Focus - Cycling of Earth’s Materials as a result of the convection currents in the asthenosphere.
Tuesday- Periods 2,4,9
Wednesday- Periods 3.5.10
Thursday - Periods 2,4,9
Friday - Periods 3,5,10
Tuesday Wednesday- Start with a skyward review assignment. Discuss the weather,
eclipse, and football. We are going to write a hypothesis to answer the question “what
freezes faster cold or hot water?” Students will write an experiment that will prove or
disprove the chosen hypothesis. We will make an attempt to complete the experiment and
collect data. Students will create a spreadsheet data collection chart that can be graphed. Also we will try to watch the end of the film started in English on Friday - Supervolcano.
Homework is a worksheet on convection currents. It will be sent to students and given a
paper copy. It will also be attached to the skyward assignment in the gradebook. The
assignment is due at our next meeting.
Thursday/ Friday - Start with a demonstration experiment on convection currents using hot
and cold water. Students will answer questions on skyward when complete. Students will
watch several videos showing the motions under the crust. We will have a class
demonstration on the power of density differences between cold and warm water. We will
review the boundaries of plate tectonics. Students will create a document with pictures of
the plate tectonic boundaries using clay. This will be due at our next meeting. If time we will
discuss our experiment on what freezes faster cold or hot water.
Monday/ Tuesday Start with a skyward assignment. Students will be given earthquake
data from a plate boundary. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hTPq8Rl8iMEt1X6U2u8EKeum70BulIqnRD0Vbqdu0dg/edit
Students will be asked to graph the information and identify the type of plate boundary.
Notes will be given on earthquake terminology.
Wednesday
Thursday/ Friday - Students will build a simple seismograph. Together we will work
through how computers pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake.
Monday/ Tuesday - Two computer programs that locate the epicenter of an earthquake. Start
our seismic safe structures.
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