Mrs. Chen's Chronicles

Week of 3/24-3/28 quiz this week

reginachen — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:06:14 +0000

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!!!!!!

Assignment for 3/18

reginachen — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:23:02 +0000

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

Week of 3/17- 3/21 Benchmarks on Thursday!!!! No Current Event this Week!!!! I expect you to study for the test EVERY NIGHT

reginachen — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:15:53 +0000

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

Week of 3/10-3/14 Quiz Over Weather This Week!

reginachen — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:07:30 +0000

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

Week of 3/3- 3/7 Weather

reginachen — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:37 +0000

weather-templ.ppt

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!!!

Week of Feb 25th-29th Quiz on Atmosphere Friday!

reginachen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:49:42 +0000

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!

Week of Feb 4-8th Hydrology Unit Test this week!

reginachen — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:56:32 +0000

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!

Week of 1/28- 2/1 Quiz this week!!!! Notebook check this week!!!!

reginachen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:42:31 +0000

chapter-18-ocean-motion.ppt

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

Week of Jan 14th-18th Quiz this week!!!

reginachen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:16:52 +0000

Monday: Vocab concentration game

Tuesday: Continue with vocab activity

Wednesday: Chapter 18 note hydrology taking sheets

Thursday: PPT notes/video

Friday: Quiz/ Mini Lab

Welcome Back!!!! Week of Jan 8-11 Current Events resume this week-Don’t Forget!!

reginachen — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:22:50 +0000

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!