Monday: Earth Sun and Moon Intro, Lost on the moon activity
Tuesday: The Moon, Moon Phases organizer
Wednesday: Eclipses
Thursday: The SUN
Friday: Quiz- 100% Earth, Sun and Moon. **Hint it will not be a scantron**
Question: What is Geocentric and Heliocentric mean? LOOK IT UP!!!!!!
Ocean currents and El Nino: A scavenger hunt
How are ocean currents created?
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056692/ocean-current
How can scientists use ocean currents to create energy?
http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/current/index.cfm
A barge loaded with Nike shoes toppled over in the ocean during a storm. The currents carried the shoes all over the place! Describe what happened and where the shoes went.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_currents_2.html
What is El Nino?
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/nino/intro.html
How long have scientists known about El Nino?
http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/nino.html
Where does the warm air that causes El Nino come from? (Hint: Click the animation of El Nino to view a quick clip)
http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/where1.html
RAFT on-demand writing assignment
(RAFT stands for Role Audience Format Topic)
Directions: Pick one choice from each column. Write a one-page response for your topic.
| Circle your choice |
Role |
Audience |
Format |
Topic |
| Concerned citizen |
TV watchers |
An editorial voicing your opinion |
Pollution being carried by ocean currents |
|
| Editor of a newspaper |
People reading newspaper |
A public service announcement |
Ocean currents being used to create clean energy |
|
| Environmental scientist |
Senators or representatives |
A persuasive letter to public officials |
Change in weather due to El Nino |
|
| Meteorologist (weather scientist) |
kids |
A news segment |
Monday: Climate notes, Activity: Using a station Model
Tuesday: Weather Log Graphing Activity
Wednesday: Earth Sun and Moon Relationships Introduction
Thursday: Benchmark Exam
Friday: Continue Earth Sun and Moon Relationships
Monday: OAS in computer lab
Tuesday: Continue weather notes HW : What is weather?
Wednesday: Reading weather maps, Graphing weather data
Thursday: Severe Weather
Friday: Quiz over Weather, Atmosphere, Plate Tectonics
Weather 50%, Atmosphere 20%, 30% Plate Tectonics
Monday: Go over quiz, Weather Notes
Tuesday: Blog check, Surprise!Weather Notes BN video
HW: Due Friday Online Assignment- I will give
details in class
Wednesday: Weather Notes, Air Pressure Demonstration
Thursday: Weather Note Taking Sheets
Friday: Cloud in a Bottle Lab
I have attached the weather power point. Please open and review!!!
Monday: Atmospheric pressure demonstration/anticipation guide
Tuesday: Heat transfer lab
Wednesday: Weather Introduction Notes
Thursday: Weather Notes Continued
Friday: Atmosphere Quiz
60% atmosphere/pressure/heat transfer
40% ocean currents
Please post each of the layers of the atmosphere- leave your name so I know it is you!
Please remember to be filling your calendar out everyday!!! It will be very important when we start our unit on weather.
Monday: Ocean waves and tides
Tuesday: Ocean Currents: Density Current Demonstration
Wednesday: The Coriolis Effect and currents
Thursday: Review
Friday: Hydrology Unit test
If you read this blog- post a comment- be sure to include your first name so I know it is you!
I tried to attach my ppt, look and see if it works! You can preview what we will be doing over the next couple of weeks!
Monday: PPT notes/ foldable: Ocean Floor, Some like it salty lab continuation
Tuesday: Finish Lab Chapter 19 note taking sheets HW: Cook up some playdoh- Begin notebook checks
Wednesday: Ocean Floor Model HW: Ocean Floor Sheet
Thursday: Review Game HW: Study for Quiz tommorow -CE
Friday: Cumulative Quiz- Go back and study those notes! The break down for the quiz will look something like this:
10% metric
30% plate tectonics
60% hydrology
Monday: Vocab concentration game
Tuesday: Continue with vocab activity
Wednesday: Chapter 18 note hydrology taking sheets
Thursday: PPT notes/video
Friday: Quiz/ Mini Lab
Tuesday: Hydrology Pretest, Science World Article: Tracing the Scientific Method Due Friday
Wednesday: The Water Cycle Introduction
Thursday: Follow a drop through the water cycle precipitation cartooning
Friday: Notes…. Surprise!
