Thursday, January 31, 2019

Making of the Earth Part 1

DoNow: Why is the interior of the Earth so hot? What does the heat do to the interior of the Earth? (Scientific American)

AIM: I can listen critically and represent the history of Earth in multiple formats.

Activities:
- Submit I Notice I Wonder I Draw 11.13-15 (images) p102; 11.13 Reading Notes: Formation of the Earth (weblink) (pdf) p103
- Tableshare Formation of the Solar System Activity p104; 11.13 Formation of the Earth SSN (slideshow) (Earth Formation BBC video) p105; 11.15 Reading Notes: Early Atmosphere (CK12 link) (pdf) p106
How The Earth Was Made Drawing Booklet (video) Inside Back Cover

Homework:
Complete How The Earth Was Made Drawing Booklet (video) Inside Back Cover

Due Next Class: Formation of the Solar System Activity p104; 11.13 Formation of the Earth SSN (slideshow) (Earth Formation BBC video) p105; 11.15 Reading Notes: Early Atmosphere (CK12 link) (pdf) p106

Coming Up:
Lifeforms on Earth
Evolution of the Earth and Earth Systems Test: ~11 classes away

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Formation of the Earth

DoNow: Create 12-entry DoNow/Organizer Grid on pages 100-101. Identify something you notice about your table partners and share your response with them.

AIM: I can describe how the Earth formed and the three sources of residual heat.

Activities:
- Tableshare I Notice I Wonder I Draw 11.13-15 p102 (images); 11.13 Reading Notes: Formation of the Earth (weblink) (pdf) p103
- Earth's History in 6 minutes (video)
Formation of the Solar System Activity p104 (ISS Agglomeration video)
11.13 Formation of the Earth SSN (slideshow) (Earth Formation BBC video) p105
11.15 Reading Notes: Early Atmosphere (CK12 link) (pdf) p106

Homework:
Complete Formation of the Solar System Activity p104; 11.13 Formation of the Earth SSN (slideshow) (Earth Formation BBC video) p105; 11.15 Reading Notes: Early Atmosphere (CK12 link) (pdf) p106

Due: I Notice I Wonder I Draw 11.13-15 p102 (images); 11.13 Reading Notes: Formation of the Earth (weblink) (pdf) p103

Coming Up:
Early Earth
Evolution of the Earth and Earth Systems Test: ~12 classes away

Friday, January 25, 2019

Age of the Earth Quiz

DoNow: Share your riddle cards and record the best one from your table.

AIM: I will show that I know relative and absolute dating.

Activities:
- Submit Dating Rocks and Fossils Activity p98; Study Guide Age of EarthNotebook Organization 1 with Riddle Cards p99
- T.E.S.T Taking Formation

Top Performers and Class Average
PeriodClass AverageTop Performer
1st71.8%*Mason*
2nd65.2%Mia & Justin
4th70.5%*Burak, Jeremy, Mitchell*
*perfect score*

- For next class: 12 entry DoNow Grid p100-101
I Notice I Wonder I Draw 11.13-15 (images) p102
11.13 Reading Notes: Formation of the Earth (weblink) (pdf) p103

Homework:
Complete I Notice I Wonder I Draw 11.13-15 (images) p102; 11.13 Reading Notes: Formation of the Earth (weblink) (pdf) p103

Coming Up:
Early Earth and Earth's Developement
Early Earth and Earth's Developement Test: TBA

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Age of the Earth Review

DoNow: What did the momma and baby volcanoes say to each other?

AIM: I can organize the ideas of relative and absolute dating to determine the age of rocks and the Earth.

Activities:
- Submit Radiometric Dating Game (PhET Simulation) p97
- Tableshare Dating Rocks and Fossils Activity p98; Study Guide Age of Earth
- Notebook Organization 1
- 2 Age of Earth Riddle Cards (slideshow) p99
- How the Earth Was Made: Birth of the Earth (Nat Geo video)

Homework:
Complete Prepare for Dating Rocks and Earth Quiz; 2 Age of Earth Riddle Cards (slideshow); Notebook Organization 1

Due Next Class: Dating Rocks and Fossils Activity p98; Study Guide Age of EarthNotebook Organization with Riddle Cards p99

Coming Up:
Age of the Earth Quiz
Dating Rocks and the Earth Quiz Fri., 25Jan2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

Relative and Absolute Dating

DoNow: An ivory mammoth tusk is claimed to be 17 thousand years old. Radiocarbon or carbon-14 dating will be used to verify the age. The halflife of carbon-14 is 5730 years. How many half-lives should have elapsed? What percent and fraction of carbon-14 should remain in the ivory tusk? (nat geo)

AIM: I can describe how to use relative and absolute dating techniques to determine the age of rocks.

Activities:
- Submit Half-Life of Red Vine Worksheet p95; SSN 11.10 Radiometric Dating (slideshow) p96
- Tableshare Radiometric Dating Game (PhET Simulation java devices only) (procedure) p97
Dating Rocks and Fossils Activity p98
11.2, 11.9 and 11.10 Study Guide Age of Earth

Homework:
Complete Dating Rocks and Fossils Activity p98

Due Next Class:
Radiometric Dating Game (PhET Simulation) p97

Coming Up:
Age of the Earth Review
Dating Rocks and the Earth Quiz Fri., 25Jan2019

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Radiometric Dating

DoNow: What percent of the parent nucleotide remains after three half-lives? What fraction? What information do you need to determine the age of an artifact? (Smithsonian)

AIM: I can us a computer simulation to describe how increasing the amount of data increases the statistic reliability of data and how to determine actual age of rock strata or layers.

Activities:
- Submit Reading Notes 11.10 (Ch 11.10) (pdf) (video) p93; SSN 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (slideshow) p92; Half-Life of Licorice Nice Bar Graph Activity p94
- Tableshare SSN 11.10 Radiometric Dating (slideshow) p96; Half-Life of Red Vine Worksheet p95
- Radiometric Dating Game (PhET Simulation java devices only) (procedure) p97

Homework:
Complete Radiometric Dating Game (PhET Simulation java devices only) (procedure) p97

Due Next Class: SSN 11.10 Radiometric Dating (slideshow) p96; Half-Life of Red Vine Worksheet p95

Coming Up:
Relative and Absolute Dating
Age of Earth Quiz ~4 classes away

Monday, January 14, 2019

Half-Life

DoNow: The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 1 day. If there is 25% remaining from the last measurement, how many days have passed since the amount of the isotope was last measured?

AIM: I can describe how to use radioactive half-life decay to calculate the absolute age of a substance.

Activities:
- Submit I Notice, I Wonder, I Draw (images) p90; Reading Notes 11.9 (Ch 11.9) (pdf link) p91
- Tableshare Reading Notes 11.10 (Ch 11.10) (pdf) (Bozeman Science Radiocarbon Dating video) p93; SSN 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (slideshow) p92; Half-Life of Red Vine Nice Bar Graph Activity p94
SSN 11.10 Radiometric Dating (slideshow) p96
Half-Life of Licorice Worksheet p95

Homework: SSN 11.10 Radiometric Dating (slideshow) p96; Half-Life of Red Vine Worksheet p95

Due Next Class: Reading Notes 11.10 (Ch 11.10) (pdf) (Bozeman Science Radiocarbon Dating video) p93; SSN 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (slideshow) p92; Half-Life of Red Vine Nice Bar Graph Activity p94

Coming Up:
Radiometric Dating
Age of Earth Quiz ~5 classes away

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Half-Life Graph

DoNow: How is the age of a sedimentary rock strata layer related to the age of fossil which is discovered within the layer? (USGS)

AIM: I can describe radioactive decay of atomic isotopes.

Activities:
- Tableshare Organized 2nd Semester NB; I Notice, I Wonder, I Draw (images) p90; Reading Notes 11.9 (Ch 11.9) (pdf link) p91
- Half-Life of Red Vine Nice Bar Graph Activity p94
- Half-life (video)
SSN 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (slideshow) p92
Reading Notes 11.10 Radiometric Dating of Rocks (Chapter 11.10) (pdf) (Bozeman Science Radiocarbon Dating video) p93

Homework:
Complete Reading Notes 11.10 (Ch 11.10) (pdf) p93; SSN 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (slideshow) (Bozeman Science Radiocarbon Dating video) p92; Half-Life of Red Vine Nice Bar Graph Activity p94

Due Next Class:
I Notice, I Wonder, I Draw (images) p90; Reading Notes 11.9 (Ch 11.9) (pdf link) p93

Coming Up:
Half-Life of Licorice
Age of Earth Quiz ~6 classes away

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Welcome Back! to Absolute Dating

DoNow: Share something you believe makes you awesome to your table. Put the paper color separator strip at the edge of p85-86.

AIM: I can describe radioactive decay of atomic isotopes which are used to determine absolute age of materials in the Lithosphere.

Activities:
- New Seats
- Second Semester Notebook Setup: Table of Contents p86-87, DoNow Grid 88-89
- Complete First DoNow Grid (Left Column: New Items and Right Column DoNow Response)
- Cup Challenge
- I Notice, I Wonder, I Draw (images) p90
- Reading Notes 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (Chapter 11.9) (pdf link) p91

Homework:
Complete I Notice, I Wonder, I Draw (images) p90; Reading Notes 11.9 Radioactive Decay as a Measure of Age (Chapter 11.9) (pdf link) p91; Verify your notebook is correctly Setup for Second Semester

Due Next Class:
Correctly Setup Second Semester Notebook

Coming Up:
Half-Life Graph