Second Quarter Calendar Archive
Here you can find an outline of our second quarter classroom activities.
December 2007
Thursday, December 20
- Benchmark Exam
- See you January 3rd!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- Benchmark Exam
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
- Quarter Two Review Rotating Lab
- Here is the link to the handouts from the review stations we visited today.
- Remeber, Third and Sixth period has the exam tomorrow, and First and Fifth has it on Thursday
Monday, December 17, 2007
- Discussed Test 4 Results
- Created a Quarter 2 Notes Folder
- Organized Quarter 2 Foldables and notes
Here are the study guides from the tests we have taken this quarter:
Here are the PowerPoint reviews for the tests we have taken this quarter:
Friday, December 14, 2007
- Test 4: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Lateral Thinking Questions
- Homework: None
Thursday, December 13, 2007
- Discussed Earthquakes and Volcanoes Study Guide (Due tomorrow)
- Earthquake and Volcanoes Review Game
- Homework: Study for test tomorrow; study guide due tomorrow
Wednesday, Dcember 12, 2007
- Warm Up: What are the three types of seismic waves?
- Complete Seismic Wave Discussion
- Volcanoes: Subduction and Hot Spot Discussion
- Homework: Continue to work on study guide; be sure to bring your study guide to class tomorrow. Test is on Friday
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
- Warm Up: Complete Fault Lab then work on study guide
- Review of normal, reverse, and strike slip faults
- Discussion of Seismic Waves
- Homework: Complete fault lab if not yet completed; continue working on earthquake and volcanoes study guide
Monday, December 10, 2007
- Complete Fault Model
- Earthquake and Volcano Test on Friday. Here is the Study Guide
Friday, December 7, 2007
- Class Guidance
Thursday, December 6, 2007
- Warm Up: What are the three types of faults?
- Fault Model Activity
- Homework: None
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
- Warm Up: What are the three types of stress that affect the Earth?
- EQ: How does stress cause earthquakes?
- Modeled compression, tension, and shearing stresses with play-doh
- Stress Flow Chart
- Homework: None
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
- Discussed Plate Tectonics test results
- Tectonics test retake will be next Monday and Tuesday during restricted lunch. I will host a tutoring session Monday morning at 8:20
- Homework: Complete Earthquake Vocabulary: define each word a draw a picture, pages 144-152 in book; words: shearing, compression, tension, strike-slip fault, normal fault, reverse fault, fault block mountain, folded mountain, anticline, syncline
Monday, December 3, 2007
- Plate Tectonics Test
- No Homework
November 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
- EQ: How can you prepare for the plate tectonics test?
- Discussed Study Guide for plate tectonics test
- Jeopardy Review game of Plate Tectonics
- Homework: Study for test; study guide due Monday
Thursday, November 29, 2007
- Discussed results of quiz 3
- Friday's test has been moved to Monday. Study guide is now due on Monday
- Continued to work on Puzzling Plates lab
- Homework: Complete Puzzing Plates lab Questions
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
- Quiz 3
- Puzzling Plates Lab Begun
- Homework: Complete cutting and gluing puzzling plates together
Tuesdsay, November 27, 2007
- Completed Plate Tectonics Flip book
- Erosion Retest Guide is due before you can take the retest
- Plate Tectonics Test Study Guide - Test is on Friday
Monday, November 26, 2007
- Warm Up: What is a plate?
- Erosion and Deposition Retest Discussion
- Plate Tectonics Test - Friday study guide
- Plate Interactions foldable - due at end of class tomorrow
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
- Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics PowerPoint completed. (Presention courtesy of Andie Criminger.)
Monday, November 19, 2007
- EQ: What was Wegener's evidence for continental drift?
- Warm Up: If you were Wegener, how would you convince people that your theory of continental drift was true?
- Continental Drift Evidence PowerPoint (will be uploaded tomorrow)
- Evidence of Continental Drift Foldable: Make a Three Tab Book, Outside: first tab: Geologic Evidence, second tab: Fossil Evidence, third tab: Climate Evidence. Inside: Top - picture of geologic, fossil, and climate evidence; Bottom - explanation of geologic evidence, explanation of fossil evidence, and explanation of climate evidence
- Homework: Complete Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics Worksheets from Friday and Foldable - both due tomorrow
Friday, November 16, 2007
- Test - Erosion and Deposition
- Continental Drift, Sea Floor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics assignment due Tuesday
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 and Thursday, November 15, 2007
- Review for Erosion and Deposition Test
- Erosion PowerPoint
- Erosion and Deposition Test Friday
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
- Due to the writing prompt today, we only saw fifth and sixth period.
- Watched a video about the changes to the Earth by plate tectonics.
- Homework: Continue studying for test on Erosion and Deposition, which will be on Friday.
Monday, November 12, 2007
- Warm Up: What is plate tectonics? Tell me what you know about this subject.
- Erosion and Deposition flipbook passed back and deposition information added
- Introduction to continental drift.
- Homework: Erosion and deposition test on Friday. Your study guide is your flipbook.
Friday, November 9, 2007
- Warm Up: Persuade Me: What type of erosion changes the Earth's surface the most?
- Completed Erosion Foldable
Thursday, November 8, 2007
- Warm Up: What processes are taking place in these photographs?
- Continue working on Erosion Foldable
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
- Warm Up: What event of weathering, erosion or deposition to you enjoy the most yesterday? Explain what caused it.
- Erosion Foldable
- EQ: Where can we find evidence of weathering, erosion, and deposition at Lanier?
- Weathering Walk
Monday, November 5, 2007
- Warm Up: How does erosion change the surface of Earth?
- Weathering and Soil Test result discussion
- Erosion video segment
Friday, November 2, 2007
- Test - Soil and Weathering
- Study Guide Project Due Today
Thursday, November 1, 2007
- Warm Up: What question do you have about weathering and soil for the test tomorrow?
- Discussed Quiz Results
- Test Review Quiz
October 2007
October, 31 2007
- Warm Up: What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
- Soil Quiz
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
- Warm Up: What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
- Completed Valuable Soil Foldable
- Read pages 246-249
- Work on Study Guide
- Homework: Complete foldable, quiz tomorrow, and continue to work on study guide for test Friday
Monday, October 29, 2007
- Warm Up: Why is Soil Important?
- Importance of Soil PowerPoint
- Create Your Own Study Guide discussion - due Friday
- Valuable Soil Foldable
- Homework - None; I will give you time in class tomorrow to complete your soil foldable
Friday, October 26, 2007
- Warm Up: How would you describe the soil in our area?
- Soil Profile Foldable
- Distributed Weathering and Soil Test Study Guide
- Homework: Soil Profile Foldable Questions
Thursday, October 25, 2007
- Warm Up: What is soil?
- E. Q. How can we easily remember the layers of the soil?
- Layers of the Soil Lab
- Homework: Sixth period only 1. Draw the soil horizons; 2. Explain each layer of soil (real) and what it is made of; 3. Describe what we used to represent each layer in the model; 4. Compare/contrast our model and real soil; 5. How could you improve this lab (i.e. Use different materials)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
- Weathering Quiz
- Completed Weathering of Candy Lab
- Read pages 221-227 in textbook
- Completed section review on page 227
- Homework: Complete lab if not yet turned in
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
- Warm Up: We identified the types of weathering evident in a photograph.
- Weathering of Candy Lab Conclusions; if you did not finish today, you will have some time after tomorrow's quiz
- Homework: Wednesday quiz tomorrow
Monday, October 22, 2007
- Weathering of Candy Lab Graphing of Data Points; we will conclude this lab tomorrow
- Homework: Complete Weathering Foldable and bring to class tomorrow
Friday, October 19, 2007
- Warm Up: What factors affect the rate at which weathering occurs?
- Weathering of Candy Lab - to be completed on Monday
Thursday, October 18, 2007
- Warm Up: Do you think the Rockies will ever look like the Blue Ridge Mountains? Explain your answer.
- Mechanical and Chemical Weathering Foldable
- Homework: Bring a piece of graph paper to class tomorrow
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
- Warm Up: What are some examples of weathering you have seen?
- Homework answer check
- Weathering photographs and observations
- First and Third completed weathering mini lab
- No Homework - but don't forget science fair meeting at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in the media center!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
- Warm Up: See PowerPoint below
- Weathering discussion
- Weathering Video Clips
- Discussed Open Ended Assessment Results
- Discussed Science Fair - first meeting Thursday, 8:00 am in the media center
- Homework: Pages 212-217 in textbook and pages 75-78 in workbook