Tuesday, March 25, 2014

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printouts if you have them
• Atmospheric Air Predictions
• Bernoulli's Principle for Kids
• Layers of the Atmosphere reading and graph

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Thursday: signed grade printout (due to Mrs. H's absence on Wed. no work will be turned in that day!)
2. Due Thursday: Atmospheric Layers reading, graph and questions
3. Due Friday: Disaster Movie project choice of partner (or none) and type or project

Monday, March 24, 2014

*A sad example of the relevance of Earth Science classes.  Landslide Blog post on Oso landslip in Washington State

*30 point Extra Credit Opportunity:

• Read the post above about the landslip in Oso, Washington (above).
• Read one newspaper article about the landslip as well.  Try CNN, The Seattle Times, etc..
• Write 1 page that explains the following;
• which Earth Systems are involved in the slide.  Name the system and what is the example of the system involved.  (for example the hydrosphere is involved through the rainfall.)
• which 3 chapters we studied in class that are part of the process of the slide
• Can an Earth Science class help people to be prepared for something like this? Please explain your thoughts in detail.

AGENDA:

• Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere power point
• Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere comic strip

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tuesday: Evolution of Earth's atmosphere comic - drawn and colored
2. Due Tuesday: Evolution of Atmosphere questions and timeline
3. Due Wednesday: signed grade printout
4. Due Friday: project type and partner choice 

Friday, March 21, 2014

AGENDA:

• New Seats
• Turn in Movie Questions
• 3rd Quarter Grades
• Go Over Disaster Movie Project
• ask your student about the project page that you should read over together and sign!

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday: signed grade printout
2. Due Friday: partner choice, movie project format, and signatures on project form

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!