Thursday, October 10, 2013

*BEGIN ROCKS UNIT - CHAPTER 3 IN TEXT.  Rocks TEST and NOTEBOOK will be on Friday, October 18, the last day of the quarter!


AGENDA:

• Turn in Minerals Notebooks
• Rock Cycle Activity
• Interactive Rock Cycle
• Rock Cycle Interactive
• Rock Cycle Diagram with explanations for each part
• Easy Rock Cycle TEST
• Harder Rock Cycle TEST

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Rock Cycle reading questions
2. Due tomorrow: finished rock cycle activity with graph and questions answered

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Collect lovely Topaz crystals like these from Topaz Mountain, Utah.  These websites will tell you where to go and how to find them!

• Topaz Mt. - Utah Geo Survey
• Topaz Mt. - Tips and Maps
• Topaz Mt. - Utah Rockhounding

*Minerals Notebook Due tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Minerals TEST
• Rock Cycle reading and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Minerals Notebook
2. Due Friday: Rock Cycle reading questions

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

*Minerals TEST tomorrow!  Study all of your notes and homework pages and the lab information.  Notebooks will be collected the next day (Thursday) because tomorrow is a minimum day.*

AGENDA:

• Finish Mineral ID Lab
• Study for Test

HOMEWORK:

1. Study for the Minerals TEST tomorrow!
2. Get your notebook ready to be turned in on Thursday!

Monday, October 7, 2013

* The Minerals TEST and NOTEBOOK have been postponed.  The Minerals TEST will now be on Wednesday, 10/9 and the Minerals Notebook will be collected on Thursday, 10/10.  This change has been made to give the class more time for the minerals ID lab and because Wednesday is a minimum day.*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• Quiz (from Friday)
• Minerals ID Lab
• Info to help you ID Minerals
• On-line mineral key

HOMEWORK:

1. Study and review for the Test on Wednesday.
2. Organize your notebook for collection on Thursday.

Friday, October 4, 2013

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review Homework
• Mineral Properties Notes
• Mineral Properties
• Mineral ID Practice
• Mineral ID Practice - NY State Regents Exam

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Questions for 2.3 Mineral Identification Practice
2. Due Next Week - Minerals TEST and Notebook - start to study and get your pages in order so you can put them in the notebook quickly!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

*MINERAL MUSEUM EXTRA CREDIT  - 50 Points! - Go to the Mineral Museum in Mariposa and fill out the attached worksheet that you can find here..  You will not currently be able to take a photo with the Fricot Nugget, but get a photo of yourself outside the doors and that will be fine.  This extra credit is available all year, so feel free to go anytime and turn it in!  For a preview of what you will get to see look here.

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Minerals Groups Notes
• Mineral Groups Info
• Cool Mineral Info

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Questions for minerals notes

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Changes of States of Matter and their energy
• Play: As the States Change
• Quiz
• Tessellation work time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: finished and beautiful tessellation

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

*The government is shut down and as a result many of the helpful websites, like the USGS, are not currently in operation.  In addition, the NATIONAL PARKS ARE CLOSED AND YOU CANNOT ENTER THEM.  If this upsets you please contact your local congressman Jeff Denham and let him know. Remember - government only works when you are involved!   https://denham.house.gov/contact-me

AGENDA:

• Atoms, matter and the periodic table notes
• Matter Poster
• Element Symbols and names of the periodic table

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: matter poster and element symbols ws
2. Due Thurs.: Tesselation

Monday, September 30, 2013

*Remember - there is lots of extra credit for the Minerals Unit.  See the back of the unit page as well as the website for things you can do!*

AGENDA:

• Discuss/Turn in Mars Homework
• Turn in What The #2.
• Tessellations
• Tessellations.org site
• fun online tessellation creator - not for your assignment though!!!

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Thursday: finished and colored tessellation - make your great!!

Friday, September 27, 2013

*Begin MINERALS UNIT - CHAPTER 2.  The TEST and Notebook will be on Tuesday, Oct. 8. *


AGENDA:

• Change seats
• Stamp Homework
• Crystal Cave Video with notes
• Into the Lost Crystal Caves

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Go to the Mars Science Lab - Curiosity page  ( Mars Science Lab - Curiosity )  and choose any topic or area of interest.  Learn as much as you can about it and then write a 1 page paper about what you learned.  Be ready to share and turn this in on Monday.
2. Due no later than Tuesday: Signed grade printout