Earth Interior/ Plate Tectonic Unit Test

Today in class we took test on Earth Interior/ Plate Tectonic Unit



Reminder:
Field Trip to Imiloa Friday 9:30 - 12:30
Bring a snack and a pen

Plate Tectonics

Today we discussed:
The three different types of plate boundaries: Convergent, Divergent, and Transform Boundaries
Examples of each of the different types of boundaries

Next class we will have a lab on plate movement

Homework:
Begin working on test review
- 6th period Test on Tuesday
- 2nd period Test on Monday

Continental Drift

Do Now:
Define the three types of heat transfer.

Today in class we:
Reviewed heat transfer and convection currents
Began discussion of Alfred Wegner and his theory of continental drift
Worked on Continental Drift activity of the continents of Gondwanaland

Homework due Thursday/Friday
Read section 3 and answer questions at the end of the Continental Drift section

Earth's Interior

Do Now: Describe how temperature and pressure change as you go deeper into Earth's interior

Today in class we:
Discussed the properties of the crust, mantle, and core
Worked on Earth's interior posters


Homework:
Review and Reinforce Worksheet: Earth's Interior
Study for quiz

Earth's Interior

Do Now: Name one piece of direct evidence and one piece of indirect evidence geologists use to get evidence about Earth's interior.

Today in class we:
Discussed evidence for Earth's interior
Discussed physical properties of temperature and pressure
Began Earth's interior poster project


Homework due next class
- Difference in arrival time worksheet

Faults and Seismic Waves

Do Now:

Name three types of faults and describe how they move.

Today in class we:

- Discussed three main types of faults: Normal, Reverse, and Strike-Slip 

- Demonstrated how seismic waves move and reviewed types of seismic waves: body wave- p and s waves and surface waves- love and rayleigh waves

- Worked on fault movement lab

Earthquake Webquest

2/28:
Today in class we:
Began work on Earthquake webquest in computer lab (see sidebar to download copy of webquest)

2/29:
Today in class we:
Reviewed plate tectonic test
Finished earthquake webquest and turn in

Homework due Tuesday:
- Typed test corrections
- construct fault blocks

Earthquakes

Today in class we:
- Began the chapter on Earthquake
- Discussed the force of stress and 3 types of stress: tension, compression, shearing

- Finish watching "The Core"

Homework due Thursday:
Read pg 44-47 2.1 Stress and Faults
Complete questions 1 and 2 all on pg 50

Plate Tectonic Test

Today in class we took the Plate Tectonic Test

Note:
Friday we will be viewing the movie "THE CORE", students are invited to bring in snacks to share with the class during this period.

Plate Tectonics

Today in class we discussed:

Convergent and transform plate boundaries
Reviewed for test
Worked on plate tectonic map

Homework:
Study for test on Wednesday

Seafloor Spreading

Today in class we:
Reviewed seafloor spreading homework
Took mini-quiz on continental drift
Finished Do the Pieces Fit? Activity
Discussed the evidence used to support the ideas of seafloor spreading

Homework due Monday
Magnetic stripes worksheet

Seafloor Spreading

Do Now:
Define continental drift
Describe 3 forms of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift

Today in class we:
Reviewed homework and ideas of continental drift
Discussed the topography of the ocean floor: continental shelf, abyssal plain, ocean ridges, rifts
Discussed technology that lead to idea of seafloor spreading
Identified the theory of seafloor spreading

Homework due Thursday:
- Do the Pieces Fit? activity
- Seafloor spreading worksheet
- Study for mini quiz on Thursday: will cover heat transfer, continental drift, and ocean floor topography

Alfred Wegner's Continental Drift

Today in class we:
Discussed scientist Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift and the evidence used for the theory such as: congruent landforms, fossils, and climate.

We worked in small groups on continental drift activity

Homework:
The Curious Case of the Mesosaurus worksheet

Plasticity of the Mantle Lab

DO Now:
From memory:
1. Define convection current
2. Draw a convection current and label the points of highest temperature, highest density, lowest temperature, and lowest density.

Today in class we:
Reviewed convection currents
Worked on Plasticity of the Mantle Lab

Homework due by end of class Thursday:
Lab write up on separate paper:
1. Title for the Lab
2. Purpose statement for the lab
3. Description of the lab procedure
4. Written obervations (#1-4)
5. Written conclusions (#1-3)

Heat Transfer in the Earth's Mantle

DO Now:
Brainstorm ways in which heat moves.

Today in class we:
Discussed three types of heat transfer: radiation, conduction,and convection
Discussed how convection currents move through the mantle of the Earth

Homework due Wednesday:
Convection currents worksheet

Evidence for Earth's Interior

Do Now: List the three main layers of Earth's interior. Describe one characteristic of each layer.

Today in class we:
- Discussed two forms of evidence geologists have about Earth's interior: rock samples and seismic waves.
- Discussed how both temperature and pressure change as you move through the layers of Earth's interior.

Homework due Wednesday:
pg 12 Math Analysis 1-4

Extra Credit:
1. Bring in a food donation to share with the judges of Thursday's science fair. Items might include juice, fruit, pastries, and snack items (5pts)
2. Attend Wednesday's science fair open house. Find three projects that interest you, type a one page summary of the three projects that answer the following questions (10pts):
- summarize the purpose of each project
- briefly describe how the experimenter tested their hypothesis
- give your thoughts and opinions about each project