Friday, October 24, 2014

*Crystal Growing Contest - enter to win $$!  Link Here

AGENDA:

• What The? - Gold Nugget found last summer
• New Article
• Pass Back 1st quarter papers and tests
• 4.1 Notes Discussion
• 7 Billion People Video - National Geographic
• The World's Most Typical Person Video - National Geographic

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: List 5 resources that you can find at your house and name the items they are used in.  Use your textbook chapter 4.1 to help you.
2. Due no later than Wednesday - get your grade printout signed and returned for 20 points.

Wednesday, October 23, 2014

*Partial Solar Eclipse Today - watch it live here.

AGENDA:
Per 1, 3, 4, & 5

• Finish Benchmark / 4.1 Notes from book
• Hand out 1st quarter grade printouts
• Discuss Eclipse / make pinhole viewers

Per 6

• Hand out grade printouts
• Make pinhole viewers
• Go outside and watch the Eclipse!

HOMEWORK:

1. All classes - finish the first side of the 4.1 Resources Notes for tomorrow
2. All classes - get your grade printout signed and turned in by next Wed. for 20 points!

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

*1st Quarter Benchmark Tomorrow.  Review Chapters 1, 2, 3, 12 and 13!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in Notebooks
• Rocks ID TEST
• Mars Curiosity Reading and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. complete the Mars reading and questions
2. Review for the Benchmark 

Monday, October 20, 2014

*Rocks TEST and Rocks and Minerals NOTEBOOK moved to tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Rocks ID Lab - another 30 minutes to finish and fix
• Trade n grade lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Organize your rocks notes for the rocks test tomorrow.
2. STUDY
3. Organize your notebook for the rocks and minerals units - THERE WILL BE NO TIME GIVEN IN CLASS TO DO THIS AND NOTEBOOKS CANNOT BE TURNED IN LATE DUE TO THE END OF THE QUARTER.