Ms. Merrick

23rd to 27th

This week we will focus on the water cycle, waves, currents and tides

Download Interactive_textbook chp 14

Corrections

Corrections to the Ocean notes.Download Notes ocean

Week 01/20/12

Welcome back to school. We are beginning our study of the Earth's oceans and fresh water. The students completed a packet on the first 2 sections of chapter 13 on oceans and ocean floor topography. It was due on 1/13. They begin a drawing on the ocean floor this week. It will be due on 1/19.

Standards: Students should explain that a large portion of Earth's Surface is water.

Describe the composition, location, and Subsurface topography of the oceans.

Explain the causes of waves, tides and currents.

Download Interactive_textbook

Week Oct 24th to Oct 28th

Hello,

This week students will complete their weathering and erosion tiles, which will serve as a study guide. Today we started our class discussions on soil. Vocabulary was pre-taught in class today.Download Soil

Thanks

Ms. Merrick

 

Week 10/01/11

Good Morning,

This week we continue learning about rocks and how they are classified. Students where able to use Kinesthetic/tactile learning style. They touched, observed the different types of rocks as the abstract concept was reinforced in the process. It was amazing.

I am attaching a study guide for the unit test coming up on 10/05/11

Download Rock-and-mineral-study-guide-1011

Week ending 09/23/11

Hello,

This week we started a new unit on Rocks.

Standards:

S6E5B: Students will investigate the composition of rocks in terms of minerals.

S6E5C: Students will describe processes that change rocks and the surface of the earth.

Attached are Class notes of Rocks.

Download The Rock Cycle Notes

Minerals

Download Mighty-minerals-info-sheet-musick-1

This week we continue our study of minerals.  The mineral spaceship will be due today Friday, Sept. 9th. The students spent Tuesday in the computer lab discovering the many uses of minerals, mineral mania. Today we will go back to the lab where the students will research 1 mineral for their Mighty Mineral project.  See Mr. Musick's blog for a copy of mineral project sheet.

 The students will research a mineral and make an advertisement poster of the mineral with a catchy slogan. For example, Flint "So easy to  use,  evan a caveman could use it". The poster will display the uses of the mineral. Mighty Mineral will be due next Friday, September 16th.

Since we are in the computer lab on Friday, there will not be a quiz this week. It will come next Tuesday.

Week 09/11

Good Morning,

Welcome back. Today students will be going to the computer lab to investigate various types of minerals. A required sheet and how to complete this assignment is located in Mr. Musick's blog. Students are expected to complete pages 1 and 3. Students should visit Mr. Musick's blog to investigate the webpages.

Thanks

Class work

Helllo,

Today in class we started a class project on minerals, this will be due next week. Please see attached.

Thanks

Download Science Classwork

Study guide

Hello,

How are you doing? Your notes from class will serve as your study guide for our Friday quiz. Well for visiting my Blog please check out this attachment. Good-Luck

Download Study guide week 2

Download Interactive_textbook