Friday April 19th

The Plan:

Science:
This week we will be continuing our study of the rock cycle by working on 2.5 “Metamorphic Rocks”which will include a lab making Metamorphic Smores. After we have finished 2.5 we will be working on a travel brochure that will help students put together the similarities and differences between the rock types. As usual a quiz will be coming up the 19^th over 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5. We have almost finished the unit, and so look for a study guide to come home late in the week. As of now our test over Rocks, Minerals, and the Rock Cycle is tentatively scheduled for Friday April 26^th.

Homeroom:
Signed 4th quarter progress reports are due back Monday April 22nd

 

What is Happening:

Monday: We began the day by checking our Igneous rock labs to make sure we understood everything that was happening during the lab and then we graphed our quizzes from last Friday. Students then began their notes on 2.5 "Metamorphic Rocks" which they completed with either a partner or by themselves in class. Students then were given the task to create either a comic strip or short story based on a rock's journey of changing into a metamorphic rock. This will be due 10 minutes into class tomorrow.

Tuesday: We started off the day by finishing our comic strips/short stories. We checked them with our tablemates and then moved on to checking our notes for 2.3 (page 10) and 2.5 (page 12) against my gold answer key. Next, we completed our Metamorphic Smores and worked on the lab report in class. Any part of the lab report not finished (including the essay question) needs to be completed by tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Essay Question: Describe the rock example we made in class during the metamorphic lab. Why was this activity a good example of that type of rock? What did each of the ingredients in the example represent?

Wednesday: We had the students check each other's metamorphic lab report essays and then we wrote a final draft of the essay which we shared in teams. Next we previewed a 3 types of rocks foldable we are going to be completing over the next 2 days and began working on it. The foldable will be due on Friday near the middle of class right before the quiz. If any student needs a copy of the instructions to come home please have them let me know and I can make them a copy.

Thursday: We continued to work on our 3 types of rocks folables today, taking a break to watch a brainpop over the three types of rocks and fill out an activity form for participation points. We met with a partner to discuss how our foldables were coming along and then class was over. We will work on our foldables for about 30 minutes tomorrow and then we will take the quiz over 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5.

Friday: Today we finished up our foldable over the three types of rocks and I am so proud of the effort that the students put into their work! After we finished up the foldable we showed them off to our classmates and then we took our quiz over 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5. We will graph our quizzes on Monday and they will be free to come home. Have a great weekend!