January 29, 2016

1) In the ES Review Guide, read pages 259-267 and complete the Review Questions #42-68 (provide the number of the question, your answer and an explanation).  This will be due on Monday, February 1, 2016.  Please complete it on loose leaf paper to be collected. 

2) Update your vocabulary section to include the following words: lithosphere,  asthenosphere,  mantle,  outer core,  inner core,  tectonic plates,  convergent boundary,  divergent boundary,  transform boundary,  convection current,  theory of continental drift,  and Pangaea. 

January 26, 2016

1)  For tomorrow, January 27, 2016, please bring a pair of scissors, a glue stick and colored pencils to class.

2)  In the ES Review Guide, read pages 259-267 and complete the Review Questions #42-68 (provide the number of the question, your answer and an explanation).  This will be due on Monday, February 1, 2016.  Please complete it on loose leaf paper to be collected.

January 20, 2016

1)   Cumulative End of Term Assessment on Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Topics to be covered:  Measurement, Density, Graphing (cyclic change), Rate of Change, Earth's Size & Shape, Mapping (Latitude & Longitude and Time zones), Topographic Maps (gradient, land profiles, isolines, etc.), Rocks & Minerals (rock ID and mineral ID), Rock cycle, and the Earth's Interior. 

Use your notebook/classwork and tests/quizzes to help you review.

Here are some useful websites for review.  Refer to the topics that are outlined above.
 Regents Earth 
 NYS Regents Prep Earth Science
 Practice Regents Questions by Topic
Earth Science Review Game Zone
Earth Science Regents Review Flashcards
100 illustrations to help on the Earth Science Regents


Make sure to bring your ESRT, a calculator and pens/pencils to class tomorrow.


2)  Any missing lab work or major assignments due by Thursday, January 21.  All labs, except for lab 10 and 11, are not found on the Earth Science Google Site.

3)  Notebooks will be collected at the end of this week and/or at the start of next week.  The notebook rubric has been emailed to you for your information.

January 14, 2016

1)  Cumulative End of Term Assessment on Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Topics to be covered:  Measurement, Density, Graphing (cyclic change), Rate of Change, Earth's Size & Shape, Latitude & Longitude, Time zones, Topographic Maps (gradient, land profiles, isolines, etc.), Rocks & Minerals (rock ID and mineral ID), Rock cycle, Earth's Interior and Plate Boundaries.

2)  Any missing lab work must be completed by Thursday, January 21, 2016.

January 8, 2016

Rocks & Minerals Test Corrections - due Monday.

Missing lab work and major assignments must be completed ASAP.

January 6, 2016

1)  Rock Cycle Project is due on Friday, January 8, 2016.  If you would like any feedback on your drafts, please email me ASAP.

2)  Rocks & Minerals Test Corrections due by Friday, January 8, 2016.  You must follow the format: Question/Answer/Explanation.

January 5. 2016

Rock Cycle Project - First draft of your narrative writing piece is due tomorrow.  You will have access to laptops tomorrow in class for those students who have completed a first draft.

January 4, 2016

Tonight you must decide what narrative format you will be using for your Rock Cycle Project - biographic editorial, comic strip or illustrated children's book.  Begin planning the type of rock you will begin your story as - igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic.

Think about the following and plan your writing piece:

--What is your rock's name?

--What type of rock will you start with and how will it move through the rock cycle?

1) First (Initial) Type of Rock - How did the rock form? What are the rock's overall characteristics and/or appearance?

2)  Second Rock Type -How did the rock change?  What are the rock's overall characteristics and/or appearance?

3)  Third (final) Type of Rock - How did the rock change?  What are the rock's overall characteristics and/or appearance?