Weekly Lesson Plans January 27th-31st
Monday- Cold Day
Tuesday- Cold Day
Wednesday- Chapter 21 Vocab Quiz. Students will finish the Smash Lab video.
Thursday- Students will participate and complete a lab a bout finding the epicenter of an earthquake. They will calculate the distance from surrounding seismometers to an earthquake's epicenter, find the location of the epicenter, and explain the relationship between seismic waves and the location of the epicenter.
Friday- BR#31 Read Volcanoes and Humans pg. 747 answer question #1. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.2 Volcanoes. Homework: Ch 21 S.2 Review Questions #1-8 pg.746
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Jan 20-24
Weekly Lesson Plans January 20th-24th
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Snow Day
Wednesday- Br#30 1. What is the Richter Scale? 2. What is the greatest magnitude on the Richter Scale? 3. Where would an earthquake of this magnitude be felt? Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.2 Earthquakes. Homework: Worksheet Earthquakes East of the Rockies.
Thursday- Snow Day
Friday- Students will watch the Smash Lab video about scientists trying to create ways to make houses more earthquake proof.
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Snow Day
Wednesday- Br#30 1. What is the Richter Scale? 2. What is the greatest magnitude on the Richter Scale? 3. Where would an earthquake of this magnitude be felt? Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.2 Earthquakes. Homework: Worksheet Earthquakes East of the Rockies.
Thursday- Snow Day
Friday- Students will watch the Smash Lab video about scientists trying to create ways to make houses more earthquake proof.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Jan 13-17
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.
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.
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.
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