We've had 7 school days since the last blog post. In those school days, we've read articles on Seafloor Spreading and Earth's Core and Mantle. We also did an assignment on tectonic plates and watched various video clips covering plate tectonic theory specific to the Pacific Ring of Fire, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park. All of these locations are hotbeds for geologic activity, and we learned about why in the last few lessons. We're almost done with Plate Tectonics, with lessons on plate boundaries and the 5 part model of the interior of the Earth to come before moving on to our water unit.
We started our conversation of Plate Tectonics by covering the idea that modern plate tectonic theory started with: Continental Drift. We learned all about the man (Alfred Wegener), his evidences (the continents look like they fit together, they contained the same fossils, and had the same rock stratification), and why his idea was not accepted in his time (he couldn't explain how or why it was happening). We took two tests this week, one on Continental Drift and one on convection currents.
This week, students were given a lot of time to complete their Solar System Webquest assignment. It is pretty involved, with students having to navigate between multiple websites and search for and read a lot of content on those pages. For this reason, they were given parts of three different class periods to complete this assignment. The assignment is also worth twice as much as a normal one, so hopefully it got turned in. This week, we also watched a video on the planets of the solar system, and took post test 4 and pre test 5.
This week, we watched a video on the Big Bang Theory, then took post test 3 and pre test 4. The next class period, we read on article on E=mc squared and learned a little more about it with a Bozeman science clip. After that, I gave students a lecture on the Solar System with the help of a powerpoint and made sure that we discussed all the questions that would be on their next test. The next class period, we read an article about Stanley Miller and his ability to make organic compounds out of inorganic ones in a lab back in 1952. Students then worked on a Solar System Webquest, one that they will have some more time next week to complete.
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AuthorMr. Saurer is a science teacher and basketball coach currently teaching at Granger High School. Archives
February 2019
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