Tuesday, March 18, 2014

*The 4th Quarter begins this week!*

AGENDA:

• Watch the movie "The Core" and answer questions about the film
• The purpose of watching this movie is to analyze it and determine what in the movie is real science and what is fake science (science that has been exaggerated, twisted, or invented to make the movie more fun) based on what we have learned in class so far this year.

HOMEWORK:

1. Think about what is real science and fake science in movies

Monday, March 17, 2014

AGENDA:

• 3rd Quarter Benchmark Exam

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE!

Friday, March 14, 2014

*Happy Pi Day!*
Here are some silly Pi Day Jokes

AGENDA:

• Turn in Notebooks
• Take Oceans Test #2

HOMEWORK:

1. none unless you would like to review for the benchmark test
1. Benchmark will be on the following Earth Science book chapters
1. Ch. 8 - Earthquakes
2. Ch. 9 - Plate Tectonics
3. Ch. 10 - Volcanoes
4. Ch 14, 15.1 and 16.1 - Oceans

Thursday, March 13, 2014

*TEST AND NOTEBOOK FOR THE OCEANS IS TOMORROW!!!*

**Tomorrow is the last day of the quarter!!!**

AGENDA:

• Watch final 10 minutes of part 1 of video
• Take notes from book section 16.1 on ocean currents

HOMEWORK:

1. organize your notebook and study for the oceans part 2 test!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

*The TEST and NOTEBOOK have been moved to Friday.  The TEST will be on what we have learned about the salinity and temperature of the ocean, denisity, and ocean currents.  In the textbook this is Chapters 15.1 and 16.1 as well as the Straits of Gibraltar Activity and the Video.*

***ALL EXTRA CREDIT IS STILL DUE TOMORROW!!!***

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printout.
• Turn in part 5 of the Straits of Gibraltar activity (with the explanation for the correct hypothesis please).
• Video: "NOVA: Earth from Space", part 1 with notes.

HOMEWORK:

1. Study and organize your notebook.  

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

*The Quarter ends Friday - focus, study and work hard this week!*

AGENDA:

• Finish Straits of Gibraltar activity
• Begin writing explanation - due tomorrow

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: signed grade printout for 20 points
2. Due tomorrow: a good, clear, logical and scientific explanation about how the water in the Straits of Gibraltar moves.
3. TEST and Notebook due Friday!!!

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.