week of March 4 & 11, 2013

Monday 3/4/13 - finish and go over mineral lab.  Quiz???

This week different classes are doing different activities.


Assignment 1-( 2 days_
Book assignment

Assignment 2- ( 2 days)

Directions given in class.

earthquake-
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

volcanoes-
http://www.mapsofworld.com/major-volcanoes.htm

 plates-




video
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29458-assignment-discovery-the-ring-of-fire-video.htm 

volcanoes
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/types-of-volcanic-eruptions/?ar_a=1

earthquakes in Maine

http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/hazards/quake/quake-recent.htm

 How earthquakes are measured
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/788-measuring-earthquake-magnitude-richter-scale.html

How to spell a lot
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html






Globes- countries review

Assignment 3- ( 1 day)

Plate tectonics lab

Assignment 4- ( 1 1/2 days)
Continental Drift Jigsaw

MONDAY 3/11/13
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
Wed. wrap it all up day.
Thurs. Review
Fri: TEST  Start preparing on Monday!!  

STUDY LINKS:  
Quizlet for the test:
http://quizlet.com/subject/test-chapter-1-prentice-hall-science-explorer-inside-earth/



Here are some sites that are harder than our test will be.  Their test is just an intro to earth science.  These tests might help with lesson 26 though... especially since when kids take standardized tests they often do not know the answers and need to practice process of elimination.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617006/student_view0/unit1/chapter4/standardized_test_practice.html

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/testskills.html