Homework: Homework will be assigned on an as-needed basis. There is no set amount of homework that will be assigned each week. Additionally, homework may or may not be taken for a grade on any given day. This is up to my discretion.
Lab Activities: Students will regularly participate in inquiry-based activities that will count as a grade. If working in groups, each group members’ lab sheet will be graded SEPARATELY. Therefore, each student is responsible for their own recordings, observations, and conclusions. Not all group members may earn the same grade.
Bell Work: Each day there will be a question that should be answered on a separate sheet of paper as soon as the students gets to class. Within the first 5 minutes of class, we will go over the question as a class. These questions review previous material or help transition into new material.
Tests/Quizzes: Students will have a quiz every Wednesday on the material covered in the previous week. The students are responsible for looking at my website to see the major topic questions that they should be able to answer. Each quarter, students will take a test that is focused on the content covered throughout the quarter. Dates and content for the quarter tests will be announced at least 5-7 days in advance.
A - 89.5-100%
B - 79.5-89.4%
C - 69.5-79.4%
D - 59.5-69.4%
F - Below 59.4%
Tentative weekly schedule, due dates and upcoming test/quiz info.
Monday: First Day of School!
Bellwork
Population Study Pt I
Goals
Process
Data Collection
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Classroom rules/procedures/policies
Classroom safety
Go over science supplies
Find website
Log into Google Classroom
Survey
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
5 questions about procedures and rules
Where should I look for classroom assignments?
How do I put a proper heading on my paper?
Wednesday:
Quiz - See Tuesday
Graphing Notes
Population Study Pt II (on Google Classroom)
Homework
Population Study Pt II (graphs, data, questions) - Friday @ 3:00 on Google Classroom
Supplies Check - Friday
Thursday:
Bellwork - 10 minutes to work on your Population Study Pt II
Characteristics of Life Video
Characteristics of Life Notes
Homework
Population Study Pt II (graphs, data, questions) - Friday @ 3:00 on Google Classroom
Supplies Check - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork - Make sure your Population Study Pt II is turned in
Check Supplies
Log Into Gizmo
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Notes
Start Reproduction Strategies Activity
Homework
Population Study Pt II (graphs, data, questions) - Today @ 3:00 on Google Classroom
Monday:
Bellwork - Bunny vs Fly vs Bacteria
Continue Reproduction Strategies Activity
Go Over Reproduction Strategies Activity
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Life Cycle of a Salmon
What is DNA? What is a Gene? What is a Chromosome? Videos
DNA, Chromosome, and Gene Notes
Homework
Your next quiz will be Wednesday, September 4th. Please review vocabulary and notes over the long weekend so you are not taken by surprise.
Wednesday: No School!!
Thursday: No School!!
Friday: No School!!
Monday: Labor Day - No School!
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Review Characteristics of Life, Sexual and Asexual Reproduction, and DNA
Mitosis Notes: Cell division for asexual reproduction and for growth and repair
Time to work on Guided Questions
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Graphs
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative data?
Be able to recognize different types of graphs?
What makes for a good graph title?
Characteristics of Life
What are the characteristics of living things?
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
What is the difference between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction? If given an example, be able to identify which type!
What are the advantages for a species that reproduces sexually? What are the disadvantages?
What are the advantages for a species that reproduces asexually? What are the disadvantages?
DNA, Chromosomes and Gene
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
How many chromosomes are in each human body cell?
Vocab:
Asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, diversity, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), chromosome, gene, homologous pair, reproduction, response to stimuli, homeostasis, metabolism, evolution, organization, growth and development
Wednesday:
Quiz
Review Mitosis Notes
Start Meiosis Notes: Cell division for sexual reproduction
Thursday:
Bellwork - Chromosome Count
Meiosis Notes: Cell division for sexual reproduction
Friday:
Bellwork - Mitosis vs Meiosis (Humans)
Mitosis and Meiosis - Real Videos
Heredity Vocabulary
Mendel's Laws and Meiosis - Notes
Monday:
Bellwork - Mitosis vs Meiosis (Cat)
Human Traits Survey
Allele and Gene Video: Ameoba Sisters
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Smiley Baby Pt I
Flipping for alleles
Survey
Draw
Time to work on guided questions
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
What is the goal of mitosis? What do you start with? What do you end with?
What is the goal of meiosis? What do you start with? What do you end with?
How are the goals of mitosis and meiosis different?
Why do species that reproduce sexually need to undergo meiosis to create gametes?
Why does a mutation during meiosis get passed on to an offspring, but a mutation in a skin cell undergoing mitosis does not?
What is a gamete? Why is it unlike body cells?
Is there a rule about complexity of an organism and the number of chromosomes it has?
Be able to connect meiosis, gametes, fertilization and zygotes into a single explanation. If you can include the information about which cells are haploid and which cells are diploid, that will be even better!
What does the Law of Independent Assortment say? How does it explain the diversity we see within families? What part of meiosis contributes most to Independent Assortment?
What does the Law of Segregation say? How does it explain why species maintain a stable chromosome count from generation to generation? What part of meiosis contributes most to Segregation?
Vocab: Mitosis, Diploid, Mutation, Meiosis, Haploid Cell, Gamete, Recombination/Crossing Over, Fertilization, Zygote, Genotype, Phenotype, Dominant Allele, Recessive Allele, Homozygous, Heterozygous, Law of Segregation, Law of Independent Assortment (DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB FROM LAST WEEK EITHER!)
Wednesday:
Quiz
Gregor Mendel Notes
Homework
Gregor Mendel Notes (if not completed in class) - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Check Gregor Mendel Notes
Smiley Baby Pt II (Theoretical vs Experimental)
50/50 flipping
Determine percentages using Google Sheets
Homework
Smiley Baby Pt II (Theoretical vs Experimental) - Friday (turn in for points)
Friday:
Bellwork - Heredity Practice 1/2 Sheet
Turn in Smiley Baby Pt II (Theoretical vs Experimental)
Discussion on Smiley Baby
Punnett Square Notes
Complete Dominance
Monday:
Bellwork - Finish Complete Dominance Punnett Square w/s 1
Complete Dominance Punnett Square w/s 2
Incomplete/Co-Dominance Notes
Homework
Complete Dominance Punnett Square w/s 2 (if not done in class) - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Compare Three Types of Punnett Squares
Check homework
Finish Incomplete/Co-Dominance Notes
Incomplete/Co-Dominance Practice w/s
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Many of the questions for this week cover the same general information as last week, but because we have done more with the material the expectations will be greater!
Why do species that reproduce sexually need to undergo meiosis to create gametes?
Why does a mutation during meiosis get passed on to an offspring, but a mutation in a skin cell undergoing mitosis does not?
What is a gamete? Why is it unlike body cells?
Be able to connect meiosis, gametes, fertilization and zygotes into a single explanation. If you can include the information about which cells are haploid and which cells are diploid, that will be even better!
Be able to explain how dominant and recessive alleles translate genotype into phenotype.
Homozygous and heterozygous genotypes will play an important role this week! Be sure you know the difference and how to use them to determine phenotype.
Be able to complete a Punnett Square if you know the parents' genotypes.
Using a Punnett Square, predict the likelihood of the phenotypes for offspring.
If a trait shows complete/mendelian dominance, what will the phenotype of a heterozygous individual be?
If a trait shows Co-dominant, what will the phenotype of a heterozygous individual be?
If a trait shows incomplete dominance, what will the phenotype of a heterozygous individual be?
Vocab: Review previous vocabulary and Punnett Square, Complete/Mendelian Dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Co-Dominance
Wednesday:
Quiz
Incomplete/Co-Dominance Practice w/s
Three Types of Punnett Square w/s
Homework
Three Types of Punnett Square w/s (if not done in class) - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Gurubop pg 1 and 2
Homework
Gurubop pg 3 (questions 1-4) - Friday
Entire Gurubop Packet - Wednesday (9/24)
Friday:
Bellwork
Gurubop pg 4 and 5
Homework
Gurubop pg 3 (questions 5-8) - Monday
Entire Gurubop Packet - Wednesday (9/24)
Monday:
Bellwork - Make Gurubop
Sex-Linked Punnett Square Notes
Time to work on Gurubop Packet
Homework
Gurubop pg 6 and 7 - Tuesday
Entire Gurubop Packet - Wednesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Show page 8
Sex-Linked Punnett Square Notes (if needed)
Sex-Linked Punnett Square Practice w/s
Time to work on Gurubop Packet
Homework
Gurubop pg 8 - Tomorrow
Entire Gurubop Packet - Tomorrow
Team Quiz - Tomorrow
The team quiz is broken into two parts (team part and individual part). During the team part, you will work together on questions. However, you CAN'T copy straight off of your teams paper. During the individual portion, you will work by yourself to answer the questions.
The best way to study for this quiz is to review and fix your previous quiz mistakes. Completing your Gurubop packet will also be a good way to study.
How are alleles passed from parents to offspring.
Determine an offsprings phenotype based on their genotype.
Wednesday:
Turn in Gurubop Packet
Team Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Pedigree Chart Notes
Simple Pedigree (if time)
Friday: Interim Reports Out
Bellwork
Chicken Genetics Gizmo
If done early, complete the practice Punnett square w/s
Homework
Chicken Genetics Gizmo - Monday
Completion - Packet (5 pts)
Accuracy - Online Assessment Questions (5 pts)
Monday:
Bellwork
Turn in Mouse Gizmo
Finish Sex-Linked w/s from last week
Finish Simple Pedigree Charts from last week
Homework
Sex-Linked Punnett Square w/s - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Gurubop Sex-Linked and Complete Dominance
Check homework
Punnett Square Stations
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Gurubop:
What does the Law of Independent Assortment say? How does it explain the diversity we see within families? What part of meiosis contributes most to Independent Assortment? How does it connect to what we did in the Gurubop lab?
What does the Law of Segregation say? How does it explain why species maintain a stable chromosome count from generation to generation? What part of meiosis contributes most to Segregation? How does it connect to what we did in the Gurubop lab?
Punnett Squares:
Be able to do the following for ALL four types of Punnett squares (Complete, Incomplete, Co-Dominant, and Sex-Linked) --
Be able to complete a Punnett square if you know the parents' genotypes.
Using a Punnett square, predict the likelihood of the phenotypes for offspring.
If a trait is Co-dominant, what will the phenotype of a heterozygous individual be?
If a trait shows incomplete dominance, what will the phenotype of a heterozygous individual be?
Given a scenario about parents and offspring be able to determine the type of Punnett square, the alleles that are appropriate for that Punnett square and make a Punnett square to match the scenario.
Pedigree Charts:
Use a pedigree chart to determine relationships among family members.
Use a pedigree chart to determine the GENOTYPES of family members if the trait being traced is dominant.
Use a pedigree chart to determine the GENOTYPES of family members if the trait being traced is recessive.
Half-shade the symbols for heterozygous members of a family whose recessive trait is being traces.
Use a Punnett Square to demonstrate why you can identify the genotypes of parents if you know the phenotypes of their children AND the genotype of a child if you know the parents'.
Vocab: Review previous vocabulary and Punnett Square, Complete Dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Co-Dominance, Sex-Linked, Pedigree Chart, Carrier
Wednesday:
Quiz
Family Pedigree Chart
Homework
Finish your family pedigree chart (see Google Classroom for directions) - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Turn in family tree
Pedigree Packet
Friday:
Bellwork
Finish Pedigree Packet
Sex-Linked Pedigree Chart w/s
Monday:
Bellwork - Are you a mutant?
Inherited vs Acquired Traits Notes
Sex-Linked Pedigree Chart w/s (finish and check)
Punnett Square Stations (if time)
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Natural Selection Notes
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Given a scenario about parents and offspring be able to determine the type of Punnett square, the alleles that are appropriate for that Punnett square and make a Punnett square to match the scenario.
Use a pedigree chart to determine relationships among family members.
Use a pedigree chart to determine the GENOTYPES of family members if the trait being traced is dominant.
Use a pedigree chart to determine the GENOTYPES of family members if the trait being traced is recessive.
Use a pedigree chart to determine the GENOTYPES of family members if the trait being traced is X-linked.
Half-shade the symbols for heterozygous members of a family whose recessive trait is being traces.
Remember that in X-linked pedigree charts, females are the only possible carriers.
Use a Punnett Square to demonstrate why you can identify the genotypes of parents if you know the phenotypes of their children AND the genotype of a child if you know the parents'.
Recognize that mutations are always accidental and random.
What makes us consider some mutations genetic adaptations, while others are not?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Homework
Charles Darwin Notes - Thursday
Thursday: Conferences (3-9pm)
Bellwork
Check Homework
Finish Natural Selection Notes
Extra Punnett Square Practice
Friday: NEOEA - No School for Students!!
Monday:
Bellwork
Natural Selection Lab
Homework
Natural Selection Lab (Data, Graphs, Questions) - Friday
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Natural Selection Lab
Review for Quarter Test
Homework
Quarter 1 Test - Tomorrow
This test has the material from the entire quarter. YOUR PREVIOUS QUIZZES IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY!!!!!
New Information:
What is required for membership in a species?
How does a new species develop? It is NOT two members of different species having a baby together! Use your notes.
Recognize that mutations are always accidental and random.
What makes us consider some mutations genetic adaptations, while others are not?
Why are genetic diversity, competition, overproduction of offspring, and selective pressure necessary for natural selection?
What is the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium?
How does the fossil record provide evidence for natural selection and speciation?
Vocabulary: Natural Selections, Speciation, Punctuated Equilibrium, Gradualism, Mutations, Adaptations, Species, Selective Pressures
Homework
Natural Selection Lab (Data, Graphs, Questions) - Friday
Wednesday:
Quarter 1 Test
Homework
Natural Selection Lab (Data, Graphs, Questions) - Friday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Grade Change
Challenge Pedigree Chart
Extra Punnett Square w/s
Homework
Natural Selection Lab (Data, Graphs, Questions) - Monday
Friday: End of Quarter 1
Bellwork - How does one species become two? Reading
Mutation vs Adaptation
Homework
Natural Selection Lab (Data, Graphs, Questions) - Monday
Monday:
Bellwork
Turn in Natural Selection Lab
Why does the Earth have layers? video
Earth's Layers notes
Introduction to Density Problems
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Latent Heat Activity
Density and Graphing Practice Problems
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
What is required for membership in a species?
How does a new species develop? It is NOT two members of different species having a baby together! Use your notes.
Recognize that mutations are always accidental and random.
What makes us consider some mutations genetic adaptations, while others are not?
What is the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium?
What is density?
If you are given a mass and a volume, calculate the density. (Steps as described in class AND units!)
Which layer is solid rock? Semi-solid rock? Liquid metal? Solid metal?
Which layer is the densest? Least dense?
What is planetary differentiation?
How does density vary as you travel from the surface toward the center of the planet?
Wednesday:
Quiz
4 Sources of Heat Inside the Earth - Notes
Thursday:
Bellwork
Finish 4 Sources of Heat Inside the Earth - Notes
Convection Gizmo
Homework
Convection Gizmo (10 pts) - Monday
Friday:
Bellwork
Latent Heat Video
Latent Heat Notes
Latent Heat w/s
Homework
Convection Gizmo (10 pts) - Monday
Monday:
Bellwork - Latent Heat w/s
Turn in Gizmo
Density Columns
What heats Earth's core? Reading
Homework
What heats Earth's core? Reading - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Theory vs Law
Continental Drift vs Moving Plates
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
What is density?
If you are given a mass and a volume, calculate the density. (Steps as described in class AND units!)
Which layer is solid rock? Semi-solid rock? Liquid metal? Solid metal?
Which layer is the densest? Least dense?
How does the process of Earth's formation lead to tremendous heat and planetary differentiation? What is planetary differentiation?
How does density vary as you travel from the surface toward the center of the planet?
What layers of the earth are solid? What layers of the earth are liquid?
As you add heat energy to a substance, what happens to its mass? What happens to its volume? What happens to its density? How does that change in density cause convection currents to form? Which layers meet those requirements? Why does it matter?
What are the 4 sources of heat inside the earth?
What is the difference between heat and temperature?
How can a frozen pond have more heat energy than a seaming cup of tea?
Why does 500g of 0*C water have more energy than the same amount of 0*C ice?
What is latent heat? How does it "show up" on a heating or cooling graph? Why is it part of what keeps the mantel convection currents moving?
How does latent heat affect Earth's interior?
Be able to read a heating or cooling graph and answer questions about it. (See worksheet completed in class)
Wednesday:
Quiz
Wave Vocab
Homework
Wave Vocab - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Talk about wave vocab
Slinky Math 1
Homework
Slinky Math 2 - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork
Check Slinky Math 2
Prep Lab Packet
Monday:
Bellwork
Slinky Lab Expectations
Collect Control Data
Homework
Control Data Calculations - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Collect Amplitude I Data, Number of Coils Data, and Distance Data
Homework
Amplitude I Calculations, Graph, Questions - Wednesday
Quiz - Tomorrow
Review the previous guided questions and quiz! Highly missed material will be seen again on this weeks quiz
What evidence is used to support the Theory of Plate Tectonics - use your drifting continents vs moving plates reading
What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
Be able to plot earthquakes (N/S/E/W and +/-)
Be prepared to deal with data like we did in the Slinky Lab (calculate averages, determine correlations, graph data, calculate wave speed, calculate percent change)
Wave Vocabulary: Crest, trough, medium, amplitude, wave speed, longitudinal, transverse, surface wave
Wednesday:
Quiz
Collect Distance Data and Type of Wave Data
Homework
Number of Coils Calculations, Graph, Questions - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork - Plot Earthquakes
Time to work on lab
Reflection and Refraction Reading
Homework
Distance Calculations, Graph, Questions - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork - Plot the 10 Biggest Earthquakes
Time to work on lab
Richter Scale
Reflections and Refraction Notes
Seismic Wave Notes (if time)
Homework
Type of Wave Calculations, Graph, Questions - Monday
Monday:
Bellwork - Plot EQ
Last minute slinky lab questions
Finish reflection/refraction notes (1st only)
Seismic Wave Notes
Plot Earthquakes
Homework
Slinky Lab - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Turn in slinky lab
Shadow Zone Notes
Shadow Zone Video
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Wave vocabulary: crest, trough, medium, amplitude, wave speed, longitudinal wave, transverse wave, surface wave
Be able to plot earthquakes (N/S/E/W and +/-)
Be prepared to deal with data like we did in the Slinky Lab (calculate averages, determine correlations, graph data, calculate wave speed, calculate percent change)
What is the correlation between amplitude and wave speed?
What is the correlation between the condition of the medium and wave speed? (Example: how tightly is slinky pulled?)
What is the correlation between distance and wave speed?
What is reflection and refraction?
How do different factors (density, state of matter, elasticity, temperature, etc.) affect wave speed? - Look at the Speed, Reflection and Refraction of Waves worksheet - Key is on Google Classroom
What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter of an earthquake?
In a seismic wave, which wave is the fastest?
Which seismic wave is longitudinal, which is transverse, and which is a surface wave?
What are P & S waves and how do the paths that seismic waves travel through the earth (refraction and reflection) give us information about the Earth's interior?
What is Earth's shadow zone? How did it convince us that the Earth's outer core is a liquid?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Start Earthquake Gizmos 1 and 2
Homework
Earthquake Gizmos 1 and 2 (20 points total) - Friday
Thursday:
Bellwork - 1/2 shadow zone practice
15-20 min for Earthquake Gizmos
Start Faults Lab
Homework
Earthquake Gizmos 1 and 2 (20 points total) - Friday
Friday: Interim Reports Out
Bellwork
Turn in Gizmo
Review Gizmo Content
Faults Lab
Monday:
Bellwork - Plot the biggest 10 earthquakes
Richtor scale w/s
Finish faults lab
Fault identification practice
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Finish fault identification practice (if needed)
Start Divergent Plate Boundary Notes and Video (not on quiz)
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Old Material
What is the correlation between the condition of the medium and wave speed? (Example: how tightly is slinky pulled?)
What is the correlation between distance and wave speed?
What is an earthquake?
What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter of an earthquake?
In a seismic wave, which wave is the fastest?
Which seismic wave is longitudinal, which is transverse, and which is a surface wave?
What is Earth's shadow zone? How did it convince us that the Earth's outer core is liquid?
Gizmo
Using a seismogram with time probes, determine how far the epicenter of an earthquake is away from the recording center. (Refer to Earthquake Gizmo 1)
If you are given a picture of 3 earthquake stations, be able to determine where the epicenter is (Refer to Earthquake Gizmo 2).
Richter Scale
How often do earthquakes happen?
What does the Richter Scale tell me? How does the strength of a 5 compare to the strength of a 4 or a 3?
What are the two biggest dangers to humans in earthquakes?
Faults Lab
Be able to identify the hanging wall and the foot wall in a diagram.
If you are given a picture or diagram of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
If you are given a description of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
Vocab: Richter scale, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, thrust fault, rift valley fault, block-fault mountain, lateral fault (slip-strike), lateral reverse and lateral normal fault (slip-dip)
Wednesday:
Quiz
Sea Floor Magnetism Reading and Questions
Sea Floor Magnetism Video
Homework
Sea Floor Magnetism Reading and Questions - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Check Homework
Finish Divergent Plate Boundary Notes (if needed)
Transform Plate Boundary Notes
Homework
San Andreas Fault Reading and Questions - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork
Check Homework
Transform Plate Boundary Video
Convergent Collisional Plate Boundary Notes
Convergent Collisional Plate Boundary Video
Monday:
Bellwork
Convergent Subduction Plate Boundary Notes
Convergent Subduction Plate Boundary Video
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Plate Boundary Convection w/s
Three Plate Boundaries Practice
Wednesday: Thanksgiving Break - No School!!
Thursday: Thanksgiving Break - No School!!
Friday: Thanksgiving Break - No School!!
Monday: Professional Development - No Students!
Tuesday: Snow Day!
DUE TO OUR SNOW DAY, THE QUIZ HAS MOVED TO THURSDAY!!
Wednesday:
Bellwork - Plate Boundary Review w/s
Plate Boundary Card Sort to Review for Quiz
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
This is one of the most difficult quizzes of the year! Make sure you are studying a little every night and ask for help! On this quiz you will need to make a lot of connections. For example, if a questions is telling you about the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, you need to know that I am referring to a divergent plate boundary.
Why do tectonic plates move in the direction they do? Expect a diagram!
At a divergent plate boundary, what convection currents are acting, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there?
At a convergent plate boundary, what convection currents are acting, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there? There are multiple cases for this one:
Continental vs Continental (Collisional)
Continental vs Oceanic (Subduction)
Oceanic vs Oceanic (Subduction)
At a transform plate boundary, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there?
What are constructive and destructive geological processes? Which plate boundaries are constructive? Which are destructive?
If you are given a picture or diagram of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
If you are given a description of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
Thursday:
Quiz
Plot Earthquakes
Homework
Plot Earthquakes - Thursday
Friday:
Bellwork
Check homework
Tsunami Video and Questions
Tsunami Notes
Tsunami Graph
Monday:
Bellwork - Tsunami Graph if not completed
Plate Boundary Map
Hot Spot Notes
Make Hot Spot Tool
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Hot Spot w/s
Hot Spot Video
Hawaiian Hot Spot
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Why do tectonic plates move in the direction they do? Expect a diagram!
At a divergent plate boundary, what convection currents are acting, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there?
At a convergent plate boundary, what convection currents are acting, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there? There are multiple cases for this one:
Continental vs Continental (Collisional)
Continental vs Oceanic (Subduction)
Oceanic vs Oceanic (Subduction)
At a transform plate boundary, what force(s) are acting, what fault type(s) is/are prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there?
What are constructive and destructive geological processes? Which plate boundaries are constructive? Which are destructive?
If you are given a picture or diagram of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
If you are given a description of a fault, be able to identify the type of fault and the force that causes it.
How does compression, friction, and elastic potential energy create the conditions that cause tsunamis?
What is the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes?
How do hot spots work? How can we use the age of rocks to determine the direction of plate movement? How can we use plate movement to determine that age of rocks? What type of volcanos will be there?
Hawaiian Hot Spot (turn in for accuracy) - Thursday
Wednesday:
Quiz
Work on Hawaiian Hot Spot
Start Mountain Formation Notes
Homework
Hawaiian Hot Spot (turn in for accuracy) - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Turn in Homework
Mountain Formation Notes
Homework
Surtsey Reading and Questions (turn in for accuracy) - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork - Yellowstone 1/2 Sheet
Turn in Homework
Yellowstone Video
Finish Mountain Formation Notes (if needed)
Plate Boundary Recap Video (if time)
Monday:
Bellwork
Rock Cycle Notes
Relative Age Lineup
Rock Cycle w/s
Homework
Rock Cycle w/s - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Check homework
Review For Quarter Test - the test has been moved to Thursday due to the Spelling Bee
Wednesday:
Bellwork
Review For Quarter Test
Homework
Quarter 2 Test - Tomorrow
This test has the material from the entire quarter. YOUR PREVIOUS QUIZZES IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY!!!!!
The new information is highlighted:
Why do tectonic plates move in the direction they do? Expect a diagram!
At a divergent plate boundary, what forces are acting, what fault type is prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there? What type of volcanoes will be there?
At a convergent plate boundary, what forces are acting, what fault type is prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find? What type of volcanos will be there (only subduction)? There are multiple cases for this one:
Continental vs Continental (Collisional)
Continental vs Oceanic (Subduction)
Oceanic vs Oceanic (Subduction)
At a transform plate boundary, what forces are acting, what fault type is prevalent, and what landforms should we expect to find there?
How do hot spots work? How can we use the age of rocks to determine the direction of plate movement? How can we use plate movement to determine that age of rocks? What type of volcanos will be there?
What are constructive and destructive geological processes? Which plate boundaries are constructive? Which are destructive?
What are the basic types of volcanoes? What are the characteristic shape and make up of each? What makes them behave differently? Where will we find each type?
What causes folded mountains? What is an Anticline? What is a Syncline?
Thursday:
Quarter 2 Test
Friday: End of Quarter 2
Bellwork
Grade Change
Review Game for the State Test
Monday: Winter Break - No School!
Tuesday: Winter Break - No School!
Wednesday: Winter Break - No School!
Thursday: Winter Break - No School!
Friday: Winter Break - No School!
Monday: Winter Break - No School!
Tuesday: Winter Break - No School!
Wednesday: Winter Break - No School!
Thursday: Winter Break - No School!
Friday: Winter Break - No School!
Monday:
Bellwork - Rock Cycle Review
Relative Age Notes
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Relative Age Notes
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Review the rock cycle: what has to happen to ANY rock for it to become a sedimentary rock? What has to happen to ANY rock for it to become a metamorphic rock? What has to happen to ANY rock for it to become igneous rock?
Why is it common to find fossils in a sedimentary rock, but rare to find them in metamorphic or igneous rocks?
What is relative age?
What is the difference between relative age and absolute age?
What is Uniformitarianism (Principle of Uniformity)? What does it tell us about the Earth?
For each of these principles/laws of rock layers, know what it says and be able to apply it like we practiced in class:
Law of Superposition
Principle of Original Continuity
Principle of Original Horizontality
Principle of Baked Margins
Principle of Cross-Cutting Relations
What is an unconformity?
How are igneous intrusions and extrusions different? How are they similar?
EXPECT AT LEAST ONE SEDIMENTARY ROCK COLUMN PICTURE! Make sure you can determine the events that are recorded in the rock and the order in which they happened!
Wednesday:
Quiz
Relative Age Practice w/s
Site A (if time)
Relative Age and Fossil Notes
Homework
Relative Age Practice w/s - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork - Relative Age 1/2 Sheet
Check Homework
Site A and B
Homework
Site C - Monday
Friday: YSU Basketball Game
Bellwork
1st Period - Time to work on Site C and Review for State Test
2nd Period - None
Monday:
Bellwork - Fill in Absolute Age Chart
Check Homework (Site C)
Absolute Age Notes
Homework
Rel and Abs Age w/s - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork - Rel and Abs Age Practice
Check homework
Rel and Abs Age Practice
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
What is the difference between relative age and absolute age?
What is Uniformitarianism (Principle of Uniformity)? What does it tell us about the Earth?
For each of these principles/laws of rock layers, know what it says and be able to apply it like we practiced in class:
Law of Superposition
Principle of Original Continuity
Principle of Original Horizontality
Principle of Baked Margins
Principle of Cross-Cutting Relations
What is an unconformity?
How are igneous intrusions and extrusions different? How are they similar?
EXPECT AT LEAST ONE SEDIMENTARY ROCK COLUMN PICTURE! Make sure you can determine the events that are recorded in the rock and the order in which they happened!
What is an index fossil?
How can we use index fossils to compare rock layers in different locations?
What does the Law of Superposition tell us about the fossils we find in sedimentary rocks?
How can we use the fossil records to draw conclusions about what the environment was like in the past?
Use radioactive decay to determine the absolute age of an igneous rock layer. I will provide you with a chart (Fractions and Powers of 2) and will baby step you through it.
Combine Absolute Age and Relative Age to establish ranges of age for layers/object that cannot be radioactivity dated.
Wednesday:
Quiz
Date a Rock
Homework
Date a Rock - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Check Homework
Weathering and Erosion Notes
Friday:
Bellwork - W/E 1/2 Sheet
Finish Weathering and Erosion Notes
Prep for Stream Lab
3 Columns of Rock w/s
Monday: MLK Day - No School!!
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Stream Lab - Day 1
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Use radioactive decay to determine the absolute age of an igneous rock layer. I will provide you with a chart (Fractions and Powers of 2) and will baby step you through it.
Combine Absolute Age and Relative Age to establish ranges of age for layers/object that cannot be radioactivity dated.
From the weathering, erosion and deposition notes
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
What are the types of mechanical weathering? How are they different from chemical weathering?
What are the two types of chemical weathering? What does it mean that it is a chemical change?
Which types of weathering depend on...
Change in temperature? Why?
Water? Why?
Warm temperatures? Why?
What are the agents of erosion?
What is mass wasting?
What is the difference between regolith and soil?
Is weathering considered constructive or destructive? Erosion? Deposition?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Stream Lab - Day 2
Homework
Questions 1 and 2 - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork
Stream Lab - Day 2 and 3
Homework
Questions 3 and 4 - Friday
Friday:
Bellwork
Stream Lab - Day 3
Stream Lab Conclusions
Homework
Questions 5 and 6 - Monday
Stream Lab - Tuesday
Monday:
Bellwork
Finish Stream Lab Conclusions (if needed)
Glacier Notes
Homework
Stream Lab - Tuesday
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Turn in Stream Lab
Finish Glacier Notes
Ice Age Ohio
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Review last weeks questions about weathering, erosion and deposition! That information is not going away!
From the lab and lab conclusions
How does the grade of a stream affect the erosion it causes? How does the flow rate affect the erosion it causes?
How do velocity, grade, and flow rate affect the sediment load that a stream can carry?
What is the relationship between the grade of a stream and velocity of its water?
What is the relationship between velocity of the water and the amount of deposition of sediment?
What happens to a stream's sediment load as it enters a slower body of water? Which sediments are carried the fastest? Which are dropped the closest to the mouth of the river?
When a stream travels a curving path, where should we expect the greatest erosion? Where should we expect deposition?
How does a stream’s grade and flow rate determine the size of its delta?
Along a meandering stream, where will you find erosion? Where will you find deposition?
What are cut banks and point bars? Which are constructive features and which is a destructive feature?
What does it mean to meander?
What is a delta? Why is protecting deltas and other coastal wetlands important?
Why are deltas considered a constructive feature?
From the Glacier Notes
What is a glacier?
How are glaciers both destructive and constructive?
What is the difference between a continental glacier and an alpine glacier?
What does it mean when a glacier is advancing? Retreating?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Glacial Action
Finish Ice Age Ohio
Homework
Glacial Action - Thursday
Thursday:
Bellwork - Continental Glacier w/s
Time Laps Glacier video
Check homework
Ice Core Graph
Homework
Ice Core Graph - Friday (turn in)
Friday:
Bellwork
Turn in homework
Topographic Map Notes
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
???
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Glaciers
What is a glacier?
How are glaciers both destructive and constructive?
What is the difference between a continental glacier and an alpine glacier?
What does it mean when a glacier is advancing? Retreating?
Why is glacial retreat a cause for concern?
Be able to apply the Law of Superposition to an ice core.
What can we learn about the past from ice cores?
What is till? How is it deposited? What examples of till do you have in your notes?
What is stratified drift? How is it deposited? What examples of stratified drift do you have in your notes?
What is an erratic?
What is a kettle lake and how does it form? Why is Lake Erie NOT a kettle lake? Ohio had kettle lakes, so where have they gone?
What benefits does Ohio derive from having been glaciated?
GLACIER VOCABULARY!!!! See notes and handouts!
Topographic Maps
What is a topographic map?
Look over the following vocabulary
Contour lines, contour interval, index contour, elevation, scale
How can we tell if a slope is steep? Shallow?
If you are given a topographic map:
Use the scale to find distance
Use the contour interval, index contour, and contour lines to find the change in elevation
Use the change in elevation and the change in distance to find grade
Determine where a designed path is uphill or down, steep or relatively flat
Use the map symbols and contour lines to determine what direction a stream is flowing
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday: Interim Reports Out
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
????
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
If you are given a topographic map:
Use the scale to find distance
Use the contour interval, index contour, and contour lines to find the change in elevation
Use the change in elevation and the change in distance to find grade
Determine where a designed path is uphill or down, steep or relatively flat
Use the map symbols and contour lines to determine what direction a stream is flowing
If a flood were to occur, which areas would be underwater and which areas would be dry?
How can a topographic map help us determine where a watershed divide will be?
How can a single location be described as being in multiple watersheds?
What is an endorheic basin?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday: Conferences (3-9pm)
Bellwork
Friday: Midwinter Break - No School!!
Monday: President's Day - No School!!
Tuesday:
Bellwork
???
Homework
Quiz - Tomorrow
Review topographic maps and watersheds
What is the difference between an eon, an era, a period, and an epoch?
What were the major development in living things in the Pre-Cambrian Time?
What were the major development in living things in the Paleozoic Era?
What were the major development in living things in the Mesozoic Era?
What were the major development in living things in the Cenozoic Era?
What role do mass extinctions play in: a.) Determining when one era ends and the next begins? b.)Opening up new niches for different life forms to develop and rise to dominance?
What role does change in the atmosphere's gasses play in mass extinctions?
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
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Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
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Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Homework
Quarter 3 Test - Tomorrow
This test has the material from the entire quarter. YOUR PREVIOUS QUIZZES IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY!!!!!
New Information:
Vocabulary:
Wednesday:
Quarter 3 Test
Thursday:
Bellwork
Grade Change
Friday: End of Quarter 3
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday: Spring Break - No School!!
Monday: Spring Break - No School!
Tuesday: Spring Break - No School!
Wednesday: Spring Break - No School!
Thursday: Spring Break - No School!
Friday: Spring Break - No School!
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday: Interim Reports Out
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday:
Bellwork
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Wednesday:
Quiz
Thursday:
Bellwork
Friday:
Bellwork
Monday: Memorial Day - No School!!
Tuesday:
Bellwork
Homework
Quarter 3 Test - Tomorrow
This test has the material from the entire quarter. YOUR PREVIOUS QUIZZES IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY!!!!!
New Information:
Vocabulary:
Wednesday:
Quarter 4 Test
Thursday:
Bellwork
Grade Change
Friday: End of Quarter 4
Bellwork