The Class Guide is available for download in handouts.
All of the following dates are due dates.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD UNIT
01. 09/01 Sign Class Guide
02. 09/01 Cover Book, Set up Notebook
03. 08/28 Look up "Earth Science" and write the definition. What page in
Chapter 1 talks about Earth Science?
04. 09/03 Explore Your Text Book!
05. 09/03 A Famous Experiment (inclass)
06. 09/04 Home Experiment with Parents
07. 09/10 Print out your grades from mygradebook.com and have parents sign.
08. 09/08 Look up "scientific inquiry" and write the definition.
09. 09/08 Scientific Method Terminology (inclass)
10. 09/10 Applying Scientific Terms
11. 09/10 Analyzing Elements of a Scientific Method (inclass)
12. 09/11 What's Your Definition? Manipulated variable, Responding variable
13. 09/11 Scientific Method Quiz (open notes)
14. 09/17 Organize and turn in Sci Method Unit
STUDYING THE EARTH UNIT
01. 09/15 1.2 Earth System Notes (inclass)
02. 09/17 Planet Earth handout
03. 09/22 Is It Matter or Energy? pkt (inclass)
04. 09/24 Bring 2 objects: one that represents matter and one that
represents energy.
05. 09/29 Properties of a Car (inclass)
06. 09/29-10/02 1.2 Energy Transfer Notes (inclass)
07. 10/06 What is Energy Pkt
08. 10/02 Signed Print Out
09. 10/06 Heat Flow Experiment (inclass)
10. 10/08 Heat Flow Experiment (Finish inclass)
11. 10/09 Find or Draw 4 Pictures for Energy Transfer Poster
12. 10/09 Finish Lab if necessary
13. 10/13 Write 3-4 sentences about wave energy picture. Define wave
energy transfer and explain why your picture is about wave energy.
14. 10/15-16 Work on Energy Transfer Poster
15. 10/20 Energy Transfer Poster due
LANDFORMS UNIT
1. 10/22 Plains and Plateau Summary (inclass)
2. 10/27 Bring 3 pictures: 1 plateau, 1 plain, 1 mountain (You may use
pictures from magazines, the Internet, or family photos (they
will be returned)
3. 10/29 Plains & Plateau Pkt. Landform Notes (inclass)
4. 11/03 Project Redo (on or before Tuesdday)
5. 11/03 Mountains Pkt
6. 11/03 Landform Study Guide(finish and study)
7. 11/06 Landform Quiz Study!
8. 11/05 Map Treasure Hunt & What do Maps Show? (inclass)
9. 11/06 Map Match (inclass)
10. 11/12 Investigating Magnetic Fields
