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

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



CII - QUIZ
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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.

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
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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.

PRE AP CLASSES

PRE AP CLASSES: Project will be assigned on Tuesday, November 15. The project is building a Mousetrap car. I will email you the specifics. The mousetrap car is due on December 15th. 

Friday November 18, 2011

Test Corrections
Enrichment Activities

Thursday November 17, 2011

District Assessment Test

Wednesday November 16, 2011

Test Review

Tuesday November 15, 2011

1. Finish Newton's Laws Station Activity
2. Analyze Speed Graphing

Monday November 14

1.  Potential Energy/Kinetic Energy Card Sort
2. Newton's Laws Station activity

Friday November 11, 2011

1. Warm up

2. Remediate- review Test

3. Extension- Speed challenge lab

Thursday November 10, 2011

1. Warm up- page 123

2. Common Assessment #2 - TEST

3. Complete walk this way conclusion questions

Wednesday November 9, 2011

EARLY RELEASE DAY

STUDENTS RELEASED AT 1:50

1. Warm up

2. Walk this way lab graphing & conclusion questions

Tuesday November 8, 2011

PICTURE DAY! PICTURE DAY! PICTURE DAY!

1. Warm up

2. Walk this way lab - OUTDOOR LAB...WEATHER PENDING!!!

Monday November 7, 2011

1. Warm up

2. Page Keely Force Probe

3. Speed problems worksheet

4. Prep for walk this way lab on Tuesday 

November 4

1. Warm up

2. Youtube- speed video (turtle races)

3. Speed formula notes

4. Determining speed worksheet

Sentence stems: In the video I observed…

                             The turtle that won was the turtle that…

November 3

1. Warm up

2. Resultant vectors worksheet

3. Tug-a-war 

Sentence stems: The net force is…


PRE AP PROJECT IS DUE TODAY!!!!

November 2

1. Warm up

2. Hair dryer demo and questions in journal –region 4 book

3. Net force cards

Sentence stems: Forces acting on the ping pong ball were…

November 1

1. Warm up

2. Engage- Jenga

3. Net force notes

4. Balanced and unbalanced forces

Sentence stems: In Jenga, the forcers were balanced/unbalanced…

October 31

1. Warm up- Watch Cowboys clip, with group list all the things that are in motion on the white boards

2. Force notes

3. vocabulary 

Homework: Push vs. pull worksheet

Sentence stems: 1. For an object to be in motion…




PRE AP STUDENTS - If you want bonus points on your project it will be due today.

October 21 - Friday

Review for District Assessment
THERE WILL BE A DISTRICT ASSESSMENT ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 24

October 20 - Thursday

Finish Station Activity (molecules)
Chemistry Language Cards
Elephant Toothpaste Demo

October 19- Wednesday

Warm-up
Formula Notes
Station Activity with paper clips (molecules)
Summarizer
Sentence Stems

October 18 - Tuesday

Brain Pop - Chemical Reactions
Counting Atoms from formulas - homework if not finished in class

Monday Oct 17

Chemistry Notes
Station Practice - reading formulas

October 14-Friday

Go over the test from Thursday
Introduction to Chemical Reactions

October 13-Thursday

1. Review for test
2. Turn in review sheet for a grade
3. TEST on the Periodic Table of Elements

October 12-Wednesday

There will be a review sheet for the test that will be given on Thursday. We will work on it in class.  Please take it home and study!!!

October 10-Monday & October 11-Tuesday

Monday & Tuesday
Start a mini "in-class" project on the periodic table. This will review all of the information that we have learned about the periodic table of elements in preparation for a test later in the week. 
TEST EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY -depending on the length of time it takes to do the mini-project.

PRE AP PROJECT

3rd and 6th Period Pre AP Science classes: YOUR PROJECT IS DUE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH! If you have any questions please ask before your project is due.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

1. Warm-up... Atom Concept Map
2. Add to Scientist Foldable
3. Label Atom
4. Valence Electron Notes
5. Atomic Structure Worksheet

Monday September 26, 2012

Today's objective:
Identify the subatomic particles and determine the atomic number and mass number of the atom.

Agenda:
Warm-up: atoms subatomic particles
Scientist Foldable: add scientist information
Label the Atom
Atom Activity
Atom Concept Map

TIME TO GET STARTED!

I have to admit that I did not get a good start on my classroom blog this year. Then we had the fires which set me back further! So, here I am getting our classroom blog going!