Thursday
Tuesday
December 16-17, Weds/Thurs
Daily Schedule:
- Notebook Check
- Convection Lab wrap-up.
- Convection Frayer Map
- Questions using the ActivExpressions
- Convection is the source - Oh Yeah!
- Lava Lamp!
- Convection Frayer Map KEY - Aesthenosphere
- Enjoy your break!
Sunday
December 15-16, Mon/Tues
Daily Schedule:
- Journal Question (page 48)
- Layers of the Earth Overview!
- Earth's Interior Diagram KEY
- Layers, Layers, Layers, Density, Density, Density
- YouTube Clip - Aesthenosphere-like stuff
- Convection Lab (page 49)
- Find convection in your house. This is a family activity.
Thursday
December 11-12, Thurs/Fir
Daily Schedule:
- Daily Business
- Pages 40-45 should be in your notebook!
- Interior of the Earth worksheet.
- Nothing
Wednesday
Thursday
December 8-9, Mon/Tues
I will be gone the on Monday and Tuesday so the daily schedule might be a little off. Remember, your MN Geology take home quiz is due next Wed/Thur (12.10-11).
Daily Schedule:
Daily Schedule:
- Glaciers Movies
- Overview Video
- Glaciers Rock the House in 619
- The Fastest Glacier NOVA - PBS
- MN Map Lab in 3D
- Glacier Notes
- Glacier Terms - Define and Draw (Notebook Page 43)
- MN Geology Take-home Exam Due December 10-11!
Wednesday
December 3-4, Wed/Thur
Daily Schedule:
Please look at your map and explore it a bit. It should work nicely with your note summaries on page 42. There will be a take-home exam next class where you will need to teach someone about MN's history. Get ready!
- MN Gravel Lab (Page 41)
- MN Geologic History Summary (page 42)
Please look at your map and explore it a bit. It should work nicely with your note summaries on page 42. There will be a take-home exam next class where you will need to teach someone about MN's history. Get ready!
Sunday
Monday
MN Project Assignment INFO LINK
The project link was accidentally being deleted. Here is a new LINK!
Sunday
Making a My Map related to MN Geology!
Remember, you already have a map that you are working on. Login to your iGoogle account to access the map.
November 24-25, Mon/Tues
Daily Schedule:
- MN Geology Assignment Overview
- Divide up group roles. Who is doing what?
- How to insert pictures
- How to insert Youtube videos.
- Add to your map....anytime....anywhere!
Thursday
November 20-21, Thurs/Fri
Daily Schedule:
- Email science619@gmail.com with your name in the subject line.
- iGoogle
- Divide into Groups for My Maps Project
- Begin editing the map in your groups. You will be focusing on one of the three regions.
- Go to your My Map and insert a picture of your favorite restaurant!
Tuesday
November 18-19, Tues/Wed
Daily Schedule:
Homework:
- Science Survey
- MN Rocks Egg Carton (Page 40)
Homework:
- Send an email to science619@gmail.com with your NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE!
- If you do not have an email you need to set one up. I would recommend a gmail account!
Monday
Tuesday
November 12-13, Wed/Thur
Daily Schedule:
- Turn in Cartoon (underline all words from rock cycle flow map)
- Rock ID Lab
- Review
- Exam!
- Notebook Check!
Monday
November 10-11, Mon/Tuesday
Daily Schedule:
- Story Time
- Das Rad (The Wheel)- Bloom's Style (Page 36) Top Half
- Relative dating Worksheet (Page 37)
- Rock Cycle Review!
- Comic!
- Notebook Pages!
November 5-6, Wed/Thur
Daily Schedule:
- Rock Cycle Lab (Page 35)
- Moodle Investigation: Look at the animations on Moodle and use that information to fill in the Rock Cycle Flowmap
- Rock Cycle Flowmap (Page 34)
- Moodle Journal
- None
November 4 & 7, Tuesday and Friday
Daily Schedule:
- Grade Homework
- Put 3.0 Worksheet on page 32.
- 3 Rock Types Overview
- Activote Questions
- Study Guide - Page 33
- Bill Nye - Rocks
- None
Thursday
October 30-31, Thursday/Friday
Daily Schedule:
- Igneous Rock Flow Map - Page 30
- Igneous Rock Overview Lab
- Sedimentary Rock Prediction and Notes(Page 28)
- Principle of Superposition "Pancake Principle"
- Lab 3-5 Wood Block Lab - Page 31
- Rock Worksheet
Monday
October 28-29, Tuesday/Wednesday
Daily Schedule:
- Lego Activity! Grain/Crystal Size
- A closer look at Minerals!
- Texture - What is crystal/grain size?
- Igneous Rocks and Legos (Page 29)
- Define Texture
- Predictive Rock Types (Page 28 )
- Igneous Rock Flow Map
- None
Thursday
October 24-27, Fri/Mon
Daily Schedule:
Blood Diamond Journal
- Homework: Make sure you complete the Blood Diamond Journal on Moodle. This is the last grade of Quarter 1!
- Higher Level Thinking Journal: Rocks (Page 26)
- 3-1 Rock Lab: Rocks in a Bucket! What are your observations? (Page 27)
- Texture and Properties of Rocks
- Voting
Blood Diamond Journal
Wednesday
October 22-23, Wed/Thurs
Daily Schedule:
- Change your profile name in Moodle to be first name and last initial (Benjamin F)
- Sign up for Edmodo! Talk to Mr. Friesen for an overview!
- Look at the Blood Diamond Resources
- Check out the Moodle Forum on Blood Diamonds and post a comment
Monday
October 20-21, Mon/Tues
Daily Schedule:
- Test Announcements
- Mining Worksheet on Page 25.
- Gold Mine Video Clip
- Iron Ore Jigsaw
- Iron Ore Video Clip
- Iron Ore Flow Map on Page 24.
- Minerals, Mining and Issues
- None
October 14-15, Tuesday/Wednesday
Daily Schedule:
- TURN IN BLUE DENSITY WORKSHEET
- Notebook Check
- Exam
Friday
October 10-13, Friday/Monday
Daily Schedule:
- Test on Tuesday and Wednesday! There will be a lab portion and a Moodle portion. You will be able to use the pink sheets for the lab portion. You will be able to use your notebook on both.
- Put Lab 2-4 in your notebook on page 21.
- Floating and Sinking Lab! Find the mass and volume of various objects and figure out the relationship between sinking and floating and mass and volume.
- Density Overview - How to Calculate
- Write your conclusion to the floating/sinking lab on page 22.
- Density Worksheet!
- 1-5 Density Worksheet
- Get your notebook up to date. You can use this on the exam!
Tuesday
October 8-9, Wed/Thur
Schedule:
Homework:
- Finish Mineral ID
- Correct Mineral ID
- Volume, Mass and Weight Exploration
- Volume, Mass and Weight Notes
Homework:
- Make sure you notebooks are up to date!
Sunday
Wednesday
October 2-3, Thurs/Fri
Schedule:
None!
- Hand out Textbooks or Online Texts
- Mineral Flow Map
- Higher Level Questions
- Mineral ID Practice
None!
Tuesday
September 30-1, Mon/Tues
Schedule:
None!
- Review Bubble Map Properties! What is Metallic?
- What is Density (Page 13)
- Acid Test (Page 14)
- The Iron Chef Demo
None!
Thursday
September 26-29, Fri/Mon
Schedule:
- Review Bubble Map Properties!
- Mineral Properties Bubble Map
- Mineral Properties Lab?
Sunday
September 22-23, Mon/Tues
Schedule:
- Watch iMovies!
- Group Evaluation Questions
- Mineral True and False
- Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia Page 9
- Substitute Announcement
- Watch Commercials
Wednesday
September 18-19, Thurs/Fri
Schedule:
- Finish iMovies!
- Compress iMovie into Quicktime
- Upload Quicktime file to Moodle
- Watch iMovie on Moodle to make sure you turned it in.
- None
Tuesday
September 16-17, Tues/Wed
- Saving Full Sized Images
- What pictures are going to help tell your story?
- iMovie Overview
- Changing Photo Settings in iMovie
- Basic Editing
- Your script should be done
- You should have made the connection between your mineral and the product you are selling.
- You should have most of your pictures
- Next Class: EDITING!
Thursday
September 12-15, Fri/Mon
- Story Time with Mr. F.
- What is a Mineral? Characteristics!
- Assignment Overview
- Pick Partners
- Mineral Assignments
- Writing Script and Research! Mineral Project Links
- Must have a written script to use computer next class.
Wednesday
September 10-11, Wed/Thur
- Finish Coversheet (What you don't finish is homework!)
- Build your notebook! Notebook setup instructions
- Safety Contract - Read, sign and glue in your notebook!
- What do I do when I'm gone PODCAST! Take notes in your notebook!
- Mineral iMovie Preview...What makes a good comercial?
- Make sure your the first several pages of your notebook are glued in!
- Finish Cover Sheet and Color!
- Watch Commercials!
Sunday
September 8-9 Mon/Tues
- Welcome!
- Moodle RECAP - Check feedback
- Syllabus Overview - Policies
- Activote Questions
- Classroom - Tour
- Branches of Earth Science brainstorm and color session (Page 1 of Notebook)
- Check your feedback on moodle!
Wednesday
September 4-5, Thurs/Fri
- Welcome!
- Name Cards
- Moodle Mania
The worksheet that you are working on is due at the end of the block! Turn it into the basket!
HOMEWORK:
Summer Journal Question:
The student will need to answer the summer journal question by typing and submitting a response to moodle. I will respond to these questions and the students will be able to check my feedback. This is a great interactive feature of Moodle.
Bring the following to class next week!
- 8.5" X 11.5" Subject (1-3 Subject)
- Glue Sticks
- Pencils, Pencils and Pencils
- Colored Pencils.
September 2-3, Tues/Wed
- Welcome!
- Seating Chart - Find your seats!
- Thorung Phedi Story
- I think, I wonder...
- Introductions
- Hurricane Prediction and New Orleans
- 8.5" X 11.5" Subject (1-3 Subject)
- Glue Sticks
- Pencils, Pencils and Pencils
- Colored Pencils.
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