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January 4 TEKS 8.9 Vocab:

In Class Activity: Pretest for Plate tectonics and geology

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January 5 TEKS 8.9B,C Vocab:

In Class Activity:

Homework:

Key Questions: What is the relationship between type of rock, mountain range age and mountain range size?

January 6 TEKS 8.9 B,C Vocab:

In Class Activity: Finish Mountain Mania

Homework:

Key Questions: What is the relationship between type of rock, mountain range age and mountain range size?

January 7 TEKS Vocab: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition review from 7th grade

In Class Activity: Grade Mountain Mania graphs,

Homework:

Key Questions: How are weathering,erosion, and deposition different? How do they change the earth's surface? What types of erosion are common in Texas?

January 10 TEKS Vocab: Convergent, Divergent, Transform

In Class Activity: Notes - Sea Floor Spreading, Types of boundaries, diagram of layers of earth

Homework: Layers of the Earth graph and questions - Due Thursday

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January 11 TEKS Vocab: Convergent, Divergent, Hot spot, Sea Floor spreading, volcano, transform, density

In Class Activity: Plate tectonics Rotation Lab

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January 12 TEKS 8.9A Vocab: Plate tectonics, sea floor spreading, plate boundary

In Class Activity: Bill Nye Greatest Discovery: Plate tectonics Layers of Earth DUE Homework:

Key Questions:

Jan 13

IN CLASS: plate tectonics rotation lab

Jan 14

IN CLASS: Frame: Plate tectonics Rock observations

Jan 18

IN CLASS: worksheets reviewing sea floor spreading and continental drift

HW: quiz tomorrow

Jan 19 TEKS 8.9

VOCAB:

IN CLASS: Which does not belong? Plate tectonics Plate tectonics rotation lab quiz

HW: none

Key questions: How does plate tectonics affect formation of land features?

Jan 20 TEKS review 6th grade rock cycle

VOCAB: igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

IN CLASS: rolling rock cycle

HW: lab questions

Key questions: How is each rock type created? What land forms are assiciated with each rock type?

Jan 24 TEKS: 8.9C

VOCAB: topopgraphy, landform

IN CLASS: Saran hand, topo map observations

HW: rock cycles questions DUE Thursday

Jan 25 TEKS 8.9c

VOCAB: topography, contour line, landform

IN CLASS: landforms on stick, notes on topographic map, pass back papers

Key questions: What is a contour line? What do steep areas look like on a map? What do gradual slope look like on a map?

Jan 26 TEKS 8.9C

VOCAB: topography, contour line

IN CLASS: Topograph rotation lab

Key Questions: How do landforms change as a result of weathering and erosion?

Jan 27 TEKS 8.9C

IN CLASS: Rocks quiz and finish Topo lab

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