Weekly Lesson Plans February 10th-14th
Monday- Students will be starting the rock lab. This lab will last for four days and students will be figuring out several physical properties of both rocks and minerals. Students will list the following for 40 samples, name, rock type, color, luster, cleavage or fracture, magnetic, uses, and hardness. Students will focus on rocks 1-10 today.
Tuesday- Students are continuing the rock lab focusing on rocks 11-20.
Wednesday- Students are continuing the rock lab focusing on rocks 21-30. Students will be identifying the igneous rocks as intrusive or extrusive and what kind of texture it has. They will be identifying the sedimentary rocks by how they formed chemical or clastic.
Thursday-Students are continuing the rock lab focusing on rocks 31-40. Students will be identifying the sedimentary rocks by how they formed chemical or clastic and the metamorphic rocks as foliated or nonfoliated.
Friday- Half Day! Students will be answering some analysis questions about the rock lab.
Important : If students missed any lab days this week, they need to talk to me about when they are available to make up their lab. They can come in any school day before school, during lunch, after school, or during their study hall depending on the hour.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Feb 3-7
Weekly Lesson Plans February 3rd-7th
Monday- BR#32 Read "What are rocks good for?" pg. 755. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.3 Minerals. Homework: Students will read an article about Hydrothermal Vent Bio-communities and answer questions.
Tuesday- BR#33 1. How would you characterize a mineral? 2. List as many characteristics as you can. Students will have discussion and take notes over Chapter 21 S.3 Mineral Physical Properties and Igneous Rocks. Homework: Students will read an article about Asbestos and answer the questions.
Wednesday- Snow Day
Thursday- Hours 1-5 will catch up on finishing any notes from packets #6, 7, and 8. Then they will watch part of the National Geographic Documentary about Yellowstone National Park Supervolcano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACO-sNn9KnU&list=HL1391712033&feature=mh_lolz
Hours 7 and 8 will do the lesson from Tuesday since school was let out early due to snow.
Friday- Students will watch a video clip about rocks of ages. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.3 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks. Homework: Students will read an article about Seafloor sediments and answer the questions.
Monday- BR#32 Read "What are rocks good for?" pg. 755. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.3 Minerals. Homework: Students will read an article about Hydrothermal Vent Bio-communities and answer questions.
Tuesday- BR#33 1. How would you characterize a mineral? 2. List as many characteristics as you can. Students will have discussion and take notes over Chapter 21 S.3 Mineral Physical Properties and Igneous Rocks. Homework: Students will read an article about Asbestos and answer the questions.
Wednesday- Snow Day
Thursday- Hours 1-5 will catch up on finishing any notes from packets #6, 7, and 8. Then they will watch part of the National Geographic Documentary about Yellowstone National Park Supervolcano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACO-sNn9KnU&list=HL1391712033&feature=mh_lolz
Hours 7 and 8 will do the lesson from Tuesday since school was let out early due to snow.
Friday- Students will watch a video clip about rocks of ages. Students will take notes and have discussion over Chapter 21 S.3 Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks. Homework: Students will read an article about Seafloor sediments and answer the questions.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Jan 27-31
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
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 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.
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