9/18:  Collect Binders/Early Earth -  “How the Earth was Made.” Movie  - Movie Guide to complete

9/19: Finish movie:   “How the Earth was Made.” and the Movie Guide

HW: Read the Iron Catastrophe - Be prepared to share one piece of information from the reading with your group and the class.

9/22: Warm-Up/Discuss the reading Iron Catastrophe/PE, KE, TE & Friction PHet /Introduction to Energy Slide Show/Energy 

HW: Finish Slide Show notes & Complete  Energy worksheet

9/23: Warm-Up/Stamp HW & Check Key/Measurement, Density & Brownian Motion Slideshow/Gas Particle Motion mimics Brownian Motion - PHet/Measurement practice with laminated rulers to show precision of tool/Measurement & Density 

HW: Finish  Measurement & Density 

9/24: Warm-Up #2 & #3/St & Review HW- Also helped with calculator use and ruler use/

9/25: Density Lab -  Rotate pairs through the two stations [Cube & Cylinder] & calculate the densities of each /Read Textbook: The Structure of Earth: 

pgs 180- top of 182., complete Earth's Structure handout.  Use reading and the Interior of the Earth Handout.

HW: Either finish the Density Lab Calculations OR the  Early Earth Worksheet  from class. Use chromebooks to open links attached to worksheet

9/26: Collect Density Lab/Today we will observe and use our knowledge of density, energized atoms/molecules and the space between molecules as they are heated/cooled to explain two different demonstrations. Your observations/explanations should include a labeled drawing and two to three sentences explaining each demonstration./Review:  Density and Brownian motion

Station 1: Dye in aquarium -Watch the demo with food coloring and water to explain the motion of water due to differing temps.

Station 2: Fully explain the Lava Lamp motion with the only heat source being a light bulb under the water filled container with the red wax.

     Station 3:  Earth's Structure worksheet

    Station 4: Correction Policy

    Station 5: Density - How to correctly show your work!!  Now correct your density lab.

9/29: Warm-Up #4/ & Warm-Up #5/ Finish Stations- Lava Lamp & Density/Independently start the:  Plate Tectonic Slide Show 

HW: Start: Tectonic Plates Worksheet 

9/30:    Energy & Density Quiz /Watch the Plate Tectonic Video & Discuss: Earthquakes & Hot spots & Oceanic Spread/We will also examine their 

plate boundary types as well as locate several hot spots around the globe/Work on Tectonic Plates Worksheet

HW: 1. Finish Tectonic Plates Worksheet from Class

10/1: Warm-Up #6/Review HW/Explain Plate Tectonics & Early Earth Project /Plate Tectonics Handout-7 major and several minor/

 tectonic plates information sheet. [Use one handout for reference, as well as textbook]

HW: Energy & Density Quiz Corrections

10/2: Warm-Up #7 /Colliding Continents Video (Show 30 minutes Total - It should start at 5 minutes in and please stop at 33 minutes)/

   Colliding Continents Worksheet to answer as students watch the movie/Work on Plate Tectonics Project

HW: Finish Movie Questions

10/3: Warm-Up #8/Weathering & Erosion Worksheet - Open links and complete as a class/Work on Plate Tectonics Project

HW: Weathering Examples worksheet

10/6:  Weathering, Erosion & Deposition Concept Map/Work on Plate Tectonics Project

HW: 1. Review all plate tectonics notes and worksheets to prepare for Plate Tectonics Quiz

10/7:  [SUB] Plate Tectonics Quiz//

Erosion Lab  -Complete all and turn in by the end of the block.

10 Stations set up, students will rotate through with their desk partner.  Other students may work on Poster Project while waiting for their turn.  

One skittle per pair.

HW: Finish Weathering worksheets [Weathering & Erosion Worksheet /Weathering Examples /Weathering, Erosion & Deposition Concept Map]

10/8:  [SUB]  Work on Plate Tectonics & Early Earth Poster Project - Leave Poster in class if finished!!!

HW: Finish Plate Tectonics & Early Earth Poster Project

10/9: Collect Plate Tectonics Project and Early Earth Poster/   Warm-Up #9//Weathering Slideshow - Quick Review/

Rock Cycle Visual/ Rock Cycle Concept Map/Rock Cycle Visual/Rock Cycle Worksheet

HW: 1.Finish any classwork from today

2. Unit 3 Study Guide - Complete pages 1 & 2

10/10:  Warm-Up #10/Review HW/Unit 3 Study Guide- Complete pages 3 & 4

HW:  Unit 3 Study Guide -Finish

10/13:  Stamp & Review Unit 3 Study Guide/Organize Binder - Pass out Table of Contents page/Kahoot Review Time

HW: Review Unit 3 Study Guide to prepare for test

10/14: Collect Binder/Unit 3 Test

10/15: No school for students

No time:

Rock Type Activity