This page will be updated daily and will include our daily [EQ] essential question(s), [A] activities, [H} handouts, [PC] papers collected and [HW} homework
11/24 - EQ: How well have you mastered the weathering, erosion, deposition, rocks and rock cycle material?
A: Unit Test
H: Unit Test (in google classroom)
PC: Unit Test
HW: finish Rock Cycle Escape Room Puzzles, Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!!
11/23 - EQ: How well prepared are you for tomorrow's test?
A: Weathering video clip and Rock Cycle Escape Room
H: Weathering video clip and Rock Cycle Escape Room Puzzles and Answer sheet (in google classroom); Answers to Rock Cycle Escape Room Puzzles and to Weathering Activity
PC: None
HW: Study for Tomorrow's test; Finish Rock Cycle Escape Room Puzzles
11/20 - Explain how rock types change through the rock cycle
A: Discovery Ed Rocks video, Rock Cycle Miming for Memory Clues Contest, Bill Nye Rock Cycle video clip, Rock Cycle Interactive Website (PH), Rock Cycle Boom Card Practice
H: 11/20 Lesson Guide (with links for all activities) (in google classroom);
PC: Rock Cycle Interactive site Quiz
HW: Study for Tuesday's test; Complete earthquakes/volcanoes retest - due 11/22, Student Weathering Activity due tomorrow
11/19 - EQ: Describe the 3 major types of rocks and How each are formed
A: Rocks & Rock Cycle Interactive Website(AL) (links in lesson guide); Rock Cycle Miming for Memory Clues
H: 11/19 Lesson Guide; instruction sheet for creating, submitting and sharing assignments in google classroom (in google classroom), earthquakes/volcanoes retest
P: None
HW: Submit your least Interactive Website Quiz results in google classroom; finish earthquakes/volcanoes retest
11-18 - Asynchronous Learning Day - Students were assigned "Student Weathering Activity" to be completed by Saturday, 11/21
11/17 - EQ: What is the difference between weathering, erosion and deposition?; What are the two types of weathering? How can these events shape our landforms and communities around the world?
A: Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Slides Review; Class Slideshow Creation about Weathering/Erosion/Deposition
H: 11/17 Lesson Guide; Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Web Hunt
PC: None
HW: Finish your Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Web Hunt slide if you didn't finish in class; Study for Earthquakes/Volcanoes Retest; Be sure to open up your Google Classroom tomorrow and do the Asynchronous work assignment that Mr. G has put in for everyone!! You do NOT have to do the interactive parts of the 11/17 Lesson Guide unless you want to do it to help you prepare for next week's test but DO NOT Submit it-it is for your use only and will not be graded.
11/16 - EQ: Define: weathering, mechanical weathering, physical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, deposition
A: Skittles Demonstration; Replay Weathering-Erosion-Deposition Song; Weathering-Erosion-Deposition Kahoot
H: 11/16 Lesson Guide (in google classroom)
PC: None
HW: Listen and sing/motion along to the song if we didn't do that in class; do the weathering/erosion/deposition kahoot if we didn't do it in class (go to kahoot.it or use the kahoot app and put in the right PIN: CORE 1: 01651172 CORE 2: 06398606 CORE 3 0142618
Core 4 0494720
11/13 - EQ: What is weathering, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion and deposition
A: Edpuzzle with questions ; Definitions review with Pear Deck; Weathering/Erosion/Deposition song with motions; (all links in google classroom) - postponed skittles demonstration
H: 11/13 Lesson Guide, Next Week's Calendars (all in google classroom)
PC: None
HW: Continue to review weathering, erosion deposition ; Finish Earthquakes/Volcanoes test tonight if not already done-it is overdue!
11/12 - EQ: How well have I mastered the Earthquakes/Volcanoes material AND define: weathering, erosion, deposition, physical weathering, chemical weathering
A: Earthquakes/Volcanoes test; Edpuzzle video (both in google classroom)
H: Earthquakes/Volcanoes test; Edpuzzle video (both in google classroom)
PC: Earthquakes/Volcanoes test;
HW: Last chance to submit overdue Continental Plates/Plate Tectonics Retest is tonight! Finish Earthquakes/Volcanoes test if you didn't finish in class
11/11 - No School - Veteran's Day Holiday
11/10 - EQ: What are the important things we should know about Volcanoes AND Are you ready for Thursday's test on Earthquakes and Volcanoes?
A: Finish Volcanoes Questions Form; Play Earthquakes and Volcanoes Boom Cards Review
H: 11/10 Lesson Guide; Earthquakes and Volcanoes Study Guide, Retest for Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics (all in Google Classroom)
PC: None
HW: Study for Thursday's Earthquakes and Volcano Test; Submit Retest for Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics by Thursday night (11/12), Have Volcanoes Question Sheet completed and ready to submit on Thursday, including corrections needed after today's review.
11/9 - EQ: How caught up on your tests are you AND How can we stay motivated and successful in the middle of so many things changing?
A: Complete Quarter 2 Pretest if you didn't already do it; Complete missing Earth's Layers Tests and Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics Tests if you haven't done it. Watched and Discussed Ted Talk video Clips: "How I Harnessed the Wind," "Grit-The Power of Passion and Perseverence" and "Dare to Dream Big." We did not get to the 2 truths and a lie activity.
H: 11/9 Lesson Guide
PC: missing tests
HW: Study for Thursday's Earthquakes and Volcanoes Test; Study for Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics Retest (will go into Google Classroom tomorrow morning-no sign up is necessary-must be completed by Thursday night; Have the "My Answers" Column on the Volcano Question Sheet completed so we continue working on it tomorrow.
11/6 - EQ: What are the important things we should know about Volcanoes AND What do we need to know to be ready for next week?
A: Review important information about next week's new schedules, new meet codes, how to prepare for coming back to the building, etc.; Independent work on creating Volcanoes study guide using Volcanoes Question Sheet, Volcanoes ppt and Volcanoes Video (1st 2 in google classroom; link to video is in 11/6 lesson guide which is in google classroom.)
H: Volcanoes Question Sheet, 11/6 Lesson Guide, Volcanoes ppt, Volcanoes Quizlet, Wk 11/9-13 Schedules (all in google classroom)
PC: none
HW: Finish filling out the Volcanoes Question Sheet if you didn't finish in class(do not submit it yet because we will finish the 3rd column on Tuessday) and review the Volcanoes Quizlet-before class on Tuesday; Be prepared for Thursday's Earthquakes/Volcanoes quiz and the Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics requiz next week.
11/5 - EQ: What are the important things we should know about Earthquakes AND What do we need to know to be ready for all the changes next week?
A: Review important information about next week, student cohorts, bus numbers, car pool numbers, new meet codes, Earthquake Lesson Slides; Earthquakes quizlet
H: 11/5 Lesson Guide; Earthquake Lesson Slides; Earthquakes Quizlet (all in google classroom)
PC: None
HW: Continue practicing earthquake quizlet to practice with earthquake vocabulary
11/4 - EQ: How well have you mastered our Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics Unit AND What will we need to know about earthquakes for our Earthquakes/Volcano Unit
A: Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics test; Introduced Earthquake Essential Questions
H: Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics test; 11/4 Lesson Guide (in google classroom)
PC: Continental Drift/ Plate Tectonics test; Continental Drift Station Lab
H: None
11/3 - No class- Teacher Work Day -
11/2 - EQ: how well prepared are you for Wednesday's Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics test?
A: reviewed more of the Continental Drift Notes; The Imposter test review game
H: None
PC: Continental Drift Notes; Plate Tectonic Notes; Plate Tectonics Station
HW: Study and prepare for Wednesday's Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics Test; Complete the Earth's Layers retest if you signed up for it; Ms. McKnight's class-submit the earth's layers retest sign-up form from your google classroom by Sunday at 6 pm if you plan to take the retest; finish and submit your Continental Drift Station lab