8th Grade Earth Science |
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8th Grade Earth Science |
Week of Parent Conferences; Early Release 12:35 PM Half -Day Schedule Mon - Thu
Mon, 1-13-20 (All sections meet on half-day schedule; Parent conferences in afternoon) In-class: WB pg. 155 Fill in Flow Chart HW: Read Text, "Geologic Time Scale", pp. 327-329. WB pg 156, #1-6 Tue, 1-14-20 (Half-day schedule; Periods 1, 2,& 3; Parent conferences in afternoon) In-class: Rock Sample Assigned for topic of paper; more instructions will be given HW: Read Text, "Early Earth", pp. 330-333; WB pp. 157-158, #1-8 only Wed, 1-15-20 (Half-day schedule; Periods 4, 5, & 6; Parent conferences in afternoon) HW: Read Text, "Eras of Earth's History", pp. 334-339; WB pp. 160-161, #1-8 only Thu, 1-16-20 (All sections meet on half-day schedule; Parent conferences in afternoon) No HW. We will wrap up C10 early next week, and have a test on Thursday, 1-23-20 Fri, 1-17-20 (No School, but there are parent conferences scheduled) No HW See Image below of skeleton of blue whale. A full grown adult male can reach 100 feet in length and weigh up to 120 tons! Note: No School Friday, 1-17-20 (Parent Conference), and Monday, 1-20-20 (Civil Rights Day)
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Happy New Year; Yes it is the year 2020!
Mon, 1-6-20 (C-10; "A Trip Through Geological Time) HW: Read Text: C10-S1, "Fossils", pp. 310-313; WB, pg. 146 Tue, 1-7-20 HW: Read Text, pp. 314-316; WB, pp. 147-148 Wed, 1-8-20 HW: Read Text, C10-S2, "The Relative Age of Rocks", pp. 317-321; WB, pp. 149-150, #1-4, and 6 Thu, 1-9-20 HW: WB pg. 151; Review Section 1, "Fossils", and be prepared for short quiz. Fri, 1-10-20 (Short Quiz on Fossils) HW: Read Text, C10-S3, "Radioactive Dating", pp. 323-326; WB, pp. 152-153, #1-6 Note: Parent Conferences next week Mon, 1-13-20 to Fri, 1-17-20; Stay tuned for 1/2 day schedule. Mon, 12-16-19 (Review Day) HW: Thoroughly review Final Exam Study Guide Tue, 12-17-19 (Review Day) HW: Thoroughly review Final Exam Study Guide; be prepared for periods 1 & 2 finals Wed, 12-18-19 (Final Exams for periods 1 & 2; Half Day) HW: Continue Final Exam preparation for periods 3 & 4 finals Thu, 12-19-19 (Final Exam for periods 3 & 4; Half Day) Note: Earth Science Final for our section first block this day HW: Continue Final Exam preparation for periods 5 & 6 finals Fri, 12-20-19 (Final Exams for Periods 5 & 6; Half Day) Enjoy the Break! Happy Holidays! Mon, 12-9-19 (Complete Notes on Waves)
HW: C9 Text Reading on Glaciers; WB: pp. 139-140, #1-10, "Waves"; Begin Nightly Review of Final Exam Study Guide; start by going though "Text Chapter Study Guides" Tue, 12-10-19 (in Class STP pp. 31, 63; Review) HW: Standardized Test Prep pp. 91, 121; Continue to Review Text Study Guides Wed, 12-11-19 (In class STP pp. 159, 197) HW: Standardized Test Prep pp. 227, 263; Look over pg. 1 of FE Study Guide Thu, 12-12-19 HW: Review Final Exam Study Guide; Look over pg. 2 of FE Study Guide Fri, 12-13-19 HW: Look over pg. 3 of FE Study Guide Mon, 12-2-19
In-Class: Review C8 Study Guide pg. 260, and Q: #1-10 pg. 261 HW: Study for Quiz Tue, 12-3-19 (Quiz on C8; Weathering and Soil Formation) HW: Read Text pp. 286-290, "The Force of Moving Water"; WB pp. 133-134, #1-10 Wed, 12-4-19 HW: WB pg. 135, #1- 17 Thu, 12-5-19 (World Soil Day) In-Class: Garden Prep HW: Read Text pp. 291-295, "Glaciers"; WB pp. 136-137, #1-11 Fri, 12-6-19 HW: WB pg 138, #12-22 Mon, 11-25-19 (Weathering and Soil Formation)
HW: Organize binders; Read Text pp. 256-259; WB pp. 123-124: #1-12 Tue, 11-26-19 (Weathering and Soil Formation) HW: WB pp. 125-126; Look over Chapter review pg 260 in Text. Quiz will be next week Tuesday Wed, 11-27-19 (Half day; early release) No HW: R& R Weekend; Happy Thanksgiving! Mon, 11-18-19 (C7 Test Volcanoes)
After test: A closer look at gold, "Gold- The Noble Metal" pp. 230-235 HW: Read text pp. 238-241; WB: pg. 115, only #1-3 Tue, 11-19-19 (Intro to Weathering and Soil Formation) In-Class: (Seismic Wave Epicenter Lab II - follow instructions closely) HW: Read text pp. 242-245; WB: pp. 116-117, #4-19 Wed, 11-20-19 (Rocks and Weathering) A look at Grand Canyon and Sunset Crater Volcano Park HW: WB: pg. 118, #20-25 Thu, 11-21-19 (How Soil Forms) HW: Read text pp. 248 - 251; WB: pg. 120, #1-8 Fri, 11-22-19 (Living Organisms in Soil) A look at Sedona rock formations and Meteor Crater Park HW: Read text pp. 252-252; WB: pp 121-122, #9-23 7Mon, 11-11-19 (No school, Veteran's Day) Transit of Mercury
Tue, 11-12-19 HW: Read text pp. 217-223; WB pp. 111-112, #1-12 Wed, 11-13-19 HW: WB pg. 113, #13-20 Thu, 11-14-19 (A closer look at Eratosthenes' measurement of Earth's circumference) HW: WB pg. 114, #1-14 Fri, 11-15-19 (Note: Volcano test Monday, 11-18-19) HW: Study for Volcano test; look over Chapter 7 Study Guide in Text and handout Mon, 11-4-19
In-Class Review HW: Study for C6 Test on Earthquakes: Use Study Guides! Tue, 11-5-19 (C6 Test) Intro to Volcanoes after test HW: Read Text pp. 200-203; WB pp. 99-101; Q: # 1-15 Wed, 11-6-19 (Volcanoes) HW: Read Text pp. 205-208; WB pp. 102-103; Q: #1-12 Thu, 11-7-19 (Properties of Magma) HW: Read Text pp. 209 -211; WB pp. 105-107, Q: # 1-11 Fri, 11-8-19 (Half Day) (Volcanic Eruptions) HW: Read Text pp. 212-216; WB pp. 108-109, Q: # 12-24 Spirit Week!!!
Mon, 10-28-19 (Earthquakes; Forces in Earth's Crust) HW: WB pg. 88, Q: #13-21 Tue, 10-29-19 (Earthquakes and Seismic Waves) HW: Read Text pp. 169-175; WB pp. 89-91, Q: #1-15 Wed, 10-30-19 (Monitoring Earthquakes) HW: Read Text pp. 178-183; WB pp. 92-92, Q: # 1-13 Thu, 10-31-19 No HW Fri, 11-1-19 (Earthquake Safety) [Homecoming Football Game] HW: Read Text pp. 186-191, WB pp. 95-97, Q: #1-17 (time given in class to complete) Note: Test on Earthquakes next Tuesday; Review next Monday; Start Volcanoes next Wed. |
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