Earth Science
11/26/13
Earth Science Test
HW: none* until after Thanksgiving
*Unless you have missing work: grades close on Wednesday
11/25/13
Review Do You Know?
HW: study, bring pencil and independent reading book to class
11/22/13
Collect project, notebook quiz, retake pretest, Do You Know questions?
HW: Do You Know? due Monday
Earth science test on Tuesday
11/21/13
Erosion Notes
You will have a notebook quiz on Friday
HW: photo scavenger hunt due Friday
Do You Know? due Monday
Earth Science Test Tuesday
11/20/13
Warm-up and upcoming schedule
Long Island formation
HW:
Photo Scavenger hunt due Friday (11/22)
Do You Know due Monday (11/25)
Earth Science test on Tuesday (11/26)
11/19/13
How to print
11/18/13
Continue photo scavenger hunt
HW:
due dates this week:
11/15/13
Continue scavenger hunt project
Citation for internet images
Citation for Mr. Sinusas photos (select "Other" tab, then "Photograph" for item type)
11/14/13
Scavenger hunt rubric
Scavenger hunt hints
Citations for presentation (we'll cover this in class on Thursday)
Mr. Sinusas photos
11/13/13
Get all data from chalk lab
U vs V shaped valleys
(.pdf with lots of color examples)
HW: chalk lab due Friday (conclusion example)
11/12/13
Chalk lab data (remember to find data from your lab table)
Weathering Examples
HW: Chalk lab due Friday
11/8/13
Review lab equipment (graduated cylinder, beaker, electronic balance) for chalk lak
Started chalk lab
HW: finish up to (and including the procedure)
11/7/13
Review HW
Why are rocks round?
11/6/13
Weathering and Erosion notes (blank copy)
HW: Weathering HW
11/4/13
Please see Mr. Sinusas for the reading packet
Weathering & Erosion reading and questions
11/1/13
Faults Quiz
10/31/13
Stress warm-up
Review Faults
Examples (answers)
HW: study for quiz
10/30/13
Faults notes (blank) (completed)
HW: Faults HW
quiz on Friday questions
10/29/13
Review quiz
Review plate motion (remember to support your answer with information from the text)
Rock Layers notes
HW: Faults quiz on Friday
10/28/13
Earth Science quiz (earth's interior, continental drift and plate boundaries)
HW: Plate Motion & Earth's Changing Surface
10/25/13
Review Do You Know
HW: quiz on Monday
10/24/13
Identify Boundaries (if you are submitting this after class because you were absent, please print a copy and hand to Mr. Sinusas, he is no longer checking this data electronically)
HW:
Quiz on Monday
Do You Know? part 2
10/23/13
Plate Boundary notes
HW: identifying boundaries (collected and graded tomorrow)
10/22/13
Pre-assessment part 2
HW: none
10/21/13
Pre-assessment part 1
HW: none
10/18/13
Continue Google Earth activity
link for second part
10/17/13
Google Instructions (they are slightly different because of government shutdown, pay attention in class)
With the government shut down, our plans need to be modified slightly. Please use this link for data. You'll have to click on each individual earthquake to see the latitude and longitude coordinates.
How does this information help to tell us how thick the crust is?
10/16/13
There are convection currents in the mantle because the temperature increases as you move towards the core. The warm material moves towards the crust. When the material in the mantle moves along the crust, the crust moves in the same direction. This is our inference.
If we make better observations, we can support this inference. Mapping earthquakes and volcanoes will be our new observation, this will continue for a few days.
HW: none
10/15/13
What do starburst and hot air balloons have to do with earth science?
Convection currents
HW: backside of convection currents worksheet
10/11/13
It's on the inside that counts (notes)
How do we know things about the inside of the Earth without ever going there?
HW: none
10/10/13
Naviance goals with Mrs. Sinusas
What do you want to achieve this year?
How will you do it?
10/9/13
Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of continental drift, but did not have enough evidence to prove it, but we do.
More observations with greater details lead to better inferences.
HW: none
10/8/13
Earth Science pre-test discussion questions
Observation: shape of land masses, current locations
Inference: The pieces connect
What do we need to make better inferences?
HW: none
Scientific method quiz grades are now on PowerSchool. They will be returned when all students have taken the quiz. This assessment, like most in science this year, was a chance for students to prove that they can apply the concepts. It was not a quiz where memorizing definitions is enough. Remember, you need to explain and use what you know in new situations.
This quiz was graded on a curve. That means the grades were all adjusted based on a set of two points. 10 points on the quiz would result in the lowest passing grade (60%) and 25 points would be a perfect score (100%). Grades were bunched either very high or very low, with very few average grades. It was very clear which students understood the material and prepared for the quiz, and which students have not been putting much work into science or have not asked questions when they had them. If you did well: fantastic, keep up the good work. If you haven't been working up to your potential and continue to not to do so, your grade will reflect that. If you have had questions, please ask. Mr. Sinusas wants to help, but you need to approach him. You can schedule a time during tutorial or FLEX to meet and discover suggestions to help you learn and be successful this year.
10/7/13
Hand in lab report, clean binder, review quiz, earth science pre-test
HW: none
Earth Science Test
HW: none* until after Thanksgiving
*Unless you have missing work: grades close on Wednesday
11/25/13
Review Do You Know?
HW: study, bring pencil and independent reading book to class
11/22/13
Collect project, notebook quiz, retake pretest, Do You Know questions?
HW: Do You Know? due Monday
Earth science test on Tuesday
11/21/13
Erosion Notes
You will have a notebook quiz on Friday
HW: photo scavenger hunt due Friday
Do You Know? due Monday
Earth Science Test Tuesday
11/20/13
Warm-up and upcoming schedule
Long Island formation
HW:
Photo Scavenger hunt due Friday (11/22)
Do You Know due Monday (11/25)
Earth Science test on Tuesday (11/26)
11/19/13
How to print
11/18/13
Continue photo scavenger hunt
HW:
due dates this week:
- 4 slides for Tuesday
- 6 slides for Wednesday
- 8 slides for Thursday
- Final printed project due Friday
11/15/13
Continue scavenger hunt project
Citation for internet images
Citation for Mr. Sinusas photos (select "Other" tab, then "Photograph" for item type)
11/14/13
Scavenger hunt rubric
Scavenger hunt hints
Citations for presentation (we'll cover this in class on Thursday)
Mr. Sinusas photos
11/13/13
Get all data from chalk lab
U vs V shaped valleys
(.pdf with lots of color examples)
HW: chalk lab due Friday (conclusion example)
11/12/13
Chalk lab data (remember to find data from your lab table)
Weathering Examples
HW: Chalk lab due Friday
11/8/13
Review lab equipment (graduated cylinder, beaker, electronic balance) for chalk lak
Started chalk lab
HW: finish up to (and including the procedure)
11/7/13
Review HW
Why are rocks round?
11/6/13
Weathering and Erosion notes (blank copy)
HW: Weathering HW
11/4/13
Please see Mr. Sinusas for the reading packet
Weathering & Erosion reading and questions
11/1/13
Faults Quiz
10/31/13
Stress warm-up
Review Faults
Examples (answers)
HW: study for quiz
10/30/13
Faults notes (blank) (completed)
HW: Faults HW
quiz on Friday questions
10/29/13
Review quiz
Review plate motion (remember to support your answer with information from the text)
Rock Layers notes
HW: Faults quiz on Friday
10/28/13
Earth Science quiz (earth's interior, continental drift and plate boundaries)
HW: Plate Motion & Earth's Changing Surface
10/25/13
Review Do You Know
HW: quiz on Monday
10/24/13
Identify Boundaries (if you are submitting this after class because you were absent, please print a copy and hand to Mr. Sinusas, he is no longer checking this data electronically)
HW:
Quiz on Monday
Do You Know? part 2
10/23/13
Plate Boundary notes
HW: identifying boundaries (collected and graded tomorrow)
10/22/13
Pre-assessment part 2
HW: none
10/21/13
Pre-assessment part 1
HW: none
10/18/13
Continue Google Earth activity
link for second part
10/17/13
Google Instructions (they are slightly different because of government shutdown, pay attention in class)
With the government shut down, our plans need to be modified slightly. Please use this link for data. You'll have to click on each individual earthquake to see the latitude and longitude coordinates.
How does this information help to tell us how thick the crust is?
10/16/13
There are convection currents in the mantle because the temperature increases as you move towards the core. The warm material moves towards the crust. When the material in the mantle moves along the crust, the crust moves in the same direction. This is our inference.
If we make better observations, we can support this inference. Mapping earthquakes and volcanoes will be our new observation, this will continue for a few days.
HW: none
10/15/13
What do starburst and hot air balloons have to do with earth science?
Convection currents
HW: backside of convection currents worksheet
10/11/13
It's on the inside that counts (notes)
How do we know things about the inside of the Earth without ever going there?
HW: none
10/10/13
Naviance goals with Mrs. Sinusas
What do you want to achieve this year?
How will you do it?
10/9/13
Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of continental drift, but did not have enough evidence to prove it, but we do.
More observations with greater details lead to better inferences.
HW: none
10/8/13
Earth Science pre-test discussion questions
Observation: shape of land masses, current locations
Inference: The pieces connect
What do we need to make better inferences?
HW: none
Scientific method quiz grades are now on PowerSchool. They will be returned when all students have taken the quiz. This assessment, like most in science this year, was a chance for students to prove that they can apply the concepts. It was not a quiz where memorizing definitions is enough. Remember, you need to explain and use what you know in new situations.
This quiz was graded on a curve. That means the grades were all adjusted based on a set of two points. 10 points on the quiz would result in the lowest passing grade (60%) and 25 points would be a perfect score (100%). Grades were bunched either very high or very low, with very few average grades. It was very clear which students understood the material and prepared for the quiz, and which students have not been putting much work into science or have not asked questions when they had them. If you did well: fantastic, keep up the good work. If you haven't been working up to your potential and continue to not to do so, your grade will reflect that. If you have had questions, please ask. Mr. Sinusas wants to help, but you need to approach him. You can schedule a time during tutorial or FLEX to meet and discover suggestions to help you learn and be successful this year.
10/7/13
Hand in lab report, clean binder, review quiz, earth science pre-test
HW: none
