Friday, September 23, 2011

*Mrs. H will be gone on Monday and Tuesday to be in Yosemite with Wildlink.  The class will have a sub for these days.  They will watch and awesome video about the crystal caves in Mexico on Monday and then will do some other classwork on Tuesday.*

*MINERALS TEST AND NOTEBOOK NEXT FRIDAY, SEP. 30!!*

OBJECTIVES:
  #2. Explain what makes something a mineral.
  #3. Describe the 4 ways that minerals form.

AGENDA:

• Group Poster Time
• Formation of Minerals
• Animations that show mineral crystallization
• "Orbiting" for data

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday:  Finish the remaining vocab cards for the minerals unit.
2. Notebook - be sure everything is taped in in the correct order and that all of the work is complete!  They will be due again next Friday, Sep. 30!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

AGENDA:

• Changes of States of Matter
• Work Time
• Element Symbols Worksheet*
• New Elements Reading questions*
• Matter Poster*
• Color the periodic table (solid, liquid, gas) *
• Begin vocab words (element, atom, periodic table, solid, liquid, gas)
• Tape pages into your notebook

          * needs a stamp for full credit

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: any pages that should have been stamped today (*)
2. By Friday: extra credit relative dating worksheet.

NOTEBOOK:
LEFT SIDE                         RIGHT SIDE
1. Minerals Unit                    2. Objectives
3. Vocab p. 1                      4. sentences (x1)
5. Vocab p.2                       6. sentences (x1)
7. Vocab p. 3                      8. sentences (x1)
9. Bigger than a house...      10. Big Crystals Q's*
11. Atoms... notes              12. Matter Poster*
13. Periodic Table *           14. Elements of...*
15. Two ultraheavy ...         16. Ultraheavy...Q's*
17. Changes of State           18. Original student work

* requires a stamp for full credit

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

*Notebooks should be finished and returned to you tomorrow! *

OBJECTIVE:
#1. Describe what atoms are and explain how they create all the matter in the world.

AGENDA:

• New Seats
• Test Scores
• Stamp/Review homework
• Atoms, elements and matter notes
• Interactive Periodic Table
• Another interactive periodic table
• FREE Elementals App (like the ones in the video)
• MEET THE ELEMENTS song by They Might Be Giants
• Begin homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow:  elements worksheet and reading questions
2. By Friday: Extra Credit relative dating sequences

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

*Geologic Time TEST and NOTEBOOK today!!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in notebooks.
• Stamp/Review/Turn in Study Guide
• Geologic Time Test
• Crystals Reading page and questions
• More about Giant Crystals

HOMEWORK:

1. Crystals reading questions- Due tomorrow!
2. Extra Credit Relative Dating - optional, but DUE no later than FRIDAY!

Monday, Septemer 19, 2011

*Geologic Time TEST and NOTEBOOK  due tomorrow!!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in grade printouts
• Finish half life problems
• Putting it all together worksheet
• Study Guide time

HOMEWORK:

1. Study guide - due at begining of class tomorrow.
2. Notebook - Due at begining of class tomorrow!
3. Extra credit relative dating sequences - you have until Friday!

NOTEBOOK
LEFT SIDE                           RIGHT SIDE
23. Putting it all together   

All other notebook page orders can be found in previous posts.