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Earth Science

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Katherine Johnson

Class Notes

Class Note - 05/08/19 4 years ago
Students should review this worksheet to prepare for their star lifecycle quiz!

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life_of_a_star_worksheet (1)
Class Note - 01/16/19 5 years ago
Students finished their weathering foldables today but are keeping them to study for a quiz tomorrow. They will be due tomorrow on 1/17/2019 at the beginning of class.

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Class Note - 12/06/18 5 years ago
The google classroom is set up so that students can submit their two questions for the 2010 Haiti Earthquake survivor we will skype with after break.

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Class Note - 11/28/18 5 years ago
This packet will be used to help students complete their Volcano poster projects which will be due Thursday, 12/20/2018.

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Upcoming Assignments

This chapter is not in the 6th grade textbook.

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Solar System Interactive Readers 1-5

Past Assignments

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Planets flip book
Sun and Stars Worksheet Due: Friday April 26, 2019

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Sun and Stars Reading activity
Stars Interactive Reader Due: Monday May 06, 2019

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Star IR
Universe Graphic Organizer Due: Friday May 10, 2019

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TheUniverseStarsPlanetsandGalaxiesInformationChartGraphicOrganizer
Solar System PhET Lab Due: Thursday April 11, 2019

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My Solar System Lab PhET Lab
Solar System PhET Lab Due: Thursday April 11, 2019

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My Solar System Lab PhET Lab
The life cycle of stars Due: Thursday April 25, 2019

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life_of_a_star_worksheet (1)
Jump Lab Due: Friday April 26, 2019

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gravlab
Asteroids, Meteors and comets Due: Wednesday April 24, 2019

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comets-and-asteroids
Gravity Lab Due: Wednesday April 24, 2019

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Planets and gravity Lab
Planetary Poetry Slam Due: Tuesday April 09, 2019
This assignment will be handed out on Monday, 4/8/2019. It will be due on Tuesday, 4/9/2019.

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Planet Poetry Assignment
Practice Research Project Due: Friday March 22, 2019
This assignment is being completed in class using the NASA space place website.

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NASA Spaceplace
Bill Nye: The planets worksheet Due: Friday March 15, 2019
Worksheet completed in class, 3/15/2019.

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Bill Nye- The planets
Solar System Mnemonic Due: Tuesday March 12, 2019
Assignment was completed in class on 3/12/2019

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Solar System Mnemonic
Magic School bus Lost in Space Due: Friday March 08, 2019
This worksheet was filled out while watching an episode of The Magic School Bus "Lost in Space".

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Magic Schoolbus Video Notes
What is soil and soildoku worksheet Due: Tuesday February 26, 2019
Both worksheets were completed in class on Tuesday, 2/26/2019.

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Activity_Soildoku
Activity_WhatsSoilMadeOf1
Soil Reading Activity Due: Friday February 22, 2019
Students will complete activity, in class, on Friday, 2/22/2019.

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soil_article_and_questions-2
Weathering and Erosion Lab Due: Friday February 15, 2019
This lab will be completed in class on Wednesday, 2/13/19, through Friday, 2/15/2019.

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weatheringanderosionlab
Attached is a link to the article read in class. Students will work in groups to come up with questions from the article and rank them in order of importance and level of inquiry.

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ciserosionquestiongeneration
Sugar Cube Lab Due: Monday January 28, 2019
This lab looks at how surface area affects weathering rates. The lab, and worksheet, were completed in class.

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sugar-cube-lab
Weathering Rates note taking Chart Due: Wednesday January 30, 2019
This chart is being used to take, and organize, notes on the different factors that affect weathering rates. It will be due next week when we have finished the lecture.

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weathering-rates
Chapter 9 Section 2 Review Due: Wednesday January 23, 2019
The homework for tonight is in the textbook: chapter 9 section 2 review questions 1-7.

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Chemical Weathering Lab Due: Tuesday January 22, 2019
Lab and worksheet were completed in class, today, 1/22/2019. To complete this lab at home students will need one dirty penny, a "blob" of ketchup, and a q-tip.

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acid-weathering-lab
Erosion Article Due: Friday January 18, 2019
Worksheet is due on Friday, 1/18/2019.

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erosion-article
Weathering Processes Illustrations Due: Thursday January 17, 2019
Students started this assignment in class. Their homework tonight, 1/16/2019, is to finish the worksheet.

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6-1mechanicalandchemicalweathering-2
Weathering Foldable Due: Wednesday January 16, 2019
Students are making foldables that describe the following weathering processes: Frost (ice) wedging, abrasion, plants and animals, exfoliation, hydrolysis, and oxidation. On the back of the foldable, students should have the definitions for the following: weathering, mechanical weathering, and chemical weathering.

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Bill Nye Erosion Video & Guided Notes Due: Friday January 11, 2019
Today, students used a guided worksheets to take notes on a Bill Nye video on Weathering and Erosion.

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billnyeerosion
Unit 3 Volcano Poster Project Due: Thursday December 20, 2018
Students will work in partners to create their posters. This will be the summative assessment for our plate tectonics/natural hazards unit. It is due 12/20/2018.

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unit-3-summative-assessment
UNIT 3 Natural Hazards Packet Due: Thursday December 20, 2018
This packet will be handed out Monday, 12/03/2018, and will be used in class, and as homework, until the break.

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doc00703020181128103731
UNIT 3 Plate Tectonics PhET lab Due: Wednesday November 28, 2018
Students will have two days, in class, to complete lab simulation.

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plate-tectonics-lab
UNIT 3 Pangea Puzzle Project Due: Tuesday November 27, 2018
Started 11/15/2018

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pangea-puzzle
UNIT 3 Egg vs. Earth Activity Worksheet Due: Wednesday November 14, 2018
This worksheet was completed in class. To make up this assignment you will need one hard boiled egg. This assignment started with a warm up question worth 10 points: Write a letter to your best friend. You have just returned from an adventurous journey to the center of the earth. Write a description of your journey. Describe what the temperatures were (hot, cold, moderate) and what materials (liquids, gases, solids) you passed through.

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studenteggearthworksheet
MYP Science fair Packet Due: Friday March 22, 2019
This is the packet used to complete the science fair project. The packet, along with a tri-fold poster presentation will be due at the end of March.

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myp-science-fair-packet

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Unit 3 Plate Tectonics and Natural Hazards
Katherine Johnson