Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Week Ahead in Earth Science: Feb. 16-20

• There is no school for students on Monday - it's Presidents Day!
• Geology Vocab is due on Tuesday. Students will draw a Rock Cycle Study Diagram to prepare for a quiz to be given on Thursday. The Annual Crystal Project will be assigned and is due on Friday March 20th.
• On Wednesday students will receive a blank Periodic Table that will be used for the next ten school days as a warm-up assignment. Students will learn about the 4 requirements of a true mineral and then will apply these concepts during the "Is it a Mineral?" Lab.
• The Rock Cycle Quiz is on Thursday. Last week's Volcanology Test will be reviewed and the 90% Nine Mineral Quiz will be assigned. This quiz is self-paced and can be tried until perfection is attained by each student over the next several weeks.
• Diamonds will be the topic on Friday with demos, music, video, slides and notes. Students may begin taking the 90% Nine Mineral Quiz.

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