Agenda:
- Modeling Plate Boundaries
- Plate Tectonics

HW:
- Modeling Plate Boundaries - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #112

What are the 2 different types of crust and what are 2 differences between them?

Which type of pad represents which type of crust? How do you know?

Agenda:
- Correct Continental Drift
- Modeling Plate Boundaries

HW:
- Modeling Plate Boundaries - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #111

Using at least 3 complete sentences, describe one piece of evidence that lithospheric plates move.

What types of geologic events happen where different plates meet?

Agenda:
- Continential Drift

HW:
- Continental Drift - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #110

Draw a sketch of a world map and label the following regions on the map: tropics, mid-latitudes, polar.

What are at least 2 things scientists can use to determine how the continents used to fit together?

Agenda:
- Continental Drift

HW:
- Continental Drift - DUE Wednesday


Journal #109

What is Pangea and why is it significant?

What evidence can you think of that demonstrates that the lithospheric plates move?

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Grade EQs in Your Com.
- Class Reading

HW:
None


No Journal

Agenda:
- Earthquakes in Your Community
- Washington EQ Data

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- EQs in Your Com. - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #108

Describe at least 2 patterns you noticed looking at the maps yesterday.

For each pattern, cite evidence/reasons to support the pattern you noticed.

Agenda:
- Finish Caves
- Earthquakes in Your Community

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday
- EQs in Your Comm. - DUE Friday


Journal #107

Use at least 3 complete sentences to describe what information about Earth earthquakes can give us.

What do you think causes earthquakes?

Agenda:
- Correct Poster
- Planet Earth: Caves

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Correct Poster
- Planet Earth: Caves

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- New Seating Chart
- Work on Poster

HW:
- Earth's Structure Poster - DUE Monday (p 2), DUE Tuesday (p 1)


Journal #106

How do volcanoes help scientists know what is inside the Earth?

How do earthquakes help scientists know what is inside the Earth?

Agenda:
- Work on Poster

HW:
- Earth's Structure Poster - DUE Monday (p 2), DUE Tuesday (p 1)


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Correct Ch 32 SQUARES
- Work on Poster

HW:
- Earth's Structure Poster - DUE Monday (p 2), DUE Tuesday (p 1)


No Journal

Agenda:
- Earth's Structure Poster
(No 1st period)

HW:
- Ch 32 SQUARES - DUE Tomorrow
RQs: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13
Exs: 2, 4, 7


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Earth's Structure Notes
- Earth's Structure Poster

HW:
- Ch 32 SQUARES - DUE Wednesday
RQs: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13
Exs: 2, 4, 7


Journal #105

What are the 3 types of rocks and how are each of them formed?

Using the Rock Cycle, describe how magma can be transformed into all 3 types of rocks and back into magma again.

Agenda:
- Rock Cycle Graphic Organizer
- Ch 32 SQUARES

HW:
- Ch. 32 SQUARES - DUE Wednesday
RQs: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13
Exs: 2, 4, 7


Journal #104

List as many rock names as you can think of (at least 3).

What characteristics about rocks could you use to help put them into groups (categorize them)?

Agenda:
- Finish Bill Nye: Rocks
- Earth Science Pre-Assessment

HW:
- Last day for missing work - Tomorrow


Journal #103

If you could pick a topic in Earth Science to study, what would you pick? Why?

What word is similar to igneous and how does that relate to that type of rock?

Agenda:
- Grade Poems
- Bill Nye: Rocks

HW:
- Last day for missing work - Friday


Journal #102

What was the best part about the poem assignment? The worst part?

What sorts of things do you think are studied as a part of Earth Science? List at least 4 things.

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Finish Poems

HW:
- Cinquain Poems - DUE Tomorrow
- Last day for missing work - Friday


Journal #101

List 3 things you learned about acid rain from the reading yesterday.

Describe the scientific difference between a strong and week acid as well as a strong and weak base.

Agenda:
- Acid & Base Summary
- Acid Rain Cinquains

HW:
- Acid & Base Summary – DUE Tomorrow
- Acid Rain Cinquains – DUE Wednesday


Journal #100

Describe how to tell the difference between an acid and a base.

What do you think acid rain is? Why do you think it could be a problem?