the Elements of Earth's Crust
HW: Complete Earth's Layers Vocabulary Review; Extra Credit Graphing - due Friday!!!
Warm-up #10: SSR - no warm-up discussion today
11/15/11 Tuesday
CW: Prepare display for notes on Earth's Interior; Layers of the Earth Vocabulary
HW: Warm-ups are due tomorrow with 10 entries and 2 P3 activities; Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #9: Identify Earth's Interior (use the overhead illustration to identify the 9 parts of Earth's Interior) - if absent - ask a buddy for assistance
11/14/11 Monday
CW: Complete note boxes for Earth's Interior (pgs. 190-194); Prepare display for information/illustration of Earth's Interior); Layers of Earth vocabulary
HW: Warm-ups are due Wednesday with 10 entries and 2 P3 activities
Warm-up #8: Discuss P3 activity from homeroom
11/11/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: New Table of Contents; HW - What is Inside Earth?; Composition of Earth's Layers; Explain/Prepare Display for Earth's Layers
HW: None - Have a good weekend!
Warm-up #7: How do scientists know what the core of the earth is like?
11/10/11 Thursday
CW: Collect HW - Layers of the Earth question page; Space Science in Action - "Earth", and questions; Begin HW
HW: Complete "What's Inside the Earth?" (front and back); Clean out graded work and notes/classwork sections in binder
Warm-up #6: Go over P3 answers from Monday
11/9/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR (work on article/questions if desired); Return Unit 2 Test and discuss; Basics of Geology/questions
HW: Complete "Layers of the Earth" article and 9 questions; Clean out notes/class work section in Science
Warm-up #5: No Warm-up discussion today - SSR
11/8/11 Tuesday - Student Holiday
11/7/11 Monday
CW: Lab 2 with 6th grade counselor, Mrs. Pavlak, for Career Cruising and Learning Styles inventory training
HW: none
Warm-up: none today - training with Mrs. Pavlak
11/4/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Unit 2 Test (Weathering, Erosion, and Soil/Human Impact); Complete soil horizon/profile booklet - if needed; Discuss Monday's schedule
HW: None - Have a good weekend!
Warm-up #4: Take 5 (minutes) and Study!
11/3/11 Thursday
CW: Complete Study Guide; Reciprocal Learning Activity; Vocabuary Review Activity for Test
HW: Study for Unit 2 Test - Weathering, Erosion, and Soil, Test is Friday!
Warm-up #3: If you plant a crop on a steep hill, what soil conservation techniques would you use to prevent erosion? (name 2)
11/2/11 Wednesday
CW: Collect Crossword puzzle; SSR; Study Guide for Friday's unit test over Weathering, Erosion, and Soil
HW: Study for Unit 2 (Weathering, Erosion, and Soil) test - FRIDAY!!
Warm-up #2: No warm-up discussion today - SSR
11/1/11 Tuesday
CW: Notes on Soil Conservation (pgs. 294 - 297); Soil Formation and Profile Crossword; Study Guide
HW: Bring SSR book for Wed.; Complete Soil Formation Crossword (use the green packet #12 in binder for answers - notes on Soil horizons); Work on Study Guide (Unit 2 test over Weathering, Erosion, and Human Impact on Soil will be FRIDAY!!!)
Warm-up #1: Skim through pages 296-297 and identify the 5 methods of soil conservation that we use to control erosion.
10/31/11 Monday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries); What is in Soil? Lab; Complete Soil Profile/Horizons booklet; Crossword for Green Packet
HW: none
Warm-up #10: Check P cubes for Science
10/28/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect HW (1st Period only); Gallery Walk of Rock Cycle Projects; Reflections on Projects; Complete booklets for Soil Horizons/Soil Profile
HW: None - Have a good weekend
Warm-up #9: Gallery Walk through the Rock Cycle
10/27/11 Thursday
CW: Collect HW (except 1st Period); Complete Soil Horizon/Profile Booklet; Soil Formation Puzzle if time allows
HW: Warm-ups are due Monday with 10 entries; 1st Period - complete the Weathering and Erosion Puzzle using the pink Video Questions sheet for answers
Warm-up #8: What is soil pH and why is it important? (HINT: use p. 291 as a hint for the answer)
10/26/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Complete Soil Profile/Horizon Booklet; Weathering and Erosion Puzzle
HW: Complete Weathering and Erosion Puzzle (use yesterday's Video questions for answers) - except 1st Period - they will receive their puzzle tomorrow!!!!
Warm-up #7: SSR - No Warm up discussion today
10/25/11 Tuesday
CW: Weathering and Erosion video with video questions; if time allows -video vocabulary puzzle
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #6: If a soil sample is 60% sand particles and has 30 million particles of soil, how many of those particles are sand?
10/24/11 Monday
CW: Complete "What's In Our Soil?"; Soil Horizons; Begin mini-project - soil profile and soil horizon details
HW: none -
Warm-up #5: Identify 3 important benefits that soil provides.
10/21/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Quiz corrections are due; Complete Soil Composition notes; Over the Horizon/What's in Our Soil?, and Soil Horizons activities
HW: NONE!!! :)
Warm-up #4: Describe humus.
10/20/11 Thursday
CW: Soil Profiles/Horizons with Graphic Organizer
HW: Quiz Corrections (green page) - due Friday
Warm-up #3: What is soil?
10/19/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Return Quizzes; "How to Make a Mudpie" short video; Graphic Organizer for Mudpie video; Ticket out the door (1/2 sheet) for understanding
HW: Quiz corrections are FRIDAY, if you received a green corrections page with your quiz results
Warm-up #2: SSR today - no warm-up discussion
10/18/11 Tuesday
CW: Quiz - Weathering and Erosion (using I-Respond Units); Skim pages 288 - 297 and record any new vocabulary terms that are new or unfamiliar to you.
HW: Bring SSR book for Wednesday
Warm-up #1: Take "5" and STUDY!!
10/17/11 Monday
CW: Collect Warm-ups and Pcubed for Science questions; Complete crossword; Complete any unfinished parts of Study Guide for tomorrow's quiz (see attached for a copy of the Study Guide in HW section)
HW: Study For Quiz using p. 1 in binder (Weathering notes); p. 8 in binder (Pink pages for Agents of Erosion); and Study GuideDownload Weathering and Erosion Quiz Study Guide
Warm-up #10: Pcubed 1/2 sheet for Science
10/14/ FRIDAY!!!
CW: Turn in Rock Cycle Projects; Complete Erosion/Deposition Notes; Crossword for Erosion/Deposition Notes; Study Guide; GRAB BAG throughout each class (10 winners/class!!)
HW: Work on Study Guide for Tuesday's quiz; Warm-ups are due Monday with 10 entries
Warm-up #9: How do humans contribute to the weathering and erosion of rock?
10/13/11 Thursday
CW: Project Questions?; Erosion/Deposition Notes (Ch. 11 and 12); Study Guide for Tuesday's quiz over Weathering and Erosion
HW: Complete Rock Cycle Project - due tomorrow (use the pink rubric and orange guidelines page to help construct it); GRAB BAG tomorrow - Bring Palmer $s if you want to participate; Prepare study guide for Tuesday's quiz
Warm-up #8: Complete Diamond Del Hardness and Bar Graph Lab sheet
10/12/11 Wednesday
CW: Field trip (Diamond Del); Follow-up Lab; SSR
HW: Last 2 nights to work/complete the Rock Cycle Project - due Friday!!; GRAB BAG on Friday - bring Palmer $s if you wish to participate
Warm-up #7: No Warm-up discussion - field trip and SSR
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OUT DIAMOND DEL'S WEBSITE - HERE IS THE LINK FROM TODAY'S FIELD TRIP :)http://diamonddel.com/
10/11/11 Tuesday
CW: Agents of Erosion (Ch. 11 and 12) notes; Discuss In-House Field Trip for tomorrow
HW: Complete Rock Cycle Project by Friday (due Friday); GRAB BAG on Friday - bring Palmer Dollars; SSR book for Wed.
Warm-up #6: Diamond Del video to introduce field trip rules/expectations
10/10/11 Monday
CW: Review Weathering Station Activities; Complete Puzzles; Review Erosion pgs in text (pgs. 308-361); Begin Erosion Notes
HW: Work on Rock Cycle Project - due FRIDAY; Grab Bag will be Friday - Bring Palmer $
Warm-up #5: Describe an area of the world that might experience the most weathering.
10/7/11 FRIDAY!!
CW: Complete Weathering Station Activities
HW: Work on Rock Cycle Project - due 10/14
Warm-up #4 Mechanical or Chemical Weathering? Number from 1-14 (if you are absent - see a buddy for assistance when you return) and observe the illustrations. Decide if the illustration depicts mechanical or chemical weathering
10/6/11 Thursday
CW: Complete Weathering Notes (Ch. 10-1); Station activities for Weathering
HW: Work on Rock Cycle Project - due 10/14 (Friday)
Warm-up #3: Mechanical or Chemical? (number from 1-4; decide if the situation involves mechanical weathering or chemical weathering) - if you are absent, see a buddy for help on this one!
10/5/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Complete Weathering Notes (pgs. 278-283); Discuss Station Activities on Weathering
HW: WORK ON ROCK CYCLE PROJECT - DUE 10/14
Warm-up #2: No Warm-up today - SSR
10/4/11 Tuesday
CW: Rubric for Projects; Pretest on Weathering, Erosion, and Soil; New Table of Contents; Begin Weathering Notes (Ch. 10-1) pgs. 278-283
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow; Work on Rock Cycle Project - due 10/14!
Warm-up #1: What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
10/3/11 Monday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries); Return Pre/Post tests from Rocks and Minerals unit; Discuss Rock Cycle Project choices - due Friday, Oct. 14th
HW: Clean out notes/classwork, and graded work sections of binder; Correction pages due for students who received a green corrections sheet are due by Wednesday; Select a Rock Cycle Project and be ready to share the choice with Mrs. A tomorrow
Warm-up #10: Describe how you studied for the Unit 1 test. Be ready to discuss.
9/30/11 FRIDAY!!
CW: Unit 1 Test
HW: Warm-ups are due Monday with 10 entries
Warm-up #9: TAKE 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
9/29/11 Thursday - WE HAVE A NEED FOR ALL OUR 6TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASSES (Team A and B)!!! For our in-house field trip, we are short MONEY. If we have approximately 42 more students/families contribute $12 dollars toward our field trip, we have a green light for getting DIAMOND DEL at Palmer. The field trip is designed for students to collect and study (by panning in a water flume) rocks and minerals we have discussed during our Rocks and Minerals Unit. Whatever the student finds while panning is theirs to keep. They will leave with a big bag full of specimens. If you haven't contributed already and would be willing to help, please do so. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!
CW: Collect Homework (article questions); Vocabulary review, and review of rock types; Test review activity
HW: STUDY!!!! Unit 1 Test tomorrow
Warm-up #8: What explanation would you give the camper? (based on a situation discussed in class - finding a fish fossil on a mountainside)
9/28/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR - Rock Cycle Article (Choose 15 of the 21 questions to answer); Vocabulary Review; Comparing Rock Types; Study Guide - questions?
HW: Study for Friday's Unit 1 Test; Complete 15 of 21 questions for Rock Cycle Article
Warm-up #7: No Warm-up today - SSR (work on article)
9/27/11 Tuesday
CW: Collect Progress reports; Rock Cycle Diagrams; Questions on StudyGuide
HW: STUDY for Friday's Unit 1 Test (Rocks and Minerals); Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #6: The Rock Cycle (True/False) on the overhead
9/26/11 Monday
CW: Collect Progress reports; Collect Test corrections; Metamorphic Lab; Rock Cycle Video and questions; Rock Cycle Diagram
HW: Work on Study Guide for Friday's Unit 1 Test
Warm-up #5: Construct a concept map using the 3 main types of rocks and their textures/compositions
9/23/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect Progress Reports; Collect Corrected Tests; Complete Metamorphic Rock Observation Lab; Check Crossword for Metamorphic Rocks and Others; Rock Cycle Introduction
HW: Progress Reports are due today - if they haven't been signed - get them signed; Unit 1 Test (Rocks and Minerals) will be Sept. 30 - begin looking over Ch. 3 and 4 materials (all pages in your binder)
Warm-up #4: Name the 3 types of Rocks, what processes for each of them, and the grain types of each
9/22/11 Thursday
CW: Collect Progress Reports; Highlight notes; Metamorphic Rock Lab
HW: Signed Progress Reports due tomorrow
Warm-up #3: Predict which would be easier to break, a foliated rock (such as slate), or a nonfoliated rock (such as quartzite). Explain your answer.
9/21/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Progress Reports handed out in each class; Return papers/tests; Complete Metamorphic Notes and check them (pgs. 106-111)
HW: Get Progress Reports signed
Warm-up #2: No Warm-up today - SSR
9/20/11 Tuesday
CW: Igneous Rock and Sedimentary Rock Test; Begin Metamorphic Rock Notes (Pgs. 106-111)
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #1: Take 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
9/19/11 Monday
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries); Lab Review of Sedimentary Rocks; Igneous and Sedimentary Rock Review
HW: Igneous and Sedimentary Rock Test tomorrow - STUDY!!
Warm-up #10: Distinguish the differences between sedimentary rocks and igneous rocks.
9/16/11 FRIDAY!!
CW: Complete Sedimentary Rock Observation Lab; Study Guide for Igneous and Sedimentary Rock Test (Tuesday)
HW: Warm-ups are due Monday (10 entries), and Igneous and Sedimentary Rock Test will be Tuesday
Warm-up #9: The sedimentary rock coquina is made up of pieces of seashells. Which of the 3 forms of sedimentary rock would it be? Explain.
9/15/11 Thursday
CW: Check HW (Sedimentary Crossword); Sedimentary Rock Observation Lab; Study Guide for Test - next Tuesday
HW: Warm-ups due Monday -10 entries; Test over Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks - Tuesday; Field Trip $ due Friday
Warm-up #8: Describe the 3 forms of sedimentary rock.
9/14/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Review Igneous Rock Observation Lab; Complete Sedimentary Rock Notes (pgs. 102-105); Crossword Review of Vocabulary for Sedimentary Rocks
HW: Complete Crossword Review (if necessary)
Warm-up #7: No Warm-up today - SSR
9/13/11 Tuesday
CW: Collect Crossword (Igneous Rocks Review); Complete Igneous Rock Observation Lab; Begin Sedimentary Rock Notes (pgs. 102-105)
HW: Bring a SSR book for tomorrow; Field Trip $ due Friday
Warm-up #6: You have found a light weight, fine grained rock with small crystals that are the same size. Evaluate what type of igneous rock it is. Type? Cooling Rate?
9/12/11 Monday
CW: Complete Igneous Rock Notes (pgs. 98-101); Igneous Rock Observation Lab; Vocab. Review Crossword
HW: Complete Igneous Rock Crossword; Field Trip $ due 9/16 (Friday)
Warm-up #5: Predict: An igneous rock forms from slow-cooling magma deep beneath the surface of the Earth. What type of texture is this rock most likely to have? Explain.
9/9/11 FRIDAY!!
CW: Collect Quiz corrections; Online Textbook Information Sheet; Igneous Rocks (pgs. 98-101); Crossword Vocabulary Review; ITA - Igneous Rock Observation Lab
HW: Try the Online Textbook; Field Trip $ due by 9/16
Warm-up #4: How are rocks and minerals different?
CW: Complete "What is a Rock?" notes (pgs. 90 - 92); Crossword Vocabulary Review; Igneous Rocks (pgs. 98-101)
HW: Field Trip $ due by 9/16; Quiz Corrections (if you had a green sheet attached to your quiz) are due Friday
Warm-up #3: Is It a Rock? Why is it considered to be a rock?
9/7/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Introduce "What is a Rock?" (pgs. 98-101) and notes; Crossword Review
HW: Green Sheet attached to quiz? - corrections are due Friday 9/9; Field Trip $ due 9/16
Warm-up #2: SSR - no warm-up today
9/6/11 Tuesday
CW: Return Quizzes and Papers; Clean out notes/classwork section of binder; Density Lab
HW: Clean out graded work section in Binder; Bring SSR book for tomorrow; Field trip $ is due 9/16
Warm-up #1: Density is _____; Density Formula is _____
9/2/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect Warm-ups (10 entries); Quiz - Sci. Method, Instruments for measurement, and Minerals
HW: Clean out the graded work of your Science section in your binder
Warm-up #10: Match Review game and TAKE 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
9/1/11 Thursday
CW: Collect HW (questions from "Identifying Minerals"); Calculating Density; Crossword Review for quiz tomorrow
HW: STUDY for Quiz!!! (use the following pages in your binder to prepare: pg. 5 for Scientific Method, pg. 6-7 for Instruments used to find mass and volume; pg. 8 for Minerals, pg. 11 for Density formula); Warm-ups are due tomorrow with 10 entries
Warm-up #9: Moh's Hardness Scale activity
8/31/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Complete Ch. 3 notes (pgs. 78-79); Mineral or Not? Lab; Calculating Density
HW: Complete "Identifying Minerals" article and 10 questions; Quiz over Sci. Method, Triple Beam Balance and Graduated Cylinder readings and Minerals - Friday!!; Warm-ups are due Friday with 10 entries
Warm-up #8: No Warm-up today - SSR
8/30/11 Tuesday
CW: Complete Ch. 3 Mineral Notes (pgs. 66-79); 8 Elements of Earth
HW: Warm-ups are due Friday with 10 entries; Quiz date changed to Friday, due to several others already occurring on Thursday (over Sci. Method, graduated cylinders and triple beam balance information/readings, and Minerals); Bring an SSR book for tomorrow
Warm-up #7: A characteristic of a mineral is that it contains one or more of the 92 naturally occurring elements. Using the periodic table on pgs. 794-795, find the name of the elements found in pyrite (fool's gold) - FeS2 (Fe = ___), (S2=___)
8/29/11 Monday
CW: Graduated Cylinder readings; Ch. 3 Mineral Notes (pgs. 66-79)
HW: Quiz - FRIDAY! - over scientific method (p. 5 in binder); triple beam balance and graduated cylinder readings (p. 6 and 7 in binder); Minerals (p. 8 and 9 in binder) Warm-ups are due Friday with 10 entries (an entry a day for 10 days - we do this in class together) SHARE IN-HOUSE FIELD TRIP INFORMATION WITH PARENTS - $12 dollars for a trip through Diamond Del's Mining Adventure at Palmer
Warm-up #6: What are minerals, and where would you find them?
8/26/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Complete introduction to triple beam balance and graduated cylinder readings; Begin Ch. 3 (pgs.66-73) and notes
HW: Cover your book!!
Warm-up #5: Name the instruments and the metric units needed to find mass and liquid volume.
8/25/11 Thursday
CW: Rocks and Minerals Pre Test; Introduction to triple beam balance and graduated cylinders; activities with the instruments; Ch. 3 notes (pgs. 66-73)
HW: none
Warm-up #4: What metric unit is used to measure: a. mass ______, b. liquid volume _____
8/24/11 Wednesday
CW: SSR; Birthday/Thumb Labs; Rocks and Minerals Pretest
HW: none
Warm-up #3: No Warm-up - SSR today
8/23/11 Tuesday
CW: Check HW (What is Science?); Scientific Method introduction; Birthday lab/Thumb lab
HW: Bring SSR book for tomorrow (1st 10 minutes of class will be silent reading)
Warm-up #2: What are the 5 topics involved in Earth Science? Tell 1 thing you might study for each topic.
8/22/11 Monday
CW: Collect syllabus and/or lab safety contract; Quizzes returned; complete textbook contract and textbook scavenger hunt
HW: Complete "What is Earth Science?" - except 1st period - they will get their copy tomorrow.
Warm-up #1: What is Science? How is it involved in everyday life? Share your ideas.
8/19/11 FRIDAY!!!
CW: Collect syllabi/Lab Safety Contract; Lab Safety and Procedures Quiz; Textbook Contract; Textbook Scavenger Hunt
HW: Last call for syllabi and Lab Safety Contracts - MONDAY!
Warm-up: TAKE 5 (minutes) and STUDY!!
8/18/11 Thursday
CW: Collect syllabi/Lab safety contracts; Organize binders by color sections
HW: Quiz - tomorrow - STUDY your Lab Safety Notes and the 1/2 sheet review of class procedures; Syllabus and/or Lab Safety Contract signed? - Due by FRIDAY!!!
Warm-up: Complete the 1/2 sheet review of class procedures.
8/17/11 Wednesday
CW: Collect Syllabi, and Lab Safety Contract; Complete Lab Safety Notes
HW: Study for Quiz on Friday over Lab Safety Notes and Class Procedures
Warm-up: Make observations of lab situations and determine what is safe and unsafe lab practices.
8/16/11 Tuesday
CW: Complete Lessons from Geese (if needed); Syllabus/Procedures; Lab Safety Notes; Lab Safety Contract
HW: Get the syllabus and Lab Safety contract signed (we ran out of time in a couple of classes, and they didn't receive the contract - they will receive it tomorrow!); Quiz - Friday over Lab Safety notes and procedures we follow in class
Warm-up: What makes a lab safe?
8/15/11 MONDAY
CW: Introductions,Human Scavenger Hunt for Earth Science, Lessons from Geese, Folders for in class science materials
HW: Friday - Lab Safety and Classroom Procedures Quiz
Warm-up: Make your folder for Science Activities
HW: 8/12/11 -Friday
Welcome students and parents!!! We are looking forward to a great year in 6th grade. We are so excited to see you today for our Meet and Greet with the 6th grade.
Welcome aboard!!! Let us know if you need anything!
