Rocks+and+Minerals+2009

Welcome to Earth Science - our first topic will be Inside the Restless Earth - Rocks and Minerals

Sept 29 Warm up Complete Mysterious Minerals Lab Begin Fools Gold Activity- Be sure all of Ch. 1 is read!

Oct 3 Hand out paperwork for trip Work on Fool's Gold Activity - due Tuesday HW: Read pg 26-32

Oct 5 Notes- The Rock Cycle [|Webquest] - complete for HW - Study Guide before lab work next week Upcoming Minerals Quiz- Oct 12 HW: Complete readying Ch. 2 pages 33-45

Oct 10 Rock on! The Great Rock Station Activity- stations of the Rock Cycle - continue Tues. HW: Study Ch. 1 Work on webquest Study Guide packet Be sure Ch. 2 is read!

Oct 14 Complete Rock Station Activities Complete Webquest study guide and Read Ch. 2

Oct 18 Work on Desert Critter Activity - present Oct. 25 Review Rock Cycle Stations - turn in packet HW: Keep working on critter research

Oct. 20 Early Release Day Work on Critter Presentation- present Monday! Get desert trip bag!

Oct. 25 Presentations on Desert Critters and Adaptations HW: Study for Ch. 2 Rock Cycle Quiz- Wed 10/27 Review what to study in class for quiz Continue presentations on Wed. as needed