Friday, October 17, 2014

*Today is the end of the quarter - next weeks test and notebook will be part of this quarter grade!*

**Today is the 25th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake!  Read a newspaper article and summarize it for 20 points!**

AGENDA:

• What The question
• Rocks ID lab

HOMEWORK:

1. STUDY for your rocks TEST 
2. Organize your notebook for both the rocks and minerals units - Due Monday

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

1. 10 points for each rock you make.  You can make up to 5 different rocks!
2.  Use food items (candy, frosting, etc..) to make each type of rock (Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic).  Explain which how the food items help to represent the different parts of the rock (crystals, clasts, etc...)
1. example: layers of graham crackers and frosting to represent the rock Gneiss
2. example: nerds candy in frosting to represent conglomerate
3. Bring in the "rocks" or bring photos of them and a written page explaining each rock.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

*Rocks TEST and Rocks and Minerals NOTEBOOK will be on Monday.  Review notes and get organized.  This will be the final test and notebook for the quarter.*

AGENDA:

• Go over Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks characteristics

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow:  3.3 and 3.4 questions - COPY and ANSWER each question from page 79 and 84 using complete sentences.
2. STUDY for your rocks TEST 
3. Organize your notebook for both the rocks and minerals units - Due Monday

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

*Sorry Mrs. H was gone - I had to pick up a sick Wildlink student in Yosemite and bring the student home.*

AGENDA:

• Take notes from the book on Chapters 3.3 and 3.4.  Remember that these notes can be used on the Rocks TEST to help you identify your rocks and tell their story.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday:  questions for chapters 3.3 and 3.4 found on page 79 and 84. COPY and answer each question in a complete sentence.
2. STUDY for the rocks test.
3. organize your notebook for both rocks and minerals - we will grade them together!

Tuesday, October 14, 2015

*The quarter ends Friday!  Study the rocks notes and be ready to identify and tell the story of different rocks for the test!*

AGENDA:

• New Seats
• Igneous Rocks Notes/ Discussion
• Begin Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Review and organize (by hi-liting or re-writing) the Igneous Rocks Notes for use during lab
2. Organize your notebook for the Minerals and Rocks Notebook check on MONDAY!!!!
3. STUDY the Rocks material so you can identify and tell the story of each rock on the rocks test MONDAY!!

Monday, October 13, 2014

*The quarter ends this Friday - study your notes and be ready to rock the rocks test and notebook!!*
**All of the Minerals BIG QUIZ scores are in the gradebook except for students who made up the quiz today.**

AGENDA:

• New What The format
• Finish Rock Cycle Interactive activity - chart, graphs and questions
• Label Rock Cycle Diagram

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tomorrow: questions for the rock cycle diagram