Assignment #13 (due 2.1)

Please research and answer the following questions.  You can use any reference necessary--your research should not take more than 15-20 minutes.

1. When were the three most recent earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest?
2. Where did each earthquake occur (provide a location name and GPS coordinates)?
3. What was the magnitude of each earthquake on the Richter Scale?

NOTE: Please record the resources you used to find your answers.

No Assignment (Today or Tomorrow!)

Please remember to bring your Plate Tectonics Student Packet to class tomorrow.

Assignment #12 (due 1.26)

Please complete the blank Tectonic Plate Identification Map from today's class using the following instructions:

1. Add the name of each plate to the designated (numbered) space at the bottom of the page. You may find this Tectonic Plate Name Map to be helpful.
   
2. Color each plate a different color.
   
3. Use arrows to show the type of boundaries (divergent, convergent, and transform) that exist where the plates come together.  You may find the Tectonic Plate Name Map to be helpful here again, as well as the Types of Plate Boundaries image we viewed in class today.

Do your best...we'll discuss in class tomorrow!

Assignment #11 (due 1.25)

Please read The Tectonic Plate Story you received in class today.  Using the info provided in the reading AND details from today's Pangea video, please answer the 6 thought questions at the end of the packet.  Complete sentences are required...as are complete thoughts!

Assignment #10 (due 1.24)

Please complete the Tectonic Plates: How Puzzling?! activity that we started in class today.  Your finished product should be labeled, color-coded, and adhered to a surface (of your choice).

Be sure to play the Layers of Earth Rap for all of your peeps this weekend.

Also, here's a super rad geology joke to get your weekend started...it's so bad, it's good!

No Assignment (big interwebs issues today!), but...

...please remember to bring your copy of the Tectonic Plates: How Puzzling?! activity that you received today to tomorrow's class.

Assignment #9 (due 1.19)

Please complete the Layers of Earth Review Questions you received in class today--due tomorrow (1.19).

No Assignment...

...which means the chance of you having one tomorrow increases exponentially!  Enjoy your night off! :)

No Assignment!

Celebrate a job well done on today's quiz and enjoy your long weekend!

Quiz tomorrow!

Prepare for the Rock Quiz tomorrow (Friday, January 13th).  Check out the review guide here!.

Quiz moved to Friday, 1.13

You do not have an assignment tonight so that you can continue preparing for the Rock Quiz. Please note that the quiz has been moved to Friday, January 13th.  Check out the review guide here!.

We will review for the quiz again during the second half of class on tomorrow (1.12).

Assignment #8 (due 1.11)

Please answer the following question.  Your response should be in complete sentences and approximately 1-2 paragraphs in length.

Consider the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth (the link to the movie trailer is here).  Does the movie accurately represent Earth's interior (layers/core)?  Review the discussion we began about Earth's composition in science today.  What scientific evidence presented in class can be used to support your argument?

REMINDER: Continue reviewing for the Rock Quiz--coming your way this Thursday, January 12th.  Check out the review guide here!.  We will review for the quiz during the second half of class on tomorrow (1.11).

Quiz next week--see below for details!

Begin reviewing for the Rock Quiz--coming your way next Thursday, January 12th.  Check out the review guide here!

NOTE: We will review for the quiz during the second half of class on Wednesday (January 11th).

Assignment #7 (due 1.6)

Please complete the Stomata Lab Extension Questions we started in class today.

Also: If you are interested in watching the rest of the stomata video we viewed with Mr. Campbell's class this morning, you can access it HERE.  It is a little long and gets a bit technical towards the end, but still offers a nice summary of the relationship between stomata and the earth's climate--you may find this info helpful as part of your work on tonight's homework questions!

Good luck!

No Assignment...

...but, please bring your Analysis Questions from the Examining the Fossil Record Lab that we completed yesterday.

Assignment #6 (due 1.4)

Please complete the 5 Analysis Questions at the end of the Examining the Fossil Record Lab from class today (written or typed is okay).  You can use THIS COMPLETED TIMELINE IMAGE for help in answering your questions (you may need to zoom in for the best resolution!).  Due 1.4.