Introduction: Clues to Earth's Past (11.10 - 11.17.17)
Video: COSMOS (beginning to 15 mins)
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PHeT Absolute Dating simulation
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Earth's Interior (1.12.18)
Down to Earth's core booklet project
Students will create an 8 page booklet taking us from the surface of the Earth to its center, revealing the form, function and hidden treasures of each layer... and how each enables life to flourish! HAVE FUN!!!!
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - PAGE BY PAGE - ILLUSTRATED AND WRITTEN BY YOU!
1.Intro with title and header (how many layers is Earth made up of?)
2.Crust: rigid layer, crust types, depth range
3:3 findings in the Crust
4:Mantle: flexible solid layer, depth, direction of movement
5:How mantle affects surface
6:Core: outer vs inner
7:How outer core protects life on Earth
8:How we have sought to understand this place we cannot see directly
Students will create an 8 page booklet taking us from the surface of the Earth to its center, revealing the form, function and hidden treasures of each layer... and how each enables life to flourish! HAVE FUN!!!!
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - PAGE BY PAGE - ILLUSTRATED AND WRITTEN BY YOU!
1.Intro with title and header (how many layers is Earth made up of?)
2.Crust: rigid layer, crust types, depth range
3:3 findings in the Crust
4:Mantle: flexible solid layer, depth, direction of movement
5:How mantle affects surface
6:Core: outer vs inner
7:How outer core protects life on Earth
8:How we have sought to understand this place we cannot see directly
Rock Types: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic (1.30.18)
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Measurement (10.24.16)
Review slideshow below for length, mass, and volume units. Packets available in class.
Review slideshow below for length, mass, and volume units. Packets available in class.
Reviewing graph types (10.25.16)
Pangea (11.9.16) and Vocabulary (10.26.16)
Science Fair Q & A - Draft due 11.18.16
For help with citations, try looking here for an example that matches your resource type.
For help with citations, try looking here for an example that matches your resource type.
Continental Drift Video (11.14.16)
The Theory of Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes (11.18-11.22)
Earthquakes (11.22;11.29) and Rocks have in-class materials.
Rock Types - Igneous (12.1.16)
Rock Types - Igneous (12.1.16)
Sedimentary Rock (12.2.16)
Metamorphic Rock (12.5.16)
***For 12.9.16 Changing Earth test, students may prepare one 1/2 sheet of notes to use on the test.***