1. Earth & Space Science 8 Mrs. Duddles
Q4 – Earth’s Resources and
Weather & Atmosphere

2. Friday 05/11/2018
Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
How would you describe the quality of a mineral that is a natural solid? Define the term cleavage in reference to minerals.
Agenda: Power Hour Schedule
Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge presentations for MSU Baja Racing Team
Discussion panel with MSU Baja Racing Team about vehicle design & engineering
A solid mineral is inorganic with characteristic physical properties. Cleavage is the tendency to split along specific planes, forming flat surfaces.

3. Thursday 05/10/2018 Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What is the color of a mineral in powdered form called? What is the term to describe how light is reflected from a mineral’s surface?
Agenda:
Finish Energy and the Environment Investigation #1 Power to the People presentations
Start Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge presentations for students attending World Cup event
Streak; luster

4. Wednesday 05/09/2018 Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Why would scientists study multiple systems on Earth at the same time instead of studying them separately? What type of system is Earth, closed or open? Explain.
Agenda:
Energy and the Environment Investigation #1 Power to the People presentations:
Groups present findings on assigned energy source to class
Listen and take notes on different energy sources
They can observe how parts of the different systems affect each other.
Earth is a closed system because energy but not matter flows in and out of it.

5. Tuesday 05/08/ WCS District Closed for Elections No school for Students Professional Development for Teachers

6. Monday 05/07/2018
Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
If plants return to a hillside after a wildfire, what does that do to the erosion rate of the soil there?
Agenda: Science - ELA Block Schedule today; no Math class
Finish work on Energy and the Environment Investigation #1 Power to the People:
Get into assigned groups
Finish creating presentation file; write script; practice presentation
Be ready to present findings to class on Wednesday 05/09
The soil will erode at a slower rate.

7. Friday 05/04/2018 Half Day AM classes Only

8. Thursday 05/03/2018 Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Rainwater washing away sediment on a hillside is an interaction between which of Earth’s spheres?
Agenda: Power Hour Schedule
Continue work on Energy and the Environment Investigation #1 Power to the People:
Get into assigned groups
Conduct research on assigned energy source; use reading packet, fact sheet, and Internet research
Be ready to present findings to class on Wednesday 05/09
Hydrosphere and geosphere

9. Wednesday 05/02/2018 Objectives:
Students will identify the pros and cons of a primary energy source.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What type of weathering occurs when carbonic acid breaks down minerals in rock? Due to chemical weathering, what can happen to a rock as hard as granite?
Agenda:
Start Energy and the Environment Investigation #1 Power to the People:
Introduction
Listen and follow teacher direction
Assign groups and energy source
Chemical weathering; It will turn into sediment

10. Tuesday 05/01/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
List the types of mountains (4). What landform is a result of tectonic stresses that form large uplifted flat areas?
Agenda:
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge:
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Make Presentation following rubric
Last work day in class!
Fault-block, dome, volcanic, and folded
Plateaus

11. Monday 04/30/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Ice, plants and animals, gravity, running water, and wind are agents of what type of weathering?
Name two main sources of energy that causes Earth surface erosion.
Agenda: Science-Math Block Schedule today; no ELA class
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge:
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Make Presentation following rubric
Last work day to build and test your design
Mechanical weathering; the sun and gravity

12. Friday 04/27/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
The leading edge of a subducting plate exerts what type of force? What type of fault results when the rock on either side of a fault plane slides horizontally due to shear stress?
Agenda:
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge:
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Make Presentation following rubric
Last work day to build and test your design
A slab pull; a strike slip fault

13. Thursday 04/26/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Volcanoes tend to happen in what kind of area? What is an area of volcanic activity far from a tectonic plate boundary called?
Agenda: Power Hour schedule
Triangulation Practice Lab Activity: Learn how to locate earthquakes
Along plate boundaries; hot spot

14. Wednesday 04/25/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What do frequent earthquakes in an area indicate? Describe what happens at a transform boundary? How do earthquakes help geologists increase their understanding of the composition of the mantle?
Agenda:
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge:
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Make Presentation following rubric
Indicates there are tectonic plate boundaries nearby; two plates slide past each other horizontally; Earthquakes produce sound waves that are transmitted, reflected, and absorbed as they travel thru the earth and provide info about the mantle

15. Tuesday 04/24/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Compare faults and folds.
Agenda:
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge:
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Make Presentation following rubric
Faults are breaks in rock where rocks move, and folds are bends in rock.

16. Monday 04/23/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
How are oceanic and continental crust different?
Agenda:
Take Earth Science Unit 4 The Restless Earth Unit Test
Work on Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge (when done with test):
Build vehicle following your design, test vehicle, collect data, modify vehicle
Read and follow directions so that you do NOT destroy your fuel cell!
Oceanic crust is heavier because it has more iron and magnesium than continental crust has.

17. Friday 04/20/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Draw and describe a reverse fault.
Agenda:
Discuss and review Sea Floor Spreading Modeling Activity
Discuss and review Earth Science Unit 4 The Restless Earth Unit Review
Review Fuel Cell Vehicle Challenge Presentation requirements
HW: Study for Unit 4 Test (Activities 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15); Monday 04/23
Rocks undergo compression; the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.

18. Thursday 04/19/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
Agenda:
M-STEP Testing for ELA – No Science & Math classes today
HW: Study for Unit 4 Test (Activities 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15); Monday 04/23

19. Wednesday 04/18/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
All landforms are affected by which two processes?
Agenda:
Discuss and Review Earth Science Unit 4 Lab 7: Volcanoes; turn in Bird’s Eye View drawing for grading
Work on Sea Floor Spreading Modeling Activity
Work on Earth Science Unit 4 The Restless Earth Unit Review; prep for unit test
Uplift and erosion

20. Tuesday 04/17/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What are some effects on the people and the land and the surrounding atmosphere do volcanic eruptions have? Where do volcanoes tend to form?
Agenda:
Complete Earth Science Unit 4 Lab 7: Volcanoes
Read and follow directions in lab handout, record data, clean up, answer Discussion Questions
Ash and lava from the eruption enrich the soil so that farmland is more fertile. Along plate boundaries.

21. Monday 04/16/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
A crack in a large rock becomes deeper and deeper over time. What is the most likely cause of the increase in the size of the crack?
Agenda:
Discuss and Review Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading & Topographic Map Daily Spark; due today
Take 10 Question Check for Understanding Quiz on Activity 15; turn in quiz & Activity 15 handout for grading
The alternate freezing and thawing of water

22. Friday 04/13/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
A crack in a large rock becomes deeper and deeper over time. What is the most likely cause of the increase in the size of the crack?
Agenda:
M-STEP Testing for Science
HW: Finish Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading & Topographic Map Daily Spark; due Monday 04/16
The alternate freezing and thawing of water

23. Thursday 04/12/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Describe what happens at a divergent boundary. What forms?
Agenda:
Fuel Cell Vehicle Project with MSU Baja Race Team in Room 134
Listen and participate with your Baja Team mentor
Assemble vehicle, Test vehicle, Redesign vehicle, & Update Design Notebook
HW: Finish Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading & Topographic Map Daily Spark; due Monday 04/16
Two plates move away from each other allowing the asthenosphere to rise toward the surface and partially melt. Most divergent boundaries are located on the ocean floor and form mid-ocean ridges. Divergent boundaries between continental plates form rift valleys.

24. Wednesday 04/11/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
Agenda:
M-STEP Testing for Math – No Science & ELA classes today
HW: Finish Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading & Topographic Map Daily Spark; due Monday 04/16
Inorganic, occurs naturally, and has a consistent chemical composition

25. Tuesday 04/10/2018 Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Describes what happens when two oceanic plates collide. What forms?
Agenda:
Discuss and Review Activity 14 Volcanoes guided reading; due today
Take 5 question check for understanding quiz on Activity 14 Volcanoes
Turn in Activity 14 quiz and student handout for grading
HW: Finish Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading & Topographic Map Daily Spark; due Monday 04/16
One plate moves under the other, forming a deep submarine trench with a line of volcanoes.

26. Monday 04/09/2018
Objectives:
Students will describe types of volcanoes and eruptions, where they occur, how they form, and how they change Earth’s surface.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What are three criteria for determining if a substance is a mineral?
Agenda:
Finish Activity 14 Volcanoes guided reading; due Tuesday
Work on Activity 15 Earthquakes and Measuring Earthquake Waves guided reading; due Monday 04/16
HW: Finish Activity 15 & Study for Activity 14 check for understanding 5 question quiz
Inorganic, occurs naturally, and has a consistent chemical composition

27. WCS District – No School Have a safe and happy break!
Friday 03/30 – Friday 04/06
WCS District – No School
Spring Break
Have a safe and happy break!

28. Thursday 03/29/2018 – Half Day PM ONLY
Objectives:
Students will identify Earth’s compositional and physical layers and describe their properties.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What are the two main groups of minerals? What is the process that describes how geologic forces cause rock to change from one type to another?
Agenda:
Discuss and Review Activity 13 Mountain Building guided reading; due today
Take 5 question quiz on Activity 13 Mountain Building
HW: Complete Activity 14 Volcanoes guided reading
Silicate and nonsilicate; the rock cycle

29. Wednesday 03/28/2018 Half Day AM classes Only
Minerals can be identified by their color, streak, luster, cleavage/fracture, hardness, and density.

30. Tuesday 03/27/2018 Objectives:
Students will identify Earth’s compositional and physical layers and describe their properties.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
What is the main source of energy for the cycle of molten rock flow in the mantle that causes the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates?
Agenda:
Finish Plate Tectonics Mapping activity; use assigned reading sections
Work on Activity 13 Mountain Building guided reading; due Thursday 03/29
5 question quiz on Activity 13 Mountain Building after Spring Break
Decay of radioactive elements in the Earth’s mantle

31. Monday 03/26/2018
Objectives:
Students will identify Earth’s compositional and physical layers and describe their properties.
Students will explain the theory of plate tectonics, describe how tectonic plates move, and identify geologic events that occur due to tectonic plate movement.
Students will describe how the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates causes mountain building.
White Space Question:
Define tectonic plates.
Agenda:
Work on Plate Tectonics Mapping activity; use assigned reading sections
Complete Activity 13 Mountain Building guided reading; due Tuesday 03/27
5 question quiz on Activity 13 Mountain Building Tuesday 03/27
Tectonic plates are pieces or blocks of lithosphere