Science Classroom Connection

Students are to study their class notes from this week’s PowerPoint presentation in class on Stream and River Deposits, Section 2,  as well as Water Underground, Section 3, because we will be having a test on this material either Wednesday or Thursday of next week!

Tip on how to study: In a quiet area of your home, read your notes to yourself 4-5 times. Talk out loud to yourself as you go over the notes. If possible, have someone ask you to explain a few ideas from your notebook. Furthermore, review your handout on Section 2, the reading (study) guide as well as page 15, questions 1-8.

Students will create a PowerPoint presentation on a series of concepts and/or ideas that we are in the process of discussing, reinforcing, and elaborating upon that are based upon the flow of fresh water. These include the following:

watershed

tributary

delta

alluvial fan

water table

aquifer

artesian spring

point-source pollution v. nonpoint-source pollution

stalactite v. stalagmite

sinkhole

Students will be evaluated upon the characteristics of an active river. The test will be based upon the work that we have done in terms of our PowerPoint presentation, double journal entries, reading (study) guide, and the review questions of Chapter 1, Section 1.

REMINDER: IF YOU NEED AN ACCESS TO THE TEXTBOOK, THE LINK FOR IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE BLOG OF YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER.

Go ahead and explore you online textbook: Water on Earth and review Section 1 in Chapter 1: The  Active River so that tomorrow when we discuss the classwork in your double journal entries, you will be better prepared to share your thoughts with the class as you will be able to think critically for yourself.

Students will be evaluated upon the characteristics of the different types of rocks that include igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that they have learned and reinforced in class for the past couple of weeks.

Students need to complete their graphic organizer (T-Chart) that has a definition of each of the terms assigned below, a meaningful sentence, and an example/picture/symbol to help them remember each term.​ Remember that this assignment is worth ten (10) points which is equal to two assignments.

intrusive igneous rock

extrusive igneous rock

felsic rock

mafic rock

fissure

lava plateau

strata

clastic sedimentary rock

chemical sedimentary rock

organic sedimentary rock

reefs

fossiliferous limestone

stratification

ripple marks

foliated metamorphic rock

nonfoliated metamorphic rock

contact metamorphism

regional metamorphism

recrystallization

deformation

Students will read, annotate, and will orally discuss their reading comprehension article on the actions taken by the States that focus on heat stroke and other sports injuries.

Students are to complete their directed reading (study guide) on sedimentary rock as a reinforcement and a means of further preparation for their test late next week.

Students are to complete and/or study their study guide on IGNEOUS ROCKS based on their characteristics as a further reinforcement and a means of preparation for their upcoming test next week.

Students are to complete and/or study their study guide on the rock cycle based on its characteristics as a further reinforcement and a means of preparation for their upcoming test next week.