WELCOME TO EARTH SCIENCE SPRING 2010


Mr. Murphy Room 115
Last Updated Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:08 AM
OUR GOAL
To learn EARTH SCIENCE
OUR EXPECTATIONS
To pass Earth Science, To enjoy learning Earth Science, To be prepared for taking Biology, To feel good about our accomplishments
DAILY SCHEDULE
March
April
May
June
SPRING 2010 FIRST DAY POWER POINT
- Classroom Rules and Procedures
General Information and Syllabus - grading procedures, rule and regulations, information about extra help
- Information Sheet

Up to date grade available on SPAN

 

UNIT MATERIALS
UNIT ONE - current unit
Unit Objectives and EQ's
Unit Folder Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT TWO
Unit Outline
Unit Folder Outline
Bell Work
Notes
Stars and the Universe
The Sun
Solar System
Earth-Moon-Sun
UNIT THREE
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT FOUR
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
Natural Resources
UNIT FIVE
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT SIX
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT SEVEN
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT EIGHT
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT NINE
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
UNIT TEN
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
Ocean Floor
UNIT ELEVEN
Unit Outline
Notebook Outline
Bell Work
Notes
Weather and Climate
EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

JANUARY

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 25
  • TEACHER WORKDAY
  Tues
26
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Safety and Equipment
  Wed 27
  • Graphing data
  • BS 8/9
  Thur 28
  • Measurement
  Fri
29
  • Measurement

FEBRUARY

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 1
  • SNOW DAY
  Tues
2
  • SNOW DAY
  Wed 3
  • SNOW DAY
  Thur 4
  • Metric review
  • mapping
  • WS - Metric Review
  Fri
5
  • Mapping

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 25
  • Scientific Method
  • Paper Towel Lab
  Tues
26
  • Scientific Method - complete paper towel lab
  • UNIT ONE FOLDER QUIZ
  • Review Unit One
  • STUDY
  Wed 27
  • UNIT ONE TEST
  • Vocab Roots
  • Unit Two Vocab
  Thur 28
  • Astronomy
  Fri
29
  • Astronomy

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 25
  Tues
26
  Wed 27
  Thur 28
  Fri
29

 

 

 

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AUGUST

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon  
1
Tues
25
  • Introduction
  • Rules and Procedures

Read Syllabus

Return INFO sheet

2
Wed
26
  • Lab Safety
  • Lab Equipment activity
  • Graphing
  • Info Sheet
3
Thur
27
  • Graphing practice
  • Measurement - metric system
  • Length activity
4
Fri
28
  • Measurement - Volume, Mass and Density activities
  • More graphing practice
 

SEPTEMBER

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
5
Mon
31
  • Review Week One - procedures and content
  • Scientific Method
  • Paper Towel Lab

complete unfinished class work

Study for quiz

6
Tues
1
  • Assign textbooks
  • Quiz - safety, equipment, graphing and measuring
  • Notes - Mapping and Satellites
    • Globe Activity
complete unfinished class work
7
Wed
2
  • Make a Topographic Map
  • Notes - What is Earth Science?
  • Video Clip - Earth Science Careers
complete unfinished class work
8
Thur
3
  • Notebook status
  • Reading A Topo Map
  • Review for Unit One Test -

Study for TEST

UNIT ONE STUDY GUIDE

9
Fri
4
  • TEST UNIT 1
  • Begin UNIT 2 section of notebook
  • UNIT 2 Vocab
  • Meet and Greet Game
  • Looking Back - Moving Forward
Complete Unit 2 Vocab

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
--- Mon  
LABOR DAY
10 Tues
8

Begin Astronomy

  • Light - Electromagnetic Spectrum, Doppler Effect
  • Telescopes
  LINKS
 
11 Wed
9
  • REVIEW - Light - Electromagnetic Spectrum, Doppler Effect, Telescopes
  • Earth-Sun-Moon
  • Seasons
  • Moon Phases
  • Moon Features
12 Thur
10
  • Comlpete Moon Phases work
  • Solar and Lunar Eclipses
  • Review Work
  • Review Questions
  • Study for Quiz
13 Fri
11
  • Review
  • Quiz
  • LAB - Accretion Theory
  • V - Star Stuff
  • Activ - Noon Sun Angle

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
14 Mon 14

The Sun

  • Make A Sun Sketch
  • Notes - Sun
  • Activ - Sun Microviewers
  • V - Solar Blast
  • Review
15 Tues
15

Stars and Galaxies

  • Activ - SunSpots
  • Notes - Stars and Galaxies
  • Activ - HR Diagrams
  • cont.....Sun's Angle Lab
  • Study for Quiz
16 Wed 16

Astronomy Wrap-up

  • Quiz - Sun and Stars
  • cont....Sun's Angle Lab
  • Jeopardy Review
  • Study for test
17 Thur 17

TEST UNIT TWO

  • Begin Unit Three - Vocabulary work
  • Complete U3 Vocab
18 Fri
18
Atoms, Elements and Minerals

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
19 Mon 21

TEST UNIT TWO

  • Begin Unit Three - Vocabulary work
  • Finish Unit 3 Vocab
20 Tues
22
  • Atoms and Elements
  • What is a Mineral
  • Mineral Make up WS
  • Finish page 6 in notebook
21 Wed 23
  • Mineral Lab
22 Thur 24
  • NC Minerals
  • Quiz - Minerals
  • GRW 2.3
23 Fri
25
  • Mid-Quarter Wrap-Up / Catch Up
  • study for test

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 28

TEACHER WORKDAY

24 Tues
29
  • Mid-Quarter Test (Units 1-2-3)
  • Finish Unit Four Vocab
25 Wed 30
  • NOTES - Igneous Rocks \
  • LAb - Igneous rocks
  • GRW 3.1
OCTOBER
26 Thur

1

  • NOTES - Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
  • Labs - Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
27 Fri
2
  • NOTES - Rock Cycle
  • Smartboard - Rock Cycle Quiz
  • GRW 3.2

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
28 Mon 5
  • GRW 3.3 and 3.4
  • Rocks Review Worksheet
  • Catch-up Time
29 Tues
6
  • QUIZ - Rocks
  • Activity - Natural Resources Collage
  • GRW 4.1
30 Wed 7
  • Activity - NC Geological Map
  • ZAP students - get it done
31 Thur 8
  • Notes - Natural Resources
  • V _ Mining Salt
  • Finish Collage and Map activity
32 Fri
9
  • Notes- Alternative Energies
  • Pros and Cons WS
  • Review for test
  • Get notebook ready
  • Complete test review
  • Study for test

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
33 Mon 12
  • TEST - UNIT 4 (Ch 3 & 4) Rocks and Resources
  • Begin Unit 5
  • Complete Unit 5 vocabulary
34 Tues
13
  • Notes - Weathering
  • Lab - Rate of Weathering
  • Ch 5 Sec 1 Review Q
35 Wed 14
  • Notes - Soils
  • Activ - Soil Profile Poster
36 Thur 15
  • Lab - Soil Texture and Permeability
  • V-Weathering and Soils
  • Ch 5 Sec 2 & 3 Sec review Q
37 Fri
16
  • Activ - Soil types, landscape and drainage of US
  • Notes - Mass Movement
  • Video - Mass Movement
  • CH 5 Chap Rev # 1-24

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
38 Mon 19
  • REVIEW for Mid-term Exam
39 Tues
20
  • MID-TERM EXAM 1st and Second Blocks
  • Unit 6 Vocab
  • 4th Block - Notes - Water Cycle
40 Wed 21
  • EARLY RELEASE
  • Exam Review Game
41 Thur 22
  • MID-TERM EXAM - 4th Block
  • Unit 6 Vocab, Streams video
  • 1st and 2nd Block - Water Cycle and streams
42 Fri
23
  • Mid-tern Exam 1 & 2 Blocks
  • Streams

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
43 Mon 26
  • Activity - Neuse River Watershed
  • Notes - Ground water
  • V Clip - Ogalala Aquifer
  • Activity - Ground Water features
44 Tues
27
  • Notes - Galciers
  • V Clip - Glacial features
  • Lab - Glacier model
  • GRW 7.1
45 Wed 28
  • Lab - Glacier Model
  • Quiz - Ch 6
  • Notes - Glaciers
  • Ws 7.1
  • Ch 6 Chap rev p 183 # 1-18
46 Thur 29
  • Unit 6 Wrap-up
  • review quiz
  • Unit 6 review guide
  • Unit 6 Test Review Game
  • Study for test #6
47 Fri
30

End of First Quarter

  • Study for test

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

NOVEMBER

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
48 Mon 2
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Complete study guide, study for test
49 Tues
3
UNIT 6 TEST
  • Unit 7 Vocab
50 Wed 4
  • Earth's Layers, Continental Drift
  • Finsih new study guide
51 Thur 5
  • Re-take TEst #6
52 Fri
6
  • Pangaea, Plate Tectonics

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
53 Mon 9
  • Plate Boundaries
  • V - FIre Down Below
  • Finish Unit 7 Vocab
54 Tues
10
  • Mountain Building
  • Stresses and Folds
  • Study for Quiz 8.4, Ch 9 Vocab
55 Wed 11
HOLIDAY
56 Thur 12
  • Quiz 8.4, Ch 9 Vocab
  • Mountain Building
  • Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries
  • Review
57 Fri
13
  • Review Unit 7
  • Begin UNit 8
  • Study for Unit 7 test

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 16
  • Notebook Check-unit 7
  • UNIT 7 TEST
  • UNIT 8 Vocab
  • V- Ultimate Earthquake
  Tues
17
  • Notes - Earthquakes
  • Earthquake activity
  Wed 18
  • CybrEd - Earthquakes
  • V- Tsunamis
  Thur 19
  • Notes - Volcanoes
  • Volcano Activity
STUDY for Quiz
  Fri
20
  • Quiz - Earthquakes
  • V- Ultimate Volcano
  • Review volcanoes

DAILY BELL WORK - CLICK HERE

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 23
  • Quiz - Volcanoes
  • Review for Test
  • Get notebook ready
  • study for test
  Tues
24
  • TEST UNIT 8
  • Begin UNIT 9 Geologic TIme
  Wed  
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
  Thur  
  Fri

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 30
  • Geologic Time
DECEMBER
  Tues
1
  • Geologic Time
  Wed 2

EARLY RELEASE DAY

  Thur 3
  • Geologic Time
  Fri
4
  • Geologic Time

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 7
  • Eras and Periods
  • V - Prehistoric Life
  Tues
8
  • Quiz Ch 13
  • Review
  Wed 9
  • UNIT 9 TEST
  Thur 10
  • Oceans
  Fri
11
  • Oceans

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 14
  Tues
15
  Wed 16
  Thur 17
  Fri
18

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 21
  Tues
22
  Wed 23
  Thur 24
  Fri
25

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 28
  Tues
29
  Wed 30
  Thur 31
JANUARY
  Fri
1

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 4
  Tues
5
  Wed 6
  Thur 7
  Fri
8

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 11
  Tues 12
  Wed 13
  Thur 14
  Fri 15

 

Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 18
HOLIDAY
  Tues 19
  Wed 20
  Thur 21
  Fri 22
END OF SEMESTER

 

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Day DATE CLASSWORK HOMEWORK PROJECTS
  Mon 4
  Tues
5
  Wed 6
  Thur 7
  Fri
8