28.8.14

Thursday, August 28, 2014

*First TEST and NOTEBOOK Check are on Tuesday, Sep. 2.  Study, organize, and be prepared so that you earn yourself a good grade!*

**Class grades are up and you can view them on the Aeries Family link:   Family Link  You can log in and see how you are doing so far.  Please keep in mind that inputting of grades is not complete yet for all assignments.**

AGENDA:

  • Stamp/Review Homework
  • QUIZ
  • Magnetosphere Lab
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Tues: Study for the TEST - look at everything in the notes and homework section of the notebook and review it!
  2. Due Tues: Organize your notebook for the first notebook check.  You will not have time in class to organize it, so get it done now and be prepared!

27.8.14

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

*Quiz tomorrow - be ready!  Study all of the notes and homework that we have had so far!*

AGENDA:

  • Stamp Homework
  • Group Paper Towers Graphic Organizer - combine graphic organizer info onto one and staple them all together, then turn them in.
  • Solar Nebula Theory Comic - draw and color pictures to show the origin of our Solar System
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due tomorrow: finished Solar Nebula Theory Comic
  2. Due Tomorrow: Nebular Theory questions

26.8.14

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

**First Test and Notebook check will be Tues., Sep. 2!  Study, organize, and be prepared!**

AGENDA:

  • Finish Scientific Method/Process Notes
  • Paper Tower Activity
  • Begin Homework if your group has time
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due tomorrow: Judging the Science Fair questions and the Paper Tower Scientific Method organizer filled in

25.8.14

Monday, August 25, 2014

Napa Earthquake Info here:



AGENDA:

  • Stamp/Review Homework
  • Class Procedures
  • Napa Earthquake
  • Scientific Method Reading
  • Scientific Method Notes
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Wed: 1.5 Judging the Science Fair Article questions

22.8.14

Friday, August 22, 2014

AGENDA:

  • Stamp / Review Homework
  • Get Earth Sci textbook from library
  • Setup Geoscience 3-ring notebooks
    • Notebook should have 3 dividers and the papers listed should be behind each divider on the rings.
      • CLASS INFO
        • class calendar
        • what the?
        • class syllabus
        • bell schedule
        • geoscience notebook setup
      • REFERENCES
        • no papers here yet!
      • NOTES AND HOMEWORK
        • 1. Science and Earth's spheres unit
        • 2. Earth as a System Notes
        • 3. 1.4 Systems example homework *
        • 4. 1.4 Earth's spheres notes
        • 4. 1.4 Earth's spheres example homework *
        • 5. Your Earth Science textbook as a system homework
      • * these homework assignments should have a stamp on them for full credit!
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Monday: Your Earth Science Textbook as a system homework

21.8.14

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Sign up for homework and test reminders with REMIND 101 - a texting service that will allow me to send you text messages about big homework assignments and test & notebook due dates.  It is free and all you have to do is text @geosc to 501-712-2821.

*****EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:  Students who sign up this week can get 10 extra credit points.  If your parents sign up you can get another 10 points for a total of 20 extra credit points!!!!*****

AGENDA:

  • Stamp / Share Homework
    • I will stamp homework each day when it is due.  The stamp = full credit of 10 points.  If you did not get your homework stamped because it was not completed you may still earn 5 points by completing the work by the time the homework notebook is due.
  • Earth's Spheres discussion / scavenger hunt / discussion
  • Begin Homework if time
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due tomorrow:
    1. signed syllabus form
    2. have your class supplies (see me if you are having trouble getting anything)
    3. Earth's spheres homework

20.8.14

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sign up for homework and test reminders with REMIND 101 - a texting service that will allow me to send you text messages about big homework assignments and test & notebook due dates.  It is free and all you have to do is text @geosc to 501-712-2821.

*****Students who sign up this week can get 10 extra credit points.  If your parents sign up you can get another 10 points for a total of 20 extra credit points!!!!*****


AGENDA:

  • Group Intro Presentations
  • Debrief of Group Work
  • Systems Notes
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Fri: signed syllabus form and get class supplies
  2. Due TOMORROW: system example homework

19.8.14

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Sign up for homework and test reminders with REMIND 101 - a texting service that will allow me to send you text messages about big homework assignments and test & notebook due dates.  It is free and all you have to do is text @geosc to 501-712-2821.

*****Students who sign up this week can get 10 extra credit points.  If your parents sign up you can get another 10 points for a total of 20 extra credit points!!!!*****

AGENDA:

  • Who is Mrs. H? Introductions
  • Group Poster - Introduce yourself to us by telling us your name, 2 special things about yourself, and, if you were to go to Mars for 4 years, what 2 personal items would you take with you and why?
    • Posters will be presented at the beginning of class tomorrow.
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Fri: signed class syllabus
  2. Due Fri: have your class supplies please

18.8.14

Monday, August 18, 2014

Welcome back to school everyone!  I hope you had a great summer and are refreshed and ready to learn all about out beautiful home - EARTH!
I'm sure that you heard about the drought over the summer and why it is happening and how we can manage our water are just a few of the many interesting and inspiring topics we will learn about this year. 

HOW TO USE THIS BLOG:
Below you will find the agenda and the homework for each day as well as any links to information you might find helpful for the day's work.  Please check it regularly as I often post information and extra credit that I will not mention in class.  And especially check this site first if you are absent to get an idea of what we have done in class and to fill in your homework calendar.

You can also sign up for REMIND 101 - a texting service that will allow me to send you text messages about big homework assignments and test & notebook due dates.  It is free and all you have to do is text @geosc to 501-712-2821.

AGENDA:

  • Seats and Class Calendar / What The? pages
  • Class Introduction - What will I learn in Geoscience?
  • Course Syllabus - read at home with your parents/guardians.
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Friday: Signed Syllabus form
  2. Due Friday: have your class supplies for 20 pts. (see syllabus for a list of supplies)


30.5.14

Friday, May 30, 2014

*You made it everyone!  You got through 180 days of school and I hope that you can say you have learned some things!
Remember to have respect for yourself and continue to learn - knowledge is a gift you give to yourself and it opens the world to you.


“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.” 
― L. Frank BaumThe Lost Princess of Oz

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.Bertrand Russell 
Have a fun and safe summer and remember - TAKE CARE OF EARTH!
~Mrs. Hollister