Ms. Moore

Friday, November 30, 2007

Volcanoes!

Essential Question(s) for Unit:

• How do the forces within the earth affect the formations of the Earth's surface?

Essential Question(s) for Lesson: 

• Where are Earth's volcanic regions found, and why are they found there?

Key Terms:  volcano, magma, lava, Ring of Fire, island arc, hot spots

Warm-up:

• Complete Current Science magazine articles "The Big Drop", "Buried Secrets", and "Discoveries".  Write your answers to the corresponding sections on a seperate sheet of paper.  Turn in when complete.  Due today.
• Read section 6.1 pages 178-181, do GR wkbk pages 63-65
• New HW packet for Ch. 6 given to students today.  Due:  Tue. 12/11

Classwork:

• Work on Ppt slides for presention.

Homework:  Ch. 6 HW WS packet due: 12/11

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Ch. 5 Quiz Today!! Makeups are on Thursdays during the Help-Sessions (makeups begin @ 8:00 am).  Next help-session, Thursday, December 6th.

Warm-up:

• Self-check Ch. 5 Assessment
• Turn in for a CW grade

Classwork:

• Ch. 5 Quiz (sections 5.1, 5.2, & 5.4)
• 25 questions, scantron only, pencil only
• Read Issue 4, Current Science magazine and complete corresponding WS sections for the following articles:  Buried Secret (p. 6-7), The Big Drop (p. 4-5), and Discoveries (p. 12)

Homework:  NONE  :)

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Computer Lab - Media Center

Creating Slides for our powerpoint project

Warm-up:

• Make sure you have your section outlined.
• Each group was assigned a topic and corresponding chapter from textbook.
• Each member of group chose a section to outline and focus on in the group presentation and creation of slides.

Classwork:

• Each student creates a "Title" slide for their section of the topic project.
• 2nd and 3rd slides of content were added.
• All slides will be created in the classroom with instructions from Ms. Moore

Homework:  Ch. 5 Quiz tomorrow (Sec. 5.1, 5.2, & 5.4)

Help-session on Thursdays @ 8:15 am, if you need to makeup a quiz or test, be here @ 8:00 am.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Wow!!!  Substitute leaves a note saying, "Classes are GREAT"! Thanks for being a wonderful group of students.

Chapter 5 Review continues!

Warm-up:

• Continue to work on Ch. 5 assessment from textbook, due: Thurs. Nov. 29th
• Place Mid-Term Progress sheet in HW basket
• Place Ch. 5 Practice HW packet in HW basket

Class work:

• Self-check GR wkbk pages 53-62 and discuss
• Self-check HW WS packet for Ch. 5

Homework:  Study for Ch. 5 quiz on Thurs. Nov. 29th

Monday, November 26, 2007

• Substitute - Ms. Sewell

Our substitute says "All classes did very well"!  Thank you for being a GREAT bunch of students.

Warm-up:

• Do the Ch. 5 Assessment from your textbook on pages 173-175, due: Thurs. Nov. 29th
• Complete the following: Concept Map, page 173;  MC 1-5, T/F 6-10, CC 11-17, TC 19-20, page 174;   AS 25-28, TP 29-33, page 175
• Ch. 5 Quiz is Thurs. Nov. 29th

Classwork:

• View video "Faulting and Folding" (Vid 551.1 FAU)
• Read Current Science magazine, issue 3
• Complete the corresponding sections for "Winds of Change" and "To the Moon" from the class set copy of the worksheet on a separate sheet of notebook paper.  Turn into the HW basket when complete.

Homework:  Prac. WS packet for Ch. 5 due tomorrow, Tue. 11/27

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Review Ch. 5- Quiz Thurs. Nov. 29th

Substitute on Monday, November 26th.

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Holiday with your family  :)

Warm-up:

• GR wkbk page 62 "Word Wise" (#7-tsunami, #10-liquefaction)
• Continue working on group topic outline

Class work:

• Making a Powerpoint Presentation from your outline notes and sources
• Internet activities

Homework:  Prac. WS packet - due Nov. 27th

Monday, November 19, 2007

Monitoring Faults

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• How do geologists monitor faults?
• How do geologists determine earthquake risk?

Warm-up:

• Read section 5.4, pages 168-171; do GR wkbk pages 60-61
• Work on group outline for topic project

Class work:

• Complete "Modeling Faults" lab, turn in worksheet when complete
• Laptops, "Making a ppt"
• Internet Activities: Real Time Earthquake Investigation

Homework:  Continue to work on Prac. HW worksheet packet, due 11/27

Friday, November 16, 2007

Measuring Earthquakes

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• How does the energy of an earthquake travel through Earth?
• What are the different kinds of seismic waves?
• What are the scales used to measure the strength of an earthquake?

Key Terms:  focus, epicenter, seismic waves, P waves, S waves, surface waves, seismorgraph, magnitude, Mercalli scale, Richter scale, moment magnitude scale

Warm-up:

• Too Good For Violence Reflection
• Read section 5.2, pages 154-159 and do GR wkbk pages 56-58

Class work:

• Try This activity, page 145
• Handout - Graphic Organizer for section 5.1, add to CW section of SCI NB and TOC
• Complete "Modeling Faults" activity
• Virtual Earthquake internet activity

Homework:  Continue to work on Ch. 5 packet, due 11/27

Friday, November 16, 2007

Measuring Earthquakes

Essential Question(s) for Lesson:

• How does the energy of an earthquake travel through Earth?
• What are the different kinds of seismic waves?
• What are the scales used to measure the strength of an earthquake?

Key Terms:  focus, epicenter, seismic waves, P waves, S waves, surface waves, seismorgraph, magnitude, Mercalli scale, Richter scale, moment magnitude scale

Warm-up:

• Too Good For Violence Reflection
• Read section 5.2, pages 154-159 and do GR wkbk pages 56-58

Class work:

• Complete "Modeling Faults" activity
• Virtual Earthquake internet activity

Homework:  Continue to work on Ch. 5 packet, due 11/27

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Too Good For Violence!

Science classes completed Lessons 7 & 8 today.

Student's defined:  Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination through role playing, discussion, and worksheet/workbook activities.

No Homework :)