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Plate Tectonics

Assessment during this unit includes:
1. checkpoint #1- February 2nd and checkpoint #2 - February 10th
2. unit test - February 12th
3. Creating a boundary project -  due February 2nd 

Notes for this unit
1. 17.2 -  Evidence of Continental Drift
2. 17.3  - Evidence of Plate Tectonics
3. Answer key - Evidence of Continental Drift and Plate tectonics - compared
4. 17.4, 18.1 and 18.2 - Plate Boundary types and geological formations
5. 18.2 - Earthquakes

When reviewing for checkpoints/tests - please review the PLOs, do the chapter 17 practice quiz (answers), chapter 18 practice quiz  (answers) and this unit F practice test and here are the answers.

January 12

Chapter 8, 10 and 11 unit test
HW: Reading - The Quest for the Age of the Earth

January 15 (Parent Teacher Interviews)

 HW: Finish the front to the Structure of the Earth sheet and here is the key

January 19

Radioactivity Videos, screencasts and Utellstories are due - submit to: http://bit.ly/radpro2015
Structure of the Earth - Avocado activity
Evidence of Continental Drift - Pangaea Puzzle

January 21 (Collab block)

Evidence and Mechanism of Plate tectonics
Demo - Convection
HW: Complete the Lesson #2 worksheet comparing Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics - here is the key

January 25

Maps and Symbols questions activity and here is the key
HW: Prepare for the Plate boundary building Activity - complete this handout and here is the key

January 27

Plate boundary building Activity - Day 1
Map of the 7 boundaries
Task sheet

January 29

Plate boundaries Activity - Day 2
Presentation of your boundary

February 2

Checkpoint #1 - Chapter 17 and 18.1 and 18.2
Earthquakes day #1 - properties and waves
Demo: Slinky

February 4 (Collab block)

Earthquake #2 - applications of Seismology
Activity: Simulation/lab - bring computers

February 10

Checkpoint #2 - Earthquakes 18.3
Review for the unit test - Jeopardy game
HW: Study for unit test

February 12

Unit Test - Plate tectonics
Start Ecology
Ms Okuda will teach the class for the next 8 weeks (the entire ecology unit) - please use her website and ignore mine: http://msokuda.weebly.com/
HW: Complete the front side of the Biology Unit - Ecology Vocabulary sheet
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