Learning target;

Describe the Cenozoic Era.

Homework;

Study guides are due tomorrow.Earth’s History and geologic time study guide for the blog

Finish Earth’s history poster due Friday (will not be accepted late) Earths Past Poster Rubric

Extra credit due Friday

Reminders;

*Unit test Friday. Extra help/review will be help Friday morning and Thursday after school this week.

*Any Dating the Fossil Record timeline and questions must be fixed and turned in by Friday.

*Classroom supply time, bring in coloring materials or Kleenex for a prize!

Learning target;

Describe the Mesozoic Era.

Homework;

Work on study guides. (due Friday)

Earth’s History and geologic time study guide for the blog

Summative extra credit due Friday as well.

Reminders;

*Unit test Friday

*Late Dating the Fossil Records due Friday

*Classroom supply time! Bring in coloring materials or Kleenex to win a prize!

Learning target;

Describe Earth’s history and geologic time scale.

Homework;

Work on study guides.

Earth’s History and geologic time study guide for the blog

Summative extra credit available due Friday

Reminders;

*Unit test Friday

*Late Dating the Fossil Record timelines and questions due  by Friday

*Classroom supply time! To win a prize bring in either coloring materials or Kleenex.

Suggested reading list for the reading group

Maze Runner by Wes Ball

The 100 by Kass Morgan

1/2 day today and Spirit day!

The students will be engaged in team building activities all day today.

Reminders;

*No school tomorrow

*1/2 day Monday 1/26

*Unit test Friday 1/30

Weekend Review

Students should review how geologist date fossils and Earth’s history. (Precambrian and Paleozoic Eras) Below is an interactive website students can use and the study guide.

Earth’s History and geologic time study guide for the blog

https://www.learner.org/courses/essential/earthspace/

Learning target;

Describe the Paleozoic Era.

In class;

Yesterday we started our Earth’s History poster. We worked on the Precambrian Time page yesterday and today students should finish the Paleozoic Era page.

Homework;

No homework

Reminders;

*1/2 day tomorrow, 8th grade should wear the color red.

*No school Friday

* 1/2 day Monday 1/26

* Unit test will be on Friday 1/30. Students will receive a study guide on Monday.

Learning target;

Describe the Precambrian time.

Homework;

No homework.

Reminders;

*Gray and blue day tomorrow.

*1/2 day Thursday

*No school Friday

*1/2 day Monday 1/26

*Unit test will be Friday 1/30

Learning target;

Demonstrate knowledge on the Earth’s Past and Geologic Time quiz today.

Homework;

No homework.

Reminders

* No school Monday 1/19

*Tuesday spirit day theme is pajama day.

*Thursday 1/22 is a half day.

*Friday 1/23 no school.

Weekend Review

Don’t forget everything we have learned the past two weeks, you will see this information again on the unit test.

Learning target;

Describe how scientist use relative age dating and absolute age to date rocks and fossils.

Homework;

Finish the Dating the Fossil Record activity.

Dating the Fossil Record 1 scan

Dating the fossil record 2 scan

Dating the Fossil Record 3 scan

Dating the Fossil Record 4

Reminders

*All late work due tomorrow

*Quiz tomorrow

* No school Monday 1/19

*SPIRIT WEEK- Wear neon tomorrow and pajama day is Tuesday.

Learning target;

Describe how scientist use relative age to date rocks.

Homework;

No homework today.

Reminders;

* No school Monday 1/19

* Quiz on Friday 1/16

*All late work needs to be in by Friday.

Learning target;

Describe how scientist use relative age and radiometric dating to determine the age of rocks and fossils.

Homework;

Finish the Half Life Lab

half life lab

half life lab 2

graph paper

Reminders;

*Late start Wednesday 1/14

* Quiz Friday 1/16

* All late work and test corrections must be in by Friday

*No school Monday 1/16