Friday, October 15, 2010

*Quarter Ends Today!*

Agenda:

• Turn in Homework calendar, notebook and benchmark review guide.
• Take 1st Quarter Benchmark

Homework:

1. NONE!!  Relax and enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

**End of 1st Quarter tomorrow!!
**Notebooks and Benchmark Test Tomorrow!

Objective:
      7. Find out what we have learned about Rocks.

Agenda:

• Rocks Test
• Benchmark Review Guide and Notebook work time

Homework:

1. Finish Benchmark Review guide (questions 19-43) - DUE Tomorrow!
2. Student notebook work - notebooks DUE Tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

**1st Quarter Ends Friday!!
**Notebook Due Friday!!

Objective:
     6. Name the 2 types of metamorphic rocks and explain how they are different from one another.

Agenda:

• Metamorphic Rocks Lab
• Notebook / study guide time

Homework:

1. Benchmark Review Guide - # 1-18 due tomorrow!
2. Student notebook work: Lab Questions
1. Sample 25 and 27 both seem to have black and white layers but they are not the same type of rock.  What is the feature in sample 27 that shows this?
2. Sample 28 has small, red minerals in it.  They are gemstones used in jewelry (though these samples are not valuable).  What do you think they are?
3. Look at all the samples that have a foliated texture.  Which sample(s) have expereinced the most heat and pressure?
4. Which is your favorite metamorphic rock and why?

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

**1st Quarter Ends on Friday!!!
**Notebooks Due Friday!!!
**Reviw Guide Due Friday at the begining of class!!

Objective:
      6.  Name the two types of metamorphic rock and explain how they are different from each other.

Agenda:

• Metamorphic Rocks Notes
• Metamorphic Rocks Questions
• Notebook and Review guide time

Homework:

1. Benchmark Review guide questions 44-53 and the rocks chart - due tomorrow!!
2. Student notebook work.
1. Metamorphic Rocks Notes -sw choices: 2, 4 10
2. Metamorphic Rocks Questions - sw choices: 2, 5, 7

Monday, October 11, 2010

**End of Quarter is Friday!!
*NOTEBOOKS DUE FRIDAY!

Objective:
      5.  Name the 2 types of sedimentary rocks and explain how they are different from one another.

Agenda:

• Sed Rocks Review
• Sed Rocks Lab
• Notebook work time

Homework:

1. Student work in the notebook (10 pages at the end of class today!)
1. Classifying Sedimentary Rocks Lab - sw: lab questions:
1. Sample #15 is made up of lots of tiny pieces.  What are the tiny pieces?
2. How do you think the tiny pieces in sample #15 got made into a rock?
3. Sample 17 is very distinctive.  What is it made of?  How do you think it formed?
4. Sample 16 has little rocks in it.  Are they rounded or angular?
5. How do you think sample 16 formed?
6. The white rock on my desk has fossils in it.  What type of fossils are they?
7. The white rock came from Nevada, which is a desert today.  What can we say about the geologic history of the part of Nevada where the rock came from?