Homework

Volcano Erupts in Japan

Japan's 8.8 Earthquake

For Monday and Tuesday, March 7 & 8, 2011: Use the Vocabulary Study Cards, Quiz Me!, Scatter and Space Race Game to practoce vocabulary terms AND....................Make a sketch of how you think the continents will look 10 million years from now and explain why you think it will look that way. Also, include the types of fossils that might be found. Good Luck!! Vocaulary Study Cards

Quiz Me!

Scatter //Space Race Game// Assignments for the week of February 22-25: Your Glogster Poster is due this week. Go to the Project Overview to view the assignment criteria. Study you vocabulary cards (below) to prepare for your test. Also, know the causes for Mechanical and Chemical Weathering. B-day test, February 24, 2011. A-day test, February 25, 2011.

If you have not turned in homework assignments, pg. 45 and 69 in the textbook, you can do so this week.

Study Vocabulary for Weathering, Erosion and Deposition: Vocabulary Study Cards

Quiz: Weathering Vocabulary

January 20 & 21 through the weekend: __**Make sure you have finished the following assignments**__: your request and then you can post your response. Erosion tab to the left and follow directions)
 * January 18th & 19th assignment below. You have to create your own WIKI and ask to join, I will aprove
 * Weathering Comic Strip - email it to me, angelia.long@pgcps.org (Look under the Weathering and
 * Write your definition for soil on the post-it wall. (Look under the soil tab to the left and follow directions)
 * DO NOT FORGET your SOIL SAMPLE!!
 * Bring in a box of __sugar cubes if possible__ and any __glass baby food jars__ you might have. Thanks!!:)

January 18 & 19: -Go to your online textbook and type in the code cae-0618. [|Online Textbook] -Go to Chapter 2, Weathering and Soil Formation then, click on section 2.2 How Soil Forms. -Under this section, click on What is Soil? Scroll down to the video and click to watch.

// The video states the number of years it takes to form Top Soil. In the DISCUSSION tab, compare our composting investigation to the information in the video. Discuss your ideas on how long it will take our items to break down into soil and why you think the way you do. Be sure to give valid reasons for your ideas. //