Mrs. Chen's Chronicles http://reginachen.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/b92893a2296e38ee99eb9766e329d253?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Mrs. Chen's Chronicles http://reginachen.wordpress.com Week of 3/24-3/28 quiz this week http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/week-of-324-328-quiz-this-week/ http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/week-of-324-328-quiz-this-week/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:06:14 +0000 reginachen http://reginachen.wordpress.com/?p=47 ]]>

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!!!!!!

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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
  
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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

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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

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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!!!

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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!

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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!

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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

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Monday:  Vocab concentration game

Tuesday:  Continue with vocab activity

Wednesday:  Chapter 18 note hydrology taking sheets

Thursday:  PPT notes/video

Friday: Quiz/ Mini Lab

]]> http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/week-of-jan-14th-18th-quiz-this-week/feed/ 3 reginachen Welcome Back!!!! Week of Jan 8-11 Current Events resume this week-Don’t Forget!! http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/welcome-back-week-of-jan-8-11-current-events-resume-this-week-dont-forget/ http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/welcome-back-week-of-jan-8-11-current-events-resume-this-week-dont-forget/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:22:50 +0000 reginachen http://reginachen.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/welcome-back-week-of-jan-8-11-current-events-resume-this-week-dont-forget/ ]]>

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!

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