Monday, September 19, 2011

Your Learning Goal:

Model and describe how seismic waves move through the ground.

Table of Contents:
You will be adding todays lab to your portfolio/file. No table of contents.

Agenda: 1. Slinky Lab Homestudy:

Finish classwork.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Your Learning Goal:
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in a pattern around the world. Volcanic eruptions often occur in regions that also have earthquakes.

Table of Contents:
2.3 Analyzing Seismic Data 5L, 5R

Pre-write:
How often do earthquakes happen and where do earthquakes happen?

Homestudy:

Finish REAPS questions.

Agenda: 1. Warm-up (5L) 2. Analyzing seismic data(5R) 3. Record/Extend/Analyze/Predict/ Self-Assess (REAPS) (5L)

Pre-write:

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Analyzing Seismic Data

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How often do earthquakes happen and where do earthquakes happen?

1. Where do earthquakes occur? 2. Where do volcanic eruptions occur? 3. Do big earthquakes and small earthquakes occur in the same or different regions? 4. Do earthquakes happen near volcanic eruptions? 5. What sizes of earthquakes are most common?

6. What patterns do you notice?

7. What similarities do you see between the earthquake and volcano data? 5R

5L

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Your Learning Goal:
Scientific models are based on evidence.

Table of Contents:
2.4 Scientific Modeling 6L, 6R

Homestudy:

Finish REAPS questions.

Agenda: 1. Analyzing seismic data(6R) 2. Edit Model 3. Record/Extend/Analyze/Predict/ Self-Assess (REAPS) (6L)

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Scientific Modeling

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Do earthquakes/volcanic eruptions occur everywhere on Earth? Develop at least two questions with your group that you can ask about your model (what do you need to include or figure out in order to make your model more scientifically accurate?):

Do earthquakes/volcanic eruptions happen in the same or different locations?

What patterns do you see in the data?

Make sure your models represent all of the evidence you collected that fits your region. This includes earthquake data and volcanic eruption data. Some regions may have different amounts, but all contain evidence of some seismic or volcanic activity. 6L

Is there a relationship between the continents coastlines and where the activity occurs? List 2-3 main ideas you gathered from your data:

6R

Friday, September 23, 2011

Your Learning Goal:
Earths surface moves slowly and continuously, not just during catastrophic events. GPS is a tool used for direct measurement of slow surface movement. Different areas of Earths surface move in different directions and at different speeds.

Table of Contents:
3.1 Tracking Slow Movements 7L, 7R

Homestudy:

Finish REAPS questions.

Agenda: 1. Reading about GPS(6R) 2. String Demo 3. Record/Extend/Analyze/Predict/ Self-Assess (REAPS) (6L)

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Tracking Slow Movements

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7L

7R