Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Viscosity Lab; NO HW
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Work on Chapter 13 Reading Guide; HW due tomorrow; Lecture: Volcanoes
Monday, February 20, 2012 : No School
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Start Volcanoes Unit. No HW. Have a great long weekend!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Test Towers in class. NO HW
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Earthquakes Test
Monday, February 13, 2012
Earthquake Video; Discuss Seismic Gap; TEST ON EARTHQUAKES TOMORROW!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Towers due at end of hour; Get Booklet and Booklet checklist – HW due Tuesday on the day of the TEST!!!!! Students can use booklet on test.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Shadow Zones Diagram Lecture/Draw in booklet; Work on Tower
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Work on Tower w/group. NO HW
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Work on EQ tower; NO HW. TENTATIVE DATE FOR EQ TEST – NEXT MONDAY/TUESDAY. TEST WILL BE OPEN (EQ) BOOKLET….for this reason, there will be no study guide provided and we will not be doing an in class review.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Work on EQ Tower; NO HW
Friday, February 3, 2012
Work on EQ tower
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Frequency Notes in EQ Booklet, Start design of EQ tower; NO HW
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Recap of “Elastic Rebound Theory”
SEISMIC WAVES: BODY WAVES AND SURFACE WAVES – Read handout as a class, take notes and model waves w/group.
Intro to EQ Tower project. Start brainstorming/designing in groups. No HW.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Review Stress, Folds, and Faults; Intro to “Elastic Rebound Theory”…write paragraph in EQ book; Elastic Rebound Game. NO HW.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Overview of EQ Project; Stress, Folds, and Faults (page 1 and 2 of EQ Booklet); Hand back and go over test; NO HW
Friday, January 27, 2012
Mapping Volcanoes and Earthquakes – in class assignment. Due at end of hour or homework.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Test on Plate Tectonics!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Go over Study Guide; Review Game for test; Plate Tectonics Test Tomorrow!
Study Session after school until 3:00 for students who want help studying for the test.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Warm up; Study Guide – work on w/partner.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Warm up (types of boundaries); Ch. 10 Vocab Assignment – due tomorrow and HOMEWORK if not finished.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Go over Mid-Ocean Ridge wksht (keep in Notes section of binder); Tectonic Plate Song; Plate Tectonics Vocab – define all, illustrate 12. Due next week – NO HW over the weekend.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Video (Sea-floor spreading); Group Activity: Sea floor spreading and magnetic reversals; Turn in at end of class……HW if not finished.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Go over homework – put in Homework section of binder; Miss Storm’s Iceland Pictures; Plate Tectonics Dance/Song; NO HW
TEST ON CHAPTER 10 AND 11 NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Warm Up; Notes on 3 types of Plate Boundaries; HW-Plate Tectonics Wksht.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Time to finish Directed Reading – go over answers and keep in HW section of binder; Mythbusters Clip; NO HW
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Finish Plasticity Lab questions and turn in; Directed Reading Chapter 10. Due tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Collect homework; Warm up; Notes: Earth’s Layers; Plasticity Lab; NO HOMEWORK
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Warm up; Scale Drawing of Earth’s layers (& color w/key); HW: Journey to the Center of the Earth worksheet – due tomorrow.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Warm up: Asteroids Video and notes; Go over timeline quiz; 10 Important Facts about Geologic Time – keep in notes section; NO HW
Students who wish to make corrections on their timeline must do so by Wednesday and turn their timeline back in with an LPP!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Finish timeline and take quiz; NO HW
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Warm Up: Trilobites; Work on Geologic Timeline Assignment – due tomorrow. Quiz on timeline tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Warm Up: Chickenosaurus Video Clip – summarize in notebook; Discuss 
Prep for tomorrow’s timeline assignment.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Make up tests; Geologic Time Packet – HW
HAPPY NEW YEAR……………………2012
Friday, December 16, 2011
Intro to Film Festival and look at movies from previous years.
Thusday, December 15, 2011
Test on Absolute and Relative Dating; NO HW
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Go over Study Guide and prepare for tomorrow’s test; Binder Quiz
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Absolute Dating Video; Organize Binder for Binder Quiz; Wrap up Geologic Dating topics; HW-Study Guide due tomorrow
Monday, December 12, 2011
Warm up; Absolute Dating lab: Twizzlerium 200 – turn in at end of class period. Test on Relative and Absolute dating on Thursday!
No homework tonight
Friday, December 9, 2011
Warm up; Notes on Absolute Dating (link to the right under Earth Science Links if you’d like a copy); NO HW
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Warm up; Go over HW and keep in HW section of Binder; Read “Earth Files-Absolute Age” (also use Ch. 8, sec. 2 of the book) to complete worksheet on Absolute Dating. Finish for HW if not finished by the end of the hour.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Warm Up; Notes on Geologic Dating Laws/Principles; Practice problems; Homework: Complete Geologic Dating worksheet and answer the following questions on Page 222 (on the back of the worksheet) in your book. Use complete sentences: #10, 12, 13, 25 (it might help to draw a picture too), 34, 35, and 36
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Warm up; Superposition: Notes and Activity; NO HW
Monday, December 5, 2011
Warm up; Go to library to finish Online Textbook (Ch. 8) activity - if not finished by the end of the hour, due tomorrow for HW. Rock Cycle Wksht also HW, due tomorrow.
Friday, December 2, 2011: No School for Students
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Type and turn in Pet Rock story; Start Online Textbook activity – NO HW
Wednesday, November 30, 2011: Snow Day
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Pet Rock Assignment Sheet and Rubric
Warm up; Finish going over activity from yesterday; Work on rough draft for Pet Rock Project. HW-FINAL DRAFT for Pet Rock Project is due tomorrow. We will be typing them in class – you will NOT have time to do any writing or revising in class.
Monday, November 28, 2011
National Museum of Natural History Rock Identification activity in groups; Go over when finished. HW-Work on rough draft for Pet Rock Story.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Intro to Pet Rock Assignment; Observe rocks at stations around room in groups; Decorate Pet Rocks. Pet rock assignment due Next Thursday, December 1st.
Pet Rock Assignment and Example
Monday, November 21, 2011
Binder Quiz; Clean out binders – SAVE ROCK CYCLE DIAGRAM ONLY! Go over graded tests; No HW except to have a rock tomorrow
Friday, November 18, 2011
Test on Minerals and Rocks; Flipbooks due.
All students need a rock BY MONDAY!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Go over study guide and review for the test; TEST TOMORROW!! Minerals and Rocks. Flipbooks will be collected with the test so they need to be finished by tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Last day to turn in late/missing work.
Notes on 3 Rock Types (VERY IMPORTANT). Students should follow along and cross reference information with what’s in their flipbook. HW-Study Guide. Test on Friday
CLICK HERE for Rocks PowerPoint from class!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Work on Flipbook (due Friday w/test & can use on test); Rock Cycle Diagram – complete as a class and keep in notes; HW-Vocabulary Review (Ch. 5) in book or use binder to help you
Monday, November 14, 2011
Revisit Crystal Growing lab to ensure everyone understand results – complete and discuss worksheet; Start Rock types flipbook; NO HW
LAST TEST OF THE TRIMESTER IS THIS FRIDAY! THE TEST WILL FOCUS MOSTLY ON MINERALS, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME QUESTIONS ON ROCKS.
ALL LATE WORK (LPP) OR MAKEUP WORK IS DUE THIS WEDNESDAY!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Cupcake Core Sampling activity; Mineral Resources wksht – HW.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Mineral Identification Lab; HW: Finish lab questions for homework
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Taboo Vocab Review; Finish Notes on Mineral Properties; 4 Stations to practice testing mineral properties; NO HW.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Finish Crystal Shapes poster; Observe crystals (last day); Answer lab questions and turn in. (HW) if not finished.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Observe crystals; Crystal Shapes poster in groups; NO HW
Friday, November 4, 2011
Make observations about crystals; Notes on Mineral Properties; No HW
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Make observations of crystals; HW-Read Ch. 5, Sec. 2: Identifying Minerals and complete DIRECTED READING – due tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Crystal Growing Lab (groups); NO HW
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Pop Quiz on homework – turn in homework; 4 Stations on Silicates/Nonsilicates – due at end of hour. NO HW
Monday, October 31, 2011
Read “How Do Minerals Form?” and learn how to make a concept map; Read Chapter 5, Section 1 (What is a Mineral) and fill out worksheet (for page 111). Make a concept map of the info on pages 112-114, and 115 on the back. HW if not finished in class.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Watch: “How the Earth Was Made: The Great Lakes” – students will fill out a worksheet as they watch and turn in at end of hour (absent students will be excused). NO HW.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Read Michigan Basin Article and answer questions; Go over binder quiz and Atomic Structure quiz; Clean out Binders; Go over Michigan Basin Questions and answers – keep in NOTES section of binder. NO HW.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Discuss Great Lakes – Turn in homework; The Michigan Basin – group activity.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Quiz; HW-Great Lakes Graphs and Questions.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Binder Quiz; Go over Study Guide; Review Bingo – QUIZ tomorrow!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Go over and turn in homework; Organize binder for Monday’s binder quiz; Study Guide for Tuesday’s quiz – HW
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Go over Drawings of Atoms; What is a compound, isotope, ion?; HW – Worksheet Packet – due tomorrow. QUIZ will be next Tuesday! We will review on Monday.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
QUIZ ON ATOMIC STRUCTURE NEXT WEEK
Helpful Links: Interactive Periodic Table and Chem 4 Kids
Continue w/Atomic Structure and using the Periodic Table; Practice Drawing Atoms; NO HW
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Math MEAP
Grade Matter Wksht in class – keep in HW section of Science Binder; Notes on Atomic Structure; NO HW
Monday, October 17, 2011
Atomic Cartoon Card due; Glass Bending Lab – learn how to use a Bunsen Burner; HW- MATTER WKSHT DUE TOMORROW! Need book/online textbook (remember username and password info is under the “Class Info” tab at the top of this page and the LINK to the online text is to your right).
Friday, October 14, 2011
Matter: Why Does it Matter? Read and answer questions for warm-up; Atomic Cartoon – due Monday; Matter Wksht – due Tuesday.
LAST CHANCE TO TURN IN LAB SAFETY CONTRACT IS MONDAY!!!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Notes: Solids, Liquids, Gases. Matter Wksht: NO HW – due Monday
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Finish discussing lab safety rules; Illustrate one important rule and turn in at end of the hour; make-up tests. No HW
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Quiz on Earth Systems; NO HW
Monday, October 10, 2011
Review game for Earth Systems quiz (tomorrow); HW – Finish Energy Book for tomorrow.
Friday, October 6, 2011
Solar Cooking Video – how solar ovens are used in Africa; Solar Nacho Cookout – Energy Book should be worked on and finished in class. No HW
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED ITEMS FOR OUR SOLAR NACHO COOKOUT!!!!
Thursday, October 5, 2011
Warm up; Go over Cycles Wksht and keep in HW Section of Binder; Finish notes on the earth system. NO HW.
Wednesday, October 4, 2011
Warm up; Notes on Earth Systems/Spheres; HW: Read article (take 10 bullet notes) on Earth Systems and complete worksheet.
Please send all donations in for solar nachos by tomorrow. Thank you!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hand back and go over Test; Presentation by Hayes counselors; NO HW
Monday, October 3, 2011
Make-up tests; Earth Science Pretest; NO HW
Reminder: Solar Nacho Donations need to be in by Thursday please!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Binder Quiz: Students do not need to study for binder quizzes, they just need to have their binder.
Review games: Metric conversions game and Observation game for candy
Thursday, September 29, 20011
Test on Scientific Method, Metric Measurement and Conversions; Density
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Review for tomorrow’s test
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Go over homework; Density problems in class; No homework other than to study for the test (Thursday)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Turn in homework from Friday; Warm up (Density); Video clips and notes about density; HW-Density: Do you understand it? Wksht (due tomorrow – you must attempt all questions to earn credit!); TEST ON THURSDAY (Scientific Method, Metric Measurements and Conversions; Density)….Study Guide handed out today!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Turn in Homework; Warm up; “What is going on here?” Lab; HW-finish lab sheet for Monday (6-8 sentence paragraph).
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Warm up; Discuss what observations and inferences are; Practice making observations and inferences using cartoons in groups; HW: Observations/Inferences wksht.
There will be a TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY on everything we’ve covered so far: The Scientific Method, Metric Measurements and Conversions, Observations and Inferences, and Density (which we will start tomorrow and finish with next week).
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Turn in Metric Measurement HW Packet; Measuring Lab in groups; No HW tonight
September 20, 2011
Metric Conversions: How to convert & practice converting; In groups – Observation Game; HW-Metric Conversions Wksht
September 19, 2011
Review the difference b/n Independent and Dependent Variables; Notes on the Metric System; Metric Conversion practice if time. NO HW
September 16, 2011
Scientific Method: 1) Find Class Averages for 3 measurements from yesterday and make a bar graph of the results of the Thumb War Lab. 2) Complete all questions on lab sheet – HW if not finished. 3) Personal reflections on “You and School”. No homework over the weekend unless you didn’t finish the graph/lab sheet.
September 15, 2011
Scientific Method: 1) Turn in Justin Bieber Wksht; 2) Learning how the scientific method relates to having a Thumb War…..Have a Thumb War and record thumb/wrist measurements; NO HW
September 14, 2011
Scientific Method: 1) Warm up (Bar Graph about Stereotypes about scientists); 2) Practice making a line graph using data sheet; 3) Finish Line Graph for homework if not done at end of hour – JUSTIN BIEBER WKSHT _ HW due tomorrow!
September 13, 2011
Scientific Method: 1) Go over worksheet; 2) Steps of the Scientific Method (NOTES); 3) Scientific Method Rap; 4) Sponge Bob Scientific Method Problems – NO HW
September 12, 2011
Scientific Method – 1) read “Ad Busters” article together and discuss parts of the scientific method; 2) Complete worksheet for HW
September 09, 2011
Today’s Learning Objective: To learn what Earth Science is and to also learn what the branches of Earth Science are.
1. Turn in “Draw a Scientist” assignment – look for Stereotypes in drawings
2. Request take-home textbook if desired.
3. Earth Science Glasses Assignment (HW due Monday) (5th hour class does not have to finish for homework due to GREAT use of class time)
