Sunday, October 22, 2017

Earth Science Class Mrs. Moore Lesson Plans Oct. 23-26

Monday Period 2,4,9
Tuesday - Period 3,5, 10
Wednesday - Period 2,4,9
Thursday - Period 3,5,10

Field Trip in a Box: Geology - Arches National Park (U.S. National ...Monday / Tuesday  Turn in homework. Start with a review skyward assignment.  We will start with our geology phenomena pictures and practice our relative dating skills.  We will take a break in the middle to discuss fossils/rocks/mineral and how we might relatively date them.  Students will be instructed on how a borax crystal is formed.  Students will be asked to contribute to a shared document by posing a hypothesis on age dating crystals.  Students will make a petrified sponge for next week. Homework is a packet of relative dating problems. The worksheet is on the web page and also attached to skyward.

Wednesday/ Thursday - Turn in homework. Start with two relative dating problems on skyward. We will dip our sponges and then continue to work on our crystal experiment.  Our goal is to write the experiment to prove our hypothesis.  Students will complete a simple absolute dating demonstration with pennies and m&m’s.   We will graph results on a spreadsheet and learn how to write a simple formula for spreadsheet. Homework is 3 absolute dating problems. The worksheet is on the web page and also attached to skyward.

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