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Today we took a couple notes on the three types of plate boundaries and the three types of convergent boundaries. Then, we completed a KWL for a Bill Nye Volcano video and watched a couple other video clips about plate tectonics.
Homework: none I hope you enjoyed your day off! Today we completed a KWL about earthquakes and watched a Bill Nye video. Then, students completed a plate boundaries flipbook. Homework: finish plate tectonics booklet- see below for the picture we used in class
Today students took notes from an interactive website on plate tectonics.
Homework: finish dynamic earth interactive computer notes Today we took the Unit 5 test over the earth's layers and fossils. Because I had to enter in the extended response question points manually into the computer, it may be Monday afternoon before I'm positive of your actual grade. Thank you for being patient while I learn how to work the fancy features of the program!
Homework: none Today we played a Kahoot review game to identify individual strengths and weaknesses in areas of understanding. Make sure you focus your time on the parts you struggled with during our review.
Homework: study for test tomorrow- CLICK HERE FOR THE QUIZLET Today we did a Twizzler lab to further understand how radioactive dating works using half-lives.
Homework: study for test on Friday- CLICK HERE FOR THE QUIZLET Today we completed a review sheet for Earth's layers and plate tectonics.
Homework: study for test on Friday- CLICK HERE FOR THE QUIZLET Today we did an activity involving half-life.
Homework: none Looking ahead: Unit 5 (Earth's layers and fossils) test Friday, January 25th. You can find the review sheet we will do on Tuesday under the "review sheets" tab and CLICK HERE to play the quizlet Today we went over some more answers to previous work, analyzed a geologic column, then completed an assignment about Earth's layers. I tried to get us to play a game about the fossil layers, but it wouldn't load on our school iPads. See if you can play it at home!
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOSSIL LAYER GAME Homework: Radioactive dating of rocks Today we reviewed the answers to some work from the unit, watched a Brain Pop video and Greatest Discoveries video clip on plate tectonics, and worked out of the textbook.
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