Renewable and Non-Renewable Natural Resources
Monday, May 14, 2017
Opener: What do you think of when you hear “natural resources?”
Opener: What do you think of when you hear “natural resources?”
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Our exit was to complete the brain pop quiz and check for completed notes
Saving the Environment: Learning about Natural Resources
Tuesday, May 15, 2017
Standard
S6E6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the uses and conservation of various natural resources and how they impact the Earth.
b. Design and evaluate solutions for sustaining the quality and supply of natural resources such as water, soil, and air.
Student Learning Target
I can provide solutions for sustaining the quality of natural resources.
I can provide solutions for sustaining the supply of natural resources.
I can evaluate proposed solutions for strengths and limitations.
Standard
S6E6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the uses and conservation of various natural resources and how they impact the Earth.
b. Design and evaluate solutions for sustaining the quality and supply of natural resources such as water, soil, and air.
Student Learning Target
I can provide solutions for sustaining the quality of natural resources.
I can provide solutions for sustaining the supply of natural resources.
I can evaluate proposed solutions for strengths and limitations.
After the movie, students will reflect in their science journals about the conditions that occurred in the Thneedville.
Students should be very descriptive and give examples.
Students should be very descriptive and give examples.
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Natural Resource Stations Rotation
Wednesday, May 16, 2017
Standard
S6E6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the uses and conservation of various natural resources and how they impact the Earth.
b. Design and evaluate solutions for sustaining the quality and supply of natural resources such as water, soil, and air.
Student Learning Target
I can provide solutions for sustaining the quality of natural resources.
I can provide solutions for sustaining the supply of natural resources.
I can evaluate proposed solutions for strengths and limitations.
Standard
S6E6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the uses and conservation of various natural resources and how they impact the Earth.
b. Design and evaluate solutions for sustaining the quality and supply of natural resources such as water, soil, and air.
Student Learning Target
I can provide solutions for sustaining the quality of natural resources.
I can provide solutions for sustaining the supply of natural resources.
I can evaluate proposed solutions for strengths and limitations.
Solar Eclipse
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Monday May, 21st 2017
Today we completed the Oreo Lab and enjoyed Oreo cookies while actively learning about and observing the solar eclipse. |
Natural Resource Lab Grade
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Tuesday May 22. 2017
Today we reviewed our natural resource study guide from Monday May 14th as our opener. We then completed the Natural Resource Science Lab. This assignment will be graded. If you were out please print and complete today's Assignment. Return it to the Late Bin. |
Mineral Characteristic
Standard
S6E5. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to show how Earth’s surface is formed.
b. Plan and carry out an investigation of the characteristics of minerals and how minerals contribute to rock composition.
S6E5. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to show how Earth’s surface is formed.
b. Plan and carry out an investigation of the characteristics of minerals and how minerals contribute to rock composition.
Monday August 28, 2017
Today we are studying minerals as the basic composition of rock. Minerals are defined as a naturally formed, inorganic solid crystalline that has a definite chemical structure. Examples of minerals are gold, copper, and fluorite. When determining is it a mineral students should ask themselves these four questions. Is it living or non-living? a mineral must be composed of non living matter. Is it a solid? Most mineral are not liquids and cannot be a gas. Does it have a crystalline structure? which means the composition throughout repeats and often reflects as a crystal like shape. Is it formed naturally? must not be made by man. By the end of the lesson students will understand that a rock is composed of minerals but a mineral is not a rock.
Today we are studying minerals as the basic composition of rock. Minerals are defined as a naturally formed, inorganic solid crystalline that has a definite chemical structure. Examples of minerals are gold, copper, and fluorite. When determining is it a mineral students should ask themselves these four questions. Is it living or non-living? a mineral must be composed of non living matter. Is it a solid? Most mineral are not liquids and cannot be a gas. Does it have a crystalline structure? which means the composition throughout repeats and often reflects as a crystal like shape. Is it formed naturally? must not be made by man. By the end of the lesson students will understand that a rock is composed of minerals but a mineral is not a rock.
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Identifying Minerals
Tuesday August 29, 2017
Today we will examine the properties of minerals to help identify the type of minerals.
Properties we will be looking at are:
Color -not the best practice to use when identifying minerals
Luster-the way the surface reflects light
Streak- the color left behind when rubbed against another surface
Cleavage- smooth even break
Fracture-rigged uneven break
Hardness (Moh's Scale) 1 Talc - 10 Diamond- how easy is it to scratch
Density- does it float or sink
Special Properties-
fluorescence
radioactivity
magnetic
malleable
greasy feel
soapy feel
earthy odor
fizzes in acid
Today we will examine the properties of minerals to help identify the type of minerals.
Properties we will be looking at are:
Color -not the best practice to use when identifying minerals
Luster-the way the surface reflects light
Streak- the color left behind when rubbed against another surface
Cleavage- smooth even break
Fracture-rigged uneven break
Hardness (Moh's Scale) 1 Talc - 10 Diamond- how easy is it to scratch
Density- does it float or sink
Special Properties-
fluorescence
radioactivity
magnetic
malleable
greasy feel
soapy feel
earthy odor
fizzes in acid
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Mineral Identification
Wednesday August 29, 2017
Mystery Mineral Game
Pick a mineral from pp. 800-801
other classmates must ask yes/no questions to determine the identity of the mystery mineral (like “20 Questions”)
Mystery Mineral Game
Pick a mineral from pp. 800-801
other classmates must ask yes/no questions to determine the identity of the mystery mineral (like “20 Questions”)
We are also working on the super hero project. The link with examples are below. This project will be due Next Wednesday.
Research your first mineral on your paper. Find out every section and write it in the appropriate section.
Research websites students may find useful for their mineral research
A. http://www.mineralszone.com/minerals/
B. http://www.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
C. http://www.theimage.com/gemstone/gemstone.html
D. http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/minerals
E. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/gemstone-primer.html
F. http://www.galleries.com/default.htm
G. http://www.galleries.com/Gemstones
Research your first mineral on your paper. Find out every section and write it in the appropriate section.
Research websites students may find useful for their mineral research
A. http://www.mineralszone.com/minerals/
B. http://www.galleries.com/minerals/by-name.htm
C. http://www.theimage.com/gemstone/gemstone.html
D. http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/minerals
E. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/gemstone-primer.html
F. http://www.galleries.com/default.htm
G. http://www.galleries.com/Gemstones
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Growing and Identifying Minerals
Wednesday August 30, 2017
Watch the brainpop found at this link
Complete the Class brainpop quiz on the Making Crystals Worksheet
Begin the growing Crystal lab and worksheet for a grade
Review answers to the is it a mineral or rock worksheet
work on your super hero project
Watch the brainpop found at this link
Complete the Class brainpop quiz on the Making Crystals Worksheet
Begin the growing Crystal lab and worksheet for a grade
Review answers to the is it a mineral or rock worksheet
work on your super hero project
Mineral Identification Lab
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Today we did the Socrative classwork assignment to assess student knowledge of minerals. The grades have been posted in ParentVue. Students can go to useful links and find a lot of study tool to prepare them for our upcoming quiz and test. We also did the Mineral Identification Lab where we went through the steps and attempted to identify 9 minerals to include quartz, magnetite, pyrite, calcite, sulfur, olivine, graphite, galena, and hematite. The lab sheet can be found below. Tomorrow is our mineral quiz and we will review the answers and start studying on Tuesday in stations. Test on Next Friday.
Today we did the Socrative classwork assignment to assess student knowledge of minerals. The grades have been posted in ParentVue. Students can go to useful links and find a lot of study tool to prepare them for our upcoming quiz and test. We also did the Mineral Identification Lab where we went through the steps and attempted to identify 9 minerals to include quartz, magnetite, pyrite, calcite, sulfur, olivine, graphite, galena, and hematite. The lab sheet can be found below. Tomorrow is our mineral quiz and we will review the answers and start studying on Tuesday in stations. Test on Next Friday.
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