Science Classroom Connection

Students will draw, label, and explain the features of the ocean floor. Students will utilize their foldables to guide them throughout the writing process as they explain these features. Note that this assignment will replace the standard quiz that the students normally have after we have completed a section of a chapter.

Now that we have completed the ecological zones of the ocean, students need to study the remaining areas, namely, the abyssal zone, the hadal zone, the neritic zone, and the oceanic zone. Furthermore, students need to review the other three zones that they should have studied last night, namely, the intertidal zone, sublittoral zone, and bathyal zone.

Hours 1, 2, and 4: The collaborative project on modeling the ocean floor should get underway this weekend since this project is due on Friday, December 13, 2o13 (ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, DEC. 6, 2013). Do remember that your performance will influence the performance of your other two team members; therefore, make sure each participant contributes to the work on the project since all three members of the group will earn the same mark on this collaborative activity.

Students are to study the three ecological zones that we have already discussed and summarized in class so far, namely, intertidal zone, sublittoral zone, and bathyal zone. The remaining other zones will be elaborated upon and outlined tomorrow so that they can be studied as well during the weekend.

Students will be having a quiz upon the characteristics of the Earth’s Oceans. Students have been directed to study their notes and  guided reading handout as a means for test preparation.

Time permitting, those who did not complete their foldable upon the features of the ocean floor are encouraged to do so once they’ve studied for their quiz. This assignment will also be picked up and graded for accuracy and not mere completion at the end of the hour since the quiz will not last longer than twenty minutes.

Students are to study their notes and handout on Earth’s Oceans since we will be having a quiz on this section this Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 2013.

Students are to review their notes, handouts, and any classwork that was corrected and returned on their study of the flow of fresh water as a means of preparation for their test on Monday.  The test will include the standard format of multiple choice, a few fill-ins, and 4-5 short answers.

Students are to review for tomorrow’s quiz on using water wisely. Students have plenty of notes and/or handouts to prepare for tomorrow. Furthermore, It is a great idea to re-read section four once more as a review of the material.

To prepare for Thursday’s Quiz on Sec.4, Use Water wisely, students are to review their reading guide handout from today’s class and practice answering questions 8 through 11 on page 27 as a further reinforcement.

Students who did not complete their concept map on using water wisely as part of their study guide are to do so tonight at home since it is another way of summarizing and taking notes on the material. We will reinforce this topic in class tomorrow in order to prepare for our quiz on Thursday.

Students need to complete their assignment on illustrating and explaining the process of cleaning and filtering water that occurs at a sewage treatment plant over time.