Week 1 - Jan 27 - 30

Fri (Jan 23) 

Warm-up - Choose an object that helps describe you

1. Welcome activities and introductions

2. Introduction to the course webpage
   Search for KLAKOVICH in google
   Find Klakovich's website and navigate to Earth science agenda (Bookmark it!)

3. Top 5 lists!

Tue (Jan 27) (Asynchronous - No virtual meeting, just do the work below on your own time)

Do at least ONE of the following so I can mark you present for today

1. Fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM (finish with your parents)

2. Join me at THIS GOOGLEMEET from 10 - 12 just to check in

3. Email me at sklakovich@chccs.k12.nc.us (even just to tell me hello!)

Homework
Explore our website and CANVAS pages using the Webquest handout I gave you in class

Wed (Jan 28) (Synchronous - Click on THIS link to get to class)

1. Go over important parts of syllabus

2. Look over syllabus (HERE is a link) and fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM

3. Take THIS pretest to see what you already know about Earth Science

4. Read THIS about the nature of science and answer the questions
   Be sure to hit SUBMIT when complete

Thu (Jan 29)
  Warm-up - Make note card with your name and something you are curious about

1. On white boards: Write or draw something relating to science from your past

2. Get notebooks and add your name to the front with a SHARPIE

3. Create a table of contents and title page for our first unit

4. What is an observation? (Notes A)  The nature of science activity 

Homework
Be sure you have filled out THIS GOOGLE FORM (finish with your parents)

Fri (Jan 30)

Warm-up - String shapes

1. Class norms, teacher and student expectations

2. Question and observation activity with stations
   Go to each station with your partner and record one question and one observation

3. Generate list of questions/observations on the board

4. Time to work on work not completed
       a - Look over syllabus (HERE is a link) and fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM
       b - THIS pretest to see what you already know about Earth Science
       c - Read THIS about the nature of science and answer the questions

5. Ticket out the door - Write one question you hope this class will explore

HOMEWORK:

Week 2 - Jan 26 - 30

Mon (Feb 2) Remote! - Click HERE to join our class
Warm-up - 

1. Check your grade in Infinite Campus

2. Find the assignments you are missing and do them!!

3. Time to work on work not completed
       a - Look over syllabus (HERE is a link) and fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM
       b - THIS pretest to see what you already know about Earth Science
       c - Read THIS about the nature of science and answer the questions

4. Watch THIS Edpuzzle Video about variables in experiments

Tue (Feb 3)  Remote! - Click HERE to join our class

1. Review the assignments that are due (grades are in!)

2. Go over today's assignment

3. Graphing Skills gizmo
   Be sure to follow the directions

Wed (Feb 4)

Warm-up 2 - Make an observation and a question with this picture

1. Oreo Cookie lab
   Collect data, graph data, make conclusions

2. New question

3. Time to finish your GIZMO if you did not yesterday

4. Time to finish all the other assignments

5.     a - Fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM
       b - Take THIS pretest
       c - Read THIS about the nature of science and answer the questions
       d. Watch THIS Edpuzzle Video about variables in experiments
       e. Graphing Skills gizmo

Thu (Feb 5)
  Warm-up 3 - How do you do well on tests?

1. Notes C and D (variables and conclusions)

2. Time to finish Graphing Skills gizmo

3. HONORS students need to complete Graphing with spreadsheets assginment

HOMEWORK
Honor students finish the Graphing with spreadsheets

Fri (Feb 6)

1. Notebook check

2. Create new section in our notebook - Rocks and rock cycle

Warm-up #1 - Make some rock observations 

3. Mystery Rock Observations
   Record your observations and make catagories

Week 3 - feb 10 - 13

Tue (Feb 10)
Warm-up - Make some rock observations

0 - Put next 4 note pages into notebook 

1. Look at the word wall to get an idea of the vocabulary we will be learning

2. Begin reading about each type of rock and fill out your notes A, B and C
     Honors and Standard reading
     MLL reading

3. After reading about each kind of rock,
       Review the rock type using these sites (IGNEOUS,  SEDIMENTARY,   METAMORPHIC)
                 Watch the presentation slides (green circle)
                 and by doing the practice quizzes  TEST YOURSELF (blue button)

    Find the rocks in the bag that are that kind

4. Reading comprehension quiz (Hard copies in class)

5. HONORS - When you are finished use your notes to do the Rock ID activity (ask for it)

6. If you have time, answer THESE QUESTIONS

Wed (Feb 11)

Warm-up 2 - What kind of rock do you think this is and why?

1. As a class, Review the 3 kinds of rocks (presentation)

2. Time to finish notes - Help  students around you!
   Reading comprehension quiz (Hard copies in class)

3. HONORS - When you are finished use your notes to do the Rock ID activity (ask for it)

4. As a class, Review the 3 kinds of rocks (presentation)

5. More rock observations
   Expert groups then jigsaw groups

HOMEWORK:
Finish notes A, B, C and D (Take your notebook home and use THESE instructions)
 

Thu (Feb 12)
  Warm-up 3   

1. Watch this video about rock recycling

2. Take practice rock cycle quiz

3. Complete NOTES E together as a class
         Use THESE directions if you are at home

4. Spend 15 minutes answering THESE QUESTIONS

5. With a partner, make Rock Cycle Game using THESE directions
     Make game board
     Create list of moves

6. Creat rock cycle game

7. Turn in board (make sure name is on it)  We will use on Monday

8. Discuss tomorrow's activity - Concept map

Fri (Feb 13)

1. Make a Rock cycle Concept map
   Everyone makes their own but you can help each other out
   Make sure your name is on the paper
   Turn in when you are finished. 

2. If you finish early, you can do one of these other review activities
   Handouts are in folders on the front desk

      Study Guide (hardcopy front of class)

     Rock cycle puzzle (hard copy front of class)

3. Review games - specially for MLL students
   Game 1, Game 2, Game 3. Game 4

Week 4 - feb 16 - 20

Mon (Feb 16) 

Warm-up - Look up your grade

1. Review game

2. Use your rock cycle board to play the rock cycle game!

3. Take practice rock cycle quiz

4. Get old work done!

5. Study Guide (hardcopy front of class)  -  Test on Wednesday!

Wed (Feb 18)

Warm-up - Notebook check

1. Review

2. TEST on rocks and the rock cycle

3. Rock cycle puzzles

Thu (Feb 19)
  Warm-up - What natural feature would you want to visit?

1. Open "Building Pangea" and answer the first 2 questions

2. Watch THIS short movie about Wegener

3. Review this new vocabulary in groups using white boards

4. (Today's slides)

Fri (Feb 20)

Warm-up - Question about the earth

1. Go over how test corrections work

2. Time to finish Building Pangea GIZMO

3. NOTES A - Use the book (page 248 in the text) or read them HERE
   Practice skimming the book reading for information to put into your notes

4. HONORS Students - Do the magnetite activity  (required for honors)

5. Review the evidence of continental drift

6. 
   

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Gizmo and Magetite

Week 5 - feb 23 - 27

Mon (Feb 23) 

Warm-up - 

1. NOTEBOOK CHECK for those of you who missed class this week

2. Review the evidence of continental drift

3. Discuss the ocean floor and take NOTES B (Sea floor spreading)

4. Build a model of Seafloor Spreading

5. Today's slides

HOMEWORK:
Finish Building Pangea GIZMO
HONORS - Finish maganetite activity

Wed (Feb 25)
  Warm-up - What happed to the road?

1. NOTES C

2. NOTES D (if you were absent, check out the notes in CANVAS)

3. Build a model of the Earth (do the math)

(Today's slides)

Thu (Feb 26)

Warm-up - Study the seismograph

1. Fun with Richter scales

2. Finish Building a model of Earth's interior
   HONORS students must work on the other side and add to the model
   HERE is a website to get information

3. Time to make up any other work you need to complete

4. HONORS students - Time to work on the Magnetite activity
   STANDARD Students time to complete the Pangea GIZMO

5. All finished?  Do you need to do test corrections?

HOMEWORK:

Fri (Feb 27)
Warm-up 4 - What is about to happen in THIS picture? Why?

1. Convection lab observations (Notes E)

2. Convection lab questions (handout)

3. Convection in the mantle animation

4. Convection demonstration (HERE is a video)

5. Apply convection to Earth's surface (Notes F)

Week 6 - Mar 2 - 6

Mon (Mar 2) 

Warm-up - What is convection? (Check your notes)

1. Review convection (Slides 71-83)

2. Complete this CANVA about HOW continents move

3. NOTES G - 2 kinds of crust

4. Subduction animation

5. Complete this CANVA about subduction

Wed (Mar 4)
Warm-up  - What is subduction?

1. Unit check in

2. Review subduction and put it in your notes!

3. Add a description in words (Step by step)

4. NOTES H - Surface features associated with plate boundaries

5. Go over as a class

6. Discuss earthquakes with hand gestures

7. Use the Sesmic-explorer to help explain earthquakes

Thu (Mar 5)

Warm-up - Draw a simple diagram of a divegent boundary and a convergent boundary

1. Introduce our Plate Tectonics Lab  (Honors / Standard)

2. Use THESE maps of earthquakes and surface features for the plate tectonic lab
   (These links are on the assignment as well). You can also use the Sesmic-explorer to help figure out what is happening

3. Time to work on your plate tectonics lab and answer questions

Fri (Mar 6)

Warm-up - What data help us determine the direction earth's plates are moving?

1. Finish your plate tectonics lab

2. HONORS students should do the notes below
       NOTES I about faults
      NOTES J and K about hotspots

3. Honor student helps explain what a tsunami is

4. Watch Tsunami video

Week 7 - Mar 9 - 13

Mon (Mar 9) 

Warm-up - 

1. Start your model of plate tectonics This is where we put it all together!

2. Honors students - Be sure you have done the three extra note pages!

Tue (Mar 10) 

Warm-up - 

1. Time to work on your model of plate tectonics

Wed (Mar 11)
Warm-up  -

Thu (Mar 12)

Warm-up 

Fri (Mar 13)

Warm-up -