Earth Science
Week of January 21st, 2014
1. How can soil lose it’s value and how can soil be preserved?
2.Describe the forces that have formed and shaped Louisiana?
3.Describe weathering processes and their agents?
4.Describe erosion processes and identify preventative measures?
5. Explain how soil is formed?
6. Interpret contour lines and topographic profiles?
7.Describe factors that have impacted Louisiana’s coastal region?
8.Determine the results of constructive and destructive forces upon landform development with the aid of geologic maps of Louisiana
9. What is a sink holw and where are they found here in Louisiana and Florida areas?
10. How does weathering, erosion, and deposition shape the land?
11. Explain how moving water cause erosion and name some of the land features created by erosion and deposition.
12. What are some common preventive measures for erosion.
Life Science
Week of January 22nd, 2014
1.Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
2. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
3. Describe complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis, citing examples of each.
4. Describe and compare life cycles of selected plants and animals and compare these to the human life cycle.
5. Identify major plant structures and describe their functions.
6. Identify major organs in the human body, relate their structure to their function, and describe the interaction with the system?
7. Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Earth Science
Week of January 13th, 2014
Earth Science
Week of January 13th thru January 17th
1. What does the topography of an area include?
2. Describe the main types of landforms; Plains, Mountains, Plateaus
3. Determine the destructive and constructive force upon land development with the aid of a geologic map of Louisiana.
4. What is meant by relief and elevation?
5. What is the principle of uniformatarism?
6. What breaks down rock and causes weathering?
7. How fast does weathering occur?
8. What is soil?
9. How are soil types and plants related?
10.How do living things affect soil?
11. How can soil lose it’s value and how can soil be preserved?
Life Science
Week of January 13th, 2014
1. How are asexual and sexual reproduction in invertebrates and vertebrates different?
2. Explain how external fertilization and internal fertilization differ.
3. Compare and contrast the different embryonic development in different vertebrates.
4. Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
5. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
6.Describe complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis, citing examples of each.
7. Describe and compare life cycles of selected plants and animals and compare these to the human life cycle.
8. Identify major plant structures and describe their functions.
9. Identify major organs in the human body, relate their structure to their function, and describe the interaction with the system?
10. Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Earth Science
Week of January 6th, 2014
1. What are the wetlands? What is a Delta? Describe what is taking place with the Mississippi Delta.
2. How do maps and globes represent Earth's surface?
3. How are distances on earth measured by using degrees?
4. Identify latitude and longitude as reference lines that help locate points on Earth.
5. What does the topography of an area include?
6. Describe the main types of landforms; Plains, Mountains, Plateaus
7. Determine the destructive and constructive force upon land development with the aid of a geologic map of Louisiana.
8. What is meant by relief and elevation?
Life Science
Week of January 6th, 2014
1. Describe the functions of roots, stems, and leaves.
2. Explain how seeds become new plants.
3. Describe the structures of a flower.
4. Explain how seeds become new plants.
5. Identify the stages of a plant’s life cycle.
6. How are asexual and sexual reproduction in invertebrates and vertebrates different?
7. Explain how external fertilization and internal fertilization differ.
8. Compare and contrast the different embryonic development in different vertebrates.
9. Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
10. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
Earth Science
Week of December 9th, 2013-Chapter 8 in Textbook
1. Define and compare fossils from different geologic eras and areas of earth to show that life changes over time.
2. How can one use historical data to draw a conclusion about the age of Earth?
3. What happens during radioactive dating and radioactive decay?
4. What is the Geologic time scale? What did scientist study as they were developing the geologic scale?
5. How can geologist discern the geologic history of a region by using rock layers?
6. How did earth develop during precambrian times?
7. Describe the major events during Palezoic, Mesozoic, and Cenzoic eras.
8. How did earth develop during Precambrian Times?
9. How old is Earth?
10. Can you interpret a timeline from the birth of the solar system to the present day.
11. How did Earth get it’s shape?
Life Science
Week of December 9th, 2013
1. What is evolution and who determined the theory of evolution?
2. How is evolution and classification of organisms related?
3. How are taxonomic keys useful in determining the classification of an organism?
4. How are dichtonomous keys useful in classifying organisms based on their structural characteristics?
5. As a review, describe the seven levels of classification, the three different domains, and what organisms exist in each.
6. Why is it important to know how to classify organisms?
Earth Science
Week of December 2nd, 2013
1. How do Geologists classify rocks?
2. Describe the rock cycle in relationship to plate tectonics
3. How is material conserved in the rock cycle?
4. What are fossils and how are they formed?
5. What are the types of fossils?
6. What do fossils show?
7. Define and compare fossils from different geologic eras and areas of earth to show that life changes over time.
8. How can one use historical data to draw a conclusion about the age of Earth?
9. What happens during radioactive dating and radioactive decay?
Life Science
Week of December 2nd, 2013
1. What characteristics do all living things share;
2. Explain where living things come from.
3. Identify what all living things need to survive.
4. Distinguish between a stimulus and a response.
5. What is meant by spontaneous generation?
6. Explain how biologists classify organisms and how they assign scientific names.
7. Describe the organization of the levels of classification.
8. How taxonomic keys are useful?
9. What is the relationship between evolution and classification?
Week of October 18th, 2013
8th Grade-Earth Science-Minerals and Rocks cont'd
1. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
2. What are the physical properties of a mineral
3. How do Geologists classify rocks?
4. Describe the rock cycle
5. Describe the rock cycle and plate tectonics.
6. How is material conserved in the rock cycle?
7. What are fossils, the kinds of fossils and what do they show?
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Week of October 18th, 2013
7th Grade-Life Science-Human Genetics and Technology
1. How are genetic disorders inherited in humans?
2. How are genetics disorders traced, diagnosed, and treated?
3. What are some health problems that humans and dogs have in common?
4. What are two majors causes of disorders in humans?
5. Explain how genetic disorders are traced, diagnosed, and treated.
6. What is a genetic disorder and name two ways that they are caused?
7. What is a pedigree?
8. What is a karyotype?
9. How can organisms be reproduced with desired traits?
10. Describe how genetic information can be used.
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Week of October 11th, 2013
Minerals and Rocks-Chapter 6
1.How do volcanoes change earth surface?
2.Why do volcanoes form along plate boundaries?
3. What happens when a volcano erupts and the two different types of eruptions that can occur?
4. Where are volcanic regions and hot spots found on Earth’s surface, and why are they found in these locations?
5. Compare causes and locations of earthquakes and volcanoes?
6. What is a mineral?
7. How are minerals identified?
8. How do minerals form?
MONDAY
1. Direct Instruction
-Review-Discuss high silica magma and the formation of explosive volcanoes such as Mt. St. Helens in Washington State); volcanic ash, cinders, and large pieces are called bombs. Discuss trapped gases, thick sticky, and l
-Review- how Quiet eruptions have low silica content and the gases bubble out gently. Describe Pahoehoe lava and crumb cake lava. Page 195;
-Discuss volcanic hazards. Pyroclastic flow page 197. Discuss the stages of volcanic activity-active, dormant, extinct.
Earthquakes and volcanoes- Video
Video-Climbing through the rock Cycle
2. Activity-Groups 1 and 2 Read and discuss”Alvin II”, page 204; Read and discuss “An Ocean is Born” page 205;
Students answer questions while watching the video.
Paired work-students , graphic organizers related to day’s content)
3. Exit ticket (a takeaway/writing task directly related to what was read/discussed today)
Tuesday
1. Entry ticket (bell ringer/a writing task directly related to what was studied in last class)
2. Direct Instruction (Introduce Minerals and Rocks from textbook-pages 206-215; –“Properties of Minerals” -students participate with PowerPoint and by answering questions from the textbook.
-Show short Video-Climbing through the rock Cycle , well-planned lecture) + --Reading from textbook pages 211-215;
--Show pictures of mineral solutions and veins. Discuss minerals that are form by organic substances
3. Activity (- Students will write from the board the five characteristics that defines a mineral.
Lab: groups will examine various minerals and answer questions from topic on identifying minerals using color, streak, hardness, and luster.
Students will note 3 ways in which miners are formed.
.-Students will work in pairs to complete the Moh’s hardness scale page 214-215.
Exit ticket (Reading on properties of minerals-Answer two questions.
HW: Chapter 6 Lesson 1
Wednesday
1. Entry ticket (bell ringer/a writing task directly related to what was studied in last class)
2. Direct Instruction (ANET Test)
3. Activity (None
4. Exit ticket (Open Reading on Minerals with Questions)
HW: Read Chapter 6, Lesson p1 pages 216-221.
Answer questions within the textbook. Complete the assigned worksheet.
Thursday
1. Entry ticket (Open Read on how minerals are formed with two questions
2. Direct Instruction (Brief discussion on the geode and Crystallization of minerals. Review the properties of minerals and how minerals are identified. Discuss and demonstrate color, streak, hardness, density, cleavage and fracture of minerals via PowerPoint and textbook.
Use the textbook to review Lesson 1.
Video- on physical mineral properties, How to identify minerals, and The rocky Lithosphere.
3. Activity (discussion, paired work, graphic organizers related to day’s content)
4. Exit ticket (Read Key Concepts from the screen and answer question provided on Exit Slip.
HW: Lesson 2- Classifying Rocks-Read and provide answers to definitions from lesson 1 Chapter 6
Friday
1. Entry ticket (Properties of minerals-10 question quiz
2. Direct Instruction
-Compare and contrast the physical characteristics of rocks and minerals via a graphic organizer and PowerPoint presentation.
-Describe how geologists classify rocks according to its mineral composition, color and texture.
-Explain how geologist classifies rocks into three major groups.
3. Activity
-Students examine rocks for texture, color, and composition.
-Student’s pair and read pages from textbook pages 224-225.
- Students identify the three major groups of rocks using rock samples. Students describe how each of the rock groups is formed.
-Students review homework assignment of classifying Rocks.
4. Exit ticket (Identify pictures of rock to determine texture (grain shape, Grain pattern, and grand size).
Week of January 21st, 2014
1. How can soil lose it’s value and how can soil be preserved?
2.Describe the forces that have formed and shaped Louisiana?
3.Describe weathering processes and their agents?
4.Describe erosion processes and identify preventative measures?
5. Explain how soil is formed?
6. Interpret contour lines and topographic profiles?
7.Describe factors that have impacted Louisiana’s coastal region?
8.Determine the results of constructive and destructive forces upon landform development with the aid of geologic maps of Louisiana
9. What is a sink holw and where are they found here in Louisiana and Florida areas?
10. How does weathering, erosion, and deposition shape the land?
11. Explain how moving water cause erosion and name some of the land features created by erosion and deposition.
12. What are some common preventive measures for erosion.
Life Science
Week of January 22nd, 2014
1.Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
2. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
3. Describe complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis, citing examples of each.
4. Describe and compare life cycles of selected plants and animals and compare these to the human life cycle.
5. Identify major plant structures and describe their functions.
6. Identify major organs in the human body, relate their structure to their function, and describe the interaction with the system?
7. Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Earth Science
Week of January 13th, 2014
Earth Science
Week of January 13th thru January 17th
1. What does the topography of an area include?
2. Describe the main types of landforms; Plains, Mountains, Plateaus
3. Determine the destructive and constructive force upon land development with the aid of a geologic map of Louisiana.
4. What is meant by relief and elevation?
5. What is the principle of uniformatarism?
6. What breaks down rock and causes weathering?
7. How fast does weathering occur?
8. What is soil?
9. How are soil types and plants related?
10.How do living things affect soil?
11. How can soil lose it’s value and how can soil be preserved?
Life Science
Week of January 13th, 2014
1. How are asexual and sexual reproduction in invertebrates and vertebrates different?
2. Explain how external fertilization and internal fertilization differ.
3. Compare and contrast the different embryonic development in different vertebrates.
4. Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
5. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
6.Describe complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis, citing examples of each.
7. Describe and compare life cycles of selected plants and animals and compare these to the human life cycle.
8. Identify major plant structures and describe their functions.
9. Identify major organs in the human body, relate their structure to their function, and describe the interaction with the system?
10. Classify organisms using a dichotomous key
Earth Science
Week of January 6th, 2014
1. What are the wetlands? What is a Delta? Describe what is taking place with the Mississippi Delta.
2. How do maps and globes represent Earth's surface?
3. How are distances on earth measured by using degrees?
4. Identify latitude and longitude as reference lines that help locate points on Earth.
5. What does the topography of an area include?
6. Describe the main types of landforms; Plains, Mountains, Plateaus
7. Determine the destructive and constructive force upon land development with the aid of a geologic map of Louisiana.
8. What is meant by relief and elevation?
Life Science
Week of January 6th, 2014
1. Describe the functions of roots, stems, and leaves.
2. Explain how seeds become new plants.
3. Describe the structures of a flower.
4. Explain how seeds become new plants.
5. Identify the stages of a plant’s life cycle.
6. How are asexual and sexual reproduction in invertebrates and vertebrates different?
7. Explain how external fertilization and internal fertilization differ.
8. Compare and contrast the different embryonic development in different vertebrates.
9. Compare the life cycles in invertebrates and vertebrates.
10. How do different vertebrates care for their young?
Earth Science
Week of December 9th, 2013-Chapter 8 in Textbook
1. Define and compare fossils from different geologic eras and areas of earth to show that life changes over time.
2. How can one use historical data to draw a conclusion about the age of Earth?
3. What happens during radioactive dating and radioactive decay?
4. What is the Geologic time scale? What did scientist study as they were developing the geologic scale?
5. How can geologist discern the geologic history of a region by using rock layers?
6. How did earth develop during precambrian times?
7. Describe the major events during Palezoic, Mesozoic, and Cenzoic eras.
8. How did earth develop during Precambrian Times?
9. How old is Earth?
10. Can you interpret a timeline from the birth of the solar system to the present day.
11. How did Earth get it’s shape?
Life Science
Week of December 9th, 2013
1. What is evolution and who determined the theory of evolution?
2. How is evolution and classification of organisms related?
3. How are taxonomic keys useful in determining the classification of an organism?
4. How are dichtonomous keys useful in classifying organisms based on their structural characteristics?
5. As a review, describe the seven levels of classification, the three different domains, and what organisms exist in each.
6. Why is it important to know how to classify organisms?
Earth Science
Week of December 2nd, 2013
1. How do Geologists classify rocks?
2. Describe the rock cycle in relationship to plate tectonics
3. How is material conserved in the rock cycle?
4. What are fossils and how are they formed?
5. What are the types of fossils?
6. What do fossils show?
7. Define and compare fossils from different geologic eras and areas of earth to show that life changes over time.
8. How can one use historical data to draw a conclusion about the age of Earth?
9. What happens during radioactive dating and radioactive decay?
Life Science
Week of December 2nd, 2013
1. What characteristics do all living things share;
2. Explain where living things come from.
3. Identify what all living things need to survive.
4. Distinguish between a stimulus and a response.
5. What is meant by spontaneous generation?
6. Explain how biologists classify organisms and how they assign scientific names.
7. Describe the organization of the levels of classification.
8. How taxonomic keys are useful?
9. What is the relationship between evolution and classification?
Week of October 18th, 2013
8th Grade-Earth Science-Minerals and Rocks cont'd
1. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
2. What are the physical properties of a mineral
3. How do Geologists classify rocks?
4. Describe the rock cycle
5. Describe the rock cycle and plate tectonics.
6. How is material conserved in the rock cycle?
7. What are fossils, the kinds of fossils and what do they show?
_____________________________________________________________________
Week of October 18th, 2013
7th Grade-Life Science-Human Genetics and Technology
1. How are genetic disorders inherited in humans?
2. How are genetics disorders traced, diagnosed, and treated?
3. What are some health problems that humans and dogs have in common?
4. What are two majors causes of disorders in humans?
5. Explain how genetic disorders are traced, diagnosed, and treated.
6. What is a genetic disorder and name two ways that they are caused?
7. What is a pedigree?
8. What is a karyotype?
9. How can organisms be reproduced with desired traits?
10. Describe how genetic information can be used.
_________________________________________________-
Week of October 11th, 2013
Minerals and Rocks-Chapter 6
1.How do volcanoes change earth surface?
2.Why do volcanoes form along plate boundaries?
3. What happens when a volcano erupts and the two different types of eruptions that can occur?
4. Where are volcanic regions and hot spots found on Earth’s surface, and why are they found in these locations?
5. Compare causes and locations of earthquakes and volcanoes?
6. What is a mineral?
7. How are minerals identified?
8. How do minerals form?
MONDAY
1. Direct Instruction
-Review-Discuss high silica magma and the formation of explosive volcanoes such as Mt. St. Helens in Washington State); volcanic ash, cinders, and large pieces are called bombs. Discuss trapped gases, thick sticky, and l
-Review- how Quiet eruptions have low silica content and the gases bubble out gently. Describe Pahoehoe lava and crumb cake lava. Page 195;
-Discuss volcanic hazards. Pyroclastic flow page 197. Discuss the stages of volcanic activity-active, dormant, extinct.
Earthquakes and volcanoes- Video
Video-Climbing through the rock Cycle
2. Activity-Groups 1 and 2 Read and discuss”Alvin II”, page 204; Read and discuss “An Ocean is Born” page 205;
Students answer questions while watching the video.
Paired work-students , graphic organizers related to day’s content)
3. Exit ticket (a takeaway/writing task directly related to what was read/discussed today)
Tuesday
1. Entry ticket (bell ringer/a writing task directly related to what was studied in last class)
2. Direct Instruction (Introduce Minerals and Rocks from textbook-pages 206-215; –“Properties of Minerals” -students participate with PowerPoint and by answering questions from the textbook.
-Show short Video-Climbing through the rock Cycle , well-planned lecture) + --Reading from textbook pages 211-215;
--Show pictures of mineral solutions and veins. Discuss minerals that are form by organic substances
3. Activity (- Students will write from the board the five characteristics that defines a mineral.
Lab: groups will examine various minerals and answer questions from topic on identifying minerals using color, streak, hardness, and luster.
Students will note 3 ways in which miners are formed.
.-Students will work in pairs to complete the Moh’s hardness scale page 214-215.
Exit ticket (Reading on properties of minerals-Answer two questions.
HW: Chapter 6 Lesson 1
Wednesday
1. Entry ticket (bell ringer/a writing task directly related to what was studied in last class)
2. Direct Instruction (ANET Test)
3. Activity (None
4. Exit ticket (Open Reading on Minerals with Questions)
HW: Read Chapter 6, Lesson p1 pages 216-221.
Answer questions within the textbook. Complete the assigned worksheet.
Thursday
1. Entry ticket (Open Read on how minerals are formed with two questions
2. Direct Instruction (Brief discussion on the geode and Crystallization of minerals. Review the properties of minerals and how minerals are identified. Discuss and demonstrate color, streak, hardness, density, cleavage and fracture of minerals via PowerPoint and textbook.
Use the textbook to review Lesson 1.
Video- on physical mineral properties, How to identify minerals, and The rocky Lithosphere.
3. Activity (discussion, paired work, graphic organizers related to day’s content)
4. Exit ticket (Read Key Concepts from the screen and answer question provided on Exit Slip.
HW: Lesson 2- Classifying Rocks-Read and provide answers to definitions from lesson 1 Chapter 6
Friday
1. Entry ticket (Properties of minerals-10 question quiz
2. Direct Instruction
-Compare and contrast the physical characteristics of rocks and minerals via a graphic organizer and PowerPoint presentation.
-Describe how geologists classify rocks according to its mineral composition, color and texture.
-Explain how geologist classifies rocks into three major groups.
3. Activity
-Students examine rocks for texture, color, and composition.
-Student’s pair and read pages from textbook pages 224-225.
- Students identify the three major groups of rocks using rock samples. Students describe how each of the rock groups is formed.
-Students review homework assignment of classifying Rocks.
4. Exit ticket (Identify pictures of rock to determine texture (grain shape, Grain pattern, and grand size).
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