October 5-6, Mon/Tues

Schedule:

• Mineral ID Practice
• Lab 2-4 Mineral ID

Homework:

• None!

October 2-3, Thurs/Fri

Schedule:

• Hand out Textbooks or Online Texts
• Mineral Flow Map
  
• Higher Level Questions
  
• Mineral ID Practice

Homework:
None!

September 30-1, Mon/Tues

Schedule:

• Review Bubble Map Properties! What is Metallic?
• What is Density (Page 13)
• Acid Test (Page 14)
  
• The Iron Chef Demo
  

Homework:
None!

September 26-29, Fri/Mon

Schedule:

• Review Bubble Map Properties!
• Mineral Properties Bubble Map
• Mineral Properties Lab?
  

Homework:

September 24-25, Wed/Thur

Schedule:

• Elements & Compound
• Mineral Properties Bubble Map
  

Homework:
Finish Bubble Map

September 22-23, Mon/Tues

Schedule:

• Watch iMovies!
• Group Evaluation Questions
  
• Mineral True and False
• Salar de Uyuni - Bolivia Page 9
  
• Substitute Announcement
  

Homework:

• Watch Commercials
  

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.
  

Homework:

• None

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

Where you should be at the end of TODAY!

• 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!
  

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

Homework:

• Must have a written script to use computer next class.
  

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?

Homework:

• Make sure your the first several pages of your notebook are glued in!
• Finish Cover Sheet and Color!
• Watch Commercials!
  

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)
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Homework:

• Check your feedback on moodle!

September 4-5, Thurs/Fri

• Welcome!
• Name Cards
• Moodle Mania

We will be in the computer lab for the day exploring the moodle site. Students will be expected to login to the system so they will be able to access moodle throughout the year.

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.