Varney+Science+4

Students in this class:

Caleb Donaldson, Matt Williams, Stephen Ambrose [|Mr. Varney's blog]

01/24/2012 Students had to write a letter to self about how they did for the first semester and how they would do better for the second semester. As a class, we then took guided notes on a Population Biology and then began The Lynx Hare Complex activity. Students worked in partners and began the simulation. NO HOMEWORK- Please help organize classroom binders if you are working with them in study strategies.

01/27/2012 Students finished population biology notes and continues work on the Lynx Hare Complex Activity. No Homework

01/31/2012 Students continued working on Hare Lynx lab. They finished the simulation and should be finished with the scatter plot graph of all of their data. The final lab, including printed out copy of data table and scatterplot graph, as well as the analysis questions are all due THURSDAY!

02/02/12 Students watched a documentary. There is no homework tonight- but students need to finish their Hare and Lynx lab if they have not already turned it in.

02/03/12 Students were given a writing prompt on population. They must 1.) finish filling out the burger graphic organizer 2.) find a graph using gapminder.org that supports their thesis (special ed kids should not focus on this.) 2.) Have their introduction and thesis statement written. This is all due on Tuesday

02/07/12 First draft of writing prompt due Thursday. Final draft due Friday. Must be turned in hard copy at the very beginning of class.

02/14/2012 Students finished their plate group projects and presented them to the class. Note sheets were handed out, and started. There is no homework tonight.

02/17/2012 Students finish taking notes on the interior of the earth and plate tectonics. No homework over vacation.

02/28/2012

Pages 558-566 #'s 1-7 in the Science Textbook. Students should have finished graphing data from sea floor spreading lab.

03/08/2012

Students turned in the Sea Floor Spreading Lab (graph and analysis questions). Took quiz on tectonic plates and the interior of the earth. Began movie on earthquakes with guided worksheet.

03/13/2012

Went over quiz- students should have recorded correct answers and should retake if they need to. Finished movie __The Day the Earth Shook__- should have finished note sheet that accompanies movie. Began notes on transform Faults.

03/14/2012

Students took notes on transform faults. Must answer three pre-lab questions from "Find the Epicenter of an Earthquake" lab.

03/19/2012

Students took notes on Earthquakes and seismology. Students started the epicenter of an earthquake lab

03/21/12 Students took notes on volcanoes and worked on worksheet __Determining How Fast Some Crustal Plates Move__. Must finish this for homework if not finished.

03/26/2012 Test on Thursday. Quarter ends on Friday. All missing work must be in. Students finished watching a movie. Were given the "hamburger" organizer for an essay comparing volcanoes and earthquakes. This essay will be used on the test on Thursday. Hamburger is due next class.

03/27/12 Students took notes as the test review. Test is on Thursday. Must have essay finished for test on Thursday.

04/02/12 Students took notes on rocks and minerals. Homework tonight- Chapter 17.3 Reading Outline. Due next class. Students completed a rock cycle activity that will be finished next class

04/04/12 Students began Journey of a Rock lab. No homework tonight.

04/09/12 Students took notes- __How Old are Rocks__. Worked on __A Brief History of the Earth Exploration__.

04/11/12 Students took notes for the quiz that will be tomorrow. Students started a lab. No homework aside from studying for their quiz.

04/12/12

04/12/12 Students took a quiz. No homework tonight.

04/25/2012 Went over quiz on the rock cycle. Took notes on weathering 17.4.

04/26/12 Students finished chemical and mechanical weathering lab. Must finish analysis questions for homework. Quiz on Wednesday.

04/30/12 Students reviewed for quiz on Wednesday. Took notes on glaciers.

06/06/12 Students studied for science test today. Took notes on climate/atmosphere/ weather. Can use a large note card on the final exam.