Assignment #20 (due 3.2)

Find an article about a WEIRD weather event which occurred some time during the last 100 years on Earth.  Read and print the article; please bring it with you to class on Thursday (3.2). Please be prepared to give a brief summary of your article.

***"Weird", according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is defined as something which is "very strange or bizarre".***

REMINDER: Keep working on your Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama project, noting that the final due-date is set for next Friday (March 3rd).  Please remember that you will need to submit your written description of how your 3 Essential Questions are reflected in your final project as part the finished product--you can check out the instructions here. Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be the last in-class open work session.

No official assignment, but...

...keep working on your Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama project, noting that the final due-date is set for next Friday (March 3rd).  Also, please remember that you will need to submit your written description of how your 3 Essential Questions are reflected in your final project as part the finished product--you can check out the instructions here.

Have a great weekend!!

No assignment again, but...

...but, please remember that tomorrow's class will be the last open work session for your Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama.  Please bring any supplies you may need to work on your project during class...as well as any questions that you need to have answered regarding the project.

NOTE: I will have copies of the assessment guidelines for the project available for you tomorrow.

No Assignment...

...but, please remember that tomorrow's class will be an open work session for your Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama.  Please bring any supplies you may need to work on your project during class...as well as any questions that you need to have answered regarding the project.

No Assignment Today OR Tomorrow (Friday), but...

...just be sure to bring your Epicenter Mapping Activity from Wednesday to tomorrow's class.  We will continue our work on the assignment in class tomorrow.

Also, please bring your Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama instruction sheet to class tomorrow.  You will have a chance to continue brainstorming; your project ideas will be due by the end of class tomorrow.  Please see T-Mac beforehand if you are interested in working with a partner.

Quiz tomorrow--details below!

Please prepare for tomorrow's Earth's Composition and Tectonic Plates Quiz.  Check out the review guide here!  NOTE: We will spend the first half of class reviewing; you will have the second half of class to complete the quiz. 

Assignment #19 (due 2.15)

Please complete the charts for Earthquakes 1, 2, and 3 (ONLY!) on the Finding the Epicenter activity we began today in class.  DO NOT worry about the maps...we will have time in class to work on them tomorrow.

REMINDER: Earth's Composition and Tectonic Plates Quiz coming your way this Thursday, 2.16. Check out the review guide here!

Assignment #18 (due 2.14)

Please be sure you turned in your Earthquake Recording Stations Handout in class today and have completed the Practice Questions for class on Tuesday, 2.14.  (In addition, please begin thinking about your ideas for the Dynamic Earth Project-o-Rama...your ideas will be due next Friday, 2.17.)

Also, check out tonight's Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse kicks off at 2:30 p.m. PST. Then, at 7:30 p.m. PST, Comet 45P will come closer to Earth than any other comet in the last 34 years.

You can learn how the eclipse works by clicking here. 

You can watch the live broadcast of the eclipse and comet from the Slooh Community Observatory here.

REMINDER: Earth's Composition and Tectonic Plates Quiz coming your way next Thursday, 2.16. Check out the review guide here!

No Assignment!

Take a load off tonight. Use the time to get caught up in your classes. Get some rest. Play outside. Hang with your peeps.

Assignment #17 (due 2.9)

Read this New York Times article: Quake Moves Japan Closer to U.S. and Alters Earth's Spin.  Read thoroughly, paying close attention to details surrounding changes in the Earth due to the earthquake.

Be prepared to answer 2 surprise questions about the article at the beginning of class tomorrow (2.9). Each question will be worth 1.5 points for a total of 3 points; your score on the questions will count as your grade for Assignment #17.

Assignment #15 (due 2.7)

Please complete the student login for the ExploreLearning.com site we will be using in class on Tuesday.  Instructions can be found here!  Bring your new username and password to class on Tuesday (2.7).

NOTE: Assignment #16 is the list of questions you generated during today's film.

Have a great weekend!!!

Assignment #14 (due 2.3)

Please complete the Exploring Earthquakes questions for tomorrow.  While complete sentences are not necessary, complete thoughts are!! You can access the videos using the links provided on the assignment sheet, or by clicking below:

PART 1: How Does the Richter Scale Work?

PART 2: Types of Seismic Waves

If you want to spend more time watching the Ring of Fire Documentary from class today, CLICK HERE!

No Assignment!

Please bring your Earthquake Research Questions from today to class tomorrow...we will continue to use your wonderful data as part of our ongoing class discussion!