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Assignment Due |
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Class Plan |
4/27 |
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- WU: What is our solar system like?
- Discussion on solar system
- Questions on exams
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4/28 |
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- WU: Questions
- Exam: Moon and Earth
- Switch out text books
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4/29 |
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- WU: What are our planets and what are they like
- Discussion on inner planets
- Diagram of the the planets
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4/30 |
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- WU: Explain the inner planets
- Discussion on the outer planets
- Diagram of the planets
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4/20 |
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4/21 |
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4/22 |
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4/23 |
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4/6 |
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- WU: Explain the difference between lunar and sidereal month
- Complete Lesson 1 Activity
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4/7 |
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- WU: None
- Lesson 2 Activity
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4/8 |
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4/9 |
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3/30 |
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- WU: Explain the equinoxes and soltices
- Discussion on the moon makeup and design
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3/31 |
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- WU: Explain how the moon the made and designed
- Discussion on moon phases
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4/1 |
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- WU: What are the moon phase
- Explanation of moon phase flip books
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4/2 |
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- WU: None
- Moon phase flip books
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3/23 |
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- WU: Explain what is in space
- Review Exams
- Discussion on Earth's placement
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3/24 |
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- WU: Explain how the Earth moves
- Pass out textbooks
- Discussion on the moon and its placement
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3/25
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- WU: Explain 3 relationships between the Earth and Moon
- Discussion on an eclipse
- Eclipse drawings
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3/26 |
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3/9 |
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- WU: Tornado Simulation
- Tornado and Hurricane RG
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3/10 |
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- WU: What is climate?
- Discussion on North American Climate
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3/11 |
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- WU: Explain 3 climate reagions
- Complete discussion on climate
- Review for exam
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3/12 |
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- WU: Test Questions
- Exam: Hurricanes and Tornados
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3/2 |
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- WU: Explain why hurricanes can gain and lose strength
- Discussion on hurricane zones
- Set Tornado Activity
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3/3 |
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- WU: What is the F scale rating and conditions
- Notebook Quiz
- Tornado Activity
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3/4 |
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3/5 |
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- WU: Explain how width and pressure affect the tornado destruction
- Tornado Review
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2/23 |
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- WU: Explain what a tornado is and why are they important to understand
- Review Exams
- Discussion on tornado anatomy
- Set tornado project
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2/24 |
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2/25 |
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2/26 |
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2/16 |
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- WU: Work on chapt 12
- Discussion on hurricanes
- Question on weather readings
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2/17 |
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- WU: Work on chapt 12
- Discussion on tornado's
- set tornado and hurricane drawings
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2/18 |
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- Tornado and hurricane drawings
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2/19 |
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- WU: What are 3 similarities and 3 differences between hurricanes and tornados
- Discussion on tornado alley
- Tornado research project
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2/2 |
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- WU: What do you think are 3 of the challenges are for forecasting weather
- Weather Forecasting activity
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2/3 |
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- WU: Explain how fronts work
- Weather forecasting activity
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2/4 |
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- WU: Explain what we did yesterday
- Weather forecasting activity
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2/5 |
- Weather forecasting activity
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- WU: Explain daily weather observations
- Discussion on convection zones
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1/26 |
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- WU: Explain all 4 types of fronts
- Discussion on high and low pressures
- Complete lesson 4
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1/27
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- WU: Explain high and low pressure
- Discussion on jet stream
- Mapping Weather Activity
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1/28 |
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1/29 |
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1/22 |
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- WU: Discussion on Rd pgs 428 on
- Discussion on precipitation
- Question lesson 3
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1/23 |
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- WU: List and explain 4 types of precipitation
- Introduce Air masses
- Questions lesson 4
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1/24 |
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- WU: Explain an air mass
- Discussion on fronts
- Questions on lesson 4
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1/25 |
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- WU: Explain fronts
- Discussion on storms
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1/12 |
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- WU: Explain 4 things that are happening during the water cycle
- Discussion on types of clouds
- Drawing: Water Cycle
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1/13 |
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- WU: List and explain 3 types of precipitation
- Discussion on types of clouds
- Drawing: Water Cycle
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1/14 |
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- WU: Complete questions pg 424 -427
- Discussion on evaporation and transpiration
- Study of cloud quiz
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1/15 |
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- WU: Cloud Quiz
- Rd pgs 428 on
- Discussion on types of precipiation
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1/5 |
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- WU: Explain what our weather is like in each season. Be specific
- Discussion on Midterms
- Introduction to Atmospheric Layers
- Pass out books
- Complete lesson 1
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1/6 |
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- WU: Complete lesson 1
- Discussion on atmospheric gases and temperature
- Begin Vocab CW Chapt. 11 lessons 1 -5
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1/7 |
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- WU: Explain what happens during the water cycle
- Discussion on water cycle and precipitation
- Complete Vocab. CW
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1/8 |
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- WU: What is air pressure?
- Discussion on air pressure
- Complete lesson 2
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12/1 |
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- WU: Does everyone agree on the age of the Earth?
- Discussion on the age of the Earth and the geological time scale
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12/2 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 94 -97
- Discussion on geological time periods
- Begin Chapt. Vocab CW
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12/3 |
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- WU: Explain the major Eons of the past
- Complete discussion
- Complete Vocab. CW
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12/4 |
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11/24 |
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- Completer RG
- Review for Exam
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11/25 |
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11/17 |
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- WU: Complete Video
- Set Lab
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11/18 |
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- WU: Lab Quiz
- Lab--Group 1
- Rock Review Questions--Group 2
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11/19 |
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- Lab--Group 2
- Rock Review Questions--Group 1
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11/20 |
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11/10 |
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- WU: Rd pgs
- Pictures of sedimentary features
- Discussion of Metamorphic Rocks
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11/11 |
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- WU: Rd pgs
- Discussion on Metamorphic Rocks
- Set Lab: Rock ID
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11/12 |
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- WU: Lab Quiz
- Lab Group 1
- Rock Questions Group 2
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11/13 |
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- WU: None
- Lab Group 2
- Rock Questions Group 1
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11/3 |
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- WU: Explain 4 processes involved in the rock cycle
- Discussion on rock types
- Work on rock cycle drawings
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11/4 |
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- WU: Explain how igneous rocks form
- Discussion on sedimentary rocks
- Complete rock cycle
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11/5 |
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- WU: Explain how sedimentary rocks form
- Discussion on metamorphic rocks
- Set Lab: Rock Identification
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11/6 |
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- WU: Lab Quiz
- Rock ID Lab--Group 2
- Rock Study Questions--Group 1
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10/27 |
- Mineral and Rock Vocab. CW
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- WU: Give 3 ways that you can contribute to a positive classroom experience, and what you expect from your teacher if you contribute in a negative way
- Discussion on dichotomous keys
- Set Lab: Mineral ID
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10/28
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- WU: Mineral Lab Quiz
- Mineral ID Lab--Group 1
- Mineral Review Questions--Group 2
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10/29 |
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- WU: None
- Mineral ID Lab--Group 2
- Mineral Review Questions--Group 1
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10/30 |
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- WU: Explain how you isolated and ID'd your minerals
- Complete Review Questions
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10/6 |
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- WU: None
- Discussion on map symbols
- Map symbol Note Cards
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10/7 |
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- WU: Sketch and Label 5 topo map symbols
- Topo Map Reading Activity
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10/8 |
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10/9 |
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- WU: Topo Map Reading Activity
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9/29 |
- Research Project
- Latitude and Longitude Activity
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- WU: Rd pgs 37 - 39
- Research Project Evaluations
- Discussion on topographic maps
- Topo Map warm up sheet
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9/30 |
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- WU: Mapping a Mountain pg 38
- Topo Map Reading activity
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10/1 |
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- WU: Apply it, pg 39
- Topo Map Reading Activity
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10/2 |
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- WU: What are the rules of top omaps
- Begin Topo Map Building Activity
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9/2 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 22 - 27
- Discussion on landforms and the Earth's surface
- Vocab. CW lesson 4 and 5
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9/3 |
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- WU: Question pg 24, 25, and 27
- Continue discussion on landforms
- Complete Vocabulary CW
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9/4 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 28 - 35
- Discussion on latitude and longitude
- Latitude and longitude activity
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9/5 |
- Latitude and longitude activity
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- WU: Explain the importance of latitude and longitude
- Discussion on map projections and topographic maps
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8/25 |
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- WU: Explain 4 ways the Earth can change very quickly
- Complete discussion on the core of the Earth
- Begin drawing
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8/26 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 11 - 13
- Discussion on major divisional layers
- Continue drawing
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8/27 |
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- WU: Questions for lesson 2
- Complete drawing
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8/28 |
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- WU: Rd pgs 14 - 17
- Discussion on convection
- Vocab. CW lesson 1 - 3
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8/18 |
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- WU: Complete diary activity pg 4
- Collect Syllabus and check notebook/begin reading chapter 1
- Discussion on matter and energy
- Complete questions for lesson 1 up to pg 7
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8/19 |
- Questions for lesson 1 up to pg 7
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- WU: What is meant by the Earth being a dynamic planet and give 3 examples
- Discussion on the four major parts of the Earth and forces within the Earth
- Complete lesson 1 questions
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8/20 |
- Completed lesson 1 questions
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- WU: List the major parts of the Earth and describe constructive and destructive forces
- Individual activity on destructive and constructive forces
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8/21 |
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- WU: Describe 4 ways that land can change because of a storm.
- Discussion on erosion and deposition
- Complete Yellowstone Fire passage
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8/13 |
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- WU: Welcome
- Discussion on Syllabus, Procedures, and Books (syllabus and binder due 8/18)
- Diary Reading and Review pg 4
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8/14 |
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- Earth Structure and Design
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- WU: Explain 2 things that you find interesting about the Earth
- Pick up and forms
- Discussion and Notes on the Earth System
- Complete Questions on pgs 1 - 7
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