Homework 9/29

Read p. 201-209
Define the vocabulary found on those pages.  Complete all active reading questions except for #10.

Convection Lab

ALERT!!!!! Someone accidentally changed the original lab.  Use this new link

NEW - Convection Lab

Today in class you will participate in your first lab of the year.  It is essential that you are careful with the lab material and that you are paying attention at all times.

Convection Lab

After every lab you will be responsible for writing a lab report to share your findings and what you learned.  Lab reports follow a very specific format.

How to Write A Lab Report

Convection Currents

For homework tonight, 9/22... read the following section on convection currents.  Write jot notes (5 bullet points to summarize your understanding.

Section 2: Convection and the Mantle

Earth Layers Final Poster

Complete a BEAUTIFUL final drawing of the Earth Layers (either by hand or with google draw).
Vocabulary, definitions, color required.

- Crust (Continental and Oceanic)
- Mantle (Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere)
- Core (Inner and Outer)

Welcome Parents!

Tonight you will be participating in a hands-on collaborative activity.  Please arrange yourselves in groups of 4.

You will be receiving 2 maps.  Look carefully at each map.

1. Determine what each map is depicting. 
2. Take a careful look at the legend. 

Once you are familiar with each map. Discuss with your group members anything that the two maps have in common.  

While in your groups discuss the following guiding questions:

• Do you think the location of the earthquakes and volcanoes are significant? Why?  Support your reasoning with evidence from the maps.
• How might seismic and volcanic activity be indicators of the driving processes that shape our Earth?

Geologic activity is often related to activity within our Earth.  Knowing this, use one of the dry erase markers provided to guess where plate boundaries are based on your seismic and volcanic observations.  Don't be afraid to make a mistake!

Earth Layers Blendspace

Check out this blendspace on the Earth Layers.  Be sure to sign in and answer all of the questions on each slide.  Try to be original and not simply copy what another person has written.

**When you are asked to sign in, click sign in with my google account***

Everyone has a school email address for this purpose.

Earth Layers Blendspace

What are Earth's layers

Today you received your new textbook in class (exciting!!!) and will use them tonight for homework.  Tonight:

• Read pages 193-196
•  Define all vocab words (they are listed on page 193 and bold and highlighted in the text)

We will be checking for completeness tomorrow. 

Plate Group Presentations

Below is a link to the powerpoint presentation for your group.  Today you should:
1. Discuss roles for the presentation
2. Rehearse your presentation that your group will be giving on Monday

African Plate
Australian Plate
Indian Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate

Goals for Today's Class

Today while in your groups you need to:

1. Complete your maps.
• Each boundary labeled 
• Each boundary color coded to worksheet
• Worksheets completed
• When map is complete read rubric and presentation guidelines with group

HW - Complete map if yours is not complete by end of class. 

Homework 9/10- Blendspace Intro

In this class we will be using an online resource called blendspace.  Today, you will get an introduction to using this resource by clicking the link below and pressing play.

You must comment on each video you watch: what did it make you think of?  What did you learn?  What do you want to know more about?

**If you are asked to sign in, click sign in with my google account***

Everyone has a school email address for this purpose.

Introduction to Blendspace