Physical Geology Syllabus - September 2019
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Sept 2
Labor Day
No school
3
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET:
Use mineral data to identify and describe environmental conditions existing at the time of the mineral's formation.
IN CLASS:
Work on mineral ID
TO DO:
5 Thursday
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET:
Use mineral data to identify and describe environmental conditions existing at the time of the mineral's formation.
IN CLASS: 
Work on mineral ID
TO DO:
6
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET:
Use mineral data to identify and describe environmental conditions existing at the time of the mineral's formation.
IN CLASS:
Work on mineral ID
TO DO:
9
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET:
Use mineral data to identify and describe environmental conditions existing at the time of the mineral's formation.
IN CLASS:
Mineral ID - how many samples can you ID?
TO DO:
11 Wednesday
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS:
Finish mineral ID. Use this document for your conclusion (claim, evidence, reason.)
TO DO:
12
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS:
Crystal Formation assessment
TO DO:
Make a copy of this Google doc and put it immediately into your Geology folder. Answer the prompts. Due at the end of class on Friday.
13
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS:
TO DO:
Make a copy of this Google doc and put it immediately into your Geology folder. Answer the prompts. Due at the end of class on Friday.
16
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS: 
Rocks, minerals, Crystals - what's the difference?     
TO DO:
18 Wednesday
DUE TODAY:
Updated website
ENTRY TICKET:
Review the rock cycle by reading this and making a quick sketch in your notes.
LEARNING TARGET:
Read Hawaii gets new island.
IN CLASS: Review of the rock cycle. View this slide show. Summary of igneous rock.
TO DO:
19
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
Review the rock cycle by reading this .  Then. click to the next page, read it, and and get out your handout from yesterday.
LEARNING TARGET:
Use Bowen’s Reaction Series to develop an understanding of the relationship of cooling temperature, formation of specific igneous minerals and the resulting igneous environment.
IN CLASS:
Bowen's Reaction Series; and Laws of Geofantasy.
TO DO:
20
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET:
IN CLASS:
Quiz; Identifying igneous, metamorphic, and sedementary rocks. Use this info.
TO DO:
23
DUE TODAY:
Rock classificatio Type in your home address and go back in timen table
ENTRY TICKET:

LEARNING TARGET:
Describe the layers of the Earth.
IN CLASS: 
Build model as foldable
TO DO:
25 Wednesday
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
Earth layers quiz
LEARNING TARGET:
Identify intrusive igneous structures: dikes, sills, batholiths, conttact metamorphism in diagrams and describe causes and how to find and ID them for use in relative age dating.
IN CLASS:
Type in your home address and go back in timeClues to the Ancient Past Activities 1 & 2
TO DO:
Complete activities if not finished
26
DUE TODAY:
Activities 1 & 2
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS:
.Activity 3 and Questions to Master
TO DO:
27
DUE TODAY:
Questions to Master
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS:
Quiz
TO DO:
30
DUE TODAY:
ENTRY TICKET:
LEARNING TARGET
IN CLASS
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TO DO:
       
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