Category: Earth & Space Science

Students completed the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary and began the Review Questions from the chapter.

We took the Earthquakes & Earth's interior Voc. Test, went over the answers and then took the Chapter test. Prior to both tests we went over the answers to the Seek-n-find and Chapter Assessment. A lot of work in one day on Friday.

Students drew a picture of the causes and results of a Tsunami. Then, they completed the Earthquakes and Earth's Interior Chapter Review. They will have the Voc. Test and Chapter Test on Tomorrow.

Students completed Aims 2 & 21 from the Earth Science Workbook. Then they completed the Earthquakes and Earth's Interior SeeknFind and had the Tsunami Drawing from their textbook for homework.

Today we completed the notes on the Earthquakes and Earth's Layers chapter. Then we began the drawing on the Layers of the Earth and descriptions by chemical and physical compositions. They were to be finished for homework.

Today, we took notes from the powerpoint on Tsunamis, their causes and dangers. Then we looked at dangers that are created in a community by earthquakes. Colored pencils will be needed tomorrow.

Today, we reviewed the notes from the earthquakes, causes and types of waves. Then we went over notes on the Circle of Fire and the results of earthquakes on buildings and residents. The Richter scale and moment magnitude scale were discussed and studied.

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Students took notes on the beginnings of an earthquake and how they move.

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Students took notes on the types of body waves and seismic waves. Then we differentiated between the P & S waves. The similarities in water waves and earthquake waves was discussed. We finished as we learned how to measure and detect earthquakes.

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Students completed the Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind Chapter Assessment, and took the Voc. Test
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Students reviewed the answers to the Glaciers, Desert and Wind Voc. Test and took the Chapter Test. Then they began the Earthquakes and Earth's Interior Voc.

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Students completed the Earthquakes and Earth's Interior Review Questions and began the Powerpoint notes on the same chapter.

Students were assigned the Glaciers, Desert & Wind Ch. Assessment for homework. The period was shortened due to an event in the office. They were reminded of the Chapter Test on Tomorrow.