This Week in Earth Science: May 30 - June 3

Joplin, Missouri tornado damage at Home Depot.
(Source: CNN)

• Monday ~ Memorial Day, no school!
• Tuesday ~ Mystery Sand Lab.

• Wednesday~ Glaciology Review.
• Thursday ~ Glaciology Test, Semester Xword assigned.
• Friday~ Semester Xword due, Semester Exam Study Guide.
• Looking Ahead ~ Semester Exams next week!
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: May 23 -27

The Grimsvotn volcano under the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland was erupting Saturday, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. (Source: CNN)

• Monday ~ Warm-up (Weather Record Sheet all week), Severe Weather Diagram, Tuscaloosa Tornado video clips.
• Tuesday ~ Warm-up, Review Severe Weather Diagram, Lake Michigan Bathymetry Lab.

• Wednesday~ Warm-up (collect & grade), Review Severe Weather Diagram, Rising Seas video clip, Greenhouse Effect demos, Disappearing Glaciers PowerPoint & notes.
• Thursday ~ Review Sand Dune Poster, Weather Watching slides, Severe Weather Quiz.
• Friday~ Weather demos, Ice World video, Seniors vs. Staff Basketball Game after lunch.
• Looking Ahead ~ Glaciology Unit Test next week .
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: May 16 -20

A map showing the maximum glaciation during
the Wisconsinan Ice Age.

• Monday ~ Warm-up (Weather Record Sheet all week), Review Sand Dune Poster, Ice Age Clues slides & map.
• Tuesday ~ Warm-up, Review Sand Dune Poster, Great Lakes demos & Map Search.

• Wednesday~ Warm-up, Review Sand Dune Poster, Tornado Intercept Video Guide.
• Thursday ~ Warm-up, Review Sand Dune Poster, Finish Tornado Intercept Video Guide, Severe Weather Study Guide.
• Friday~ Warm-up, Review Sand Dune Poster, Sand Dune Poster Quiz, Rise & Fall of the Great Lakes.
• Looking Ahead ~ Seniors vs. Staff Basketball Game Friday May 27th.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: May 9 -13

John Muir: Inventor, immigrant, botanist, glaciologist, writer, fruit rancher, and protector of Yosemite Valley.

• Monday ~ Question & Answer Warm-up (Mon. & Tues.), Glaciology Vocab due, Ice Age Theory notes, Ice Age Flip Diagram project.
• Tuesday ~ Warm-up (due today), Earth Science Progress Reports are being sent home today (return signed by Friday), Review Paleontology Unit Test, Glacier Recipe demo.

• Wednesday~ Iceman video clip, Iceman article.
• Thursday ~ Yosemite Valley slides & outline.
• Friday~ New Warm-up (Weather Record Sheet), Progress Reports due, Sand Dune Poster key, Valley Glacier Features lab.
• Looking Ahead ~ Honors Earth Science Field Trip Friday night May 20th.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: May 2 -8

Aerial photo showing the path of the April 28, 2011 tornado,

the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

• Monday ~ Question & Answer Warm-up (all week), Age of Earth notes, Geologic Time video short, Half-life Demos, Timeline Lab.
• Tuesday ~ Warm-up, Earth Day slide show, Geologic Time Quiz, Paleo Review Questions assigned.
• Wednesday~ Warm-up, T-Rex Sue music video, Paleo Review Questions due, Paleo Review bonus challenge.
• Thursday ~ Warm-up, Paleontology Unit Test, Glaciology Vocab assigned.
• Friday~ Warm-up, Glaciology Vocab due, Glacier Girl Music Video, last day for Geologic Time Quiz.
• Looking Ahead ~ Honors Earth Science Field Trip Friday night May 20th.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: April 18-22

Easter falls on the first Sunday following
the first full moon that occurs on or after
the day of the vernal equinox.

• Monday ~ Nova Podcast Warm-up (collect & grade today), Paleozoic Seas Fossil Lab, Geologic Time Quiz (all week).
• Tuesday ~ Delayed Start schedule; Dark As a Dungeon Music; Coal Formula PowerPoint, notes & specimens.
• Wednesday~ T-Rex video clips, Dinosaur Name Project.
• Thursday ~ Earth Day Service Trip or Canyonlands DVD & Questions.
• Friday~ No school due to Good Friday!
• Looking Ahead ~ No school Friday April 29th (Professional Development Day for teachers).
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: April 11-15

• Monday ~ Warm-up (Nova Podcast all week), Index Fossil Lab, Geologic Time Quiz (all week).
• Tuesday ~ Delayed Start schedule, Warm-up, Geologic Eras Study Guide & examples.
• Wednesday~ Warm-up, Review Geologic Eras, Fossil Assemblage Lab I.
• Thursday ~ Warm-up, Review Geologic Eras, Fossil Assemblage Lab II.
• Friday~ Warm-up, Review Geologic Eras, Geologic Eras Quiz, Time to work on Geologic Time Quiz.
• Looking Ahead ~ Earth Day Field Trip Thursday April 21st, No school Friday April 22nd (Good Friday).
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.