Weekly Lesson Plans January 13th-18th 2014
Monday- BR#27 1. What is geology? 2. List 4 things geologists study. Students will watch a 2 minute video clip called "What is Geology?". Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 Planet Earth/Intro to Geology. Homework: Chapter 21 vocab pg. 765 21 words. Vocab is due on Wednesday.
Tuesday- BR #28 What are the physical environments that the Earth is divided into? Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 Earth as a system/Earth's interior. Students will watch a 7 minute video clip called "Inside our planet". Homework: Vocab from Monday is due on Wednesday.
Wednesday-Students will do a 10 minute opening activity about Pangea. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 21 Earth's physical layers/Plate tectonics. Students will watch a 11 minute video clip about "Exploring Earth". Homework: Worksheet Drilling into the Earth
Thursday- BR #29 List the three layers of the Earth and their temperatures. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 Plate Tectonics. Homework: Chapter 21 S.1 Review pg. 737 #1-8.
Friday- Students watched a clip about Diane Fossey because Thursday would have been her 82nd Birthday. We discussed her contribution to the study of primates. Students were told that they can bring in old cell phones that they no longer use for extra credit. 1 phone is worth 15pts, 2 phones is worth 30 points. Students are encouraged to bring in as many as possible to help the school in a nation wide challenge to help prevent the destruction of the Congo Basin by recycling materials found in cell phones.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Monday, December 16, 2013
Dec 16-20
Weekly Lesson Plans December 16-20
Monday- Students worked on their Final Study Guide over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 19, and 20.
Tuesday- Students worked on their Final Study Guide over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 19, and 20.
Monday- Students worked on their Final Study Guide over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 19, and 20.
Tuesday- Students worked on their Final Study Guide over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 19, and 20.
Finals
Wed. Dec. 18 Thurs. Dec. 19 Fri. Dec. 20
1st 8:10-9:54
2nd 9:58-11:28
Lunch
3rd 12:16-1:46
Make-ups 1:50-3:20
Monday, November 25, 2013
Nov 25-29
Weekly Lesson Plans November 25th-29th
Monday- BR#26 1. Describe the Nebular Hypothesis pg. 673-674. 2. Describe the Big Bang pg. 712. 3. How old is our universe? 4. How old is our sun? 5. How old is the Earth? Students have the rest of the class period to work on putting all of their papers in their binder in order. Binders are due with all of their papers in order on December 4th. Binders are worth over 120 points.
Tuesday- 2:30 Dismissal. Students have the class period to work on putting all of their papers in their binder in order. Binders are due with all of their papers in order on December 4th. Binders are worth over 120 points.
Important Dates:
1. December 4th Binders are due with all papers in order. Mrs. Stallings will not grade the binder if it is not in order.
2. December 10th Journals are due with bellringers #17-26.
Monday- BR#26 1. Describe the Nebular Hypothesis pg. 673-674. 2. Describe the Big Bang pg. 712. 3. How old is our universe? 4. How old is our sun? 5. How old is the Earth? Students have the rest of the class period to work on putting all of their papers in their binder in order. Binders are due with all of their papers in order on December 4th. Binders are worth over 120 points.
Tuesday- 2:30 Dismissal. Students have the class period to work on putting all of their papers in their binder in order. Binders are due with all of their papers in order on December 4th. Binders are worth over 120 points.
Important Dates:
1. December 4th Binders are due with all papers in order. Mrs. Stallings will not grade the binder if it is not in order.
2. December 10th Journals are due with bellringers #17-26.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Nov 18-22
Weekly Lesson Plans November 18th-22nd
Monday- Ch 20 Vocab Quiz. Chapter 20 Study Guide. Study Guide is due on Wednesday.
Wednesday- Students will trade and grade the Ch 20 Study Guide and then play the game show review.
Monday- Ch 20 Vocab Quiz. Chapter 20 Study Guide. Study Guide is due on Wednesday.
Tuesday- Students had half of the period to continue working on their Ch 20 Study Guide. The students voted on a universe video. BR#25 Students will write 10 facts from the video.
Wednesday- Students will trade and grade the Ch 20 Study Guide and then play the game show review.
Thursday- Ch 20 Test with extra credit.
Friday- Video from The Universe Series. The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Nov 11-15
Weekly Lesson Plans November 11th-15th
Monday- No School Veteran's Day
Wednesday- BR # 22 Read "Constellations" pg. 697 answer both questions in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 20 S.1 about the life and death of stars. Homework: Ch 20 S.1 Questons #1-7 pg. 701
Monday- No School Veteran's Day
Tuesday- Students will watch a video about the Life and Death of Stars to introduce Chapter 20. BR#21 Students will write 15 facts from the video.
Wednesday- BR # 22 Read "Constellations" pg. 697 answer both questions in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 20 S.1 about the life and death of stars. Homework: Ch 20 S.1 Questons #1-7 pg. 701
Thursday- BR #23 Read " Any Aliens Out There?"
pg. 701 Answer the question at the bottom of the page. The answer should
take up half a page in your journal. Students will take notes and have
discussion over Ch 20 S.2. Homework: Ch 20 S.2 Questions
pg. 707 #1-7 and 9.
Friday- BR # 24 Read "We're All Stars" on pg. 714 and answer questions 1 and 2 in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 20 S.3 about the future of our universe. Homework: S.3 Review Questions pg.717 Questions #1-8.
Nov 4-8
Weekly Lesson Plans November 4th-8th
Monday- Students went outside for an activity (Planet Walk) in which they got a better understanding of how far apart the planets are and what size the planets are.
Tuesday- Students traded and graded their study guides and then played the Game Show Review.
Wednesday- Students watched a video from The Universe series called Saturn Lord of the Rings.
Thursday- Chapter 19 Test. Extra credit will be given out after the test.
Friday- BR#20 1. What is moon light? 2. Is the moon's orbit flat? 3. During the play what is incorrect about the Earth? 4. When did astronomers realize that the Earth was round? 5. What does the moon have the is similar to an earthquake? Students did the Chapter 20 vocab and turned it in during class 13 words pg. 721.
Monday- Students went outside for an activity (Planet Walk) in which they got a better understanding of how far apart the planets are and what size the planets are.
Tuesday- Students traded and graded their study guides and then played the Game Show Review.
Wednesday- Students watched a video from The Universe series called Saturn Lord of the Rings.
Thursday- Chapter 19 Test. Extra credit will be given out after the test.
Friday- BR#20 1. What is moon light? 2. Is the moon's orbit flat? 3. During the play what is incorrect about the Earth? 4. When did astronomers realize that the Earth was round? 5. What does the moon have the is similar to an earthquake? Students did the Chapter 20 vocab and turned it in during class 13 words pg. 721.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Oct 28- Nov 1
Weekly Lesson Plans October 28-November 1
Monday- Students will watch the 100 Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy to begin the Astronomy Unit.
Tuesday-BR# 17 Read "A Return to the Moon"pg. 659 and answer both questions in your journal. Students will take notes over Chapter 19 S.1 about the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Homework: Ch 19 Vocab pg. 683 14 words due Friday before the Vocab Quiz.
Wednesday- BR # 18 Read "Exploring Planets" pg. 665 answer question 1 in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 19 S.2 The Inner and Outer Planets. Homework: Chapter 19 S.2 Questions #1-8 pg. 670.
Thursday- BR #19 Read " Where are Earth's crators?" pg. 677 answer questions 1 and 2 in your journal. Notes over chapter 19 S.3 Homework: S.3 review questions pg.679 #1-9
Friday- Ch 19 Vocab Quiz. Ch 19 Study Guide
Monday- Students will watch the 100 Greatest Discoveries in Astronomy to begin the Astronomy Unit.
Tuesday-BR# 17 Read "A Return to the Moon"pg. 659 and answer both questions in your journal. Students will take notes over Chapter 19 S.1 about the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Homework: Ch 19 Vocab pg. 683 14 words due Friday before the Vocab Quiz.
Wednesday- BR # 18 Read "Exploring Planets" pg. 665 answer question 1 in your journal. Students will take notes and have discussion over Ch 19 S.2 The Inner and Outer Planets. Homework: Chapter 19 S.2 Questions #1-8 pg. 670.
Thursday- BR #19 Read " Where are Earth's crators?" pg. 677 answer questions 1 and 2 in your journal. Notes over chapter 19 S.3 Homework: S.3 review questions pg.679 #1-9
Friday- Ch 19 Vocab Quiz. Ch 19 Study Guide
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