Tuesday, February 28, 2017

7th Grade Life Science

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to compare/contrast relative dating vs absolute (radioisotope) dating.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

You find a piece of pizza under your bed. You have no idea how long it's been there. How do you determine its age?

Plan:

- Cover slides 1-12 (up to radioactive decay) in the Evolution PowerPoint

- Students work on completing their own relative and numerical timeline

Due in class: Nothing- although the timeline can be used for a proof of practice! You can turn it in during class.

Homework: Timeline (if you don't finish in class)

Absent: Read through the Plan and complete what you can, as well as the Homework

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6th Grade Earth Science

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to accurately describe how a thunderstorm or a tornado forms.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

What are some differences between a thunderstorm, tornado, and hurricane?

Plan:

- Provide direct teaching from slides (31-49) in the PowerPoint

- Teacher demonstrates a "tornado"

- Students create a "recipe" for a tornado based on an article

Due in class: Nothing- although the recipe can be used for a proof of practice! You can turn it in before the test, either Thursday or Friday.

Homework: Recipe (if you don't finish in class)

Absent: Read through the Plan and complete what you can, as well as the Homework