Summative on Thursday - 2/16

Summative on Thursday over volcanoes and Earth layers.
Students need to know the 3 ways volcanoes are classified, 3 types of volcanoes, and 2 types of magma.  They also need to know the layers of the Earth, what they are made of, and any important details about each one.

Earth Layers

Today, we discussed the layers of the Earth.  We looked at a demonstration about convection currents in the mantle.

Friday Work Day

Students are completing an in class assignment about volcanoes.

Students are reading the rest of Activity 38 about Earth layers.  They are completing analysis questions 1-2.

The information for the Earth Layers Project is on the chart in the reading.  Students should copy the information to use for their projects.

Student book:
1. Click on the link: http://lab-aids.com/
2. Click on the student link at the top of the website.
3. Enter the username and password.
USERNAME:  purdue7   /   PASSWORD:  science7

Volcano Notes

Volcanoes

Today we read activity 38, pages D14-D16,  from the online textbook.

Student book:
1. Click on the link: http://lab-aids.com/
2. Click on the student link at the top of the website.
3. Enter the username and password.
USERNAME:  purdue7   /   PASSWORD:  science7

We watched a video about Mt St Helen's and began discussing volcanoes.

Retest assignment for Atoms and Minerals

Standards 7.LS.1, 7.ESS.1a, and 7.ESS.1b
Complete the retest assignment and get a retest form completed. Then, see me for a time to retest.

Homework - Yucca Mountain discussion