2

Mystery Cubes: Activity in scientific thinking, Fawcett quiz.
HW: Student info form.
If absent: HW above.

3

Class Guidelines: Discussion on class guidelines & expectations, distribute textbooks.
HW: Sci.Dept signature page
If absent: Get text, HW above.

4

Measurement & Math: Reveiw metrics, dimensinal analysis; discuss class forms & fees.
HW: Practice questions, 2x2ft piece of cardboard.
If absent: Copy notes, HW above.

7

3D Model: Review HW, work on 3D model lab.
HW: Lab Qs and model
If absent: Get copy of lab

8-9

Contour Notes: Notes on interpreting contour lines.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes

10-11

Topo Lab #1: Work time to complete Topo Lab #1.
HW: Lab due Monday
If absent: Get copy of Lab

14

Topo Notes: Notes on topography and interpreting topo maps.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes

15-16

Notes & Topo Lab #2: Finish notes on interpreting topographic maps, start Topo Lab #2 in class.
HW: Lab due at end of period on Thurs, forms and fees due Thurs.
If absent: Copy notes, HW above.

17-18

Topo Lab #2: Complete lab in class (due at end of period), sign up for turnitin.com. Forms and fees due!
HW: None
If absent: See Fawcett about lab completion & turnitin.com, turn in forms and fees, field trip students -- lab due end of school day Fri.

21

Contours Quiz: All period for quiz on contour lines and topography.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within the week.

22-23

Patterns in Plates Lab: Plate tectonics review, Patterns lab (click here for link!), maps are in Fawcett's public folder on the server.
HW: Lab due Thurs, read p.462-468 and prep for Thurs quiz.
If absent: Lab link above, HW above.

24-25

Building a Planet: Patterns lab discussion, quiz from reading in text, start Building a Planet notes.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes, schedule quiz within one week.

28

Building a Planet: Finish notes and Keynote (Keynote on server).
HW: Read p.443-457 & prepare for quiz Tuesday.
If absent: Copy notes, get Keynote, HW above.

29-30

Ocean Floor: Quiz over reading, notes & Keynote on ocean floor geology, start lab.
HW: Lab due Thursday.
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz, copy notes, get Keynote, get lab materials.

1-2

Paleomagnetism: The magnetic field & earth's polarity notes, pmag slide show.
HW: Two quiz questions for Tuesday.
If absent: Copy notes, quiz on Tuesday.

5-6

Drifting Continents Lab: Pmag quiz, field trip prep (click here for packing list), lab.
HW: Lab due Thursday.
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within one week, get lab from Fawcett.

7-8

Magnetic Storm Video: More field trip prep, magnetic storm video with questions.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule time to watch video.

9

No School
Teacher Workday

12

Tectonics Pre-test: Review of what you already know, FT prep.
HW: None
If absent: None

13-14

Tectonics: Notes based on class Keynote (on server).
HW: p.494 Exploring Your Knowledge #1-5
If absent: Copy notes using Keynote, HW above.

15-16

Grocery Shopping: Shopping at F.Meyer's for field trip menus.
HW: Pack for trip!! Click here for packing list!
If absent: HW above. If absent for the F-Sa field trip, click here for your makeup work.

19

Field Trip Recap: Collect field guides, clean and organize equipment.
HW: p.494 Exploring Your Knowledge #1-5 (if not finished last week).
If absent: HW above.

20-21

Megaflood: Tectonics review activity, Megaflood! video about Missoula Floods and the Channeled Scablands.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule time to makeup video.

22-23

PNW Tectonics Lab: All class period to complete lab examining Pacific Northwest Plate Tectonics.
HW: Lab due Monday
If absent: Get lab materials from Fawcett, due Tuesday 10/27.

26

Review: Review content for exam.
HW: Study for plate tectonics unit exam Tuesday.
If absent: Exam on Tuesday.

27-28

Unit Exam: All period for exam. All late work must be in by this date or it will not be accepted.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup exam within the week.

29-30

Chemistry Review: Return exams, notes on chemistry relevent to minerals.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes

2

Minerals Notes: What is a mineral, properties.
HW: p.45-46 Testing Your Knowledge #1-23.  Restate Qs in your answers.  Due Thursday.
If absent: Copy notes, HW above.

3-4

Minerals ID Lab: Finish mineral properties notes, Mineral Properties Lab.
HW: 8Q quiz on chemistry and mineral properties on R.
If absent: Copy notes, schedule lab makeup within 1 week.

5-6

Minerals ID Lab: Quiz, short time for Mineral Properties Lab completion, review, start Minerals ID Lab.
HW: Study minerals.
If absent: Schedule lab makeup within 1 week.

9-10

Mineral ID Practice: Finish mineral ID lab, review names with Keynote, practice quiz.
HW: Study for Mineral ID Quiz on Thursday.
If absent: See Fawcett to reschedule quiz within the week.

11-12

No School
Veteran's Day

13

Mineral ID Quiz, Rock Intro: 25-min for quiz, rock notes with hand samples to compare.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within one week, copy notes.

16

Igneous ID Notes: Notes on igneous classification, Keynote.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes, get Keynote from server.

17-18

Igneous ID Lab: Lab, names review Keynote, practice quiz.
HW: Study for mineral/igneous ID quiz Thursday, lab due Thursday.
If absent: Schedule makeup lab asap.

19-20

Quiz, Magma Formation: Mineral/igneous ID quiz, magma formation notes.
HW: Lab due Monday.
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within 1 week, copy notes, HW above.

23-24

Volcanoes: Review lab, volcanoes video, notes and Keynote.
HW: Hot Spots Lab
If absent: Copy notes, Keynote on server, HW above (due Wednesday).

25

Review Lab: Go over hot spots lab.
HW: None
If absent: Turn in lab

26-27

Thanksgiving Holiday
No School

30

Teacher Workday
No School

1-2

Sedimentary Rock ID: Notes on sedimentary rocks, start ID lab with specimen.
HW: Read pages 123-137 in text, p.149 answer Qs #1, 2, 5, 6, 10.
If absent: Copy notes, Keynote on server, get lab info from Fawcett, HW above.

3-4

Sedimentary Rock ID: Finish ID lab, review names, practice quiz.
HW: ID quiz on Monday (min, ign, sed).
If absent: See Fawcett asap.

7

Sed/Ign/Min ID Quiz: All period for quiz.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within the week.

8-9

Sedimentary Environments: Notes and lab online.
HW: Lab due Thursday.
If absent: Copy notes (Keynote on server), HW above.

10-11

Metamorphic Rocks: Notes on metamorphism and metamorphic rocks, metamorphic ID lab.
HW: None (lab time on Monday).
If absent: Copy notes (Keynote on server), lab due by Thursday 12/17.

14

Metamorphic ID Lab: Lab time, review answers.
HW: Rock and mineral content exam Tues, ID practicl Thurs.
If absent: See Fawcett to review answers, HW above.

15-16

Rock and Mineral Content Exam: Scantron-style exam on rocks and minerals (click here for review sheet). Study time for ID practical once the exam is completed.
HW: Study!!
If absent: Must schedule makeup exam before winter break!

17-18

Rock and Mineral ID Practical: ~40 specimen exam identifying the names of rocks and minerals in hand specimen (this exam counts toward your UW-grade).
HW: Have a great winter break!
If absent: Contact Fawcett ASAP!

21-25

No School
Winter Break

Dec.28-Jan.1

No School
Winter Break

4

Review Exam: Go over rock and mineral exam.
HW: None
If absent: None

5-6

Relative Geologic Age: Notes on rules for relative dating, unconformities; activity on fossil succession, practice relative age dating.
HW: Relative dating packet, p.198 (in text) #3.
If absent: Copy notes (Keynote on server), HW above.

7-8

Fossil Fish Lab: Review HW, relative dating practice, examining fossils from the Green River Formation, WY.
HW: Study for relative dating quiz on Monday.
If absent: Turn in HW, new HW above.

11

Relative Dating Quiz: All period for quiz.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz within the week.

12-13

Radioactivity: Notes on types of radioactive decay, transmutation. Time to finish fossils lab. Click here to download Periodic Table.
HW: 10 radioactivity Qs
If absent: Copy notes, HW above, fossils lab due Friday.

14-15

Isotopic Dating: Notes on half-life, carbon dating, isotopic dating practice Qs.
HW: Questions #1-3
If absent: Copy notes, HW above.

18

No School
MLK, Jr. Day

19-20

Geologic Time Scale Activity: Organizing and discussing different events in the geologic time scale.
HW: Start studying for final exam (click here for review sheet), bring laptops to class on Thursday.
If absent: See Fawcett about makeup work, HW above.

21-22

Geologic Time Lab: Video on geologic time and online lab. Must have laptops to do this lab!
HW: Lab due Monday, keep studying for final exam.
If absent: Download lab, excused from video, HW above.

25

Project: Class time to work with partner on geo time project.
HW: Study for final exam, project due Feb.4
If absent: HW above, check-in with project partner

26-27

Semester Review: Participation self-evaluation, review PowerPoint, geologic desserts.
HW: Study for final exam.
If absent: HW above.

28-29

Final Exam: 50 Q MC part, relative dating and absolute dating short answers.
HW: None
If absent: Schedule makeup exam asap!!

1

No School
Teacher Workday

2-3

Project Workday: Review final exam, class time to work on geologic time project.
HW: Projects due Thursday
If absent: See partner about project work

4-5

Project Presentations: All period for geologic time project presentations.
HW: None
If absent: See Fawcett about presentations.

8

Quakes Video: Video with questions, discussion.
HW: Read WA Quakes article and answer questions.
If absent: Watch video from server & answer Qs, HW above.

9-10

Seismology: PowerPoint with notes, Seattle geologic map (areas of fill), discussed mega-thrust article and PNW eq hazards.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes, PowerPoint on server.

11-12

Tsunamis: Notes and PowerPoint, video on Indonesian tsuanmi.
HW: None
If absent: Copy notes, schedule time to watch video (1-hr).

15-19

No School
Mid-winter Break

22

Seismology Lab: Start lab on identifying eq locations. Lab due Thursday.
HW: Study for seismology lab.
If absent: Get lab from Fawcett, quiz Tuesday.

23-24

Structure Lectures, Quiz: Seismology quiz, 30-min to work on seismology lab, start structure lecture.
HW: Seismology lab due Thursday.
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz by end of week, copy notes, HW above.

25-26

Structure Blocks Lab: Finish structure lecture, start structural blocks lab.
HW: Blocks 1-4 from lab (with questions) due Monday.
If absent: Copy notes (PowerPoint on server), get lab from Fawcett.

1

Structural Blocks Lab: Work on lab from Thursday.
HW: Lab due Tues.
If absent: Lab due Tues.

2-3

Geologic Maps, Day 1: How to interpret geologic maps discussion and lab (lab due Tues).
HW: Study for structure quiz.
If absent: Get lab, quiz Thurs.

4-5

Quiz, Geologic Maps, day 2: Structure quiz, work on geologic maps lab, learn to draw a geologic cross-section.
HW: Lab due Tuesday, study for geologic maps quiz on Tuesday, cross-section HW due Thursday.
If absent: Get cross-section info, schedule makeup quiz, HW above.

8-9

Quiz, Mountain Building: Geologic maps quiz, mountain building lecture part I (similarities of mtn belts).
HW: Cross-section HW due Thurs.
If absent: Schedule makeup quiz, copy notes from PowerPoint.

10-11

Mountain Building, WA State Geology: Mtn building lecture part II (evolution of a mtn belt), construct WA State geologic history puzzle.
HW: Study for mtn building quiz Monday
If absent: Copy notes, get puzzle pieces to construct, HW above.

12

No School
Teacher Workday

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