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10 Ways to Improve Your Academic Performance*

The 10 ways to improve your academic performance are: 1) Pay more attention in class Avoid the daydreaming and focus on what’s happening in the class. Many teachers give hints on the topics that they want to include in their … Continue reading

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The Rock Cycle: A Poster Board

Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their artistic skills based on diagramming and labeling the three different types of rock formation based on the processes that rocks tend to undergo over time. Moreover, students will display their comprehension skills by … Continue reading

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Project: Rock Classification

Students feel free to print a copy of the rock classification data table attached below! rock-classification-data-table

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Rocks: Mineral Mixtures: A Frayer Model Application

Each student will be expected to KNOW HOW to create a Frayer model on each of the following terms, concepts, or ideas whenever called upon as well as be able to study these terms, concepts, or ideas for our test … Continue reading

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District Initiative: On-Line Bully Survey

The District has decided to extend the life of a lot of trees this year by using technology to launch our district-wide bully surveys.  The survey window for staff, parents and teachers will begin Wednesday, October 5th through Monday, October … Continue reading

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Notice for AOL Email Accounts

Dear Parents, If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL. Thank you for your patience while we work … Continue reading

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Rocks: The Rock Cycle (Day Revised)

Students will learn in details about the rock cycle that is based upon how a rock goes through several different stages, as it changes from one rock into another. Students will read and write by applying the Cornell notes strategy. … Continue reading

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TEST CHAPTER 1 (MINERALS OF THE EARTH’S CRUST) ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016

Students will be evaluated upon their learning skills and material acquired for the past couple of weeks on the minerals of the Earth’s crust. The examination will be based upon the mineral structure, the mineral groups, the mineral properties as … Continue reading

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Lab: Is it Fool’s Gold? A Dense Situation

Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate the scientific method to determine if an unknown mineral is not gold or silver by calculating the density and the specific gravity of the mineral. They will collect the data, analyze it, and draw … Continue reading

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REMINDER: Mineral Research Project

Students: Remember that your research project on minerals is due no later than 3:00 pm on Friday, the 7th of October 2016-TOMORROW!!! Note that every day that your assignment is late, your score drops by one letter grade per our … Continue reading

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