Friday, March 4, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
5. Explain how density can create currents in the ocean.

AGENDA:

• Review Lab
• Sea Water Properties Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab p. 3 - Due Tuesday with definitions and pictures.
2. Ocean Salinity and Temperature questions

LEFT SIDE                             RIGHT SIDE
23. 15. Props of Sea Water     24. Questions/ sw: 4, 5, 7
25. Density Notes                    26. Questions / sw: 4, 5, 7
27. Sea Water Graphs             28. Questions

Thursday, March 3, 2011

*3rd quarter ends next Friday, March 11!

AGENDA:

• Sea Water Properties Lab
• Notebook work and vocab

HOMEWORK:

1. notebook work
2. new vocab cards - into notebook with picture and definition and sentences on student work side.

LEFT SIDE                              RIGHT SIDE
15. Marine Life Zones               16. Marine Life Zones questions
17. Ocean Currents Map           18. Ocean currents questions
19. Sea Water Properties Lab   20. ---------------------

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

**Extra Credit Opportunity

MOTHERLOAD MINERAL SOCIETY GEM AND MINERAL SHOW!
Sat. March 12, 10-6
Sun. March 13, 10-5
30 points of Extra Credit await you if you bring me the completed and stamped/stickered SCAVENGER HUNT - just ask for it at the entrance - and have a great time!

OBJECTIVE:
4. Name the two ocean currents that most affect the United States.

AGENDA:

• Finish Marine Life Zones chart / questions (get stamped)
• Ocean currents map (p. 449 ) / questions - due by begining of class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Ocean currents map and questions (p. 449 in book).

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

OBJECTIVES:
2. Explain how marine organisms are organized.
3. Explain what is different between the photic and aphotic zones and the benthic and intertidal zones.


AGENDA:

• Stamp questions and vocab
• Intro Marine Life Zones
• Marine Life Zones Chart and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish marine life zones chart and answer questions.
2. PER 5 AND 6 ONLY - PARENT SIG. ON GRADE PRINTOUT - DUE TOMORROW!

Monday, February 28, 2011

**Mrs. H out of class for District Mandated Training.  Miss you guys - I'll be back tomorrow! Have your homework done please!  :)

AGENDA:

• Watch Planet Earth - Deep Ocean video and answer questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Same as Friday!!

Friday, February 25, 2011

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed notebook check grade.
• 14.2 Ocean Features Notes
• Ocean Features Map and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. parent signature on grade check pers 1-4 only - (per's 5 and 6 next Tues!)
2. Questions for 14.1, 14.2 notes and map questions
3. Vocab Cards pages 1 and 2 - Due next Tuesday!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
 1. Describe the 3 parts of an ocean basin.

AGENDA:

• Return Notebooks - get notebook grade paper signed.
• Set up notebooks - new vocab card style:
• cut out each card.
• tape on one side.
• definition on bottom and picture on back of card (or vice versa)
• 2 original sentences that use each word on student work side.
• Notes - Geography of the Oceans and Features of the Ocean Floor

HOMEWORK:

1. parent signature on notebook grade page - due tomorrow.
2. Geogrphy of Ocean Floor questions - due tomorrow.
3. Vocab cards part 1 (pages 1 and 2) - Due Tuesday!

NOTEBOOK:

LEFT                                           RIGHT
1. Oceans Unit                           2. Objectives
3. Your ocean drawing               4. Paragraph desription of pic.
5. Vocab Cards p. 1                  6. Vocab sentences (16)
7. Vocab Cards p. 2                  8. Vocab Sentences (20)
9. 14.1 Oceans Notes              10. Q's / sw: 1, 4 ,10
11. 14.2 Notes                         12. Q's / sw: 4, 12, 14
13. Map of Ocean Floor           14. Map Q's / pic of ocean floor.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Oceans Extra Credit - 31 possible points!

DUE no later than Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

- Copy and Answer any of the Assessment questions for chapter 14 (q’s 1-11, found on page 417), chapter 15 (q’s 1-10 found on page 443) and chapter 16 (q’s 1-10 found on page 471) at the end of these chapters.

- Please LABEL YOUR PAPER clearly with your name, period, Chapter 14, 15, or 16 Assessment Questions Extra Credit and the question #’s. Correct answers will receive 1 extra credit point each.

AGENDA:

• Finish Aliens of the Deep video

HOMEWORK:

1. none tonight - enjoy this short break!

Monday, February 22, 2011

*Begin Ocean's Unit

AGENDA:

• Turn in Ocean Picture
• Aliens of the Deep Video

HOMEWORK:

1. none tonight - enjoy!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

*Have a great 5 day weekend!  I will be in Death Valley with MJC!  Whoo Hoo!

AGENDA:

• Turn in notebooks and study guides.
• Take Volcanoes Test
• Ocean's drawing - a that shows everything you know about the ocean and which should include:
• at least 3 animals that live in the ocean.
• the ocean floor - think rocks like pillow lavas, mid-ocean ridges, black smokers etc...
• anything else you know about the ocean.
• Must be colored and labeled.
• DUE TUESDAY!

HOMEWORK:

1. Ocean's drawing - Due Tuesday.