Lesson Plans November 14th to November 23rd Mrs. Moore Earth Science

All classes on Monday the 14th

Period 2,4, and 9 meet Tuesday and Thursday

Period 3,5, and 10 meet Wednesday and Friday

Monday November 21st Period 2,4, and 9

Tuesday November 22nd Period 3,5, and 10

All classes Wednesday Nov. 23rd

Monday - Kahoot on Geological History. Students will then be given a quizlet with terminology that will be used in this portion or our geology unit.  Homework is to watch the Timeline of Earth’s history in 1 year on geology web page.  (4th video down).

Day 1 Skyward assignment on terms and video.  Students will skim a beginners guide to fossil hunting in Illinois.  We will start our petrified sponges and our molds and casts.  As a group we will go through the slide presentation Geologic Time and fossils.  Homework worksheet, due the next time we have class.  The homework is to color a comparative anatomy sheet.  You will need 6 different colors. A copy is on the web page and a paper copy will be given in class.

Day 2  Dip sponges/ dig out molds and make casts. Review types of fossils and why and how we use them to explain the past.  A classroom demonstration of a timeline of all of geologic history from 4.6 billion years to today.  Students will keep track of terms Mrs. Moore uses and class will end when our sheets are filled up.  The purpose is to introduce terminology.

Monday/ Tuesday - Dip sponges and make observations/ Dig out cast and share our findings with our class. Short skyward assessment.  Review our visual presentation of geologic history on the front board. We will complete a standing demonstration with 26 items from the timeline. We will focus on natural selection today - we will work through a simulation of a herd of animals watching the trait of height. We will revisit the skyward assignment for any revisions. If time allows we will start our art project of the Paleozoic era and an awesome video on natural selection.  Homework is to complete the picture before you go on Thanksgiving break.

Wednesday - Review Geologic history on the front board. We will focus today on the Mesozoic era.  We will watch selected videos from the Walking with Dinosaurs series BBC.  A skyward assessment will be given at the end of the class on what fossils can tell us about the past.  If student do not finish in class I will leave it open until Friday.