Week of February 25, 2013

MONDAY-  Finish tape.
Check out the rock cycle worksheet.

- Assign new textbooks?

TUESDAY-
Go over timelines.
Worksheet/discussion over timeline.
brain pop videos
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/typesofrocks/preview.weml
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/mineralidentification/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/rockcycle/preview.weml
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/crystals/preview.weml

Username: winslowjh
Password: brainpop
 
H= mineral crystals


WEDNESDAY- MINERAL LAB
THURSDAY-MINERAL LAB

FRIDAY- dating rocks <3

Week of February 11, 2013

Monday and Tuesday-

watch:

http://video.pbs.org/video/2052249215/

and complete the worksheet as you go.  You can stop the video if you want to write down answers.

TURN IT IN ON TUESDAY.

Wednesday- Here is the handout you will get in class.

 

The Geologic Time Scale Model

Your job-
• you may work with a partner or a group of three. Please make sure all students are included.
• Measure a 5 meter length of tape. Put your names on the back side of the tape. The tape will not leave class. At the end of class it should go in the blue bucket labeled with your class number on it.
• Using the GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE handout, and the scale 1 mm = 1 million years ago, measure and label ( neatly in Black marker) the ERAs and PERIODS
• Next with a colored pencil shade in the three eras. Let yellow be the Paleozoic Era, let pink be the Mesozoic, let light blue be the Cenozoic and color the Pre-Cambrian Era orange.
• Next go onto the websites provided (or google your own) and find a life form from that PERIOD ( if life existed). Draw,neatly color, cut out, and attach this picture to your model time scale.

Grading Rubric

Eras and periods measured correctly	20 points
Eras and periods labeled neatly and accurately	20 points
Eras colored with correct colors	20 points
All Periods have at LEAST one life form. More life forms will give you more points. These should be accurate to the time, and drawn/colored/affixed neatly.	Up to 40 points.
Grade on the model	Out of 100 points = /100

 

WEBSITES FOR ASSIGNMENT ABOVE.

claymation of earth history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzLwywFAzKM

interactive time scale
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/evolvingplanet/POST/EP_V8.swf

interactive geologic history
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/index.html

 If you finish this Thursday here is Friday's assignment:
go to:


http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#identifying

and work on the worksheet provided.

HAVE A GREAT BREAK!

2/5/13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKAccC_mOQ


waterbears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W194GQ6fHI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3xDPF8uyI


http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/through-the-wormhole/videos/what-aliens-look-like.htm







http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=149482131

http://natgeotv.com/uk/hunt-for-aliens/videos/life-on-other-planets



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh_f-kwByR8&playnext=1&list=PLC5FE1C8F32D199B4&feature=results_main




full discovery episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lkmK3kEEE

Field trip week Jan 28-31

Assignments:
1. Log onto ASTROVENTURE
http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/

2. Make friends with Astroferret- you will hear him a lot :)

3. Put on your headphones and start with the first training session.

4. In your NOTEBOOK, write notes for each training sections-(4). ( hint:  write what "works" or what the scientists say)

5. Next do the mission for each section.

6. Do this for all four trainings and mission.

7. Last- do the design a planet.  Write three combinations that work to make a habitable planet.

DUE: Monday Feb 4.

week of 2/4/13

monday-
1. Survey from Challenger Center
2. Assignment- Research someone who works for NASA and has YOUR job, either in mission control or in space. ( If you can't find the same job find one similar).  Paste a picture of your person onto a word doc.  Find out the following information. ( You can copy and paste these questions into your word doc, BUT do  NOT copy and paste the answers.
Where are they from?
Where did they go to school?
What qualifications do they have for their job? ( what training did they do? degree?)
What do they do day-to-day in their job with NASA?
What do they get paid?  ( If not for that exact job, find salaries for similar jobs)
Search NASA jobs.  List five that are available and what they are and where they are located.  List the salary for the job and qualifications ( education).

3. HOMEWORK= ASTROVENTURE IS DUE TUES.

4. ASTRONOMY FINAL ON WED. Books will be collected after the test.  BE sure you have yours!!!

Tuesday- some periods will not meet due to testing.

Wednesday- Astronomy final and books collected.

Thursday- notebook clean out and dive into the Earth.