Ms. Moore

Friday, September 28, 2007

Convection Currents and the Mantle

Warm-up:

• Create a concept map for "Heat Transfer", include the 3 types of heat transfer (radiation, conduction, convection), include two details for each.  Add to your Journal section of your SCI NB.
• Complete graphic organizers for section 1 & 2, add to your CW section of your SCI NB.

Class work:

• Complete "Measurement of Temperature" activity WS and keep in CW section of your SCI NB
• Heat Transfer demonstrations: complete WS packet and add to your CW section of your SCI NB
• Scaling the layers of the Earth - hallway display
• Reading strategies:  Writing questions for topic headings

Homework:  Prac. WS(15)

Thursday, September 26, 2007

4.2 Convection Currents and the Mantle

Warm-up:

• Complete GR wkbk pages 44-45
• Complete your graphic organizers for section 1 & 2, Layers of the Earth and 3 Types of Heat Transfer

Class work:

• Measurement of Temperature activities, add WS to CW section of SCI NB
• Reading Strategies for section 1 & 2
• Scaling Earth's Layers, Hallway Display

Homework:  None

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

4.2  Convection Currents and the Mantle

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• How is heat transferred?
• What causes confection currents?

Key Terms:  heat transfer, radiation, conduction, convection, density, convection currents

Warm-up:

• Read section 4.2 pages 115-117, do GR wkbk pages 44-45
• Self-check GR wkbk pages 41-44

Class work:

• "What is the Mantle Like?" activity, complete WS and turn in for a lab grade
• "Measurement of Temperature" activities, complete WS and add to CW section of SCI NB and the TOC
• Reading strategies
• Scaling the Layers of Earth's Layers

Homework:  Prac. WS(11) 4.1

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

4.1  Earth's Interior

Warm-up:

• Self-check HW WS(33)

Class work:

• View B.Nye video: "Pressure"
• Complete GR wkbk pages 41-44
• "What is the Mantle Like" activity - complete WS and turn in for a lab grade when complete
• "Measurement of Temperature" activities

Homework:  Complete GR wkbk and add to CW section of SCI NB

Monday, September 24, 2007

Earth's Interior

Essential Question(s) for Unit:

• Do characteristics of rocks and minerals effect Earth's surface?

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• What are the characterstics of Earth's crust, mantle, and core?

Key Terms:  seismic wave, pressure, crust, mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core

4.1  Earth's Interior

Warm-up:

• Do "Discover" activity on page 108
• Write observations and answers to questions in Journal section of SCI NB

Class work:

• Notes on Density, Temperature
• Temperature Scates WS
• Read pages 108-114, do GR wkbk pages 41-44
• Handout - graphic organizer for section 4.1
• Measuring Temperature Activity

Homework:  Skills Prac. WS(33)

Friday, September 21, 2007

Heat and Temperature

Essential Question for the Lesson:

• Define:  Temperature
• What is the relationship between temperature and air pressure?
• How do varying temperatures affect matter?
• Why are the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales so different?

Class work:

• View video "Heat and Temperature" by Discovery School ( 536 HEA)
• Complete video questions WS and add to CW section of SCI NB

Homework:  NONE  :)

Have a great weekend, you have earned it!!!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Minerals Test - Sections 1 & 2

Make-up date:  Thursdays @ 8:00 am

Warm-up:

• Self-check Ch. 2 Assessment pages 69-71
• Turn in for CW grade

Class work:

• Minerals Test  (Scantron, pencil, NB paper)

Homework:  NONE  :)

Reminders:

• Students need their textbook everyday in class
• Textbooks need to be covered
• Students need a 1" binder with 5 index tab dividers (gen info, journal, cw, hw, grades)
• Homework grades (100) are given at the beginning of the 9 week grading period,  each time a homework practice ws is missing, lacks a name, or is incomplete, 5 points is deducted from this grade
• Attending a help-session could add 5 points back to the HW grade.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Early Release Day - Short Schedule

Mid-term progress reports sent home today

Review sections 2.1 & 2.2

Warm-up:

• Self-check HW WS(49) 2.2
• Self-check WS "Density Drill"
• Place Progress forms in HW basket

Class work:

• Do Ch. 2 Assessment from text pages 69-71
• Venn Diagram, p 69
• Do MC 1-3, T/F 6-9, CC 11-14, TC 17-20, TP 25-29, pages 70-71
• PH Science Explorer Earth Science iText  (username: firstlastname  password:  success)  all lowercase, nospaces!

Homework:  Study for tomorrow's test on sections 2.1 & 2.2

Help-sessions begin @ 8:10 on Thursdays and Make-ups are @ 8:00 am.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Density

Warm-up:

• Handout - Finding Density, complete practice on back and add to CW section of SCI NB

Class work:

• Density Rainbow - find the density of five liquids, color in the graduated cylinder by the densities of the liquids.  Most dense to least dense.  Answer the questions and complete the practice on the back.  Add to CW section of SCI NB.

Homework:  Practice WS "Density Drill"

Early Release Day tomorrow, 9/19.  Students will be dismissed at 2:15 pm.

Minerals test on Thursday, September 20th.

Help-sessions are on Thursdays from 8:10-8:50 am.  Make-ups begin at 8:00 am.

Monday, September 17, 2007

New Seats!

Picture Day Tomorrow - 9/18

Early Release Day, Wednesday, 9/19

Minerals Test - Thursday, 9/20

Density

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• To calculate the density of a substance, what two properties of the substance do you need to know?
• How can you determine a mineral's density?

Warm-up:

• Turn-in HW - Prac. WS(49)
• Review notes in Journal:  States of Matter

Class work:

• Density Demonstration
• Notes in Journal

Homework:  NONE  :)