Science Classroom Connection

Students need to read Section 5-2 to prepare for a gallery walk in the classroom tomorrow. We will reinforce this section as well through our standard guided reading as a precusor for our upcoming quiz on Monday, March 10, 2014.

Any student that did not complete the review questions #1-11 on page 135 in class on Monday is to do so at home as homework since it will be verified, corrected, and graded in class on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 as a final reinforcement prior to our evaluation on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014.

Geoscience students are highly recommended to review their double journal entry on “What are Earthquakes?” Furthermore, students are to study their PowerPoint notes that were presented in class on Wednesday since this coming Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 students will be evaluated on CH. 5, Sec. 1 titled, “What Are Earthquakes?”

Note that students must complete their guided reading on the aforementioned topic as many it didn’t finish it in class since it will be verified, corrected, and graded on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 as a precursor to our upcoming quiz.

Students will be evaluated upon Section 4-4, Deformation of Earth’s Crust. Students are to review/study their powerpoint notes, their reading guide, as well as the review questions that we’ve done together today in class.

Students are to study their PowerPoint notes on  Deformation of Earth’s crust as a means of preparation for their upcoming quiz on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. It is highly recommended that students do the review starting tonight as the material is still fresh in their minds. Upon their return, the material will be reinforced once more prior to our quiz on Wednesday.

Students are to study Chapter 4, Section 3 for a quiz on Thursday of this week. Students need to review their class notes, the preview activity, T.H.I.E.V.E.S., their directed reading along with section 3 review questions.

Regrettably, several students have chosen to ignore turning in their “Broken Plates” miniproject. Since it is a summative evaluation that was due on Monday, February 10, 2014, it is not too late to work on it and turn it in for partial credit. Note that partial credit is better than no credit or a score of zero!

Reminder: Quiz on Chapter 4, Section 2: Restless Continents will be on Monday, the 10th of February 2014 due to the  executive decision closing by the district on Friday morning the 7th of February, 2014 that was based upon extreme weather conditions!

Furthermore, since it is very cold outside, students need to stay warm indoors and do some studying to be better prepared for Monday’s quiz.

Miniproject, no change: Students need to complete their miniproject on “Broken Plates” by doing the cutting and pasting the given Earth’s plates in their proper position. Students can use pages 100 and 105 in their textbook to further their project along. Do remember that projects that are past due will be reduced by two summative points out of  ten points possible.

Students are to review their double journal entry for the main ideas of the section as well as their class notes along with their directed reading that was done in class as a means of preparation for Friday’s quiz. We will do further practice tomorrow to be better prepared for the quiz.

Students will be evaluated upon their comprehension skills that focus on the characteristics of Earth’s interior in terms of its layers’ composition, properties, relationship of the lithosphere to tectonic plates, and how scientists go about mapping Earth’s interior. Students need to study their class notes, their reading guide, and the section review questions to prepare for their quiz on Tuesday!