ADVANCED EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE
Daily Agendas
TOPIC: Expectations
Wed Aug 14
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe some of the expectations &
procedures for science class this trimester
AGENDA:
PAPERS COLLECTED: Student Info Sheet
RECEIVED: Student Info Sheet
Logic Teasers
Course of Study
HW: Bring Back Course of Study
TOPIC: Expectations
Thurs Aug 15
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe some of the expectations &
procedures for science class this trimester
AGENDA:
PAPERS COLLECTED: Lost on the Moon
RECEIVED: Lost on the Moon
Course of Study
HW: NONE
TOPIC: What is
Science?
Fri Aug 16
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe some of the branches of
science as well as some incorrect assumptions
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: NASA Answers to Lost on the Moon
Scientific Theories that Proved Wrong
RECEIVED: NASA Answers to Lost on the Moon
Scientific Theories that Proved Wrong
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Experiments
Mon Aug 19
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the scientific method of
problem solving
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Scientific Theories that Proved Wrong
Myth Busters
RECEIVED: MythBusters
SciMeth – Controls & Variables
HW: SciMeth Controls & Variables
TOPIC: Experiments
Tues Aug 20
Learning Target:
I can successfully identify the variables in a controlled
experiment
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Myth Busters WS (both sides completed)
Scientific Method – M&M Lab
RECEIVED: SciMeth – Controls & Variables
HW: SciMeth Controls & Variables
TOPIC: Experiments
Wed Aug 21
Learning Target:
I can successfully identify the variables in a controlled
experiment
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Scientific Method – M&M Lab
SciMEth Controls & Variables
M&M Melting Lab Report
RECEIVED: SciMeth – Controls & Variables
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Experiments
Thurs Aug 22
Learning Target:
I can successfully identify the variables in a controlled
experiment and collect and organize data
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: SciMeth Controls & Variables
M&M Melting Lab Report
Grasping Graphing
RECEIVED: Science Methods PACKET
Grasping Graphing
HW: PACKET pages 4-6 should be complete
TOPIC: Experiments
Fri Aug 23
Learning Target:
I can successfully identify the variables in a controlled
experiment and collect and organize data
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: M&M Melting Lab Report
RECEIVED: Scientific Method Project
HW: PACKET pages 4-9 should be complete
TOPIC: Experiments
Mon Aug 26
Learning Target:
I can successfully identify the variables in a controlled
experiment and collect and organize data
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: NONE
RECEIVED: NONE
HW: PACKET pages 4-10 should be complete
TOPIC: Theories &
Laws
Learning Target:
Tues Aug 27
I can successfully describe what is meant by a
scientific theory or law
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: NONE
RECEIVED: Graphing Practice
HW: PACKET should be complete. TEST tomorrow
TOPIC: Science
Methods
Learning Target:
Wed Aug 28
I can successfully describe methods for scientifically
investigating and identifying “scientific truth”
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Science Methods Packet
RECEIVED: Logic Puzzles
HW: Scientific Method Project due Wed 9/4
We will go to a computer lab to type on Tuesday 9/3
TOPIC: Science
Methods
Learning Target:
Thurs Aug 29
I can successfully describe methods for scientifically
investigating and identifying “scientific truth”
AGENDA:
We will go to the computer lab TOMORROW to type out your project reports
BRING A FLASH DRIVE TO SAVE PROJECT REPORT!!!!
COLLECTED: Graphing Practice
Personal Test Analysis
RECEIVED: Personal Test Analysis
HW: Scientific Method Project due Wed 9/4
TOPIC: Science
Methods
Learning Target:
Fri Aug 30
I can successfully describe methods for scientifically
investigating and identifying “scientific truth”
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Graphing Practice
RECEIVED: Paleontology Packet
HW: Scientific Method Project Report due Wed 9/4
TOPIC: Fossils
Tues Sep 3
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how a fossil forms and list
at least 3 different varieties
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossils Crossword
RECEIVED: Fossils Crossword
HW: Scientific Method Project due tomorrow
TOPIC: Fossils
Wed Sep 4
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how a fossil forms and list
at least 3 different varieties
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossils Crossword
RECEIVED: Fossils Crossword
HW: PACKET p.13-15
TOPIC: Fossils
Thurs Sep 5
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how a fossil forms and list
at least 3 different varieties
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossils Crossword
RECEIVED: Fossils Crossword
Fossil Identification Simulation
HW: Fossils Crossword
TOPIC: Age of the Earth
Fri Sep 6
Learning Target:
I can discuss ideas about the age of the earth & the
prehistoric events that occurred here
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossil Identification Simulation
Dragons or Dinosaurs WS
RECEIVED: Dragons or Dinosaurs WS
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Relative
Dating
Mon Sep 9
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossil Identification Simulation
RECEIVED: Fossil Identification Simulation
HW: PACKET p.16-17 “Finding the Relative Ages of Rocks”
TOPIC: Relative
Dating
Tues Sep 10
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Fossil Identification Simulation
RECEIVED: Layers of Rock
HW:
PACKET p.13-19 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
TOPIC: Relative
Dating
Wed Sep 11
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Layers of Rock Drawing
RECEIVED: Relative Ages of Rocks WS
HW:
PACKET p.13-19 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
“Relative Ages of Rocks” WS
TOPIC: Relative Dating
Thurs Sep 12
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Relative Ages of Rocks WS
RECEIVED: Geologic Play-doh Cross-Sections
Relative Dating WS
HW: PACKET p.13-20 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
Relative Dating WS
TOPIC: Relative Dating
Fri Sep 13
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Relative Dating WS
RECEIVED: Finding Clues to Rock Layers WS
HW:
PACKET p.13-20 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
Finding Clues to Rock Layers WS
TOPIC: Relative Dating
Mon Sep 16
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe the principal of superposition,
original horizontality, & cross-cutting relationships.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Relative Dating of Rock Layers WS
Partner Practice Geologic Cross-Sections
Paleogeographic Mapping
RECEIVED: Partner Practice Geologic Cross-Sections
Paleogeographic Mapping
HW:
PACKET p.13-20 SHOULD BE COMPLETED
Any other incomplete work
TOPIC: MAP
Test
Tues Sep 17
Learning Target:
I can demonstrate my ability to think & reason
scientifically
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: NONE
RECEIVED: NONE
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Absolute Dating
Mon Sep 16
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Paleogeographic Mapping
RECEIVED: Simulating Radioactive Decay
HW: READ & COMPLETE PACKET p.21-22
“Radioactive Dating of Rocks”
TOPIC: Absolute Dating
Thurs Sep 19
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: NONE
RECEIVED: Radioactive Decay – A Sweet Sim
HW: READ & COMPLETE PACKET p.21-22
“Radioactive Dating of Rocks”
TOPIC: Absolute Dating
Fri Sep 20
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
Radioactive Decay – A Sweet Sim
Radioactive Dating Practice
RECEIVED: Radioactive Dating Practice
COLLECTED:
HW: PACKET should be complete thru p.22
TOPIC: Absolute Dating
Mon Sep 23
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED:
Radioactive Decay – A Sweet Sim
Radioactive Dating Practice
RECEIVED: Radioactive Dating Game Activity
Radioactive Decay and the Half-Life
HW: PACKET should be complete thru p.22
TOPIC: Carbon Dating
Tues Sep 24
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED:
All work from today & yesterday
RECEIVED: Radioactive Dating WS
Simulating Radioactive Decay
HW: PACKET should be complete thru p.23
TOPIC: Carbon Dating
Tues Sep 24
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the rocks in order to determine an absolute age of a
particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED:
All work from today & yesterday
RECEIVED: Radioactive Dating WS
Simulating Radioactive Decay
HW: PACKET should be complete thru p.23
TOPIC: Radioactive
Dating
Learning Target:
Wed Sep 25
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the fossils in order to determine an absolute age of
a particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED:
All work from today & yesterday
RECEIVED: Radiometric Dating Simulation
Simulating Radioactive Decay
Absolute & Relative Dating WS
HW: PACKET should be complete thru p.23
TOPIC: Geologic Time
Thurs Sep 26
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use radioactive
materials in the fossils or rocks in order to determine an
absolute age of a particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED:
Radiometric Dating Simulation
Chap 12 Reading Organizer
RECEIVED: Absolute & Relative Dating WS
Chap 12 Reading Organizer
HW: PACKET should be complete
Test tomorrow
TOPIC: Paleontology
Fri Sep 27
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use geologic principles
& radioactive materials in the fossils or rocks in order to
determine the absolute age of a particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Radiometric Dating Simulation
Chap 12 Reading Organizer
Absolute & Relative Dating WS
Paleontology Packet
RECEIVED: Test, CRQ, & Bonus
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Paleontology
Mon Sep 30
Learning Target:
I can successfully describe how scientists use geologic principles
& radioactive materials in the fossils or rocks in order to
determine the absolute age of a particular rock or fossil sample.
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Chap 12 Reading Organizer
Absolute & Relative Dating WS
Paleontology Packet
RECEIVED: Test & CRQ, Earthquakes with Bill Nye
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Seismology
Tues Oct 1
Learning Target:
I can describe how scientists describe the cause of an
earthquake and demonstrate how to find where it began
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Test Analysis
Finding Detritus
Finding Location of EQ Epicenter
RECEIVED: Finding the Location of an EQ Epicenter
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Seismology
Wed Oct 2
Learning Target:
I can describe how scientists describe the cause of an
earthquake and demonstrate how to find where it began
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Test Analysis
Finding Detritus
Finding Location of EQ Epicenter
RECEIVED: Finding the Location of an EQ Epicenter
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Seismology
Thurs Oct 3
Learning Target:
I can describe how scientists describe the cause of an
earthquake and demonstrate how to find where it began
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Finding an Epicenter
RECEIVED: Locating an Earthquake Epicenter
Finding an Epicenter
HW: PACKET p. 9-10 Earthquake Safety
TOPIC: Seismology
Fri Oct 4
Learning Target:
I can describe how scientists describe the cause of an
earthquake and demonstrate how to find where it began
AGENDA:
COLLECTED: Finding an Epicenter
RECEIVED: Locating an Earthquake Epicenter
Finding an Epicenter
HW: PACKET p. 9-10 Earthquake Safety
TOPIC: Layers of the
Earth
Learning Target:
Mon Oct 7
I can describe the earth’s layers and how scientists discovered
their composition
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Locating an Earthquake Epicenter
Finding an Epicenter
Recent Earthquakes
HW: PACKET p. 6-13 should be completed
TOPIC: Continental Drift
Hypothesis Learning Target:
Tues Oct 8
I can show evidence that seems to indicate that the earth’s
continents are moving and were long ago
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Wegener’s Puzzling Evidence
Using the Modified Mercalli Scale to Locate an Epicenter
HW: PACKET p. 6-15 should be completed
TOPIC: Sea Floor
Spreading Learning Target:
Wed Oct 9
I can show evidence that shows how and where the sea floor
was laid
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Wegener’s Puzzling Evidence
Using the Modified Mercalli Scale to Locate an Epicenter
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Thurs Oct 10
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Tues Oct 15
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Wed Oct 16
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Thurs Oct 17
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Wed Oct 16
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-19 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Thurs Oct 17
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-19 should be completed
TOPIC: Earthquake Towers
Fri Oct 18
Learning Target:
I can work together as part of a team to design and
build a structure that can hold weight and withstand a
simulated earthquake
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
NONE today
HW: PACKET p. 6-18 should be completed
TOPIC: Tectonic Plates
Mon Oct 21
Learning Target:
I can show evidence that the earth’s crust rests on tectonic
plates whose movement create the geologic structures seen
today
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Earthquake Towers Lab papers
HW: PACKET p. 6-19 should be completed
Seismology & tectonics Test on Thurs or Fri!!
TOPIC: Tectonic Plates
Tues Oct 22
Learning Target:
I can show evidence that the earth’s crust rests on tectonic
plates whose movement create the geologic structures seen
today
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Earthquake Towers Lab papers
HW: PACKET p. 6-22 should be completed
Seismology & tectonics Test on Thurs or Fri!!
TOPIC: Tectonic Plates
Wed Oct 23
Learning Target:
I can show evidence that the earth’s crust rests on tectonic
plates whose movement create the geologic structures seen
today
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Chapter 8 Reading Organizer
HW: PACKET p. 6-24 should be completed
Seismology & Tectonics Test on Fri!!
TOPIC: Tectonic Plates
Thurs Oct 24
Learning Target:
I can show evidence that the earth’s crust rests on tectonic plates
whose movement create the geologic structures seen today
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Layer’s of the Earth Poster
Tectonic Plate Boundaries Flipbook
Chapter 8 Reading Organizer
HW: PACKET should be completed
Seismology & Tectonics Test tomorrow!!
TOPIC: Sesimology
Fri Oct 25
Learning Target:
I can show evidence that the earth’s crust rests on tectonic plates
whose movement create the geologic structures seen today
AGENDA:
Assignments to turn in:
Tectonic Plate Boundaries Flipbook
Chapter 8 Reading Organizer
Seismology Packet
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Astronomy
Mon Oct 28
Learning Target:
I can investigate and analyze various terms for various types of
celestial objects and their origins
AGENDA:
Assignments that should have been turned in:
Tectonic Plate Boundaries Flipbook
Chapter 8 Reading Organizer
Seismology Packet
HW: NONE
TOPIC: Astronomy
Tues Oct 29
Learning Target:
I can investigate and analyze various terms for various types of
celestial objects and their origins
AGENDA:
Assignments to Turn In:
Astronomy WebQuest
HW: Astronomy WebQuest (if incomplete)