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.  

Lesson Plans November 7th to November 10th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

Period 2,4, and 9 meet Monday and Thursday.

Period 3,5, and 10 meet Tuesday and Thursday.

Day 1.  - Start with a review of the data from our attempt at a quiz over relative and absolute dating of rocks.  We will discuss what we see and what it means, and what should be the next step.  We will talk about the validity and reliability of the data.  Students will make suggestions as to what would improve accuracy of results as well as improvement of results.  We will then take another quiz on skyward and analyze the data.  We will continue with a penny lab to demonstrate absolute dating of rocks.  We will impute our data in a spreadsheet and make a prediction/hypothesis as to what the results will show.  We will concluded with two short videos  on the Geology web page.  Homework is to read the article on how diamonds are formed and be prepared to discuss the material on Thursday. Yes there will be required questions. http://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/

Day 2.  - Discuss article from geology.com on the formation of diamonds.  We will continue with an activity where the students will be given visible geology diagrams and asked to both relative date and absolute date the materials

There will be an addition of using fossil knowledge (plus help from the chromebook) to make more in depth descriptions of geologic history of an area. Homework will only be assigned if students do not finish work in class!

Next Generations Science Standards

MS-ESS1-4. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.  

Lesson Plans October 31st to November 4th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

Monday  and Wednesday Period 2,4, and 9.

Tuesday and Thursday Period 3, 5, and 10.

Friday  all classes

Day 1 - Start with a skyward review of relative dating (3).  Look specifically at common Illinois fossils that are displayed in the back of the room with slide show presentation. Review seven geological principles and discuss when it does not work.  Penny/ M & M demonstration on radioactive decay with spreadsheet graphing. If time we will look at Nuclear Half Life: Calculations video on my geology web page.We will end with a single radioactive decay word problem on skyward. Homework is five multiple choice radioactive decay questions. This is due Friday.

Day 2 - Start with a radioactive decay problem on Skyward.  We will review the common Illinois fossils and the process of identifying fossils. We will attempt to reconstruct the history of the land on a visible geology diagram. We will complete practise radioactive decay (absolute dating) problems.  Time remaining in class will be used to complete homework due on Friday.  Also quiz on Friday!

Friday - Quiz on relative and absolute dating.  We will work on identifying the common Illinois fossils plus our minerals and rocks!!!  We will look at what all this information synthesis means to our world today. Homework reading with questions, due next week.

MS-ESS1-4.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.

MS-ESS2-2.Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

MS-ESS2-3.Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

Lesson Plans October 24th October 28th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

Long classes this week

Monday  and Wednesday Period 2,4, and 9.

Tuesday and Thursday Period 3, 5, and 10.

Day 1-   Start with a few practise sequence problems. Class will end with a sequence problem on skyward.  Notes on the seven geological principles and relative dating. Notes will be on chrome book and shared with me for a grade.  Go to Visible Geology and create several geologic features and look at them from all angles. We will look at faults, tilts, folds,and intrusions.  Students will be asked to watch Great Minds; James Hutton and answer several questions on a skyward assignment by Wednesday morning.

Day 2 - Start with a few practise sequence problems from Visible Geology. Class will end with a sequence problem on skyward. Review seven geological principles using Visible Geology and the video Great Minds; James Hutton.  Start our review of 7 principles of historical geology slides from our web page.  Students will be asked to look at the slide and become an instant teacher.  Homework worksheet will be given and is due Monday.  Homework is also on web page -

relative_dating_worksheet__1_.pdf

Lesson Plans October 17th to October 20th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

New Unit - Geology

Monday - Review test data. Make statements based on the number evidence. We will go over the test question and the students will help me input data and analyze the results of our first exam of the year.  Students will write a hypothesis statement about our next exam based on the data from our last exam.  I will again introduce the idea of uniformitarianism as well as introduce our next unit on geology.

Tuesday - Shortened classes because of the assemble.  Mr. Carpenter and I will be joining classes and having one history class. (I am very excited to be able to teach US History)

Wednesday- Early out short classes - Visual geology introduction. Students will be asked to create a model of tilted layers with a fault on a hill.   Homework assignment will be given and is due on Monday.

Thursday - Class will start with a shared powerpoint presentation.  This will be the textbook material for the next two weeks.  We will start our study of the 7 principles of geological history. This material is located on http://lombardmiddleschoolmrsmoore.weebly.com/.   There will be time for questions about the homework assignment in class.  Remember homework is due Monday.

No school Friday

MS-ESS1-4.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year-old history.
MS-ESS2-2.Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
MS-ESS2-3.Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. 

Lesson Plans October 11th to October 14th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

** You will have science class everyday this week.**

Tuesday -  Start with a skyward assignment. Review the concept of gravity, universe formation, scale models of the solar system, and our mission to the moon.  Virtual tour of ISS.    https://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html

Wednesday - Review Kahoot test in class

Thursday - Start Astronomy Test after a short review. Students will be tested using the  Chrome book- please make sure your chrome book is fully charged for today's lesson.

Friday - Finish all tests and play a famous astronomers game.   This is the end of the quarter!!

Lesson Plans October 3rd to October 7th Mrs. Moore Earth Science

Monday -Day 1 (period 2,4, and 9)

Tuesday - Day 1 (period 3,5 and 10)

Wednesday - Day 2 (Period 2, 4, and 9)

Thursday - Day 2 (period 3,5, and 10)

Friday - Regular day all classes

Day 1 - Review worksheet on Moon phases as bell work. Skyward quiz on Moon phases.  Students will develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. (Back to the golf ball, clay and paper Sun)  Second, students will create a model showing the seasons are a result of a tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year. We will use the words aphelion and perihelion in our discussion.  The students will use a computer simulation to understand seasons. http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/seasons_interactive.html   Students will end the class with a Internet search to find the answers to simple data questions. This will be collected as the students leave.

Day 2 - Students will have a scientific notation question on the chalkboard.  No help will be given. Answers will be turned in on index cards.  Students will have a  lesson on when and why America sent men to the Moon.  In class students will be given a timeline that they will have to illustrate with pictures.  This will be due on Hapara. This activity will be completed on a google slide show.

Friday - Students will have 10 minutes to research rocket technology.  Students will be given a variety of items and will be asked to get a toilet paper roll to hit the ceiling.  A string will act as the friction of the atmosphere.  When that goal is complete they will be asked to increase payload and repeat.  To add to the fun of this, each group will be assigned a country name and given a credit card with an amount of money they can spend on supplies.  Students will have to work within their budget to get to the MOON!!!!  

MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars  Patterns of the apparent motion of the sun, the moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, predicted, and explained with models. (MS-ESS1-1)  Earth and its solar system are part of the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of many galaxies in the universe. (MS-ESS1-2) ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System  The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them. (MS-ESS1-2),(MSESS1-3)  This model of the solar system can explain eclipses of the sun and the moon. Earth’s spin axis is fixed in direction over the short-term but tilted relative to its orbit around the sun. The seasons are a result of that tilt and are caused by the differential intensity of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year.(MS-ESS1-1)  The solar system appears to have formed from a disk of dust and gas, drawn together by gravity.

MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.4

Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology

ELA/Literacy -
RST.6-8.7	Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table). (MS-ESS1-3)