Thursday, May 31, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect Cloud Observations
- Global Warming Jigsaw

HW:
- Global Warming Jigsaw - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #132

What are 3 main points you are going to teach your group today?

What are 2 questions you still have about global warming?

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Agenda:
- Global Warming Jigsaw

HW:
- Cloud Observations - DUE Tomorrow
- Global Warming Jigsaw - DUE Friday

Journal #131

List 3 facts you have learned about global warming from your expert group.

List the things you need to do before you will be ready to teach your topic to your group members.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Global Warming Jigsaw

HW:
- Cloud Observations - DUE Thursday
- Global Warming Jigsaw - DUE Thursday

Journal #130

What do you think Global Warming is?

Do you think global warming is really happening? Why or why not?

Friday, May 25, 2007

Agenda:
- Correct Weird Washington Weather
- Greatest Discoveries: Earth Science
- Journal Check

HW:
- Cloud Observations - DUE Thursday

Journal #129

What causes a rain shadow?

What are 2 similarities and 2 differences between orographic lifting and a convergence zone?

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Agenda:
- Weird Washington Weather

HW:
- Cloud Observations - DUE next Thursday
- Weird Washington Weather - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #128

What does a “rain shadow” sound like it might be?

Make a guess what the Puget Sound Convergence Zone is.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Cloud Types
- Cloud Observations

HW:
- Cloud Observations - DUE Next Thursday

Journal #127

What are the 4 types of clouds based on physical appearance?

Which type is most common in this area and why do you think it’s the most common?

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Agenda:
- Cloud Notes
- Cloud in a Bottle
- Cloud Types

HW:
None

Journal #126

What are the 3 key things to know about cloud formation?

List the different types of clouds you know (you may use words and/or pictures).

Monday, May 21, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Layers of the Atmosphere
- Pass Back Papers
- Cloud Notes

HW:

None



Journal #125

What are clouds?

How do you think they form?

Friday, May 18, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Understanding Weather
- Intro Atmospheric Layers
- Layers of the Atmosphere

HW:
- Layers of the Atmosphere - DUE Monday

Journal #124

How high in the Earth’s atmosphere do you think the space shuttle goes?

What do you think happens to the temperature of the air as you go higher into the atmosphere?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Agenda:
- Understanding Weather

HW:
None

Journal #123

What about weather interests you the most?

What are some practical reasons its important to understand weather?

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Revisit Earth's Structure Pre-Assessment
- Meteorology Pre-Assessment

HW:
None

Journal #122

What is the biggest thing you’ve learned in the Earth’s Structure unit?

Describe at least 3 things you know about weather.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Agenda:
- HIV/AIDS

HW:
None

No Journal

Monday, May 14, 2007

Agenda:
- HIV/AIDS Instruction

HW:
None

No Journal

Friday, May 11, 2007

Agenda:
- Earth's Structure Quiz
- Grade PT of the NW

HW:
None

No Journal

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Agenda:
- Stamp PT of the NW
- Quiz Review Sheet
- Pass Back Papers

HW:
- Earth's Structure Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #121

What is the difference between a convergent boundary and a subduction zone?

Of the 3 types of earthquakes, which would cause the most damage (assume the same magnitude)?

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Agenda:
- Convection & Hot Spot Demo
- Finish PT of NW

HW:
- PT of NW - DUE Tomorrow
- Earth's Structure Quiz - Friday

Journal #120

What drives plate tectonics?

Explain how there can be 3 types of plate boundaries from only 2 plates.

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Agenda:
- Plate Tectonics in the NW

HW:
- Earth's Structure Quiz - Friday
- Plate Tectonics in the NW - DUE Thursday

Journal #119

Draw a convection cell.

Label areas of high and low density, as well as hot and cold on your cell above.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Modeling Plate Boundaries
- Greatest Discoveries: Earth Science

HW:
- Earth's Structure Quiz - Friday

Journal #118

What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?

When two plates come together, what causes one to go underneath another?

Friday, May 04, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect Posters
- Modeling Plate Boundaries

HW:
- Modeling Plate Boundaries - DUE Monday

Journal #117

What are tectonic plates, and what is a plate boundary?

List 3 reasons why Star Wars is super cool.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Agenda:
- Seismic Waves & the Core
- Finish Earth's Structure Posters

HW:
- Earth's Structure Posters - DUE Tomorrow
- HIV/AIDS letters - Tomorrow

Journal #116

What happens to P-waves as they move through the layers of the Earth?

What happens to S-waves as they move through the layers of the Earth?

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Agenda:
- Earth's Structure Poster

HW:
- Earth's Structure Poster - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #115

What’s the difference between the crust and the lithosphere?

Where is the Moho discontinuity located?

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Agenda:
- Earth's Structure Poster

HW:
- Earth's Structure Poster - DUE Thursday

Journal #114

Which layer of the Earth do you know the most about?

List at least 5 things you know about that layer.