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REMINDER: Frayer Models on Chapter 6, Volcanoes, Due tomorrow, Dec. 15, 2016
Create a Frayer model on each of the following terms: Volcano Magma chamber Vent Blocky lava Pahoehoe Aa Pillow lava Volcanic bombs Volcanic blocks Lapilli Volcanic ash Pyroclastic flow Crater Caldera Lava plateau Shield volcano Cinder cone volcano Composite volcano … Continue reading
Cornell Notes: Chapter 6, Section 1: Volcanic Eruptions
For those of you who have failed to complete their work on the Cornell notes, you are highly advised to do so, since you MAY have the opportunity to use them on our upcoming Chapter 6 test, just before Christmas … Continue reading
Chapter 6: Study Guides for Volcanic Activities
Please feel free to print, complete, and study these attachments at your discretion or leisure as the classroom teacher is providing the students with all the pertinent study guides for our topic on volcanoes, not to mention the students’ interactive … Continue reading
Frayer Models Due Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016: Volcanoes
Create a Frayer model on each of the following terms: Volcano Magma chamber Vent Blocky lava Pahoehoe Aa Pillow lava Volcanic bombs Volcanic blocks Lapilli Volcanic ash Pyroclastic flow Crater Caldera Lava plateau Shield volcano Cinder cone volcano Composite volcano … Continue reading
TEST: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2016: CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 2 & 3
Students will be evaluated upon Chapter 5, Earthquakes, that focuses on what these dire events are and how we can measure them. What to study? What to study? What to study? 1) Students are very highly recommended to study their created … Continue reading
Chapter 5 Earthquakes; A Two-Section Review
Students are to review and/or complete any questions that they did not finish in class on pages 148-149, and these include #’s: 2, 3, 5-9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 21-23.
Chapter 5, Section 2: Earthquake Measurement
Students, feel free to print, complete, and study the attachments below for this section. chapter-5-section-2-earthquake-measurement-p-1 chapter-5-section-2-earthquake-measurement-p-2
Mini-Project: Earthquakes
Students will have an opportunity to study some of the largest and deadliest earthquakes that have occurred during 1990-2011. The students will select five of these natural disasters, and research a few data points about each. Then the students will … Continue reading
Reinforcement: Chapter 5, Section 1: What Are Earthquakes?
Briefly answer the following questions in complete sentences. Contrast plastic deformation with elastic deformation. What is the direct cause of earthquakes? How does elastic rebound relate to earthquakes? Contrast a normal fault with a reverse fault. Describe a transform plate … Continue reading
Chapter 5, Section 1: What Are Earthquakes?
Students need to have completed their Cornell notes on Chapter 5, Section 1, What Are Earthquakes? It will be verified and scored on Monday, the 28th of November, 2016. Remember that you will need three questions on level 2 and … Continue reading