Thursday, August 13, 2015

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Wed- Fri May 27-29, 2015

*Final Exams!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in Earth Science Textbooks to Library
• Take Earth Science Final Exam - open note - you may use your study guide
• Take Earth Science 4th quarter benchmark exam
• DONE!!!

HOMEWORK:

1. Enjoy your summer and remember to get outside and have fun in our beautiful world!!

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

AGENDA:

• Turn in Mystery Planet News articles and other papers
• Make a HAND WRITTEN STUDY GUIDE for the comprehensive final exam which is on Ch. 1-13, 17-25.
• The STUDY GUIDE must be
• Handwritten
• As many pages as you want
• Will be turned in after you take the test
• Topics covered will be the BIG IDEAS AND CONCEPTS / SKILLS FOR:
• Earth's Spheres
• Systems
• The scientific process
• Maps (Latitude & Longitude, Topographic Maps)
• Geologic Time
• Minerals and Crystals
• Rocks and the Rock Cycle
• Earth's Resources
• Weathering & Erosion
• Water and the Water Cycle
• Glaciers
• Earthquakes
• Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
• Climate and Climate Change
• Big Bang, Solar Nebula and Stars

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete the study guide and study it!

Friday, May 22, 2015

**The Agenda for next week has changed!!  There will be a final exam that covers the entire year of the course.  Tuesday you have have the class time to develop a study guide that you may use on the final.  Your study guide must be handwritten - not typed!!**

AGENDA:

• Mystery Planet
• Group/Categorize Rock samples.  Take photos of them for later use if you want.
• Make concept maps of each of the different groups of rocks similar to the one we did together in class.
• Use the concept maps to determine what you now know and can describe about this planet you have never been to.  
• Use the Newspaper Template to write a newspaper article that explains to the public what we have learned about our mystery planet and how we know what we know.
• Include a diagram or picture that helps to explain what you know about the planet.
• TURN IN ON TUESDAY in this order:
• Newspaper article - 40 pts.
• Rock groups/descriptions - 20 pts.
• Concept Maps - 40 pts.

HOMEWORK:

1. Mystery Planet Activity!!

Thursday, May 21, 2015

AGENDA:

• Discuss agenda for the rest of the year

• Award for Best Overall Project Grade
• Award for Best Story
• Size of the Planets group activity

HOMEWORK:

1. Organize your notebook - Due Tomorrow!
2. Begin to study for Benchmark - Ch. 17-25 in the book.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

AGENDA:

• Discuss Disaster Movie Expectations and return grades
• Second Chance on the Sun Model - make it better!!

HOMEWORK:

1. Continue to Improve your Sun Model if you decided to take it home
2. Organize your notebook - Due Friday!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

AGENDA:

• Work on Sun Models - Due at the end of class!

HOMEWORK:

1. Organize Notebook - due Friday!

Monday, May 18, 2015

*Still grading the Disaster Movie projects!  Should be completed by Tuesday!*

*Sun Diagram Models are due at the end of class tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Discuss rules of Sun Model Diagram

Your final model:

• •Should be a visual diagram (85% picture vs. 15% words)  that should answer/explain the answer to the two following questions:
  •1.  How does the Sun produce energy and how does the energy get to Earth?
  •2. How long will the Sun produce energy?
  •Should be done without the use of large paragraphs. However, small, short explanations of 1 or 2 sentences are ok.
  •Should be original enough in design and format that it would not be considered a copy of anyone else's.  The best way to achieve this is simply to do your own original work.
  •Should not be plagiarized from the book or the internet in any way.  Again, this is easy to achieve if you just do your own work.
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  Remember:
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  •DO YOUR FIRST WORK IN PENCIL BEFORE YOU COLOR OR USE PEN!
  •Think about how the diagramatic models in the National Geographic magazines were constructed.
  •Think about what information you need to include – information that is not necessary will not improve your diagram and will often make it less effective.
  •Make everything neat and clear.
  •Use neat, careful writing.
• Work on models - due at the end of class tomorrow!

HOMEWORK:

1. Sun Diagram Model
2. Organize your notebook - Due Friday!

Friday, May 15, 2015

*Still grading projects - should have them completed by Tuesday! Thank you for your patience.  :) *

AGENDA:

• Presentations for students who were absent.
• Work on Chapter 25.2 about Star Life cycles to help with the Sun Model on Monday

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish the Stellar Evolution diagram, the stars questions for Ch. 25.2 and the chart to help you think about how to make your model of the Sun in class on Monday.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish Disaster Movie Presentations
• Disaster Movie grades will not be complete until next week.  It takes about 1 hour to grade each class, so please be patient! :)
• Begin Stellar Evolution diagrams to help you learn about the life cycle of stars

HOMEWORK:

1. Think about what you want to include and how you want to create your diagram model of the sun next week.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

*DISASTER MOVIES DUE TODAY!!*

AGENDA:

• Present Disaster Movie projects

HOMEWORK:

1. Practice your presentation if you did not present today.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

*DISASTER MOVIE FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!  BE SURE YOU ARE READY TO PRESENT AND TURN THEM IN TOMORROW!  GOOD LUCK!!*

AGENDA:

• Project work day - students have the entire class to work on finalizing their Disaster Movie projects, which are due tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on your Disaster Movie project and presentation - Due tomorrow!

Monday, May 11, 2015

*Tomorrow is Disaster Movie Project Work day!  Come in prepared to work on your project or presentation and bring any supplies you need, like glue or colored pencils etc...*

AGENDA:

• Cosmos: Sisters of the Sun - take notes to help with sun model

HOMEWORK:

1. Be ready to work on your Disaster Movie projects tomorrow!
1. Use the grading Rubric to help you check your work so you will earn a good grade!

Friday, May 8, 2015

*Disaster Movie Projects Due Next Wednesday!!!*

AGENDA:

• Finish National Geographic Model analysis worksheet and turn in
• Notes and Discussion: Solar magnetism, solar prominences, flares and sunspots.
• Solar Sail video
• Solar Prominence video

HOMEWORK:

1. WORK ON YOUR DISASTER MOVIE!!!!!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

*Early Out Day*
**DISASTER MOVIE PROJECTS ARE DUE IN 1 WEEK!!**

AGENDA:

• Opening question
• Astronomy Test #1
• Revised Model of the sun:
•  create a new and improved model of the sun that explains/answers these questions:
• How does the sun produce energy and how does the energy get to Earth?
• How long will the sun produce energy?
• Remember!  
• Drawn neatly and clearly.
• Your model can include more than one diagram!!!
• Label everything.
• You will be keeping this model as part of a packet about this topic.

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish your new and improved model diagram of the sun
2. Work on your Disaster Movies

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

*Remember - small TEST tomorrow on Astronomy!  Study!!*

AGENDA:

• Opening question on Continuous vs Emission spectra for visible light
• Discuss Hydrostatic Equilibrium of Sun
• Discuss Nuclear fusion in the sun
• Great Fusion in the sun demo/explanation!

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for test tomorrow
2. Think about how to revise your model of the sun

Monday, May 4, 2015

*Small test Wednesday on:

• Why study space?
• Big Bang Theory
• Solar Nebula Theory
• EM Spectrum and Light

AGENDA:

• Discuss Disaster Movie Projects
• Model the sun

Your model should  answer these questions

• How does the sun produce energy and how does the energy get to Earth?
• How long will the sun produce energy?
• Drawn neatly and clearly.
• Label everything.
• You will be keeping this model as part of a packet about this topic.
• Discuss/notes layers of the sun

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on your disaster movie project - due in 1 1/2 weeks!
2. Study for small test on Wed.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

AGENDA:

• Turn in Solar Nebula Hypothesis Comics to be stamped. (returned at end of class)
• Watch Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way

HOMEWORK:

• Work on your Disaster Movie Project - They are due in 1 1/2 weeks!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

*Disaster Movie Projects are Due in 2 weeks!  This project is your FINAL EXAM- Be sure your do your best work on it!!!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in Disaster Movie Project Rough Drafts
• Big Bang Theory questions - get stamped when done
• Solar Nebula Theory video
• Solar Nebula Theory comic strip

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish drawing and coloring pictures for the Solar Nebula Theory comic strip - Due tomorrow

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

AGENDA:

• Read Why Study Space?
• Go over the basics of the Big Bang Theory (not the TV show! ;)
• NASA Big Bang Info
• Space.com Big Bang Info
• Draw and color pictures for the Big Bang Theory Comic - get stamped
• Get and answer questions for Why Study Space?

HOMEWORK:

1. Disaster Movie Rough Draft - Due tomorrow

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2. Finish Big Bang comic if you did not finish it in class
3. Finish Questions for Why Study Space? - Due tomorrow

Monday, April 27, 2015

AGENDA:

• Calbuco Eruption Video
• Mt. Everest Avalanche Video (via The Guardian) 
• Take Climate TEST - turn in
• Work on Disaster Movie Projects - Rough Draft Due Wed.

HOMEWORK:

1. Disaster Movie Rough Draft - Due Wednesday!

Friday, April 24, 2015

*Climate TEST is Monday - STUDY!!!!*

AGENDA:

• Finish CO2 and Temperature graph lab
• Turn lab in
• Grade notebooks (per 1 &3 only.  Per 4, 5 &6 grade over the weekend and turn in first thing Monday!)

HOMEWORK:

1. STUDY for your test!
1. Greenhouse Effect.
2. Effect of Greenhouse gases
3. Feedback Loop
4. Carbon Cycle - be able to explain the role of different parts and the time involved for different pathways through the cycle.
5. Describe the patterns and interpretations of the graph for CO2 and temperature anomaly that we made in class.  What does this graph show us and explain about climate?

1. Work on your Disaster Movie Project! - Rough draft due Wednesday!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

*Climate TEST is moved to Monday!  Be sure to study/learn/understand:

• Greenhouse Effect
• Effect of Greenhouse gases
• Carbon Cycle - be able to explain the role of different parts and the time involved for different pathways through the cycle.
• Describe the patterns and interpretations of the graph for CO2 and temperature anomaly that we made in class.  What does this graph show us and explain about climate?

AGENDA:

• Discuss Test / Notebook due dates and what will be on the test
• Discuss volcanic eruption in Chile
• Eruption Video w/Plane
• Eruption Video w/ time lapse
• Eruption Video w/ lightning
• Article on Volcano from Wired
• Finish CO2 and Temp graph and begin to answer questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish graph if you did not in class
2. Answer Carbon Dioxide and Temperature graph questions 1-6
3. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTEBOOK - DUE TOMORROW!
4. Study for Mondays TEST!
5. Work on your Disaster Movie Project

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - Due by Monday May 4!

• 60 POINTS IF DONE VERY WELL!
• Determine what type of Volcano Calbuco is (see links above for a start - the volcano is in Chile)
• Determine what type of plate boundary this volcano would form at.
• Make a detailed, labeled diagram model of the type of plate boundary and the volcano. (think about the plate tectonics project and you get the idea!)
• Your model should be able to explain through the images and labels** how and why the volcano formed at this plate boundary and explain what type of magma the volcano has and how that magma formed.  
• **Don't write a paragraph about this - draw and label.  Short explanations are ok.
• Your model should be very neat and any writing must be easy to read.
• Your model should be at least the size of one 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper or as large as a poster board.
• Your model should be created by you and NOT COPIED FROM ANYWHERE!!
• Points will be assigned based on the quality and accuracy of the diagram model.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

*You should be working on your Geoscience Disaster Movie Final Project several times each week!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in Disaster Movie Summary, 5 facts and 5 fibs for stamps and comments. (returned at the end of class)
• Finish Chasing Ice

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for the Climate Test on Monday
1. everything since we returned from Spring Break
2. Organize your notebook - Due Friday!!
3. Work on your Disaster Movie Project
1. You should have a clear idea of the plot of your movie
2. You should be able to identify or add in at least 5 Geoscientific Facts that your story is build around.
1. Geoscience Fact - about the Earth or processes that happen on Earth and in Earth systems.
2. Must be detailed enough to prove that you have LEARNED SOMETHING about Earth in class this year.
3. Must be supported with evidence from a credible source.
4. You must cite the source MLA style.
3. You should also have included and be able to explain in detail 5 Geoscientific Lies or Fibs that your story is built around.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

*Mrs. H out sick.*

AGENDA:

• Watch and take notes for the video Chasing Ice

HOMEWORK:

1. Disaster Movie - summary and 5 Geoscience facts and fibs due tomorrow
2. Study for the TEST on Monday!
3. Organize your notebook - Due Friday

Monday, April 20, 2015

*Project Summary and facts/fibs due Wednesday!*

AGENDA:

• Review Greenhouse Effect 
• Graph Activity- Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Anomaly
• organize and graph together

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Carbon Dioxide graph only - remember to connect the dots after you plot them.
2. STUDY THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT!!!!
3. Finish your Disaster Movie Summary and 5 Geoscience Facts and 5 Geoscience Fibs - These are Due Wendesday!

Friday, April 17, 2015

*Mrs. H out sick.*

AGENDA:

• Finish the Climate Moves activity graph and map from yesterday.
• Work on the Disaster Movie Project - Due May 13!

HOMEWORK:

1. Study and learn the Greenhouse Effect!!
2. Work on your Disaster Movie Project - Story summary and facts/fibs due Wed!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

AGENDA:

• Carbon Cycle diagram
• Carbon Moves Carbon Cycle game
• Begin Carbon Moves Part 2 work

HOMEWORK:

1. Study the greenhouse effect (use the comic to help you)
2. Begin to study for the second Atmosphere TEST which will be Friday, April 24.
3. Work on your Disaster Movie Projects - Sign up tomorrow for partner /no partner and poster or power point. *Remember, once you make these choices you cannot change your mind, so choose wisely!

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

AGENDA:

• Opening Question
• Review Greenhouse Effect comic
• Greenhouse gasses (scroll down to chart)
• Great Greenhouse effect explanation by NASA
• Greenhouse effect 
• Effect of greenhouse gasses on atmosphere

HOMEWORK:

1. Review greenhouse effect comic so you can learn it in detail!
2. Work on your Disaster Movie projects!

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

*FINAL Disaster Movie Project is due on Wednesday, May 13!*

AGENDA:

• Work on Disaster Movie project

HOMEWORK:

1. Disaster Movie Project

Monday, April 13, 2015

*Welcome Back!  Only 7 more weeks of school left!*

AGENDA:

• Introduce the Geoscience Disaster Movie Final Project
• Examples of Disaster Movies
• The Core
• Sharknado
• The Day After Tomorrow
• Project work time

HOMEWORK:

1. Think about the Disaster Movie project - Due friday: choice of partner (or none) and type of project (poster or power point)

Thursday, April 2, 2015

AGENDA:

• 5 min study guide review
• Turn in Study Guide
• TEST - Atmosphere
• Work on Lab
• Turn Lab in (except per 1)

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE- HAVE A GREAT BREAK!!!!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

*Happy April Fool's Day!*

**Atmosphere TEST #1 is tomorrow - seriously, not a joke!**

AGENDA:

• Share lab data from previous day.
• Average Lab data
• Graph Lab data

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete entire study guide for Atmosphere TEST q's 1-21
2. Study for the TEST!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

*Atmosphere TEST on Thursday - study and be prepared!*

AGENDA:

• Greenhouse Gas Lab - data collection and sharing of group data

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete Atmosphere Test 1 Study Guide - questions 1-10

Monday, March 30, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish The Weather: Heat video and questions - turn questions in 
• Group Extra Credit Quiz - The greenhouse effect

HOMEWORK:

1. Study - the first Weather TEST will be on Thursday!!!!
2. PER 6 ONLY - DRAW A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, THE "PAUSES" AND THE PARTICLES OF AIR 3 TIMES ON 3 SEPARATE SHEETS OF PAPER!!!!!

Friday, March 27, 2015

AGENDA:

• Stamp 17.1 Layers of the Atmosphere questions and The Seasons HW
• Watch and answer questions for the BBC video: The Weather - Heat

HOMEWORK:

1. Learn the Greenhouse Effect IN DETAIL as explained in your comic strip

Thursday, March 26, 2015

AGENDA:

• Fate of Solar Radiation on Earth

• Greenhouse Effect

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Cause of seasons worksheet
2. Learn the greenhouse effect (the one from class) in DETAIL!!!!

Wednesday, March 24, 2015

AGENDA:

• QUIZ -Layers of Atmo/Air Pressure
• Uneven heating of Atmo Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: Cause of Seasons HW
2. Begin to work on vocabulart

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

*Layer of Atmosphere and Air Pressure QUIZ tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Solar Angle Energy Lab and questions
• Continue homework from yesterday or study for tomorrows quiz

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish 17.1 Layers of Atmosphere questions/diagram
2. Study for Quiz tomorrow

Monday, March 23, 2015

*Quiz on the Layers of the Atmosphere and Air Pressure Wednesday!!!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/ Review Evolution of Atmo comic and Layers of Atmo reading/graph
• Notes- Air Pressure
• Retro Air Pressure Video :)
• Begin Homework - Atmosphere questions and diagram to label and color (except for 1st period)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday - Atmosphere Questions / Diagram to label and color
2. Study the Layers of the Atmosphere and Air Pressure for a quiz on Wednesday!

Friday, March 20, 2015

*Happy Spring Equinox!!!*



Why Do We have Seasons?  From NOAA

As the earth spins on its axis, producing night and day, it also moves about the sun in an elliptical (elongated circle) orbit that requires about 365 1/4 days to complete. The earth's spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the earth's axis points away, winter can be expected. Since the tilt of the axis is 23 1/2 degrees, the North Pole never points directly at the Sun, but on the summer solstice it points as close as it can, and on the winter solstice as far as it can. Midway between these two times, in spring and autumn, the spin axis of the earth points 90 degrees away from the sun. This means that on this date, day and night have about the same length: 12 hours each, more or less.

Why should this tilt of the Earth's axis matter to our weather? To understand this, take a piece of paper and a flashlight. Shine the light from the flashlight straight onto the paper, so you see an illuminated circle. All the light from the flashlight is in that circle. Now slowly tilt the paper, so the circle elongates into an ellipse. All the light is still in that ellipse, but the ellipse is spread out over more paper. The density of light drops. In other words, the amount of light per square centimeter drops (the number of square centimeters increases, while the total amount of light stays the same).

The same is true on the earth. When the sun is overhead, the light is falling straight on you, and so more light (and more heat) hit each square centimeter of the ground. When the sun is lower in the sky, the light gets more spread out over the surface of the earth, and less heat (per square centimeter) can be absorbed. Since the earth's axis is tilted, the sun is higher when you are on the part of the earth where the axis points more towards the sun, and lower on the part of the Earth where the axis points away from the sun.

For the Northern Hemisphere, the axis points most toward the sun in June (specifically around June 21), and away from the sun around December 21. This corresponds to the Winter and Summer Solstice (solstice is Latin for "the sun stands"). For the Southern Hemisphere, this is reversed.

For both hemispheres, the earth is 90 degrees away from the sun around March 21 and then again around September 21. This corresponds to the Fall and Spring Equinox (equinox is Latin for "equal night"). Everyplace in the world has about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.Image showing the Earth's orbit 

AGENDA:

• Opening question
• Quiz- What is Air?
• Atmospheric Air Predictions Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete Evolution of Atmosphere Comic
2. Complete 17.1 An Intro to the Atmosphere reading /graph/questions

Thursday, March 19, 2015

*STUDY FOR THE "WHAT IS AIR?" QUIZ TOMORROW!*

AGENDA:

• 10 minutes - help your neighbor learn what air is
• Discuss layers of atmosphere graph and label layers and pauses
• Evolution of the Atmosphere comic strip - draw and color

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for what is air quiz
2. finish evolution of atmosphere comic strip

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

*Students who where in CAHSEE testing for the last 2 days will have a chance to get caught up at the start of class tomorrow!*


AGENDA:

• Share Air Models
• Vote for best Air Model in class
• Construct new, more accurate model of air as a class - this one goes into the notebook
• Begin to Read 17.1 Intro to the atmosphere and graph data on back

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish reading 17.1 Intro to Atmosphere worksheet.  Complete graph and questions on back

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

*Happy St. Patty's Day!*



AGENDA:

• Review Class Expectations
• What is Air?
• draw a diagram of air in 5 minutes
• choose the best air model at your table and share diagrams with class
• Re-draw diagram of air using more detail
• include all the molecules present in modern day air - represent them some how
• indicate percentages for modern day atmosphere somehow
• include labels 
• what other details can you demonstrate?

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish more complete, 2nd model of air diagram.

Monday, March 16, 2015

AGENDA:

• Turn in 3rd Quarter Calendar and Lava Lab
• 3rd Quarter Benchmark
• Sit quietly with your thoughts

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE

Friday, March 13, 2015

*3rd Quarter Benchmark is Monday for extra credit. If you want to study focus on Earthquakes (Ch.8), Plate Tectonics (ch. 9), and Volcanoes (ch. 10).*

**Tomorrow is Pi Day (3-14-15 - get it?).  For 30 pts. EXTRA CREDIT e-mail me a selflie of you doing a Pi day activity.  Not sure what to do?  Google "Pi day activities" and choose one.**

***Gem and Mineral Show 50 pt. EXTRA CREDIT - scroll down to yesterdays post for details!***

AGENDA:

• Stamp/ Review HW
• Lava Lab
• Begin Lava Lab homework questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Lava Lab questions - Due Monday
2. Study for Benchmark - see above for details

Thursday, March 12, 2015

*Volcanoes and plate tectonics TEST on Monday! Study and get prepared so you can earn a fantastic grade!*

AGENDA:

• Draw diagram models of the formation of mafic magma at divergent plate boundaries.
• Share the models and choose the best in the group - staple together and turn all of them into the red basket.
• Finish Volcanoes notes and discussion
• Mt. St. Helens Live Volcano Cam
• USGS Volcano Observatory
• Begin homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete the Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate tectonics chart.
2. Study your volcanoes and plate tectonics notes!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - 50 POINTS!

• Go to the Gem and Mineral Show in Turlock this weekend and HAVE FUN!!!!
• Complete the "Scavenger Hunt" paper and get it stamped or stickered by the lovely member of the Motherload Mineral Society.
• Turn in the Scavenger Hunt Paper to me next week.

March 11, 2015

AGENDA:

• Turn in Plate Tectonic Notebook check papers for periods 4, 5, and 6
• Continue Volcanoes notes and discussion
• Mr. & Mrs. H go to Hawaii 
• and go to Hawaii again!

HOMEWORK:

1. review plate tectonics notes and volcanoes notes

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish Pompeii video (see yesterday's post for link)
• Begin Mafic Volcanoes Notes
• Grade Plate Tectonics Notebooks

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish grading plate tectonics notebook - be honest - I will ask to see any notebook that has an unusual score.

Monday, March 9, 2015

AGENDA:

• Turn in Assembling California Plate Tectonics Pictures
• Watch Pompeii: The mystery of people frozen in time
• Finish Oral Plate Tectonics Questions with Mrs. Hollister

HOMEWORK:

1. Organize the plate tectonics notebook work - notebooks due tomorrow!

Friday, March 6, 2105

AGENDA:

• Draw and color diagrams for the Assembling California - a plate tectonics story worksheet
• ORAL EXAM - Students come up and answer 3 randomly chosen plate boundary questions with me.

HOMEWORK:

1. STUDY YOUR PLATE BOUNDARY QUESTIONS IF YOU DID NOT COME UP AND ANSWER THEM WITH ME TODAY - I WILL EXPECT BETTER QUALITY ANSWERS FROM THOSE OF YOU WHO ANSWER ON MONDAY!
2. Finish you ASSEMBLING CALIFORNIA diagrams!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

*GREAT JOB EVERYONE! YOUR MODELS LOOKED FANTASTIC!!*

AGENDA:

• Final build and display of plate boundary models.
• Mrs. H grades models.

HOMEWORK:

1. Study and review the plate boundary questions for tomorrows oral exam!

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

**Same as yesterday!**

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

*3-D Plate Tectonics Models are due Thursday.  Your group should be ready to put the final model together starting at the begining of class.  This should not take more than 20 minutes.  Your group should not plan on doing any major coloring or construction of parts on Thursday - you should be ready to assemble the final model.*

AGENDA:

• Work on 3-D Plate Tectonics Models 

HOMEWORK:

1. Do any work needed on your plate tectonics models.
2. Complete any notebook work for this unit that is not yet done.
3. STUDY the questions for the plate tectonics models.  You will be asked 3 of these questions (for the type of model your group has made) so be ready for all of them!

QUESTIONS FOR PLATE TECTONICS MODELS:

Convergent Boundaries Questions:

1.       What types of lithosphere are found at this plate boundary and what are they made of?  
2.       What is oceanic lithosphere made of and how is it created? 
3.       Why does oceanic lithosphere sit on top of the asthenosphere? 
4.       What is continental lithosphere made of and how is it created?  
5.       Why does continental lithosphere sit higher on the mantle than oceanic lithosphere? 
6.       Why does the oceanic lithosphere go down into the mantle and what is this called? 
7.       What is the Benioff Zone and what does it tell us?  
8.       What is a trench and how is it formed?
9.       What is an accretionary prism and how is it created? 
10.   Why does the lithosphere melt at convergent boundaries?  
11.   How do magma plutons form and what will happen to them over time? 
12.   Why are there volcanoes at convergent boundaries?  

Divergent Boundaries Questions:

1.       What types of lithosphere are found at this plate boundary and what are they made of?  
2.       What is oceanic lithosphere made of and how is it created?  
3.       Why does oceanic lithosphere sit on top of the asthenosphere? 
4.       Describe the entire process of seafloor spreading.  
5.       What are pillow lavas and how do they form? 
6.       How is the rift valley created? 
7.       What is a mid-ocean ridge and how is it created? 
8.       What are black smokers and how do they form? 
9.       Explain one important thing about black smokers. 
10.   Explain the importance of the magnetic “stripes” of the seafloor around a mid-ocean ridge. 
11.   What is the age of the seafloor as you move away from a mid-ocean ridge and what does it show us? 

Monday, March 2, 2015

AGENDA:

• Introduce 3-d plate boundary models project
• must be 3-d
• must show all parts of your plate boundary
• should be able to put together the final model in 20-25 minutes and then take it apart and clean it up after Mrs. H has seen and photographed it
• THIS MODEL IS YOUR GROUP TEST SCORE FOR THIS UNIT.
• You will also be asked individual questions about the model as part of your individual test score for this unit!
• MODELS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND JUDGED THURSDAY - NO MATTER WHAT!
• Project work time

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on your plate tectonics model as required in your group

Friday, February 27, 2015

* What's up with the color of THE DRESS?!?!?  Well, it's sciency and wired.com wrote a great  article about it. Read it and enjoy lording your scientific knowledge over your friends!

AGENDA:

• Transform Faults and Hot spots notes
• transform faults
• What is a hot spot?
• Hot spots and Hawaii
• Begin Homework
• Groups randomly select which plate boundary they will be creating a 3-d model of.
• Begin brainstorming for model

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Convergent boundary questions
2. Complete convergent boundary comparison chart
3. Begin to think about  how to create a 3-d model of a plate boundary

Thursday, February 26, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish Convergent Boundary Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Review plate tectonics
2. Think about how you would build a 3-d model of the plate boundaries at your desk in one class period.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• Begin Convergent Boundary Notes
• Convergent Boundaries at Geology.com
• More on convergent boundaries

HOMEWORK:

1. Review convergent boundaries
2. think about how you would build a model of a divergent boundary or a convergent boundary

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

AGENDA:

• Continue Divergent Boundary Notes / Discussion
• Begin Divergent Boundary Homework questions
• See yesterday's post for great links on Divergent Boundaries!

HOMEWORK:

1. Divergent Boundary Questions
2. Think about how you would build a model of a divergent boundary at your desk.

Monday, February 23, 2015

AGENDA:

• Stamp/ Review HW
• Begin Divergent boundary notes and discussion
• Plate Boundaries Interactives
• Divergent Boundary - from Wikipedia
• Video - Divergent Boundary
• Plate Tectonics Rap*
• Plate Tectonics Song*

*Make a better song and video about Plate Tectonics or just one type of plate boundary  for extra credit!  Points awarded based on scientific accuracy, effort and creativity!

HOMEWORK:

1. Begin Divergent boundary questions
2. Think about how you might build a model of a divergent boundary at your table using common, every day objects.

Friday, February 20, 2015

AGENDA:

• Review yesterday's convection lab
• Stamp Vocabulart page 1
• Age of the Seafloor activity - color the map and answer the 7 questions
• Joides Resolution Research Ship Website
• Follow Joides on Twitter

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish the seafloor ages activity if you did not complete it in class
2. STUDY for a quiz Monday on Continental Drift, Earth's structure and composition, basics of plate tectonics theory and the world plate boundaries map

Thursday, February 19, 2015

AGENDA:

• Convection of the mantle lab
• Convection in the Mantle
• work on vocabulart

HOMEWORK:

1. vocbulart page 1/2 is due tomorrow.  Pictures must be IN COLOR!!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• World Plate Boundaries map - color and get stamped
• Questions about World Plate boundaries map - get stamped

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish map and questions if you did not complete them in class - DUE TOMORROW.
2. Vocabulart page 1 - DUE FRIDAY.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

*Plate Tectonics Unit will culminate in the creation of an in class model that demonstrates your understanding of Plate Tectonics Theory and one of the three types of plate boundaries.  Be sure to review your notes every night and pay attention in class each day!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review Homework
• Plate Tectonics Notes
• Plate Tectonics questions - should be completed and stamped.  If not, they are homework that is due tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:

1. Plate tectonics questions if they were not completed in class.
2. Page 1 of vocabulart can be completed.

Monday, February 9, 2015

AGENDA:

• Diagram and discuss the structure of the Earth
• Write a paragraph describing the structure of the Earth

HOMEWORK:

1. per 6 - Write the reflection for the surprise journal and turn journals in tomorrow.

Friday, February 6, 2015

50 pt.  EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:

• Go to SCIENCE DAY  at CSU Stanislaus  (Tomorrow, Sat. Feb. 7 from 10 am -2 pm in the science building)
• Do one activity while you are there.
• take a picture of yourself at the event - you may e-mail me the picture or print it out.
• write 1 page about your experience - was it fun, what did you do, who did you see, would you go again? etc...
• Turn in to me next week.

AGENDA:

• Finish Continental Drift Lab if needed
• Continental Drift Notes and discussion

HOMEWORK:

1. Per 1, 3, 4, & 5:  Complete the Continental Drift Lab questions
1. Have 30 surprise journal entries completed
1. ALSO: Answer the question below in 1 complete page by explaining your answer and supporting it with at least 2 examples of the surprises you recorded in your journal:
1. "Do you feel that by tracking the everyday surprises in your life you have become more open to accepting un-expected information?"
2. Per 6: Complete the Continental Lab questions - all of them!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish class debate
• Continental Drift Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. PER 1, 3,4 AND 5: finish lab questions 1-6
2. Per 6 - be prepared to do lab in class tomorrow

Wednesday, February 3, 2015

*Early Out Day*

AGENDA:

• Grade Notebooks
• Class Debate - "Should Geologists go to jail for not predicting earthquakes?"

HOMEWORK:

1. review and prepare to continue the class debate tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

AGENDA:

• Earthquakes TEST
• Re-read the Earthquake prediction articles and be ready for a debate tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on Earthquake prediction article and be prepared for a debate tomorrow.

Monday, February 2, 2015

*Ch. 8 Earthquakes TEST tomorrow*

AGENDA:

• Finish Earthquake Damage Notes
• Begin homework/study/organize notebook

HOMEWORK:

1. study for test tomorrow
2. organize notebook
3. complete any work in the notebook that has not been finished yet!

Friday, January 30, 2015

*Earthquakes TEST on Tuesday - Study and earn yourself a great grade!*

AGENDA:

• Earthquake Damage Notes/Videos/Discussion
• Types of EQ Damage
• Liquefaction in the Christchurch, New Zealand EQ
• Japan Tsunami Pictures
• Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Video
• Landslides from Earthquakes
• Great site about the 1906 San Francisco EQ and Fire

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for the TEST on Tuesday
2. Organize your notebook and be sure all of the work is complete BEFORE THE TEST!!

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

*Mrs. H will be gone tomorrow to attend a funeral.  The Ch. 8 Earthquake TEST has been moved to next Tuesday, Feb. 3!*

* MAGNITUDE 5.7  EARTHQUAKE  OFF OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY!  
Earn EXTRA CREDIT by reading an article about the earthquake and writing 2 paragraphs that clearly show how what we learned in class helped you to understand the article better!  Also, cruise YOUTUBE and look for videos of the earthquake!**

AGENDA:

• Finish the EQ Lab
• Read earthquake prediction articles and answer questions
• Vocabulart
• Any other work that you need to finish for this unit!

HOMEWORK:

1. Read earthquake prediction articles and answer questions
2. Vocabulart
3. Any other work that you need to finish for this unit!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

*Mrs H at training*

AGENDA:

• Finish and turn in EQ Lab
• Read earthquake prediction articles and answer questions
• do vocabulart

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish reading articles and answering questions
2. vocabulart

Monday, January 26, 2015

*Sorry for the lapse in posts - I have been sick and forgetful!  :)*

**Ch. 8 Earthquakes TEST will be Friday, January 30!  Study and be prepared!!!**

AGENDA:

• Epicenter Lab 
• How to locate the EQ Epicenter

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete lab and lab questions
2. Work on Vocabulart - they are due on Friday

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

AGENDA:

• Finish Faults Notes and discussion/examples
• Begin homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tomorrow: What are my faults? practice page, Earthquake and Faults notes questions
2. Begin to do some of the vocabulart

Friday, January 16, 2015

AGENDA:

• Earthquakes and Faults notes and discussion
• Intro to faults on the web

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete as many of the Earthquakes questions as you can and complete as many of the faults diagrams as you can too.
1. 1st period - you will not be able to do very much do the fire evacuation.  Be prepared to do quick work on Tuesday!!!

Thursday, January 15, 2015

*The multiple choice part of the test is graded and has been entered into the grade book.  I am still in the process of reading and grading the short answer questions.*

AGENDA:

• Grade Notebooks
• Finish making fault block models
• Begin Earthquake and fault notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Review the notes completed in class so far

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

*Ch. 7 Glaciers and Deserts TEST tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework (Glaciers Then and Now questions, Racetrack Playa reading questions, Deserts questions)
• Video and Questions: Mystery of the Megaflood

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for TEST tomorrow.
2. All work for this unit is due tomorrow, including extra credit!

Monday, January 12, 2015

*TEST on Wednesday!*

AGENDA:

• Deserts Notes and Discussion
• Desert Features in Death Valley

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Deserts Questions
2. Finish study cards for Deserts
3. Begin to study for the TEST on Wednesday

Friday, January 9, 2015

*The Glaciers and Deserts TEST will be on WEDNESDAY!  The notebook will be due on Wednesday but may be graded on Thursday - no matter what don't procrastinate - get yourself organized!!*

AGENDA:

• Glacial Features ID worksheet
• Glaciers Then and Now activity and question

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Glaciers Then and Now questions
2. Due Monday: Racetrack Playa reading and questions
3. Study your flashcards for the test on WEDNESDAY!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

AGENDA:

• Glaciers Notes part 2
• Yosemite Nature Notes - Glaciers
• Glacier Info - National Snow and Ice Data Center

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish the study flashcards for Glaciers (don't do the deserts cards yet!)
2. Continue to work on your surprise journal

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

*Early Out Day - School out at 1:45.*

AGENDA:

• Glacial Gouging Lab
• Study Flashcards

HOMEWORK:

1. Study flashcards, vocabulart (both due on the day of the test but should be worked on each day throughout the unit).

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

AGENDA:

• Glaciers Notes and discussion
• Glaciers Questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Glaciers Questions
2. continue to work on your surprise journal (directions on yesterdays post if you are not sure what to do)

Monday, January 5, 2015

*Welcome Back and Happy New Year!!*

AGENDA:

• Welcome Back
• Grades - 1st Semester grades are posted on Family Link - sign up to check your grade regularly if you haven't already.
• Info about 2nd Semester
• Surprise Journal Assignment
• Keep a journal of moments in each day when you feel surprised or something happens that you didn't expect.
• These moments can be anything. Ex: earning a different grade than you thought you would, be good / bad at something when you thought you would do differently, any moment when events are different than you expected.
• Write about each one in the following way;
• Moment: describe what the moment of surprise was.
• Why did it surprise you: explain why it was unexpected or a surprise.
• What does it tell you?: What did you learn from this moment or how has it changed your thinking?
• Your goal is to do 15 each week.
• You may make a journal out of construction paper and computer paper - you do not need to buy a journal for this assignment!

Homework:

1. Due Wednesday: Glaciers Questions