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2 | 3 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Heat is transferred by convection currents, radiation, and conduction. Explain each to a partner. LEARNING TARGET: • Explain how convection currents move the earth's plates • Describe the Pacific Ring of Fire as evidence that the earth's plates are moving. IN CLASS: • Convection Current Lab • Complete convectioncurrent graphic organizer TO DO: Lab analysis questions |
4 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Create Plate Tectonics subpage of Geology on your website. • LEARNING TARGET: • Describe the composition of each layer and how different compositions contribute to the differences in structure of the layers. • IN CLASS: • Make a chart on a Google doc. In the chart: List the layers of the earth. Describe the properties of each layer of the Earth. List the components of each layer. Explain how the components contribute to that layer's properties. • TO DO: Be sure questions are complete. |
5 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • • LEARNING TARGET: • • IN CLASS: • Dinos and Plate Tectonics activity • Website updates as needed TO DO: |
8 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Get out your DEEP TIME: Pre and Post-tests. 3rd period, you stil have your post-tests. • LEARNING TARGET: • Describe the composition of each layer and how different compositions contribute to the differences in structure of the layers. • IN CLASS: • Check pre-post tests and write reflection on your Earth History webpage. See checklist for what to write. • Finish chart from last Thursday TO DO: |
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10 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Skim Introduction to Geomagnetism, looking for information that is familiar. • LEARNING TARGET: • Explain how the sun and solar flares influence the earth's magnetosphere. • Describe the earth's maghetic field. IN CLASS: • Re-read Introduction to Geomagnetism and with a partner, whiteboard a diagram showing how the magnetic field inside the earth is caused. • Read this page about the sun to get an understanding of the impact of solar flares on Earth. • Discussion • TO DO: • Create a subpage of Geology and title it Geomagnetism NOTES TODAY STANDARD: •PG.IMS.1d Magnetic reversals and Earth’s magnetic field Retrieved from Berkley.edu on August 5, 2017 |
11 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Sketch the model of the sun on the screen. • Get out your term list from yesterday and get out the Sun page. LEARNING TARGET: • Describe the structure of the sun. • Explain how the sun and solar flares influence the earth's magnetosphere. IN CLASS: • Read Investigating the Earth's Magnetism* How do solar winds affect the earth's magnetic field? • TO DO: • Create a doc in your Geol folder describing the formation of solar wind on your Geomagnetism page. NOTES TODAY STANDARD: • PG.IMS.1d Magnetic reversals and Earth’s magnetic field *Retrieved from Berkley.edu on August 5, 2017 • |
12 END OF 3rd NINE WEEKS - EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • • LEARNING TARGET: • Describe solar wind and its impact on Earth's magnetic field. • IN CLASS: • Solar Winds • TO DO: • NOTES TODAY STANDARD: • PG.PT.2e Gravity, magnetism and isostasy • |
15 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: LEARNING TARGET: • Describe the impacts of solar winds on Earth's magnetic field. • IN CLASS: • Interactive lecture/discussion • TO DO: • STANDARD: • PG.PT.2e Gravity, magnetism and isostasy |
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17 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: LEARNING TARGET: • Show the movements of the magnetic North Pole over time. • IN CLASS: • Plot the position of the Magnetic North Pole from 1995-2001 and see that the magnetic pole moves. • Geomagnetism summary on website TO DO: • STANDARD: • PG.IMS.1d Magnetic reversals and Earth’s magnetic field |
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19 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Binder check LEARNING TARGET: • Seismographs are used to measure earthquake activity • IN CLASS: • How do seismographs work? • How do we interpret the information we get from seismographs?? • Interpreting Seismic Data •Seismology on the Web TO DO: • STANDARD: • PG.PT.3b Measuring plate motion • |
22 DUE TODAY: Any work from Friday's field trip ENTRY TICKET: • Create a subpage titled Oceans • Think about why studying the ocean might be important to you personally. Start a list on your Oceans web page and add to is periodically. LEARNING TARGET: • Explain why the study of oceans is important to them personally. • Describe ocean geology in terms of igenous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock. •Describe ocean features (ridges, trenches, island systems, abyssal zone, shelves, slopes, reefs, island arcs) IN CLASS: • Interactive lecture. • Sea Floor - NOAA Ocean Explorer as a reference TO DO: •Create a doc describing the ocean floor (include explanation of all terms). Put the doc in your folder and link it to your Oceans web page with an appropriate title. STANDARD: • PG.IMS.4e Ocean features (ridges, trenches, island systems, abyssal zone, shelves, slopes, reefs, island arcs) |
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24 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • In your notes, define density, then answer this question: • Which is more dense, warm or cool water? LEARNING TARGET: • Use physical models of the ocean to describe density currents and thermal energy IN CLASS: • Model of ocean floor and features Anditivy 6-7 • Deep Ocean Currents and Density labs TO DO: • Complete lab questions STANDARD: •PG.IMS.4c Thermal energy and water density |
25 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Be sure your lab question answers are in your folder. LEARNING TARGET: • Use physical models of the ocean to describe density currents and thermal energy • IN CLASS: • Finding the deep water masses of the Atlantic ocean • Activity 6-7 TO DO: • Answer the lab questions STANDARD: • PG.IMS.4c Thermal energy and water density |
26 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • Questions on your questions from yesterday? LEARNING TARGET: • Explain the relationship between tides and the moon IN CLASS: • Lecture/discussion; finish analysis questions from Activity 8 together • TO DO: • Questions Activities 6, 7, 8. STANDARD: • PG.IMS.4c Thermal energy and water density |
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31 DUE TODAY: ENTRY TICKET: • What did the moon look like last night/this morning? Can you see it now? • How does the moon cause changes in tides? LEARNING TARGET: •Use tide tables to: • Describe patterns in tides daily, monthly, annually IN CLASS: • Tide Activities TO DO: • Finish questions - due Thursday STANDARD: • PG.IMS.4a Tides (daily, neap and spring) • |
November 1 CONFERENCES 4:00-7:30 PM DUE TODAY: Tide Activity ENTRY TICKET: • Remember plate tectonics? • Go to this site and read. LEARNING TARGET: • Apply understanding of plate tectonics to recent findings about a plate breaking in half. IN CLASS: • How could this happen? • More info • Discussion - implications of this event. TO DO: • STANDARD: • PG.IMS.4a Tides (daily, neap and spring) • |
November 2 CONFERENCES - NO SCHOOL |
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