2012-13+Earth+Science


 * Essential Standard #:**
 * 7.E.1:** **Understand how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans. **

= HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING VACATION!!! =

=Nov 20-Tuesday=

Quia Test on 4-1 Air Masses and Fronts
=Nov 19- Monday= ==== Students draw the pictures of Front found on pages 134-135. Fold a blank sheet of paper in 4th's. Fold 'hamburger' style and then hamburger again. This will make 4 window; one for each front. Draw, Label in ink, and Color. ====

=Nov 16- Friday=

Draw, Label in ink, and Color.


=Nov 15- Thursday=

Cornell Notes- 4.1- Air Masses and Fronts
=Nov 14-Wednesday=

Quia Test on 3-3 Winds
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/3382203.html**]

=Nov 13- Tues=

Weather Web Quest
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Students draw a picture of the placement of the global winds: page 103 in Textbook or use the Weather webquest and click on Winds. Label the winds, latitudes, draw in the continents and color.
=Nov. 6- Tuesday- NO SCHOOL= = = =Nov 5- Monday=

Write up of Friday's lab and completion of Conveyor Belt word search
=Nov 2- Friday=

Heat Transfer Lab- "Motion Machine"
=Nov 1- Thursday=

Global Conveyor Belt Word search
=Oct 30, 31- Tuesday/Wednesday=

Quia Test on 3-2 Heat Transfer
[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2762303.html**]

=Oct 26, 29- Friday/Monday=

Video on Convection Currents
=Oct 25- Thursday=

Continuation of Lab. Students will graph their findings from yesterdays activity.
=Oct 24- Wednesday=

Heating The Earth Lab- TASC kit
Students will set up four earth-material containers, one each filled with sand, soil, water, and air. They will move outside, place the containers in the sunshine, and monitor the temperature changes.

=Oct 22, 23-Monday/Tuesday=

Completion of test
A "Matter" of Moving- wordsearch

=Oct 19-Friday=

Test on Quia- 3-1 Energy in the Atmosphere
=Oct 18- Thursday=

A "Matter" of Moving- word-search
=Oct 16, 17- Tuesday/Wednesday=

Heating the Atmosphere Drawing- Students will draw, label, and color the picture of Energy in the Atmosphere (page 90 in the textbook)
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=Oct 12, Oct 15- Friday/Monday=

3-1 Energy in the Atmosphere notes


=Oct 10, 11- Wed/Thurs=

Begin the Quia Test for 2-4 Air Quality
=Oct 9- Tuesday=

ABC chart on video
Complete the chart "How have Carbon Dioxide levels changed?"

=Oct 8- Monday= Finish 2-4 Air Quality notes

=Oct 5-Friday=

Students wrote a RAFT today on the Layers of the Atmosphere


=Oct 4- Thursday= Testlet: Stinky air pollution and the great London smog 2-4 Air Quality notes

=Oct 2, 3- Tuesday, Wednesday=

** Quia Test- 2-3 Layers of the Atmosphere **

 * Students may use their notes and/or textbook. They will have 3 attempts to score at least an 85. **

=Oct 1- Monday=

** Completion of Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable **
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=Sept 28- Friday=

** Completion of Layers of the Atmosphere Notes and Summary **
=Sept 27- Thursday=

** Layers of the Atmosphere Notes and Summary **


=Sept 26- Wednesday= =Sept 25- Tuesday= =Sept 24- Monday=

=Sept 21- Friday=

Finish Quia Quiz - 2-2 Air Pressure
=Sept 20- Thursday=

Quia-2-2 Air Pressure
=Sept 19- Wednesday=

** Completion of 2-2 Air Pressure Notes/Summary of at least 8 sentences and submission to Edmodo **
=Sept 18- Tuesday=

** 2-2 Air Pressure Notes **


=Sept 17- Monday= Finish the Quia Quizzes- Students have 3 opportunities to take the test and score an 85%.

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=Sept 14- Friday=

Quia- Lab Safety and Scientific Method Quizzes
=Sept 13- Thursday=

Atmospheric Vocabulary foldable #2


=Sept 12- Wednesday=

Completion of Foldable
=Sept 11- Tuesday=

Atmospheric Vocabulary foldable #1
Using 9 sheets of half size paper

=Sept 10- Monday=

Completion of Scientific Notes
=Sept 7- Friday=

** Scientific Method notes **


=Sept 6- Thursday=

Watch Bill Nye The Science Guy Video on Atmosphere and create a word for each letter of the alphabet that refers to the atmosphere
=Sept 5- Wednesday= Completion of 2-1 notes and write a summary to be submitted to Edmodo.

=Sept 4- Tuesday=

** 2-1 Composition of the Atmosphere Notes **


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