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Lessons for Week of 1/23 - 1/27back to week index

Monday 1/23: Evolution

curricular goals

Goal 1: Learners will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry. NCSCOS: 1.01, 1.05, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10.

Goal 5: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and land forms. NCSCOS: 5.01, 5.02, 5.03.


warm-up

Paleontology is the scientific study of fossils.


in-class activities

1) Stations Activity (Three stations include: 1)Computer Station, 2)Lab Station, & 3)Reading Research Station)


homework

1) Study for Quiz on Holt text, pgs. 318 - 319, coming Thursday January 26th.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, January 27th.

3) Geologic Era Project, Due Friday, February 3rd.




Tuesday 1/24: Evolution

curricular goals

Goal 1: Learners will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry. NCSCOS: 1.01, 1.05, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10.

Goal 5: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and land forms. NCSCOS: 5.01, 5.02, 5.03.


warm-up

Relative Dating is any method of determining whether an event of object is older or younger than other events or objects.


in-class activities

1) Stations Activity (Three stations include: 1)Computer Station Weathering, 2)Computer Station What Does a Fossil Tell Us, 3)Reading & Research Station Holt Text, pg. 436 & 2 Labs)


homework

1) Study for Quiz on Holt text, pgs. 318 - 319, coming Thursday January 26th.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, January 27th.

3) Geologic Era Project, Due Friday, February 3rd.




Wednesday 1/25: Evolution

curricular goals

Goal 1: Learners will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry. NCSCOS: 1.01, 1.05, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10.

Goal 5: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and land forms. NCSCOS: 5.01, 5.02, 5.03.


warm-up

Superposition is a principle that states: “Younger rocks lay above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed.”


in-class activities

1) Stations Activity (Three stations include: 1)Computer Station Weathering, 2)Computer Station What Does a Fossil Tell Us, 3)Reading & Research Station Holt Text, pg. 436 & 2 Labs)


homework

1) Study for Quiz on Holt text, pgs. 318 - 319, coming Thursday January 26th.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, January 27th.

3) Geologic Era Project, Due Friday, February 3rd.




Thursday 1/26: Evolution

curricular goals

Goal 1: Learners will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry. NCSCOS: 1.01, 1.05, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10.

Goal 5: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and land forms. NCSCOS: 5.01, 5.02, 5.03.


warm-up

A Geologic Column is an arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom.


in-class activities

1) Stations Activity (Three stations include: 1)Computer Station Weathering, 2)Computer Station What Does a Fossil Tell Us, 3)Reading & Research Station Holt Text, pg. 436 & 2 Labs)

2) Test coming on January 31st on Hydrosphere from Study Island

3) Quiz


homework

1) Study for Test on Hydrosphere, coming January 31st from Study Island.

2) Notebook Check, tomorrow.

3) Geologic Era Project, Due Friday, February 3rd.




Friday 1/27: Evolution

curricular goals

Goal 1: Learners will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry. NCSCOS: 1.01, 1.05, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10.

Goal 5: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of evidence of evolution in organisms and land forms. NCSCOS: 5.01, 5.02, 5.03.


warm-up

Absolute Dating is any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years.


in-class activities

1) Reading Activity: Holt text, pgs. 442 - 445, Absolute Dating

2) Absolute Dating Simulation

3) Notebook Check


homework

1) Study for Test on Hydrosphere, coming January 31st from Study Island.

2) Geologic Era Project, Due Friday, February 3rd.




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