Monday, March 10, 2014

*The 3rd Quarter ENDS this Friday!  Be sure you are getting your notebook ready, you are studying for the 2nd Oceans Test, and you turn in any extra credit by Thursday!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in any extra credit and signed grade printouts.
• What is Happening in the Straits of Gibraltar? activity.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due no later than Wednesday: signed grade printout
2. STUDY for the 2nd oceans test on Thursday!
3. Organize your notebook so it will be ready for Thursday!

Friday, March 7, 2014

*Daylight Savings Time begins this Saturday night. Remember to adjust your clocks!*

AGENDA:

• Sea Water Properties - Salinity and Temperature
• Hand out grade printout and return notebooks
• Begin Homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Salinity and temperature questions
2. Due Monday: Graph questions 1-9
3. Due no later than Wednesday for 20 pts - signed grade printout.
4. Due Thursday - Oceans Notebook
5. STUDY FOR 2ND OCEANS TEST ON THURSDAY!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES - All due no later than Thursday, March 13!

1. See the Oceans Unit page for 3 extra credit opportunities.
2. 50 points - Go to the Gem and Mineral Show.  To get the points do the following:
1. Go to the Gem and Mineral Show.
2. Get the Scavenger Hunt paper when you enter and complete it - it must be 100% complete to get credit. (if you feel silly doing this its nice to bring a younger brother or sister to ask for it. )
3. Show the nice old people and get it stamped or stickered - whatever they are doing this year.
4. Put your name on it and turn it in to me the following week.
3. 50 points - Plastic Art - 
1. Create an original piece of art out of plastic that conveys to the audience the problems that plastics are causing in the ocean and what we can do to help stop or reverse the problem.  
2. Write a 1 page paper to accompany your art that explains what you hope people will think, feel, and learn from your art piece.  
3. The art will be graded on it's beauty and the quality of the workmanship.
4. Look at these pieces of art at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as an inspiration (the last 7 photos).  These pieces of art are part of a display at the aquarium to inform and educate people about the problems that plastic are causing for the oceans.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

AGENDA:

• Study Time
• Ocean TEST #1

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

*Tomorrow is an early out day.  School is dismissed at 12:30.  USE THE EXTRA TIME TO STUDY FOR THE OCEANS TEST ON THURSDAY!*

AGENDA:

• 20 mins to work on Marine Life Zones diagram and questions.  (use the time to do vocabulart or study if  you are finished.)
• "You Are What You Eat" group reading.
• While reading you should hi-lite the main ideas and circle any words that you do not know.  
• Look up the definition of the words you don't know and write them on the white paper.   Then look again at the sentence where the word was found and re-write or paraphrase the sentence so that you can be sure you understand it.
• Staple the paper with the definitions to the back of the reading.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Sea Floor Features Map and questions AND Marine Life Zones diagram and questions.
2. Work on the vocabulart words that we have learned so far.
3. BEGIN TO STUDY FOR THE TEST ON THURSDAY!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:

1. 50 points - Plastic Art - 
1. create a piece of art out of plastic that conveys to the audience the problems that plastics are causing in the ocean and what we can do to help stop or reverse the problem.  
2. Write a 1 page paper to accompany your art that explains what you hope people will think, feel, and learn from your art piece.  
3. The art will be graded on it's beauty and the quality of the workmanship.
4. Look at these pieces of art at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as an inspiration (the last 7 photos).  These pieces of art are part of a display at the aquarium to inform and educate people about the problems that plastic are causing for the oceans.

Monday, March 3, 2014

AGENDA:

• Marine Life Zones Diagram and questions
• Marine Life Zones diagrams

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday: Marine Life Zones diagram and questions
2. Due Wednesday: Features of the Ocean Floor Map and Questions
3. STUDY FOR FIRST OCEANS TEST THIS THURSDAY!!

Friday, February 28, 2014

*Remember that any re-do work for the Plate Tectonics project that you want to turn in will be due on Monday!*

AGENDA:

• Discuss today's weather (it has a lot to do with convection!!!!)
• GOES West Satellite Loop of the Low Pressure
• Makeup Plate Tectonics Test for students who were absent Monday
• Ocean Floor Features map - ID and color features, answer questions.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: finish coloring the ocean floor features map and answer the questions.
2. If you are choosing to redo 3 parts of the plate tectonics project, that work is due on Monday.  See the earlier post on Tuesday, Feb. 25 for more information.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

*We have started the oceans unit.  It is chapters 14-17 in the Earth Science book.  Be sure to read those chapters if you miss class for any reason.*

AGENDA:

• Notes - 14.1 - Geography of the Oceans
• Notes - 14.2 - Features of the Seafloor
• Begin Homework questions

HOMEWORK:

1. BRING COLORED PENCILS FOR YOU CLASSWORK TOMORROW!
2. Due tomorrow: Questions for Geography of the Oceans
3. Due tomorrow: Questions for Features of the Seafloor
4. Also due tomorrow: Marine snow questions and "Are you a good student?" rubric.
1. I WILL BE STAMPING ALL OF THIS TOMORROW AS YOU WORK

Oceans Unit EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES.  (All due by the day of the Oceans Unit Test):

1. See the Oceans Unit page for 3 extra credit opportunities.
2. 50 points - Go to the Gem and Mineral Show.  To get the points do the following:
1. Go to the Gem and Mineral Show.
2. Get the Scavenger Hunt paper when you enter and complete it - it must be 100% complete to get credit. (if you feel silly doing this its nice to bring a younger brother or sister to ask for it. )
3. Show the nice old people and get it stamped or stickered - whatever they are doing this year.
4. Put your name on it and turn it in to me the following week.
3. 10 points each - Box of Colored Pencils for class.  You can bring up to 3 boxes.  We need em soon - we are out and have lots of coloring to do!
4. 50 points - Plastic Art - 
1. create a piece of art out of plastic that conveys to the audience the problems that plastics are causing in the ocean and what we can do to help stop or reverse the problem.  
2. Write a 1 page paper to accompany your art that explains what you hope people will think, feel, and learn from your art piece.  
3. The art will be graded on it's beauty and the quality of the workmanship.
4. Look at these pieces of art at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as an inspiration (the last 7 photos).  These pieces of art are part of a display at the aquarium to inform and educate people about the problems that plastic are causing for the oceans.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

*Mrs. H at home with a sick Zephyr.  :(  *


AGENDA:

• Watch Deep Ocean video and take notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Marine snow reading and questions
2. What kind of student are you rubric.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

AGENDA:

• Look at Plate Tectonics Project Grades
• You MAY have a chance to earn points back;
• If your group earned 480 points or less, each individual in the group may choose to re-do 3 parts of the project BY THEIR SELF.
• Complete that work on regular white paper and turn it in (with their name) NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 3.
• IF your group earned a 0 due to PLAGIARISM, AND IF THE PLAGIARIZER CONFESSES TO ME, then only the plagiarizer will get a 0.
• the other group members can redo THE ENTIRE PROJECT ALONE to earn a grade.
• this would be due NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 3.
• How to be a good student rubric and group posters
• Present posters

HOMEWORK:

1. Marine snow reading and questions
2. Complete the Are You a Good Student? rubric - be honest and use it to help set goals for yourself.

Monday, February 24, 2014

*Begin Ocean's Unit tomorrow - Chapter 14-16 in the book.  Read these chapters if you are absent during the next 3 weeks!*

AGENDA:

• Turn in What The from 2 weeks ago
• Turn in Notebooks for Plate Tectonics Unit
• Plate Tectonics TEST
• Marine Snow Reading and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Marine snow reading and questions - due tomorrow!