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This Week in Earth Science: March 1 - 5

• Monday - Periodic Table Warm-up (all week), Core Sampling Lab, Michigan Basin Demos & Discussion (quiz on Wednesday), 90% Nine Mineral Quiz (self-paced).
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Signed Progress Reports are due, Michigan Basin slides & map, 90% Nine Mineral Quiz (self-paced).
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Elements Music, Michigan Basin Quiz & 90% Nine Mineral Quiz (self-paced).
• Thursday - Warm-up, Odyssey of Atom X Flow Chart (+10), 90% Nine Mineral Quiz (self-paced).
• Friday - Warm-up, Wreck of the E. Fitzgerald Video, Iron Ore Concentration Lab, Buried Treasure Questions assigned (due Monday), 90% Nine Mineral Quiz.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Here's a recent shot of our classroom Red-eared Slider relaxing on his rock. During the school year he lives in the class- room and in the summer enjoys an outdoor pool. Red-eared Sliders are probably not native to Michigan but have escaped or been released into our state by pet owners. According to Harding and Holman (1990) this turtle species is native from northwestern Indiana south to Georgia and west to Texas and Oklahoma where it prefers to live in still-water habitats (lakes, ponds, sloughs).

This Week in Earth Science: February 22-26

• Monday - Geology Vocab due, Halite Crystal Project assigned (due Fri. March 19th), Rock Cycle Diagram (quiz on Wednesday).
• Tuesday - New Warm-up assigned (Periodic Table), Sodium Video Clip, "Is It A Mineral?" Lab.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Rock Cycle Quiz, Magnesium Video Clip, Review Volcanology Test results from last week, Assign 90% Nine Mineral Quiz (self-paced).
• Thursday - Warm-up, Flint & Steel Demo, Diamonds sciTunes DVD, Diamonds PowerPoint presentation & notes.
• Friday - Warm-up, Mr. Mohs Lab, time for students to try 90% Nine Mineral Quiz.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: February 15 -19

• Monday - Teacher Professional Development Day - no school for students!
• Tuesday - Completion of Dante's Peak & the Dante's Peak Analysis Sheets will be collected.
• Wednesday - Monitoring Volcanoes Quiz & Volcanology Unit Review Questions.
• Thursday - Volcanology Review Bonus Contest.
• Friday - Volcanology Unit Test & Geology Vocab assigned (due Monday).
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.

This Week in Earth Science: February 8 -12

• Monday - Warm-up, Monitoring Volcanoes Notes & PowerPoint Presentation.
• Tuesday - Warm-up, Dante's Peak Info Slips due, Yellowstone Slides & Outline.
• Wednesday - Warm-up, Dante's Peak Analysis assigned, Dante's Peak Part I.
• Thursday - Warm-up, Dante's Peak Analysis, Dante's Peak Part II.
• Friday - Warm-up (complete & turn in today), Dante's Peak Analysis, Dante's Peak Part III.
• Disclaimer: The Honors Earth Science Class will follow a slightly different plan than what is presented above.