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Mrs. Maria Abreu
Grade 8: Earth Science
METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER
BLOOMFIELD,   CT   06002
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What are we learning now?

Chemistry

  Reminders:

  1. Check the calendar for important dates.

             2. Check this site periodically for changes or updates.

Homework:

4-20 -4-22 none

There will be no homework assigned during CMT's. However, students need to be reviewing their old tests, quizzez and CMT's materials in preparation for the science test. 

Current events packet is due tomorrow!

2-10

All classes- moon journal

core 1 & 2 using science skills handout

core 3-4 none

2-11

All classes: moon journal + study for quiz

You need the following notes to study for quiz:

1. gravity and motion notes

2. solar system packet- notes

3. Kepler's law activity

4 Using science skills handout

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1-26

none

1-27

All classes: work on your Helicopter lab report which is due on Friday-  see attachment for "how to write a lab report guide"

core 1,2,4  Moon journal entry

1-29

All classes: helicopter lab due tomorrow + moon journal entry

1-30

All classes: Current events due next week + moon journal entry

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1-20

core 1- Forces packet

core 2,3 Math skill handout

core 4, 5 none

1-21

All classes- study for motion and forces quiz

1-22

Extra credit handout due tomorrow!

1-23

None

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1-12

core 1-4 Motion packet #1- problems

core 5   Motion packet #1 problems 1 & 3

1-13

core 1-3 none

core 4 Motion packet #2 - practice problem 2&4

core 5  Motion packet #1-  problems 3-6

1-14

core 1- none

core 2 motion packet #2- practice problems 3&4

core 3 & 5 - describing and measuring motion handout  + motion pkt #1 practice 4

core 4 - describing  and measuring motion handout

1-15

core 1 motion pkt #2 practice problems 3 & 4

core 2,3,5  " forces" packet

core 4 none

1-16

core 1 describing and measuring motion handout

core 2-5 none

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1-5 to 1-09 no homework

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12-22

Tomorrow I will collect the following notes:

a. Running water erosion handout

b. Venn diagram comparing running water erosion and erosion by gravity

c. Glaciers -questions- see below for questions

d. Wave erosion and wind erosion- see  below for the questions.

12-23

no homework

Happy Holidays!

Name: ___________________________________

Use the book “Changing the Earths’ Surface” to complete the questions on this packet.

Thursday:

1.       Finish Water Erosion handout if you did not do so in class – pages 72 – 81 and page 87 to answer question 3.

2.       Core 1-3 – HW: Make a Venn diagram to compare and contrast erosion by gravity and erosion by running water.

 

Friday:

1.       Glaciers-  Read the information about glaciers starting on page 89-93 in order to answer the following questions:

a.       What is a glacier?

b.      How do glaciers form?

c.       Is there a difference between the snow on top of a mound and the snow on the bottom? What causes this difference?

d.      Where valley glaciers would be found?

e.      Do all mountains ranges contain glaciers?

f.        How do glaciers cause erosion and deposition?

g.       Why does the rock beneath a glacier crack? Is this erosion or weathering?

h.      Answer questions 1-4 on page 93.

Monday:

2.       Waves - Read the information about waves starting on page 94-97 in order to answer the following questions:

a.       What gives waves their energy?

b.      How do waves shape a coast?

c.       Look at figure 25 on page 95- How permanent do you think these barrier beaches are?

d.      Answer questions 2 and 4 on page 97.

 

3.       Wind Erosion: Read the information about glaciers starting on page 98-100 in order to answer the following questions:

a.       Describe how wind erodes the land.

b.      Does wind move different sizes of sediment different distances? Explain

c.       What features result from deposition by wind?

d.      Answer question 4 on page 100.

 

 

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12-15          none

12-16          Erosion and deposition handout

12-17 

core 1 & 2   " What Lies Beneath" article + questions

core 3,4,5  none 

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Please see the attachment below for all information about the project we are working on now- Building earthquake resistant towers!

12-08 -  study for " earthquake test" which will be given on Thursday.

12-09   finish bar graph with the data collected in class during the Tower testing.

12-10  Study "Earthquake" test tomorrow!

12-11 revise and correct  Tower project- day four information

12-12  final individual lab report due on Monday!

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11-26

core 1-5  Earth's crust review packet

core 5 none


Extra Credit: an extra credit assignment was given out today. It is not required for any student to complete it; however, if you do decide to do the extra credit it is due on Monday, December 1, 2008.

Happy Holidays!

11-24

core 1,3, 4 none

core 2 & 5 What are Earthquakes?  packet

11-22-08

Important note- please read!

The individual assignment which is the second part of the Bridge project was collected yesterday.  There are several students that are missing that assignment.   I’m in the process of grading the project, but if your child did not turn in the individual assignment a zero has been entered as the grade for the project.  That is not going to be his/her final grade for the project since your child  will receive a grade from the group work (Group work grade is out of 55 points). Please check your child’s grade by visiting Power school.  If your child is missing the assignment, he/she is losing 10 points per day on the assignment.  Your child can complete the assignment and e-mail it to me at any time during the weekend at mabreu@mlc.crec.org  to minimize the number of points being deducted.

For your convenience, I have copied the assignment below.  A set of rubrics were provided to the students which will be used to grade the essay. I do not have an electronic copy of that rubric.

Name: ________________________________ date: ________ core: _______ #_______

Bridge Design Project- Individual assignment

Use the knowledge gathered in class during the group project to answer some of the following questions.  You also may need to conduct a research on the web in order to complete the rest of this assignment.  Answer all questions in complete sentences. Do not copy and paste information from websites.  You must summarize any information using your own words! This assignment is due Friday, November 21, 2008!

1.       Name the most common materials use to build bridges. (5 pts)

2.       Name and locate the first steel bridge in the world.  Add a picture of it. (5 pts)

3.       Bridges help to transport a variety of things. Name five things! (5pts)

4.       Name and locate four famous bridges in the world. Add a picture of each bridge! (5pts)

5.       Select a bridge –from any part of the world.  Write an essay describing how the construction of that bridge affected the people, the culture, the environment, and the economy of the region. (25 pts)

Extra Credit: 

1.       What and where is “the bridge to nowhere?  Write a paragraph to explain the controversy surrounding this project. ( 5 points)

2.       Attach this handout to your final project and you will receive 2 points.

Final Group grade: ______________________/55

Individual Grade: _______________________/45

Extra credit-Bridge to nowhere: ___________/5

Handout: _____________________________/2

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11-17 to 11-21  All classes work on individual assignment ( bridge project- due on Friday)

11-19

All classes- finish seismis waves chart

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11-10

Core 1-5   none

11-12

All classes study for quiz tomorrow!

Please sign "plate tectonics" unit test which was sent home with students today.

11-13

None

11-14

Start working on the second part of the bridge project- individual assignment! Please see the attachment below for a copy of this assignment.

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11-4

core 1,2,5 none

core 3,4   Bridge design - pros/cons chart

11-5

All classes study for quiz tomorrow!

11-06   all classes Current events due tomorrow!

11-07   none

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10-27

Core 1-3  How are mountains formed? packet + finish plotting    data on map

core 4-5 How are mountains formed? packet

10-28

core1-5  study for volcanoes quiz

10-29    none

10-30

core 1 &2  finish bridges chart- pros and cons of bridge design

core 3,4,5  none

10-31      none

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10-20

Core 1-5 finish questions 8-9 - volcanoes sheet

10-21

Core 1  Earth's crust in motion packet- answer questions

core 2-5 finish Earth's crust definitions

10-22

All classes: Study for Plate Tectonics unit test!

10-23

    Progress reports were given to the students yesterday. Please sign and return it to me as soon as possible.

I update this page on a daily basis; however, you may not be getting a notification since the system is not allowing me to save the content of the page using that command.

Core 1-3  Read by Talking to the Text " Supervolcano" handout

             Complete five entries: question, comment, vocabulary, or clarification

core 4-5  none

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10-14

Core 1-5: finish " hot plates" lab activity

All classes: SS connections project is due tomorrow!

10-15

All Classes: Study for "continental Drift + sea- floor spreading" quiz

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10-7

core 1,3, 5 sea-floor spreading chart

core 2  read sea-floor spreading packet

core 4  Study for vocab. quiz

10-08

All classes: Earth's interior quiz tomorrow!

Lab reports were sent home yesterday.  Please check, sign and return them by tomorrow.

core 1, 5  crustal model

core 2 ,  finish sea- floor chart

core 4  trip to the center of the earth- writing

10-09

core 1 Plate tectonics packet- answer all questions

Core 2, 3, 4 crustal model

core 5 finish plate tectonics packet

10-10

All classes: finish " drifting continents vocabulary" + complete convection sheet

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9-30

core 1   Earth's interior definitions

 core 2,4,5    Finish convection lab

core 3 none

10-01

All classes: States of Matter and Heat transfer quiz tomorrow

core 1 Earth's interior 1-1 sheet

core 2, 3, & 5 Earth's Interior chart

10-02

core 1,3 finish Earth's layers diagram

core 2,5  Imaginary trip to the center of the earth

core 4 none

10-03

core 1, 2, 4, 5  Continental drift theory- summary sheet

core 1, 3  Imaginary trip to the center of the earth

Note: All classes- make sure that you are working on your SS connections assignment + finish Earth's Interior vocabulary + Current events last day to turn it in is on Tuesday.

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9-22-08

core 1 Dig in lab-graph

core 2,3   Organizing data packet signed

Core 5 none

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9-23

Dig in lab report due on Thursday for core 1 and Friday for cores 2-5

See the attachment for a copy of the data chart and lab template.

core 1  Work on lab report- due on Thursday

core 2-4  Dig in lab: finish graph + summary ( last page of the packet) + identifying errors sheet

core 5    Dig in lab: finish data chart + graph

9-24

core 1 Work on lab report due tomorrow

core 2-5 work on lab report - due on Friday

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9-15-08

All classes:  The Current events and density lab assignments were returned today; please signed the assignments and return them by tomorrow.

core1  none

core 2 Effects of water on seeds sheet

core 3 solar collectors sheet

core 4,5 organizing data packet

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9-16-08

All classes:  Progress reports were sent home today; please sign and return them by tomorrow.

core 1  organizing data packet

core 2  solar collector sheet

core 3,4 the effect of water on seeds sheet

core 5 none

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9-17

all classes- study for quiz tomorrow

core 1- the effects of water on seeds handout

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9-18

Core 1 , 2 Dig in lab- answer questions 2-5

Core 3 ,4  Dig in lab- finish the observation chart

core 5  Dig in lab- work on writing the procedures

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9-19

core 1-4                There is no homework today but it will be a good idea for students to start typing the information they already have for the Dig in lab. Use the how to write a lab report guide for reference- see attachment #1

core 5  finish Earth's interior vocabulary- see attachments #1 &2

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9-5-08

All classes:

            complete a vocabulary sheet for the scientific method/    density words.

core 3 & 4: Introduction to matter handout + the above assignment.

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9-8-08

Core 1, 2, 3, 5: Cartesian diver lab is due tomorrow.

core 4  Scientific method vocabulary sheet

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9-9-08

All classes: Finish definitions and study for vocabulary quiz!

core 1:  finish scientific method definitions

core 2, 3, & 5: scientific Inquiry worksheet 2a -2d

core 4: cartesian diver lab + writing hypothesis sheet

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9-10-08

All classes: Study for scientific inquiry/ density vocabulary quiz- make sure that you know the application of all vocabulary words.

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9-11-08

Core 1,4 Scientific Inquiry 2d

Core 2,3  gathering information from graphs part B

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9-12-08

core 1  none

core 2, 3  Organizing data packet

core 4,5 Gathering information from graphs worksheet-part B

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