Transcript Homework - TJ

1st Day: Warm Up (IN)
Warm ups are done individually and quietly in
your desk. Warm up time is usually 5-7
minutes and is a time for you to get prepared
and focused for class.
Get out a piece of paper and write a 5
sentence paragraph that describes one of your
favorite hobbies, sports, or activities. What
is it? Why do you like it? How long have you
been doing it? Who got you involved? What are
your goals for this hobby, sport, or activity?
Please use proper punctuation, grammar, and
capitalization in your writing.
Learning Objective
Students will read about and orally identify,
policies and procedures for the Earth Science
classroom and TJ by using a graphic organizer
and writing a short summary.
1st Day: Reflection (OUT)
Reflections are done individually and quietly
in your desk. This time is at the end of
class usually 5-10 minutes and is a time for
you to summarize or think critically about
what you have learned in class.
Based upon what you learned in class today,
write a 5 sentence paragraph that describes
what you learned about Mrs. Koshy’s classroom
expectations, procedures, and policies today.
Please use proper punctuation, capitalization,
and grammar in your writing.
2nd Day: Warm Up (IN)
Warm ups are done individually and quietly in
your desk. Warm up time is usually 5-7
minutes and is a time for you to get prepared
and focused for class.
Write a 5 sentence paragraph about your
previous school. Where was it? What did you
like about it? What was your favorite subject
there? What did you dislike about it?
Please use proper punctuation, capitalization,
and grammar in your writing.
Learning Objective
Students will set up their Interactive Notebook
for the semester by listening to directions and
looking at examples of notebooks set up in the
past.
In- 8/27/13 Warm-Up
Write a 5 sentence paragraph
about your previous school.
Where was it? What did you
like about it? What was your
favorite subject there? What
did you dislike about it?
Please use proper punctuation,
capitalization, and grammar in
your writing.
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Explain in 5 sentences or name
5 ways in complete sentences
that the Interactive Notebooks
are used in Earth Science.
Through- Class work
Set-Up Interactive
Notebook
Earth Science slideshow
Answer each slide in
complete sentences
HomeworkGet syllabus signed by
Friday
In- 8/28/13 Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
What does Earth Science mean to
you? Some of you probably took
earth science in 6th grade.
What do you remember about it?
If you have never taken earth
science, what do you think it
means?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Look back at your notes from
today. Come up with 3 connections
(similarities) between the
“spheres” we talked about today.
Ex: The biosphere and the
lithosphere are related because…
Through- Class work
What is Earth Science?
Fill in notes template and
watch video clips about
earth science.
HomeworkApplying science
worksheet due Friday
Learning Objective
Students will make connections verbally
between the 4 areas of earth science
(Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere,
Atmosphere) using comparative language (in
common, both have, similar) to create a concept
map (days 2 and 3) after filling in a note
template (day 1).
In- 8/29/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Earth Systems Concept Map
Look back at your notes from
Tuesday. Define in your own
words and draw a picture of the Earth Science Pre-Test Part 1
following:
1. Lithosphere2. Atmosphere3. Hydrosphere4. BiosphereHomeworkOut- Reflection
What is Earth
None
Science?/Applying Science
worksheet due Friday
Learning Objective
Students will make connections verbally in small
groups to create a concept map between Earth’s
4 systems using the following vocabulary from
their Cornell notes: Biosphere, Atmosphere,
Hydrosphere, Lithosphere.
In- 8/30/13 Warm-Up
Throughout the year we will be studying
bedrock geology, plate tectonics,
earthquakes, volcanoes, astronomy,
weather and oceans. Which unit are
you most excited about? Why?
What questions do you want
answered? What do you already
know about one of the topics?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Think about the concept map
you made today. Write a
five sentence paragraph.
How are the 4 spheres
connected? Are there any
common themes or ideas that
you discovered after making
your concept map? Explain.
Through- Classwork
Earth Science Pre-Test
Finish concept maps
Homework-
None
In- 9/3/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Think about your first week at
TJ this year. Write a five
sentence paragraph about how
it went. What was the best
part of it? What could have
been better? Is there
anything you are hoping
happens this year?
Measurement notes
Out- Reflection
Summarize measuring, the tools,
and scales used in class
today.
Using lab measuring
devices
Finish Concept Maps if
necessary (due today)
HomeworkFinish Using lab measuring
devices
More Metric Measurements
Learning Objective
Students will be able to measure correctly
(round, read equipment) using basic lab
equipment (ruler, graduated cylinder) and
explain in writing the process for measuring
correctly after completing practice problems.
In- 9/4/13, Warm-Up
Use the words below to fill in
the blanks.
Liter, milliliter, kilogram,
gram
1. I have 500
of water in my
water bottle.
2. My dog weighs 400
.
3. The gas tank in my car holds
20
of gas.
4. The recipe calls for 200
of
chicken.
Out- Reflection
Through- Classwork
Dogs and Turnips
activity
HomeworkNone
Learning Objective
Students will explain orally their solution to the
Dogs and Turnips problem using sequential
words (first, second, third) with word cards.
In- 9/5/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
We are going to be talking
Skeleton notes on Scientific
about the scientific
Method
method. Write a 5 sentence
paragraph about any of the
words listed below.
Hypothesis, Problem/Question,
Data, Independent Variable,
Dependent Variable, Trials,
Observations, Conclusion,
HomeworkResults
Scientific Method Lab Report
due Friday
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
TBA
Learning Objective
• Students will use the scientific method to
solve a problem in the lab by making a
hypothesis using causal relationship language
(If/then, findings show, because) and testing
their hypothesis (day 2) after filling in a note
template (day 1).
In- 9/6/13 Warm-Up
Come up with a question/problem
that you have that could be
tested using the scientific
method.
Come up with a hypothesis.
What materials do you need to test
your hypothesis?
Write out the steps you will take
to test your hypothesis.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Scientific Method Lab
Homework-
None
Learning Objective
• Students will use the scientific method to
solve a problem in the lab by making a
hypothesis using causal relationship language
(If/then, findings show, because) and testing
their hypothesis (day 2) after filling in a note
template (day 1).
In- 9/9/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
1. How would
length of
the units
length in
Practicing measuring
skills- due in class
you measure the
an object? What are
we will use for
science class?
2. How could you get the volume of
an object? What are some possible
units?
3. How could you measure the mass
of an object? What are the units
we will use for mass in science?
4. What is the formula for
density? What are some possible
units?
Out- Reflection
None
HomeworkNotebook check Friday
Test Friday
Using scientific method
lab due Tuesday
Learning Objective
Students will be able to measure correctly
(round, read equipment) using basic lab
equipment (ruler, graduated cylinder) (day 1)
and use these skills to calculate density of
various objects, both on paper (day 2) and in the
lab (days 3&4).
In- 9/10/13, Warm-Up
Use your notes from yesterday
to help you answer the
questions below.
1. What is the formula used
to calculate density?
2. Explain in your own words
what density represents.
3. What units is density
measured in?
4. Why do you think that
knowing the density of an
object might be more
useful than known the mass
of that same object?
Through- Classwork
Density practice
problems
Check out textbooks
Using the EarthComm
Textbook
HomeworkFinish Using the EarthComm
Textbook wkst
Test Friday
Out- Reflection- None
Notebook check Friday
Learning Objective
Students will be able to measure correctly
(round, read equipment) using basic lab
equipment (ruler, graduated cylinder) (day 1)
and use these skills to calculate density of
various objects, both on paper (day 2) and in the
lab (days 3&4).
In- 9/11/13 Warm Up
Through- Classwork
1. The mass of an object is 62.4
Density lab- either
grams and its volume is 31.2 mL.
Calculate this object’s density. part 1 or 2
2. If you are asked to get the mass
of an object and you are given
density and volume, how do you
solve for mass?
3. If you are asked to solve for
Homeworkthe volume of an object given
density and mass, how could you Notebook check
do this?
Friday
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Describe in complete sentences the
process (set of steps) you used to
complete the part of the lab you
worked on today. Describe how you
got mass. Describe how you got
volume. How does this help you get
density?
Test Friday
In- 9/12/13, Warm-Up
Test Review Questions
1. What are the 4 areas of earth
science called and what are
they the study of?
2. What are the 4 “spheres” on
earth? Explain how they are
all related.
3. What are the 7 steps in the
scientific method?
4. What is the difference between
the independent and dependent
variable?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Today in class you used a
different method to find
density. Describe in detail
what you did.
Through- Classwork
Update Scoresheet
Finish density labdue today in class
HomeworkTest Friday
Notebook check
Friday
Learning Objective
Students will be able to measure correctly
(round, read equipment) using basic lab
equipment (ruler, graduated cylinder) (day 1)
and use these skills to calculate density of
various objects, both on paper (day 2) and in the
lab (days 3&4).
Interactive Notebook- Scoresheet
Date
Assignment Name
Points
Possible
8/27/139/13/13
8/27/13
Warm ups
50
Notebook setup
15
Earth Science Slide
Show
Total
15
8/27/13
9/13/13
80
Your
Score
In- 9/16/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
We are going to be
starting the bedrock
geology unit. Write
down anything you know
about rocks or the rock
cycle. Write at least
5 sentences. Think
about what are the 3
types of rocks? How
are they made?
Introduce geowords
Out- Reflection
None
P. U8-U11
Rock cycle picture and
vocabulary
Rock cycle game
HomeworkGeowords assignment- this
goes in your notebook
In- 9/17/13
Summarize in at least 5 sentences
what we talked about yesterday
in class. Underline 5 key
words. Use your rock cycle
activity sheet to help you if
you need.
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
1. Explain how a metamorphic rock
could turn into a sedimentary
rock.
2. Explain how an igneous rock
could turn into a metamorphic
rock.
3. Explain how a metamorphic rock
could turn into an igneous rock.
Through- Classwork
Finish Rock Cycle
activity- due in class
Draw Picture of rock
cycle with labels
Rock lab data table set up
Start Rock Lab if time
HomeworkGeowords p. U8-U11 due
next Friday in your
notebook
In- 9/18/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following questions
in complete sentences.
1. What type of rock is formed
from compaction and
cementation?
2. What type of rock is formed
from heat and pressure?
3. What type of rock is formed
from cooling or
crystilization of magma?
4. What forms when rocks weather
and erode?
5. What forms when rocks melt?
Sedimentary rock notes
Out- Reflection
None
Start Rock Lab
HomeworkGeowords p. U8-U11 due in
notebook next Friday
In- 9/19/13
Name and explain the
difference between the
three types of
sedimentary rocks. Give
an example of each type
of rock.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Igneous and Metamorphic
rock notes
Continue Rock Lab
Homework:
Geowords P. U17-U19 and
P. U27-U30 due next
Friday in your notebook.
In- 9/20/13, Warm-Up
Answer the following questions in complete
sentences.
1. What are the two categories for igneous
rocks? Explain the difference between them.
2. Give an example of a rock from each of the
two categories mentioned above.
3. What are the two categories for a
metamorphic rock? Explain the difference
between them.
4. Give an example of a rock from each category
mentioned above.
Through- Classwork
Finish Rock Lab
Start Rocks Review
worksheet
Homework:
Geowords P. U17-U19
and p. U27-U30 due
next Friday in
notebook
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Summarize what you have learned
this week about rocks in at least 5
Rocks Review sheet
sentences.
due Tuesday.
Use the following words in your
summary: clastic, chemical,
organic, foliated, non-foliated,
intrusive, extrusive
In- 9/23/13, Warm-Up
We are 4 weeks into the
school year so far.
That means you have
about 2 weeks left
before the first grading
period ends. Write at
least 5 sentences about
how your semester is
going so far. How are
your grades looking?
What is going well?
What could be better?
What do you need to be
sure and do to meet your
goals?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Rock Units oral reading
with notes
Rock unit writing
assignment
Homework:
Rocks Review sheet due
Wednesday (P. 2 and 3)
Rocks Review sheet due Tuesday
(P. 7)
In- 9/24/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
We are going to be talking
Brain Stretcher Graphing- due
about graphing today. Write in class today
a 5 sentence paragraph about
what makes a good graph.
Homework:
Include the following words Notebook check Friday
if you can: Title, x-axis, yaxis, labels, units, scale
Out- Reflection
None
Learning Objective
Students will create, analyze and interpret
graphs orally and in writing after looking at
examples, working with peers, and going
through graphing expectations.
In- 9/25/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Compare and Contrast the
Activity 4 P. U33-U35 in
following:
groups. I will collect one
1. Sedimentary rock units and per group at the end of class.
igneous rock units
2. Sedimentary rock units and Homework:
metamorphic rock units
Notebook check Friday
3. Igneous rock units and
metamorphic rock units.
Out- Reflection
None
Learning Objective
Students will work in groups to orally interpret
geologic maps and answer questions about
these maps using rock unit vocabulary.
In- 9/26/13 Warm Up
Through- Classwork
Update Scoresheet
Faulting Notes
Start Fault Lab
Look at the picture above.
Describe what you see in at
least 5 sentences. What do you
think has happened to the rock
here?
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Notebook check Fridaymake sure your notebook is
up to date.
Date
Interactive Notebook- Scoresheet
Assignment Name
Points
Possible
9/16/13-9/27/13
Warm ups
9/16/13
Rock Cycle
Vocab/Picture
9/16/13-9/19/13 Geowords P. U8-U11,
U17-U19, U27-U30
9/18/13- 9/20/13
Rock Labs
9/27/13
Total
50
20
30
50
150
Your
Score
Learning Objective
Students will describe in writing the 3 forces
that occur in earth and the types of faults that
go with each force using relationship language
(related, goes with, causes, etc.) after drawing
pictures, watching video clips, and completeing
lab activity.
In- 9/27/13, Warm-Up
Answer the questions below in complete
sentences.
1. Name and describe the motion of the
3 types of forces in the Earth’s crust.
2. Name and describe the motion of the
motion of the 3 types of faults that can
occur.
3. Which type of force goes with each
fault?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Look at this picture again.
Now describe what is
happening based on what you
have learned. What type of
fault is occuring? Where are
the hanging and foot walls?
Through- Classwork
Finish Faulting Lab- due today
in class
Homework:
None
In- 9/30/13, Warm-Up
Look at the pictures below and
describe what you see. Use at
least 5 sentences. What is
different about them?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Finish folding notes
Activity 6 in textbook
P. U49- U51
Homework:
Bedrock geology test next
Monday and Tuesday
In- 10/1/13, Warm-Up
Look at the pictures below
and answer the questions.
a.
b.
Through- Classwork
Introduce 4 Geologic
Principles with notes template
Determining the age of rocks
Start sequence of events
packet
1.
In figure a, which layer is oldest?
How do you know?
Start Rock Identification
practice test
2. What happened to the rock layers in
figure b?
3. Draw a picture of what a fault would
look like if it happened to figure a.
4. Why are sedimentary rock
units not laid down in
perfect layers?
Homework:
Bedrock Geology test Monday
and Tuesday next week.
In- 10/2/13 Warm-Up
Look at the picture below.
Determine the order (from oldest
to youngest) in which the layers
were laid down. Show how the 4
geologic principles relate to this
picture.
Through- Classwork
Finish sequence of
events packet and
geologic principles
assignment
OR
Finish rock
identification practice
test.
Homework:
Bedrock geology test
Monday and Tuesday
Out- Reflection (10 pts)
Summarize the notes you took today
in at least 5 sentences.
In- 10/3/13, Warm-Up
Summarize using 5 complete
sentences what we have
talked about in earth
science this week. You
might want to use the words
below:
Through- Classwork
Test Review- Talk
about essay question
Start Bedrock Geology
review posters
Fold, Fault, Principle of
superposition, principle of
lateral continuity,
prinicple of orginal
horizontality, principle of
crosscutting relationships Homework:
Bedrock Geology test
Out- Reflection
Monday and Tuesday
None
In- 10/4/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Finish rock review postersparagraph talking about what These are due in class today
you need to study over the
weekend to be ready for the
test on Monday. We have
talked about the following:
Rock Cycle, Sedimentary
rocks, igneous rocks,
metamorphic rocks,
identifying rocks, rock
units, faulting, folding,
geologic principles, age of
rocks
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Study for your test next week.
In- 10/9/13 Warm Up
We are going to be talking about
minerals this week. In a five
sentence paragraph, write down what
you know about minerals. If you
don’t know anything, write down
five questions you havea about
minerals.
Through- Classwork
Introduction to
minerals
Reflection:
None
Homework:
Sequence of Events
due Friday
Mineral crystals
and their shapes
activity
Mineral crystals
due Friday
In- 10/10/13 Warm-Up
1. What are the 5 conditions
that a substance must meet
in order to be classified as
a mineral?
2. What are two ways that
minerals can form?
3. Silicate is a common mineral
found in Earth’s crust.
What elements make up all
silicate minerals.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Mineral identification lab
Homework:
Mineral Crystals due Friday
Sequence of Events due
Friday
Minerals Worksheet due
Friday
In- 10/11/13, Warm-Up
You are given two mineral samples
that are both colorless and
glassy. You are asked to identify
them. Explain in detail the steps
you could take to identify the
different minerals.
Through- Classwork
Mineral Hardness Lab
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
The Earth: Nature’s
Storehouse reading and
questions due next
Friday
In- 10/16/13 Warm-Up
We are going to be talking
about plate tectonics. In
complete sentences, write down
5 things you know about plate
tectonics OR write down 5
things you want to learn
(questions) about plate
tectonics.
Out- Reflection (10 pts)
1. What are the 3 types of
plate boundaries called?
2. Tell me two things you
learned today about plate
tectonics in a complete
sentence.
Through- Classwork
Minerals Quiz
Introduction to plate
tectonics with video
clips
Homework:
The Earth Natures
Storehouse questions
due Friday.
Notebook check Friday
In- 10/17/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Complete the paragraph by filling Update Scoresheet
in the blanks.
below.
Use the words
Types of plate
boundaries and the
refers
on features they form
to the building of
earth’s surface when plates move.
Plate movements can create
, Plate boundaries
, and
worksheet- due in
near plate
. Near plate
boundaries,
also can class
occur frequently.
Homework:
Word bank: Boundaries,
The Earth: Nature’s
Earthquakes, Features, Mountains,
Storehouse questions
Plate Tectonics, Rift Valleys,
due Friday
Trenches
Out- Reflection
None
Notebook check Friday
Date
Interactive Notebook- Scoresheet
Assignment Name
Points
Possible
9/30/13-10/18/13
9/30/13
10/18/13
10/18/13
Warm ups
P. U49-U51 Activity
6
Plate tectonic
simulation drawings
Total
50
20
30
100
Your
Score
In- 10/18/13, Warm-Up
Answer the questions using
complete sentences.
1. What are the three types
of plate boundaries
called? Describe the
motion that goes with
each type of boundary.
2. Name and explain the
difference between the 3
types of convergent plate
boundaries.
3. Give an example of a
geologic feature
(mountain, volcano,
trench, etc.) that forms
at each type of plate
boundary.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Computer simulationstypes of plate boundaries
This goes in your
notebook
HomeworkNone
In- 10/22/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
We talked about plate
Start This Dynamic Planet
tectonics last week. Write a Activity
paragraph about plate
tectonics and use at least 8
of the following words in
your paragraph.
Homework:
Convergent, divergent,
Digging Deeper Reading Guide
transform, fault, mountains, (DDRG) P. G100-G103 due
volcanoes, rift valley,
Friday
trench, mid-ocean ridge,
island, subduction.
Out- Reflection
None
In- 10/23/13, Warm-Up
Look at the picture below.
Predict how this portion of
the world will look in 15
million years based on how
the plates will move. Draw a
picture of your prediction.
Through- Classwork
Finish This Dynamic Planet
activity- due in class today
Redo 1 assignment today and
today only for full credit.
Work on HW
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
DDRG P. G100-G103 due Friday
In- 10/24/13, Warm-Up
1. What type of plate boundary
would mountains form at? Be
specific.
2. What type of plate boundary
would a volcano form at? Be
specific.
3. What type of plate boundary
would you expect to see a lot
of earthquakes at?
4. What type of plate boundary
would a rift valley form at?
5. What type of boundary would
an island form at?
6. What forms at a subduction
zone?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Continental Drift Reading
with section wrap up
questions
Geologic Time Earth’s Past
worksheet
Homework:
DDRG P. G100-G103 due
Friday
Finish Geologic Time
Earth’s Past assignment
In- 10/25/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a 5 sentence paragraph
summarizing the reading from
yesterday. Underline 5 key
words.
Pangaea introduction
Out- Reflection
Homework:
DDRG P. G110 Due Tuesday
Raft reflection
Pangaea assignment- due in
class today
In-10/28/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following questions in Seafloor spreading and midcomplete sentences.
ocean ridge activity in
1. Describe what Pangaea was.
computer lab- This goes in
2. Give 3 pieces of evidence that your notebook
scientists have that Pangaea
existed. Be very specific.
Homework:
Notebook check Friday
3. What was the name of Alfred
Wegener’s theory of how the
DDRG G110 due Tuesday
continents moved to their current
locations?
4. Why was Alfred Wegner’s theory
not accepted during his life
time?
Out- Reflection
On your assignment paper
In- 10/29/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Paleomagnetism and
the ocean Floor
assignment and
introduction
1. Explain what seafloor
spreading is. Use your
notes and drawings from
yesterday to help you.
2. At what geologic feature
does seafloor spreading take Homework:
place?
Notebook check
3. How is ocean floor
Friday
destroyed?
4. What evidence do scientists
have that seafloor spreading
is actually happening?
Out-Reflection
None
In- 10/30/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Earth’s Interior Structure
paragraph. Compare and
Notes
contrast the theory of
seafloor spreading and the
theory of continental drift.
What evidence to scientists
have to support each theory?
Out- Reflection (10 pts)
Homework:
In complete sentences,
DDRG Measuring the Motion of
summarize what a convection Lithospheric Plates due Friday
current is AND how convection
currents are related to plate
movements.
In- 10/31/13 Warm-Up
Answer the following questions in
complete sentences.
1. What is the process called that is
responsible for moving the plates?
2. Where does this process happen inside
of the earth?
3. What happens to the density of
material when it is heated?
4. What happens to the density of
material when it cools down?
5. Explain how a convection current
works. Use the information in
questions 1-4 to help you.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Update scoresheet
Density of Earth Materials
Lab
Homework:
DDRG Measuring the Motion of
Lithospheric Plates due
tomorrow
Finish lab
calculations/questions for
tomorrow.
Date
Assignment Name
Points
Your
Possible Score
10/21/1311/1/13
Warm-Ups
50
10/24/13
Continental Drift
Notes and Questions
25
10/28/13
Seafloor Spreading
drawings/questions
25
10/28/13
Reflection
10
11/1/13
Total
110
In- 11/1/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
given 4 rock samples Video with questionsfind the density of
Turn in at the end of
the lab. The data is
In complete sentences, class
You are
and you
them in
below.
explain how you could figure
out where in earth (core,
mantle, crust) each rock is
probably located.
Rock Type
Density (g/mL)
Limestone
2.45
Magnitite
12.66
Gabbro
7.45
Marble
10.77
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
None
In- 11/4/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following true or Subduction Zones
false statements. If false, Island Arc/Trench
explain why that statement is
Earthquakes- due in
false.
1. Convection currents in the class
core are responsible for
moving the plates.
Homework:
2. Density plays a role in
Plate tectonics test
convection currents because
Friday
more dense material rises
towards the surface while
less dense material sinks.
3. Convection currents are
always happening.
4. Continental crust slides
under oceanic crust during
subduction because
continental crust is more
dense.
Out- Reflection
TBA
In- 11/5/13 Warm-Up
Answer the questions in
complete sentences.
1. What is a subduction zone?
2. Why do you think that a lot
of earthquakes occur in
subduction zones?
3. Look at the picture. The
dots represent earthquakes.
How does the location of
earthquakes help to prove
the theory of plate
tectonics?
4. What could you say about the
relationship between the
amount of earthquakes and
distance from a subduction
zone?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
RAFT
Through- Classwork
Subduction zones and
Volcanoes- due in class
Start Plate tectonics extra
credit review
Homework:
Plate tectonics test Friday
In- 11/6/13, Warm-Up
Test Review Questions
1. What are the three types of
plate boundaries called? What
motion happens at each
boundary?
2. At what plate boundary would
you find the following:
a) Mountain
b) Rift valley
c) Volcano
d) Island
e) Fault Line
Give a real world example of
each feature listed above.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Essay Questions help
for the test
Plate tectonic Review
Posters
Homework:
Plate tectonics Test
Friday
In- 11/7/13, Warm-Up
Test Review Questions
1. What is Pangaea?
2. What evidence do scientists have
that Pangaea existed?
3. Explain what seafloor spreading is
and where it occurs.
4. What evidence do scientists have
that seafloor spreading is
occuring?
5. What is a subduction zone?
6. What evidence do scientists have
that subduction zones occur?
7. Give an example of where a
subduction zone is located in the
real world.
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Start Plate Tectonics
Review Posters- due in
class today
Homework:
Plate Tectonics Test
Friday
In- 11/13/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Famous Eruptions
PowerPoint with Cornell
Notes
We are going to be talking
about volcanoes. Write down
5 things you already know
about volcanoes OR write down
5 questions you have about
volcanoes that you want to
Homework:
learn about.
Volcanoes Vocabulary- This
assignment goes in your
notebook
Notebook check will be
Friday before Thanksgiving
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Summarize what you learned in at break
least 3 complete sentences.
In- 11/14/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a fictional story
Volcanic Hazards
talking about what you think research/presentation in
it would be like to be nearby groups
when a volcano erupted. Use
descriptive language.
Describe the setting near the
volcano. What happened
during the eruption? What
was the town/city like after
the eruption? What damage
Homework:
occurred?
Volcanoes vocabulary due
in your notebook
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Notebook check Friday
Go back and look at your warm up.
before Thanksgiving.
Add in at least 3 of the volcanic
hazards you learned about today in
your story. Include the new effects
of these hazards in your story.
In- 11/15/13 Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following
questions.
1. What is a lahar?
2. Could you out run a lahar
if you needed to?
3. Look at the other volcanic
hazards you learned about
yesterday. Describe one
other volcanic hazard of
your choice in detail.
Lahar Graphing assignmentdue in class today
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Volcanoes Vocabulary- due
in notebook
Notebook check due Friday
before Thanksgiving.
In- 11/18/13, Warm-Up
Look back at your notes on volcanoes
from last week to answer the
following questions.
1. What are the 3 types of volcanoes
called?
2. Describe each type of volcano.
3. Which type of volcano erupts
every week?
4. Which type of volcano has very
violent eruptions but only erupt
every few 100 or 1000 years?
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
1. What is silica?
2. What is viscosity?
3. How are silica and viscosity
related? (As the silica content
increases…)
4. How is silica and viscosity
related to the eruptive violence
of a volcano?
Through- Classwork
Composition of Magma
skeleton notes
Assignment 17-2
Homework:
Notebook check Friday
with volcanoes
vocabulary (geowords)
inside
Volcanoes test Friday
Finish assignment 17-2
In- 11/19/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Read the statements below and
decide if they are true or
false. If they are false,
correct the statement.
1. Viscosity is the ability of
a substance to resist flow.
2. Water has a higher
viscosity than syrup.
3. Magma with a lot of silica
in it is very viscous.
4. Volcanoes with high silica
magma will have lava flows
and erupt every week.
5. Silica does not make magma
very viscous.
Video clips
Out- Reflection
None
Volcanic Gases notes in
the computer lab
Work on Lahar graphing or
assignment 17-2, or
geowords if you finish
early
Homework:
Notebook check Friday
Geowords due Friday in
your notebook
Volcanoes test Friday
In- 11/20/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Summarize in 5 complete
sentences the notes on volcanic
gases you took yesterday. Which
gas will warm up the temperature
of earth? Which gas can cool
down the temperature of earth?
Start speed of a bubble
lab- due tomorrow in
class
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Based on the lab today, which tube had
the highest viscosity? How do you
know? Which tube had the lowest
viscosity? How do you know?
Notebook check Friday
with geowords inside
Homework:
Volcanoes test Friday
In- 11/21/13
Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Update scoresheet
Summarize in 5 sentences what
you have learned so far about Finish speed of a bubble labthe relationship between gas due today in class
content in magma, viscosity
of magma and volcanic
explosivity.
Homework:
Test tomorrow
Out- Reflection
None
Notebook check tomorrow with
volcanoes vocabulary inside
Date
Assignment Name
11/4/1311/22/13
Warm-Ups
Points
Your
Possible Score
75
11/15/13 Volcanoes vocabulary
50
11/22/13
125
Total
In- 12/2/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
We are going to be talking Earthquake PowerPoint with
about earthquakes over the skeleton notes
next week. Write down 5
Start travel time graph
things you know about
earthquakes. If you don’t
know anything about
earthquakes, write down 5
questions you have about
earthquakes.
Homework:
Out- Reflection (10 pts.)
Summarize in at least 5
sentences the notes you took
today. Underline 5 key words.
Be sure to include how an
earthquake forms, the types of
waves, and tools used in your
summary.
Finish travel time graph
In- 12/3/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following questions Travel time curve for an
in complete sentences.
earthquake
1. Describe an earthquake in
your own words.
2. What is the difference
between the focus and the
epicenter of an earthquake?
3. Name and describe the three
types of earthquake waves.
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Finish travel time curve for
an earthquake
In- 12/04/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
1. Explain what a travel time
curve shows.
2. Yesterday in class you used
a travel time curve to
determine unknown distances
given a travel time or
unknown travel times given
a distance. Explain in
sentences this process.
Pretend like the person you
are explaining this to has
no knowledge of how to
interpret a graph.
Locating the Epicenter of
an Earthquake
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Finish Locating the
epicenter of an earthquake
In- 12/05/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a fictional story
Intensity vs. Magnitude
scale
about being in an
earthquake. Be as
descriptive as you can.
What did it sound like?
Feel like? What was the
Homework:
mood like? What damage was None
caused?
Out- Reflection 10 pts.
Add on to your story from the warm
up. Add some detail about both
the intensity and magnitude scale
into your story.
In- 12/06/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Summarize what you have learned Earthquake in Rattlesburg- due
in class today
so far about earthquakes in a
five sentence paragraph. Pick 5
words we have talked about this
week that you think are the most
important and underline those in
your paragraph.
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Explain the difference between
the magnitude and intensity
scales. Which scale is more
scientifically accurate? Why?
Homework:
None
In- 12/9/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
There is one week left in the
Earthquakes around the
semester before finals. How has world in the computer lab
this semester gone for you at
TJ? What has been the best part?
What part could have been
better? Are you on track to
meet all of your goals? What do
you need to do this week to make
sure you meet your goals?
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Earthquakes quiz on
Wednesday
In- 12/10/13, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
None- set up notebook for video Tsunami and Earthquke videowrite down 25 facts in your
facts.
notebook. Facts must be
1.
numbered and each fact must be
2.
on a separate line.
3.
etc
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Earthquake quiz tomorrow
In- 12/10/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you have learned
about earthquakes.
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Through- Classwork
Qualitative vs.
Quantitative
Earthquake Damage PPT
Headings: Notes:
Use a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast the relationship
between earthquake intensity
and magnitude. Include and
underline the following words: Homework: None
Intensity, Magnitude, Modified
Mercali Scale, Richter Scale,
Qualitative, and Quantitative.
In- 12/11/08, Warm-Up
We are going to study the water
cycle today.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Identify the different places
water can go as it moves through
and around the Earth.
Through- Classwork
The Water Cycle Reading
USGS Website Overview
The Water Cycle Activity
“Imagine” Water Cycle
Water Cycle RAFT
Out- Reflection 20pts.
Draw a basic diagram of the
water cycle. Include and
underline the following words:
Evaporation, condensation,
transpiration, precipitation,
snowmelt, surface runoff,
clouds, ground water, rivers,
lakes, oceans. Connect them
Homework: Complete Water
all with arrows.
Cycle Story (RAFT)
In- 12/12/08, Warm-Up
We are going to study the water
cycle today.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Identify the different places
water can go as it moves through
and around the Earth.
Through- Classwork
The Water Cycle Reading
USGS Website Overview
The Water Cycle Activity
“Imagine” Water Cycle
Water Cycle RAFT
Out- Reflection 20pts.
Draw a basic diagram of the
water cycle. Include and
underline the following words:
Evaporation, condensation,
transpiration, precipitation,
snowmelt, surface runoff,
clouds, ground water, rivers,
lakes, oceans. Connect them
Homework: Complete Water
all with arrows.
Cycle Story (RAFT)
In- 12/15/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Mid-Term Review Session PPT
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Based on what we Mid-Term Exam Study Guide
have studied so far this
year, explain how the
Earth’s systems are
connected.
As an example you could
explain how volcanoes are
connected to the geosphere,
the atmosphere,the
hydrosphere, and the
biosphere.
Out- Reflection
TBD
Homework: Complete Mid-Term
Exam Study Guide
In- 12/16/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. What is your
favorite topic of
study/activity that we have
studied this year in Earth
Science? Why did you enjoy
this area of study? What is
your least favorite
study/activity? Why?
Out- Reflection
TBD
Through- Classwork
Mid-Term Review Session PPT
Mid-Term Exam Study Guide
-Part II
Homework: Complete Mid-Term
Exam Study Guide
In- 8/20/09, Warm-Up
No Warm-Up
Through- Class work
Set-Up Interactive
Notebook
Out- Reflection
Write a five sentence
paragraph about someone
that you look up to.
(Someone you know or a
celebrity) Who? Why? Etc…
Homework-
In- 8/21/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence paragraph
about the most beautiful place
that you have ever been. What is
the name of this place? Who took
you there? When did you go
there? Where is this place? Why
is it beautiful?
Earth Science
Slideshow
Answer each slide in
complete sentences.
CSIQ:
Complete Sentence
Including Question
Out- Reflection 10 pts.
Earth Science Concept Map
Earth Science Concept Map
-What items did you connect?
Homework-What was your favorite
Earth Science Word Search
connection?
-Why is understanding connections
13
between the different spheres
important?
-CSIQ- Complete Sentences
12
In- 8/22/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
paragraph about why
understanding connections
between the different spheres
Important.
-Give a few examples of some
Of the connections that you
made.
-Explain how air, surface,
water, frozen water, and living
things interact to affect your
lives.
Earth Science Notes
-Graphic Organizer
Out- Reflection
None (Applying Science/What is
Earth Science? WS)
14
Applying Science/What
is Earth Science? WS
Homework- none
15
Interactive Notebook- Scoresheet
Date
8/21/08
+
8/22/08
8/20/088/22/08
8/22/08
Assignment Name
Earth Science Slide
Show
Points Your Score
Possibl
e
30
Warm-Ups
20
Total
50
In- 8/25/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
paragraph that summarizes the
problems and benefits that
result from our modern
technology.
-Give a few examples of these
problems and benefits from
Friday's assignment.
Scientific Method
-Cornell Notes WS
Scientific Method Lab
Report WS
Out- Reflection
Homework- Scientific Method
None (Scientific Method Lab
Report WS)
Lab Report WS
15
16
In- 8/26/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-What is a hypothesis?
-What is an independent
variable?
-What is a dependent
variable?
-What is a control?
Using the Scientific Method Lab
-Test the Hypothesis and
Analyze the Data
Notes: Recording data and
graphing basics (optional)
Out- Reflection
None (Using the Scientific
Method Lab)
17
Homework-
Using the Scientific Method Lab
-Bar Graph and Conclusion
18
In- 8/28/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-From yesterdays lab, what
was your hypothesis?
-From the data, what was
the warmest part of the
room?
-Based on the data, what
conclusion did you draw?
-How did your findings
compare to the two other
groups that you exchanged
Data with?
Out- Reflection -CSIQExplain two ways to find
the density of an
Object? 10pts
Safety in the Science Classroom
.19
Density Lab
Homework- Designing an
Experiment/Scientific Method WS
20
In- 8/29/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-What is the changeable
factor in an experiment
called?
-What word refers to a
standard for comparison
In an experiment.
-What do milliliters and
Cubic centimeters
measure?
-What do grams measure??
Quiz- Intro to Earth Science &
Basics of Science (Open Note)
Out- Reflection
None
.
Practicing Measurement Skills WS
Homework- none
In- 9/2/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
paragraph about your
favorite musician or
band. Who is this
musician or band? What
style is this musician or
band? Why do you like
this musician or band?
Check out Earth Comm Textbooks
-Introducing the Earth Comm
Textbook WS
-Geo Words Format Handout and
Assignment Instructions
Out- Reflection
None
.
Homework- Geo Words
Pg U8-U12 All
In- 9/4/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQUse your book Pg U8 U12
-How do you think weathering
and erosion provide the
ingredients that will form a
sedimentary rock?
-How do you think compaction
and cementation can form a
sedimentary rock?
Homework Format
Rock Cycle Activity
Out- Reflection
-CSIQ-
Write a five-sentence
paragraph that summarizes
the rock cycle. Include the
three types of rocks.
Homework- Read Pg U8-U12
Answer questions: CYU #1-4
and U&A #1&2
In- 9/5/08, Warm-Up
Update Scoresheet
Out- Reflection
Through- Classwork
Rock Types- Graphic
Organizer
You will paste your Graphic
Organizer here at the end
of class.
Complete Sentences
What processes cause sediment
to be converted into
sedimentary rock?
Describe each of the following:
Sedimentary Rock
-Clastic
-Chemical
Homework- None
-Organic
Interactive Notebook- Scoresheet
Date
9/5/08
8/25/089/4/08
9/5/08
Assignment Name
Points Your Score
Possibl
e
Rock Types- Graphic
20
Organizer
Warm-Ups
50
Total
70
In- 9/8/08, Warm-Up
-CSIQWhat are two different
categories of igneous rocks?
What are two different
categories of
metamorphic rocks?
What are three different
categories of
sedimentary rocks?
Through- Classwork
DPS Earth Science Pre-Test
Extra Credit Bedrock Geology
Word Search
Homework-
Geo Words Pg U17-U20 All
Out- Reflection
None(start homework)
In- 9/9/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-What type of environment does
limestone suggest?
-In what type of environment
does coal form?
-What processes cause sediment
to be converted into
sedimentary rock?
Geologic Maps and the Rocks
of Our Community
-What are the most common
sedimentary rocks in our
community?
-What are the most common
igneous rocks in our
community?
-What are the most common
metamorphic rocks our
community?
-What are the oldest rocks i
our community?
-Data Tables on the followin
pages.
Out- Reflection
Describe the variety of rocks
in our community. Are there
many different types of rocks
in our community? If so, Why
do you think this is the case?
Explain.
Homework-
Read Pg U17-U20 CYU 1-4
In- 9/11/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-Describe the type of igneous
rock that is formed when magma
cools very slowly. (details)
-Describe the type of igneous
rock that is formed when lava
cools very quickly. (details)
-What determines the color of
an igneous rock?
Geologic History Notes
-answer 9/9/08 Through
Questions
-Butera’s Favorite Areas
-How to Describe a Rock
•Lecture w/handout
Rock Lab
Out- Reflection
Describe the variety of rocks
in our community. Are there
many different types of rocks
in our community? If so, Why
do you think this is the case?
Explain.
Homework-
Read Pg U27-U30 CYU 1-3
+Geo Words Pg U27-U30 All
In- 9/12/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-What is a protolith?
-Explain why foliation
occurs in many metamorphic
rocks.
-Explain regional metamorphism.
Activity 4: Rock Units
-Read U36-U37
-Rock Units and Your
Community WS
•Together as a class
Geo Words Cross Word Puzzle
Out- Reflection
Write a five sentence paragraph
Homeworkthat summarizes what you have
None
learned this week. Please be
specific.
In- 9/16/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-What are two sources of heat
that can lead to
metamorphism?
-Explain how regional
metamorphism can metamorphose
large volumes of rock.
-Explain contact
metamorphism.
-Explain how foliation occurs
in a metamorphic rock.
Cornell Notes-Forces in the Earth Part II
-Review homework format and
start homework
Headings:
Notes:
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Classwork/Homework:
Read Pg. U53-U55 CYU 1-3 + U&A
1+2
In- 9/15/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Cornell Notesparagraph. Explain the rock Forces in the Earth Part I
cycle. Include some of the
Notes:
new information that you have Headings:
learned recently in this
class. Please include at
least 3 Geo Words and
underline them.
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Classwork/Homework:
Read Pg. U43-U47 CYU 1-3 + U&A
1+2
In- 9/18/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-What factors determine
whether the Earth’s crust
will fold or form a fault?
-What are the three types of
faults?
-What are the two types of
folds?
Activity #6 Reading the
Geologic History of Your
Community
Part A
Out- Reflection 15pts
1a)
b)
c)
2a)
b)
3a)
b)
4a)
b)
5a) b)
Write a five sentence
paragraph that explains what
you have learned about
bedrock geology. Include
three of the new Geo Words
Part B
that you have learned.
1a)
Additionally, include some
examples of evidence of
geologic principle that are
found in our community.
Fault Lab
Homework: None
In- 9/22/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Cornell Notesparagraph. Explain the
Bedrock Geology Review
geologic principle of
Notes:
superposition. What are two Headings:
exceptions to this rule.
Where can you see a good
example of this principle in
the Denver area?
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Classwork/Homework:
Bedrock Geology Study Guide
In- 9/23/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQ-Explain the geologic
principle of lateral
continuity.
-Explain the geologic
principle of superposition.
-What are the causes of
uplift and subsidence?
Bedrock Geology Chapter Test
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
None
In- 9/25/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQCounselor Presentation
Write a five-sentence
Plate Tectonics Web Activity
paragraph. Explain what you
learned as you studied
bedrock geology. What did
you know already? What was
new to you? What was your
favorite part?
Out- Reflection
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Summarize what you
learned today on the plate
tectonics website. You must
include five new terms from
the website. Underline each Homework:
None
term.
In- 9/26/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-CSIQPlate Tectonics Web Activity
Write a five-sentence
Extra credit word search
paragraph. Summarize what you -Rocks and Minerals
learned today on the plate
-Due at the end of class
tectonics website. You must Must finish web activity first
include five new terms from
the website. Underline each
term.
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
None
In- 9/29/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Cornell NotesParagraph. Summarize what
Plate Tectonics
you learned last week about
Notes:
plate tectonics. Include at Headings:
least five specific terms and
underline them.
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Classwork/Homework:
Geo Words Pg G68-G72 All
In- 9/30/08, Warm-Up
-CSIQ-
-What are three types of
plate boundaries?
-What are the two layers of
mantle?
-Describe these two layers of
mantle.
Through- Classwork
Sea Floor Spreading- Reading
Pg G69-G72
Magnetosphere PPT
Rates of Sea Floor Spreading
-Activity/WS
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Classwork/Homework:
Rates of Sea Floor Spreading
-Activity/WS
In- 10/2/08, Warm-Up
-CSIQWrite a five-sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you learned form
the activity, Rates of Sea Floor
Spreading.
-Where is the oldest rock
relative to the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge? Where is the
youngest rock? What conclusion
can you draw from this data?
-How do the magnetic striping
patterns help prove the existence
of divergent
plate boundaries, sea floor
spreading and plate tectonics?
Out- Reflection
Write a five-sentence paragraph.
Describe all of the evidence for
the Theory of Plate Tectonics
that we have
learned so far.
Through- Classwork
-Plate Tectonics Act.#2
Investigate Pg. G77
Part C 1a,b,c
Part D 1a,b,c
-Subduction Zone Lab Set
Classwork/Homework:
Read Pg G68-G72 CYU# 1-6 +
U&A 1,3,4,5
In- 10/03/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Cornell NotesParagraph. Explain how the
Plate Boundaries PPT
different types of evidence Plate Boundaries WS
that we have studied this
Headings:
Notes:
week supports the theory of
plate tectonics. (GPS: Global
Positioning System, Sea Floor
Spreading, The Andesite Line)
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Summarize what
you learned this week.
Include six specific terms
and underline them.
Homework:
None
Date
Assignment Name Points
Your
Possibl Score
e
9/26/08
Warm-Ups
50
10/3/08
Cornell Notes9/29/08
20
Plate Tectonics
10/3/08
Cornell NotesPlate Boundaries PPT
20
10/3/08
Total
90
In- 10/06/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-Name three types of boundaries
between lithospheric plates.
-Convergent boundaries can be
found in three different
settings, what are they?
Read Pg G68-G72, G78-G83
Plate Tectonics Poster
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Describe subduction.
Include four specific terms and
underline them.
Homework:
Read Pg G78-G83 CYU #1-7
In- 10/07/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Describe subduction.
Include four specific terms and
underline them.
Plate Tectonics Poster
-Due today: no additional
class time will be used.
Extra Credit Cross Word
-Must finish poster, due at
the end of class
Out- Reflection
None (Start HW)
Homework:
Read Pg G89-G93 CYU #1-6 +
U&A #1a+b
In- 10/17/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Density & Convection
Paragraph. Describe all of the -Demo + PPT
geologic features that can
Cornell Notes: How to solve
form at plate boundaries.
for Volume and Mass
Include four specific terms
Density of Earth Materials
and underline them.
Lab
Out- Reflection
Headings: Notes:
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Explain the
following information: Which
rock was the most dense, which
rock was the least dense earth
material. Which of these
rocks is found on the
continental crust and which of
these rocks is found in the
oceanic crust. How does this
lab relate to Plate tectonics? Homework:
Read Pg G100-G103 CYU #1-4
In- 10/10/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Draw and label a diagram
showing the three main layers
of the earth. Include diagrams
of convection currents and show
some of the features that
result from these forces.
(Refer to figure 3 on Pg G92.)
Plate Tectonics Poster
-Super Bonus, one-time
only, last day!
Extra Credit Cross Word
-Must finish poster, due at
the end of class
Out- Reflection 10pts. Write a
five sentence
Paragraph. Describe the process
thermal convection in the
Earth’s interior. Explain how
this process drives the plates.
Include five specific terms and
underline them.
Homework: None
In- 10/13/08, Warm-Up
Answer the following questions in
complete sentences. -CSIQ-What pattern discovered along
the ocean floor helps prove that
the plates are
moving apart at ocean ridges?
-What is the name of the process
when one lithospheric plate
remains at the
surface and another plate slides
down beneath the surface plate?
-How was the Andes Mountain range
in western South America most
likely formed?
Out- Reflection
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Describe how the heat
flow at mid-ocean ridges provides
evidence to
support the theory of plate
tectonics.
Through- Classwork
Mid-Ocean Ridge Heat Flow
Homework:
Read Pg G110-G116 CYU #1-5
In- 10/14/08, Warm-Up
Think of a person in
history, in your
community, or in the news
today who has made a
positive contribution to
the world. What is/was
that contribution and how
was it linked to the
individuals skills and
talents, and/or personal
values?
Out- Reflection
What are some of your
strengths?
What are some of your
values?
What careers could
possibly lead from your
interests, strengths and
values?
Through- Classwork
College Ed 10/14/08
College Ed is a series of
activities in a workbook that
you will be completing this
year. It is part of the
Excelerator Program.
TJHS received a large grant
from College Board, the
organization that runs the
Excelerator Program, two years
ago. This grant allows TJHS to
provide more AP classes, run
the Future Center, and provide
programs like AVID and College
Ed, which help prepare students
for college.
In- 10/16/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer the following
questions in complete
sentences. -CSIQ-Using your notes give an
example of a divergent
boundary, a convergent
boundary, and a transform
boundary. For each example
state the location and the
types of geologic features
are found there.
Mid-Ocean Ridge Heat Flow
DVD Earth: The BiographyVolcanoes
20 Facts or Theories
(Must be in complete sentences)
-Skip Spaces
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Out- Reflection 10pts
7.
Write a five sentence
8.
Paragraph. Describe how the
9.
Earth’s Systems are
10.
interconnected. Refer to the Etc…
DVD Earth: The BiographyVolcanoes. Include five
specific terms and underline
them.
Homework:
None
In- 10/17/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Building Features on the
Paragraph. Describe how the
Earths Surface- PPT w/ WS
Earth’s Systems are
interconnected. Refer to the
DVD Earth: The BiographyVolcanoes. Include five
specific terms and underline
them.
Out- Reflection 10pts
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Summarize what
you learned this week.
Include six specific terms
and underline them.
Homework:
None
Date
Assignment Name Points
Your
Possibl Score
e
10/6/08
Warm-Ups
70
10/17/0
8
10/17/0
Total
70
8
In- 10/20/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-How was the Andes Mountain
Tonga Trench- Intro
range in western South America
Island Arc/Trench
Likely formed?
Earthquakes Lab Set
-If an unknown rock has a mass
of 30.0 g and a volume of 10.0
cm3, What is the density?
-What is the name of the process
by which the continental
landmass grows as a result of
ocean continental subduction?
Out- Reflection 10pts
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Explain all of the
Plate Tectonics Chapter Test
pieces of evidence that you have
Friday 8/24/08 159 pts.
learned about that help to
support the theory of plate
Homework: Study for Plate
tectonics. Include six specific Tectonics Chapter Test
terms and underline them.
In- 10/23/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Answer in complete sentences
-Why are earthquakes and
volcanoes usually found on the
continental side of a plate
boundary?
-What is the name of the process
when one lithospheric plate
remains at the surface and
another plate slides down
beneath the surface plate?
-What is the part of the Earth
that is the solid uppermost
part- the most technical term?
DDRG Development of the
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Pangaea/Laurasia and
Gondwanland Map Activity
Plate Tectonics Chapter
Test Review
Out- Reflection 10pts
Plate Tectonics Chapter
Write a five sentence
Test Friday 8/24/08 159
Paragraph. Explain all of the
pts.
pieces of evidence that you have
learned about that help to
Homework: Study for Plate
support the theory of plate
Tectonics Chapter Test
tectonics. Include six specific
terms and underline them.
In- 10/24/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Explain all of the Plate Tectonics Chapter Test
pieces of evidence that you
-159 pts.have learned about that help
to support the theory of
plate tectonics and
Volcanoes Vocabulary
continental drift. Include six
specific terms and underline
them.
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Finish Volcanoes Vocabulary
In- 10/27/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Based on what you
learned about plate tectonics ,
explain what causes volcanoes.
Include four specific terms and
underline them.
Mt. St. Helens Video Clip
Famous Eruptions PPT
-Cornell Notes
Headings:
Out- Reflection 10 pts.
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Describe what you
saw in the slideshow today. What
types of scenes were shown in
the pictures? Was there loss of
life or damages to the
environment? What types of
colors did you see in the
images, describe them. Do these
events occur on a small scale or
a large scale. Are volcanoes
Homework:
powerful? Underline six key
None
descriptive words.
Notes:
In- 11/3/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. What is your
favorite topic of
study/activity that we have
studied this year in Earth
Science? Why did you enjoy
this area of study? What is
your least favorite
study/activity? Why?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Volcanic Landforms PPT
-Cornell Notes
Glencoe Explorations 10 w/WS
Headings:
Notes:
Homework:
Read Pg. G7-G11 CYU#1-6
+ U&A 2,3,4
In- 11/4/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-Where do most volcanoes
Physical and Chemical
form on land?
Properties of Molten Rock PPT
-What are hot spots?
-Cornell Notes
Provide an example of a hot Eruptions and Forms of
spot on Earth.
Volcanoes WS
-Where do most volcanoes
Headings:
Notes:
occur?
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
Read Pg. G17-G21 CYU#3-6
In- 11/6/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Explain the
relationship between silica
content and pyroclastic vs.
lava flow. Explain the
relationship between water
vapor and pyroclastic vs. lava
flow.
Through- Classwork
Speed of the Bubble Lab
-Graphs and Motion
Out- Reflection 10 pts.
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Explain how today’s
lab is relate to our recent
studies of volcanoes.
Homework:
Underline five key terms.
Read Pg. G26-G28 CYU#1-6
In- 11/7/08, Warm-Up
-What is viscosity?
-Name two factors that
influence the viscosity of
lava flow.
-What is a pyroclastic flow?
Through- Classwork
Investigation 17-2
-Volcanic Eruptions
Out- Reflection 10 pts.
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. Summarize what you
learned this week. Include
the terms on the word wall.
Underline five key terms.
Homework:
None
In- 11/11/08, Warm-Up
-What types of volcanic
landforms are associated with
high silica magmas?
-What type of volcanoes are
usually found at subduction
zones.
-What type of magma chemical
composition would you expect
to find at a hot spot?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Patterns of Volcanism
Homework:
Patterns of Volcanism
In- 11/13/08, Warm-Up
-What is the cause of most
volcanoes found on land?
-Describe a composite volcano.
-Describe a shield volcano.
-Describe a cinder cone volcano.
Through- Classwork
Volcanic Hazards PPT
W/ Questions WS
Volcanic Hazards Graphing
Out- Reflection 15 pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph.
Scenario: A volcano erupted
and you died. What were you
doing at the time of the
eruption. Were you near the
eruption or 80 Km away? What
was your cause of death.
What type of volcanic hazard
led to your death? Underline
4 key terms,refer to the word Homework:
Volcanic Hazards Graphing
wall, the Volcanic Hazards
WS, etc…
In- 11/14/08, Warm-Up P4
Write a five-sentence
paragraph.
Scenario: A volcano erupted
and you died. What were you
doing at the time of the
eruption. Were you near the
eruption or 80 Km away? What
was your cause of death.
What type of volcanic hazard
led to your death? Underline
4 key terms,refer to the word
wall, the Volcanic Hazards
WS, etc…
Out- Reflection 15 pts.
None
Through- Classwork
Ring of Fire DVD
Homework:
None
Date
Assignment Name
Points
Possible
10/27/08
Famous Eruptions
Cornell Notes
20
11/3/08
Volcanic Landforms
Cornell Notes
20
11/4/08
Physical and
Chemical Properties
of Molten Rock
Cornell Notes
20
11/14/08
Total
60
Your
Score
In- 11/17/08, Warm-Up
-What is the difference
between magma and lava?
-How does the volume of an
eruption affect the area
covered by the eruption?
-What is a lahar and how are
they formed?
Out- Reflection
None
Through- Classwork
Volcanic Hazards PPT
W/ Questions WS
Volcanoes Study Guide
Homework:
Volcanoes Study Guide
In- 11/18/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-What type of volcanic hazard Poinsettias
Volcanoes Test
is most likely to affect
Volcanoes Word Search
communities several hundred
kilometers from the volcano
site?
-What type of volcanic hazard
is most likely to affect
communities ten to one
hundred kilometers from the
volcano site?
-Describe the global
distribution of volcanoes.
Out- Reflection
None
Homework:
None
In- 11/19/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Describe an
experience you have had using
a map. Why were you using a
map? Where were you going?
How did it work out for you?
Intro: Topographic Maps
-Colorado PPT
Topographic Map
-Oral reading w/handout
Topographic Map Lab
-Modeling Contours
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. What is a
topographic map? What are
the essential elements of a
topographic map? How can you
use a topographic map to find
the shape and elevation of
the landscape? Who uses
topographic maps? Underline
Homework:
4 key terms,refer to the word
Maps & Topographic Maps WS
wall, the maps handout, etc… Part A & B
In- 11/20/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Describe an
experience you have had using
a map. Why were you using a
map? Where were you going?
How did it work out for you?
Intro: Topographic Maps
-Colorado PPT
Topographic Map
-Oral reading w/handout
Topographic Map Lab
-Modeling Contours
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. What is a
topographic map? What are
the essential elements of a
topographic map? How can you
use a topographic map to find
the shape and elevation of
the landscape? Who uses
topographic maps? Underline
Homework:
4 key terms,refer to the word
Maps & Topographic Maps WS
wall, the maps handout, etc… Part A & B
In- 11/21/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five-sentence paragraph.
Explain in your own words the
meaning of a contour line,
contour interval, and
topographic map.
Intro: Topographic Maps
-Labeling on a Map
Reading Topographic Map
WS
-Guided Practice
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence paragraph.
Explain how topography
influences volcanic flows. What
is the relationship between
speed, velocity, and force and
the steepness of a slope? How
will this affect lava flows and
lahars?
Underline 4 key terms,refer to
the word wall, the maps handout,
Homework:
and your volcanoes resources
None
(notes and textbook) etc…
In- 11/24/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Based on what we
have studied so far this
year, explain how the Earth’s
systems are connected.
As an example you could
explain how volcanoes are
connected to the geosphere,
the atmosphere,the
hydrosphere, and the
biosphere.
NOVA: Wave that Shook the
World
20 Facts
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Summarize what
you learned in the video
today.
Underline 4 key terms
(Must be in complete
sentences)
-Skip Spaces
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Etc…
Homework:
None
In- 11/25/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Based on what we
have studied so far this
year, explain how the
subjects that we studied are
connected.
As an example you could
explain how bedrock geology,
plate tectonics, earthquakes
and volcanoes are all
connected.
NOVA: Wave that Shook the
World
15 Facts
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Summarize what
you learned in the video
today.
Underline 4 key terms
(Must be in complete
sentences)
-Skip Spaces
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Etc…
Homework:
None
In- 12/01/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
paragraph. Write about
someone that you look up
to.
Who is this person?
How do you know them?
Why do you look up to
them?
How can you use the things
that you learn from them
to help you, in your life?
Oral Reading Digging Deeper
“What is an Earthquake”
-Pg G125
Wave Animations
“Recording Earthquake Waves”
-Pg G134
PDF Images
-Start Homework
Homework:
Out- Reflection
None- Start Homework
Read Pg G125-G129 CYU#1-5 +
U&A #1-3
Read Pg G134-G136 CYU#1-4
In- 12/02/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-Explain how seismic waves Travel Time Graph I
are generated by an
earthquake.
-Describe a P-wave.
-Describe an S-wave.
-Describe a surface wave.
Out- Reflection
Explain the relationship
between the arrival times
of P-waves and S-waves and
the distances from the
epicenter of the
Homework:
earthquake.
Read Pg G141-G144 CYU#1-5
In- 12/04/08, Warm-Up P4
Through- Classwork
Write a five sentence
Travel Time Graph II
paragraph. Summarize what you Glencoe Exploration
have learned this week. How -How to Determine the
Epicenter of an Earthquake
can seismologist use data,
Locating an Epicenter WS
like we have been working
with, to learn about
earthquakes? Underline 4 key
terms,refer to the word wall,
your book etc…
Out- Reflection
Homework:None
In- 12/04/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
-Describe the Modified
Mercalli Intensity scale.
-Why is the intensity value
of an earthquake more
meaningful than magnitude to
a non-scientist.
-Explain how seismologist
measure the magnitude of an
earthquake.
Travel Time Graph II
Glencoe Exploration
-How to Determine the
Epicenter of an Earthquake
Locating an Epicenter WS
Out- Reflection
Write a five sentence
paragraph. Summarize what you
have learned this week. How
can seismologist use data,
like we have been working
with, to learn about
earthquakes? Underline 4 key Homework:
terms,refer to the word wall, None (Finish Classwork)
your book etc…
In- 12/05/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
None- set-up the right page EARTH: THE BIOGRAPHY
20 Facts
Out- Reflection 15pts.
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Summarize what
you learned in the video
today.
Underline 4 key terms
(Must be in complete sentences)
-Skip Spaces
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Etc…
Homework:
None
In- 12/8/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you learned last
week. How can seismologist use
data, like we have been working
with, to learn about
earthquakes?
Through- Classwork
Earth Quest- Earthquake
-Computer w/projector
-Earthquake Intensity WS
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you learned
today. Explain the intensity
scale used to describe the
effects of an earthquake.
Explain how the magnitude,
focus, and epicenter, directly
effect the intensity of an
Homework:
earthquake. Underline 4 key
Earthquake Intensity WS
terms,refer to the word wall,
your book etc…
In- 12/8/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Imagine you were in an
earthquake. What would you
feel? What would you hear?
What would you see? What would
you smell?
Through- Classwork
Earth Quest- Earthquake
-Computer w/projector
-Earthquake Intensity WS
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you learned
today. Explain the intensity
scale used to describe the
effects of an earthquake.
Explain how the magnitude,
focus, and epicenter, directly
effect the intensity of an
Homework:
earthquake. Underline 4 key
Earthquake Intensity WS
terms,refer to the word wall,
your book etc…
In- 12/9/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Imagine you were in an
earthquake. What would you
feel? What would you hear?
What would you see? What would
you smell?
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Read the 1st paragraph on Page
141. Based upon this reading
determine if the Modified
Mercali intensity scale is a
qualitative or quantitative
value. Explain.
-Three complete sentences
-Underline key terms
Through- Classwork
Earthquake in Rattlesburg
Part I-Determine intensity
values and plot on map.
Part II-Draw isoseismal
lines on map.
(All class w/overhead)
Homework:
Read Pg G150-G152 CYU #1-2
+ U&A #1e-f
In- 12/10/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Summarize what you have learned
about earthquakes.
Out- Reflection 10pts.
Through- Classwork
Qualitative vs.
Quantitative
Earthquake Damage PPT
Headings: Notes:
Use a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast the relationship
between earthquake intensity
and magnitude. Include and
underline the following words: Homework: None
Intensity, Magnitude, Modified
Mercali Scale, Richter Scale,
Qualitative, and Quantitative.
In- 12/11/08, Warm-Up
We are going to study the water
cycle today.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Identify the different places
water can go as it moves through
and around the Earth.
Through- Classwork
The Water Cycle Reading
USGS Website Overview
The Water Cycle Activity
“Imagine” Water Cycle
Water Cycle RAFT
Out- Reflection 20pts.
Draw a basic diagram of the
water cycle. Include and
underline the following words:
Evaporation, condensation,
transpiration, precipitation,
snowmelt, surface runoff,
clouds, ground water, rivers,
lakes, oceans. Connect them
Homework: Complete Water
all with arrows.
Cycle Story (RAFT)
In- 12/12/08, Warm-Up
We are going to study the water
cycle today.
Write a five sentence paragraph.
Identify the different places
water can go as it moves through
and around the Earth.
Through- Classwork
The Water Cycle Reading
USGS Website Overview
The Water Cycle Activity
“Imagine” Water Cycle
Water Cycle RAFT
Out- Reflection 20pts.
Draw a basic diagram of the
water cycle. Include and
underline the following words:
Evaporation, condensation,
transpiration, precipitation,
snowmelt, surface runoff,
clouds, ground water, rivers,
lakes, oceans. Connect them
Homework: Complete Water
all with arrows.
Cycle Story (RAFT)
In- 12/15/08, Warm-Up
Through- Classwork
Mid-Term Review Session PPT
Write a five-sentence
paragraph. Based on what we Mid-Term Exam Study Guide
have studied so far this
year, explain how the
Earth’s systems are
connected.
As an example you could
explain how volcanoes are
connected to the geosphere,
the atmosphere,the
hydrosphere, and the
biosphere.
Out- Reflection
TBD
Homework: Complete Mid-Term
Exam Study Guide
In- 12/16/08, Warm-Up
Write a five sentence
Paragraph. What is your
favorite topic of
study/activity that we have
studied this year in Earth
Science? Why did you enjoy
this area of study? What is
your least favorite
study/activity? Why?
Out- Reflection
TBD
Through- Classwork
Mid-Term Review Session PPT
Mid-Term Exam Study Guide
-Part II
Homework: Complete Mid-Term
Exam Study Guide