1. Work on flip books for 20 minutes
2. Mrs. Steele reads us The Legend of Sleeping Bear
3. Look at pictures and discuss the Dust Bowl
Reminder: Flip books due Friday (see Homework tab for more details).
Warm up: What is the difference between a dune (p.64) and a loess deposit (p.66)?
1. Work on flip books for 20 minutes 2. Mrs. Steele reads us The Legend of Sleeping Bear 3. Look at pictures and discuss the Dust Bowl Reminder: Flip books due Friday (see Homework tab for more details).
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2. Wind erosion Power Point (what is wind, what produces wind, what is wind erosion, and what are the effects?) 3. Share results of research regarding the Sleeping Bear Dunes Homework: Begin working on Wind portion of flip book. See 'Homework tab' for more detailed instructions. Today Mrs. Samuelson is coming to talk to us about next year's classes. Make sure to bring your enrollment sheet home and work with your parents to make your class choices. Form is due March 1, 2011
If you are absent, Mrs. Samuelson will schedule a make up meeting for you. Warm up:
Read page 62 in textbook 1. What 2 landscapes are most shaped by wind erosion? 2. Why? (There are 2 reasons) Today we wrapped up wave erosion and looked at pictures of Mrs. Steele's scrapbook of her backpacking trip to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (lots of pictures of wave erosion). Tomorrow: Enrollment meeting Homework: page 6 in packet... see homework tab on website for an extra copy. Band/Orchestra students gone:
1st hr.- Finish the cave video from last week 2nd hr.- Tesselations 3rd hr.- Survival Game Happy Valentines Day!!!
Warm up: Describe one example of a coastal landform created by wave erosion. (p. 60-61 in textbook) 1. Work on flip book 15 minutes 2. Erosion Valentine -Cut out a heart and write a poem, love letter to the agents of erosion Warm up: Would a large wave or small wave have more erosive power? Why?
PowerPoint and page 4 notes-Deltas and rivers Worked on flip book (p. 2 description and questions) We got our erosion packet.
1st warm up: Where does fresh water in caves come from? 1 more cool cave fact. Next, we learned about wave erosion through Mrs. Steele's PowerPoint and took notes on p. 4 of our packet. We have a sub today....Mrs. Steele is at a reading conference.
We watched Planet Earth: Caves and learned how weathering and erosion lead to the formation of caves and all the unique and interesting organisms that live in caves. Read the great article, Worms of the Earth, on page 52 in your textbook.
Answer the following 5 questions: 1. List 3 facts about worms from the first paragraph 2. Describe the biggest worm on earth 3. Why are worms natural soil builders? 4. How much can worms eat and digest a day? 5. How do worms make more soil? Construct flip books for erosion unit. |
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