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Friday, February 3, 2012

February 3rd Warm-up

Click here to do today's warm-up. Do this with your poster partner and be sure to put everyone's name on the form.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Seasons Webquest

Reasons for the Seasons WebQuest

You've Been Hired!!

An educational publishing company has hired YOU to produce posters for middle school science classrooms. Your first poster is to be one that shows the causes of seasons on Earth. Since many students have wrong ideas (misconceptions) about what causes seasons it is very important that your poster be very accurate. Your poster will answer the question "What causes the seasons?".
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Before you can start your poster, you must do some research on student ideas as well as the science behind the seasons.

Part 1: Misconceptions about the Seasons

A misconception is an incorrect idea about something. Research the websites provided below to view common misconceptions students may have about the seasons.
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List four misconceptions in your notebook on page 118. Title the page "Misconceptions about the Season"
Skip lines between each one.

Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy - Misconceptions (read question & answer)
Seasons Misconceptions (read Seasons Misconceptions paragraph)
Common Misconceptions
Some Common Misconceptions
The Seasons

Misconceptions (complete sentences)

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PART 2: TILT OF THE EARTH

How does the Earth's tilt affect the seasons? Research the websites below.
On page 119 (title the page "Tilt of the Earth"), Draw 4 pictures showing how Earth's tilt affects each season.

Include the following on all 4 drawings: Earth, its tilt, the sun, name of the season.

PART 3: THE SEASONS POSTER

Now you are ready to make your poster!! The Earth is at four different points in its orbit around the Sun when we have each season. Where is the Earth when it is summer (or winter, fall, and spring)? Does the Earth tilt towards or away from the Sun? Draw a picture of the Earth revolving around the Sun throughout the year. Show the Earth at its location during winter, spring, summer, and fall/autumn. There are additional websites below to continue your research. Your paycheck will depend on how many accurate items are included in your poster.

You must Include the following on your poster to get your full paycheck:

Title of poster ($2)
Neatness and color ($2)
Sun ($2)
Earth in four different locations ($2)
Labels for winter, spring, summer, and fall ($2)
Tilt ($2)
Color in day and night on all 4 Earths ($2)
Short paragraph explaining the reason for the seasons ($2)
PUT EVERYONE'S NAME ON BACK OF POSTER!!

Fine Print: Your paycheck will be the paid in points added to your science average : )

This WebQuest is modified from WebQuests found at Science-Class.net and http://mrscienceut.net/SeasonsWebQuest.html.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Week January 30 through February 3

Monday:
Hurricane Poster and Gallery Walk
Hurricane Info Graphing

Tuesday:
Finish Graphing
Review Weather

Wednesday:
TEST OVER WEATHER
Seasons Introduction

Thursday:
Seasons Poster

Friday:
Lunar Cycle

Monday, January 23, 2012

Reading a Weather Map Activity

Click here for the google form. This is a form that you will fill in while reading the information from the weather map. Click here for the weather map link.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Weather Tic-Tac-Toe Homework

Here are some helpful resources to complete your Tic-Tac-Toe Weather Homework.

Remember that all assignments are due Monday, January 23rd.
You must choose any 3 assignments in an up and down column or diagonal. (You may NOT choose everything from the same ROW.
Each block is worth 8 points and there are 24 total points available.
If you need materials please let me know before it is too late.
You are welcome to work on these in my classroom before or after school.(except Tuesday afternoon)

ALL Vocabulary words are located on the blue checklist on page 101 of your science notebook.
You can also look on our Weather Vocabulary site for the definitions and vocabulary games.

Flashcard Template
Online Flashcard Template
Foldables
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Online Collage Maker (Glogster)
Window Pane Description
Window Pane examples
Making a Mobile
Cube Project Template
How to Write a Newspaper Article
How to Make a Brochure on Word

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

B-LAYER OF PLATE TECTONICS

B-e Plate Tectonics Scientists graphic organizer. This assignment requires doing research on several different scientists that did their research in the field of Plate Tectonics. Here are the scientists to choose from:

Dan McKenzie
James Hutton
Abraham Ortelius
Nicholaus Steno
Alfred Wegener
Arthur Holmes
Harry Hess

Plate Tectonics Section

Plate Boundary Information

VOCABULARY QUIZ

After completing the CII layer vocabulary assignments: Click HERE to take the vocabulary quiz.
Login = your lunch code
Password = bears

CII-f: Click HERE for instructions for Mountain Movers lab.
or Click HERE to go straight to the Mountain Movers Lab

CII - QUIZ
** After completing the cII layer: Click HERE to take the quiz.
Login = your lunch code
Password = bears

Review Materials:

Click HERE to make sure you understand the plate tectonics theory.
Click HERE for an interactive lesson on plate tectonics theory.
Click HERE for another great interactive lesson on plate tectonics.

Vocabulary Review - Do you know all the words?

Click HERE for the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary and games
Click HERE for review games / flashcards.
Click HERE for more vocabulary review games.
Click HERE for more flashcards.

Animations:

Click HERE for animations of landforms created by plate boundaries.
Click HERE for an animation of convection currents in the mantle.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

C-1 Layer

Plate Tectonics Resources

LAYER C 1 - helpful links:

* Click below to read & learn about CONTINENTAL DRIFT.

WEBSITE 1 - Good info about evidence for Continental Drift.
WEBSITE 2 - More of the above plus info about layers of the earth.
WEBSITE 3 - A great animation & lesson on the break up of Pangaea.
WEBSITE 4 - Video lesson about Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift.
WEBSITE 5 - Interactive tutorial on the breakup of Pangaea.
WEBSITE 6 - An animation that shows how the plates might move in the future.

C1 - QUIZ
** After completing the c1 layer: Click HERE to take the quiz.
Login = your lunch code
Password = bears

If you pass the quiz ---- start working on the CII Layer
If you do not pass the quiz ----complete the Drifting Continents worksheet.

Click HERE for Vocabulary Review Games

Study Stacks Vocabulary

Click here to to to the study stacks for the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

November 28 through December 15th

During this time period the students will be doing a self-paced unit on Plate Tectonics. The students will have check points that need to be met in order to get to the highest grade possible.