Friday, September 19, 2014

AGENDA:

• Finish relative dating problems
• Begin working in partners to make your own relative dating sequences.

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for an upcoming quiz!
2. Have your ORIGINAL relative dating sequence sketched so you can put it together by the end of class Monday!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

*There will be a quiz on Geologic Time, the geologic principles, and relative dating on Monday.*

AGENDA:

• Table groups write summary paragraph for paragraph 7 of the Anthropocene reading.
• Finish Geologic Principles Notes
• 4 of the Geologic Priniciples Explained
• More Explanation of the Geologic Priniciples
• Relative Dating of Rock Sequences Practice #1
• A relative dating practice quiz
• Another Relative Dating Practice for you.
• Begin Relative Dating of rock sequences.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Use reading strategy on paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 - they are short!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

AGENDA:

• Work in table groups to summarize paragraph 3
• Grade Notebooks for the Maps Unit
• Begin Geologic Principles Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Read and use reading strategy on paragraphs 6 and 7.  See yesterdays post for reading strategy if you need it.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

AGENDA:

• Whole class discussion / notes/ summary of paragraphs 1 & 2 of the reading.
• Article: An anthropogenic marker horizon in the future rock record.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Use the reading strategy for paragraphs 3, 4, & 5.
1. Read the paragraph
2. Read the paragraph again and this time hi-lite or underline what you think is important in the paragraph.
3. Use the graphic organizer worksheet and write NOTES about the important information - these should not be sentences and should not be sentences copied from the text.
4. Do not do the summary - we will work on them together!

Monday, September 15, 2014

*Back to School Night!  Come and meet your students teachers and see what their classes are about!  1st period starts at 6:00 pm!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp / Review HW
• Begin Anthropocene Article

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: use your reading strategy for just the first 2 paragraphs of the article.
1. Just read the paragraph - don't do anything with it yet.
2. Now, read the paragraph a second time, hi-liting or underlining what you think is important.
3. Now, read the paragraph a third time and jot down notes about what you think is important on the notes section of the graphic organizer worksheet.
4. THATS IT - DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR NOW.  :)

Friday, September 12, 2014

AGENDA:

• Review HW
• Turn in Notebooks
• TEST - Maps
• Begin Homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Geologic Time Scale questions