Earth+Science

How do Earth events, for example the rock cycle, change the Earth's surface?
February 27- Learn the rock cycle. Download this file, follow the directions on it, and upload your finished work on Moodle.

February 29- The sweet rock cycle activity.

When you complete this activity, you'll upload the summary paragraph to Moodle.

Homework- Organize your work for uploading to your portfolio. You should have examples for the Inquiry, Physical Science, and Life Science standards.

E-Portfolio Info
March 4-

Use this as a guide for your reflections in Science for Student Led Conferences.

March 6- Is your e-portfolio ready for Student Led Conferences? Make sure that your reflections meet the criteria and are under the correct Science standards.

How can I use the physical characteristics of a rock to infer the rock's history?
March 8- Study Geology terms. [|Quizlet]There will be a quiz next Wednesday on geology terms and the rock cycle. Start studying now!

March 12- Complete the Great Rock Station Activities. Review for the quiz on Wednesday by reviewing the rock cycle, the types of rocks, how they are formed, and the processes like weathering, erosion, deposition, and compaction. Study Chapter 2 in your text. Practice the vocab with the quizlet above.

March 18- What did James Hutton mean when he said "The present is the key to the past" in relationship to geology? Complete the Think Sheet from today's activity.

March 20- What evidence do we have of Earth's history?
 * Complete this pretest about fossils.
 * How do organisms get into the fossil record? [[file:Scavenger Hunt.docx]]

March 22- Test your knowledge by arranging the Event Cards for the Fossil Record in a logical sequence. Are you studying the vocab? [|Earth History Vocab]

March 25- Review the fossil record sequence. Today we will reconstruct a fossil and make inferences about what it looked like, ate, and its mode of transportation. [|Vertebrate Skeleton Images]

How can that be? [|Fossilized rain drops]

** How long has Earth been around? How long have we been around? **
April 2- Geologic Timeline Download this document and answer the questions about Geologic Time.

Follow these directions to make your own timeline.

April 4- Here are 2 great videos about Geologic Time [|NatGeo] [|Geologic Eras Animated]

How are mountains formed?
April 16- [|Mountain Building Home Page] [|Marianas Trench - James Cameron]

April 18- These are the instructions for the folding activity related to mountain building.

[|Info on Mountains]

[|Pictures of folds]

What happens when the earth's crust is pulled apart?
[|Mountains Formed by Faults] [|Animations for faults and folds] [|Directions for the folding activity]
 * April 23-** [[file:FoldingandFaulting_000.ppt]]

How thick is it: Viscosity and Volcanoes Use your Mountain Building Journals as you complete this activity. Look at the volcanic mountains in this photo collection.
 * April 26-**

Study for a vocab quiz next Monday, May 7! [|Quizlet Mountain Building]

May 1- Erosion: What goes up must come down [|Erosion Photos]

May 3- Earth's structure and plate tectonics Complete this webquest and upload it to Moodle. Study for the quiz on Monday: vocab, mountain building concepts (folding, faults, volcanoes), erosion, plate tectonics.

May 7- Earthquakes!

May 13- Project due May 17.

[|Links for Mountains]

May 15- Work on Geology and Earth Processes project. Due on Thursday, May 17.

Make sure your project is ready to go when you walk through the door. If it needs to be printed, get it done before class. If it is on a file, test it out on a school computer before class.