Earth Science Lesson Plan
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Earth Science Calendar
T, 8/31 Welcome
_____Expectations, Book Issue, Scavenger Hunt
_____HW: book cover, notebook, paper, pencils,
W, 9/1 Husky Sling Lab
_____ Lab Safety
Th, 9/2 Graph Husky Sling Lab Using Excel
_____Graphing WS
F, 9/3 Metrics Walk-Around Lab
M, 9/6 No School, Labor Day
T, 9/7 Metrics and Measurement
_____Metrics WS
W, 9/8 Salt Water Race and The Scientific Method
Th, 9/9 Graphing Salt Water Race Lab
_____Read p 23-24, q 1-4
F, 9/10 Density Snack Cake Lab
M, 9/13 Quiz Review on the Scientific Method, Graphing, Density and Metrics
_____Homework: Study for Quiz
T, 9/14 Quiz on The Scientific Method, Graphing, Density and Metrics
_____ How to do a PVCL
_____ PVCL 11-17, q 1-4
W, 9/15 Compass Orienteering Course
Th, 9/16 Topographic Maps
_____ Contour Mapping Landforms
F, 9/17 The Longitude Story
_____Longitude and Latitude WS
_____Movie clips on Longitude
M, 9/20 Properties of Matter
_____ Physical vs Chemical Changes matching game
_____ Power Point Lecture: What is Matter?
_____ HW: PVCl 34-38 q 1-3 on p 43
T, 9/21 Structure of an Atom Power Point Lecture
_____ Periodic Table Labeling Activity (use last p of text for help)
_____ Bill Nye 100 Greatest Discoveries: Chemistry Video Clip
_____HW: PVCL 39-43 q 4-5
W, 9/22 Periodic Table
_____Grouping the Elements Activity p 76
Th, 9/23 Finish Grouping the Elements Activity
_____ Assign Elements Project due Th., 9/30
_____ Graphing the Elements 1-20
_____HW: Vocab Definitions of words at top of p 34
F, 9/24 Elements Project
_____ Computer Lab
M, 9/27 Movie: The Elements
T, 9/28 Solutions
_____ Kool-Aid Lab
W, 9/29 Bond, James Bond
_____ Power Point Lecture
_____ Dot Diagram
_____ HW: Elements Project
Th, 9/30 Slime Lab
F, 10/1 Balancing Equations
_____ Lecture and WS
_____ Finish Elements Movie
M, 10/4 Flame Test Lab p 84
T, 10/5 The Mole
_____ Chalk Lab
W, 10/6 Test Review on Metrics, Graphing, Scientific Method, Density, and Chemistry
_____ Answer Review Questions
Th, 10/7 Test Review
_____ Review Game
F, 10/8 Test on Metrics, Graphing, Scientific Method, Density, and Chemistry
M, 10/11 Minerals Lab
_____ Lecture and Notes
_____HW: PVCL 50-55 q 1-3 p 55
T, 10/12 The Rock Cycle
_____ Rock Cycle Poster
_____ HW: PVCL 75-79 q 1-4
W, 10/13 Rock Cycle Poster
_____ HW: PVCL 94-101 a 1-6
Th, 10/14 Rock Cycle Posters
_____ HW: Finish Rock Cycle Posters
F, 10/15 Energy and Natural Resources
_____ Power Point Lecture
_____ Present Rock Cycle Posters
_____ HW: PVCL 102-107 a 1-4
M, 10/18 Cookie Mining
T, 10/19 Earth’s History
_____ Who’s On First
_____ HW: PVCL 336-342 q 1-6
W, 10/20 Correlating Layers WS
_____Geologic Time WS and Extinctions
Th, 10/21 Radiometric Dating
_____ M&M Lab
_____ HW: PVCL 347-350 q 1-4
F, 10/22 Early Dismissal, 1:00
_____ End of First 9 Weeks Grading Period
M, 10/25 Finish M&M Lab
_____ Analyzing Data p 360, q 27,28
_____ HW: Answer Quiz Review Questions
T, 10/26 Quiz Review on Minerals, Rock Cycle, Natural Resources and Relative Dating
W, 10/27 Quiz on Minerals, Rock Cycle, Natural Resources and Relative Dating
_____ Movie: History of the Earth
Th, 10/28 Introduction to Earthquakes
_____ Earthquake Movie Clip
_____Fault Model Investigations
F, 10/29 No School P/T Conferences in Long Island 1 to 8 pm
M, 11/1 Forces Inside the Earth: Stresses and Faults
_____ Finish Fault Models
_____ HW: PVCL 218-221; q.1-5
T, 11/2 Earthquake Waves and Epicenters
_____Geode: Locating an Earthquake
_____ HW: PVCL 222-228 q 1-4
W, 11/3 Waves and Epicenters
_____Finding the Epicenter
_____ HW: PVCL 229-232 q 1-4
Th, 11/4 Magnitude vs Intensity
_____ Husky Earthquake
_____ Read 238-239 and Answer Assessment Questions 1-5
F, 11/5 EQ Magnitude
_____ Determining Earthquake Amplitude, Distance, and Magnitude WS
_____Walk-Run Activity
M, 11/8 Test Review on Earthquakes
_____ Answer Review Questions
T, 11/9 Test Review on Earthquakes
W, 11/10 Earthquake Test
Th, 11/11 Dismiss at 1:00, Veteran’s Day
F, 11/12 Kansas Geology Webqwest
M, 11/15 Intro to Plate Tectonics: Evidence for Continental Drift and Sea Floor Spreading
_____Alfred Wegener Continental Drift: Piecing the Continents Together Activity
_____ Power Pt Lecture
_____HW: PVCL 246-253 q 1-6
T 11/16 Finish Wegener: Piecing the Continents Together
_____Lecture on Continental Drift
W 11/17 Harry Hess and Seafloor Spreading
_____ Sea Floor Model
_____ Lecture on Harry Hess
_____ HW: PVCL 254-255 q 1-3
Th, 11/18 Plate Tectonic Theory
_____ HW: PVCL 258-264 q
_____ Movie: Greatest Discoveries in Earth Science: Bill Nye
F, 11/19 Layers of the Earth WS (p 270 in text)
_____ PVCL p.269-270, q 1-3
_____ Read p 271 Plate Tectonics Into the Future and Identify the Effects
M, 11/22 What is a Plate?
_____Plate Boundary Notes, Game
_____Plate Boundary Notes and Plate p 76
_____ HW: PVCL 265-268 q 1-4
T, 11/23 Movie: Fearless Planet: Hawaii
W, 11/24 Happy Thanksgiving Break! No School
M, 11/29 Plate Action
_____ Plate Action WS p 74-75, Convection Demo
_____ Block Diagrams (p. 73 in lab book), also use 234-235 of text
T, 11/30 Review for Plate Tectonics Quiz Jeopardy Game
_____ Answer Review Questions
W, 12/1 Plate Tectonics Quiz
Th, 12/2 Plate Tectonic Theory Get It
F, 12/3 Hot Spot Get It
_____ Science Webqwest
M, 12/6 Test Review on Plate Tectonics
T, 12/7 Test Review Jeopardy
W, 12/8 Plate Tectonics Test
Movie: In the Path of a Killer Volcano
Th, 12/9 Video: “In the Path of the Killer Volcano” with WS
_____ HW: due Wed. PVCL 280-288 q 1-4
F, 12/10 Chemistry, Types and Locations of Volcanoes
_____Volcano Types and Locations WS
_____ Finish Killer Volcano Video
M, 12/13 Build and Erupt Volcanoes
_____Finish Chemistry, Types and Locations of Volcanoes
_____Viscosity Game
_____HW: PVCL 289-292 q 1,2,4,5
T, 12/14
_____ Mt. St. Helen’s Worksheet p 53-56
_____ Global Distribution of Volcanoes
W, 12/15 Final Review
Th, 12/16 Final Review
F, 12/17 Semester Final
M, 12/20 Kinetic and Potential Energy
_____ WS Practice Problems
_____ Energy Skate Park Phet Sim
T, 12/21 Sound Waves
_____ Sound waves WS
_____ Sound Sim
W, 12/22 Early Dismissal 1:00
Have a great Holiday Break and see you next year (Jan. 5th)
