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Today's Message for 6th period |
SOAR-High 
Earth Systems Science
Model
Secondary School for the Deaf
 Mary
Ellsworth, Science Teacher |
~*~ "There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs"
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 GLOBE Measurements:
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4th Work Update
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  University of Massachusetts Amherst
Faults in the Field Expedition to California
May 6-12, 2008
Dr. Cooke's web page about the trip: here.
 Faults in the Field BLOG and Geo Quiz - here.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Topic: The Lithosphere - The Geologic Timeline
1. Finish the questions about the age of the Earth. Due today.
2. Make sure I have your notebook.
 Have a splendid weekend! |
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Thursday, May 1,
2008  Happy May Day!!
Topic: The Lithosphere - The Geologic Timeline
1. Any questions about the sub work for next week?
2. Continue learning about the age of the Earth. Answer these questions.
3. Give me your notebooks so I can grade them please.
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Tuesday, April 29,
2008
New Topic: How old are the rocks? The Geologic Timeline
1. Fault review. Pls meet at the tables.
2. Explanation of sub work for next week.
3. Read about the age of the Earth. Answer these questions.
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Monday, April 28,
2008
The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics and Faults - Write a lab report
 1. FIRST finish your sandbox lab report. Follow this checklist.
Include (pictures) (Drawings)
Remember the kinds of faults:
For compression, reverse faults develop. These can happen at convergent boundaries.
also here. and here. And North Andes Mountains. (also called THRUST FAULTS)
For extension, normal faults develop. These can happen at divergent boundaries.
Also here, and here. And Ethiopia rift valley.
2. On Sunday four students will go to California to study faults.
You can follow their trip on Google Earth:
 Download this file and save it on your desktop.
Open Google Earth. Open the file.
Click on the pushpins  to read about each day! Zoom in and out to see what the four students will see.
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Friday, April 25,
2008
The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics and Faults - Write a lab report
 1. Read about faults here. (2 pages)
Video about tsunami - a fault moves under water.
2. Continue to work on your lab report. Use this guide.
(pictures) (Drawings)
3. You can link your vocabulary to your report.
You will have part of class time on Monday to finish your report.
Follow this checklist. The report is due Tuesday, 4/29.
Have a delightful weekend!
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Thursday, April 24,
2008
 for your good work yesterday when Mr. Snyder was here. I was proud of you all ! The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics and Faults - Write a lab report
 1. Look here at a picture of Dr. Cooke working with her students. Her sandbox is
designed for research sandbox.
2. Continue to work on your lab reports - add extension.
(pictures) (Drawings)
 Homework: Read two pages and write the definitions for fault vocabulary.
Plate tectonics
Faults
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Wednesday, April 23,
2008 Welcome to Mr. Will Snyder, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics and Faults - Write a lab report
1. Don't forget- after school meeting, today, about 45 min. Thanks!
2. We will run an extension experiment today. Get your notebooks and let's go!
Homework: Write a summary for each observation page in your notebook.
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Tuesday, April 22,
2008
The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics and Faults - Write a lab report
 1. Start a new web page for a lab report for TWO experiments.
The first experiment if for compression.
Write an Introduction.. what is plate tectonics? Why are we doing this experiment?
Write your question and hypothesis, write the procedure (pictures)
Write your summary of results (what happened).
Write a conclusions.
Ask a new question.
2. Set up your notebook for experiment #2 tmw: extension.
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Monday, April 21,
2008
The Lithosphere - Plate Tectonics - Fault experiments
 1. Request for after school meeting, Weds 4/23. Volunteers?
2. We will finish our sandbox conpression experiment today.
3. Discuss 'source of erros' and 'generalization'
Homework: Take your notebooks with you. Write a summary of your observations for the contraction experiment.
Include a discussion of the sources of errors.
Include a generalization: compare the results with the Earth's crust.
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Thursday, April 17,
2008 Laura & Merime, go observe the Silver Maple buds
The Lithosphere - The Lithosphere 1. Show me your vocabulary words.
2. 1/2: put the tectonic plates puzzle together
3. 1/2: help me start to set up a sandbox.
4. Switch groups.
5. How do the continents change? Look at an animation here.
6. Meet Dr. Cooke. Read about her research work here. | Wednesday, April 16,
2008 , go observe the Silver Maple buds
The Lithosphere - The Lithosphere  1. Please meet at the tables. We will review the rock cycle.
2. Plate tectonics and Faults... How are mountains made?
3. Make a quick sketch to explain the meaning of the following vocabulary words.
On paper, Write the meaning in your own words.
extention, compression, normal fault, reverse fault, thrust fault, strike, dip.
| Tuesday, April 15,
2008 , go observe the Silver Maple buds
The Lithosphere - The Lithosphere Take a Lithosphere test today... using Quizdom. | Monday, April 14,
2008
New Topic: The Lithosphere - Earth's Interior
Study for the test tomorrow. |
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 SOAR-High - Computer
Guidelines 
Take good care of our
computers
You may not use chat or IM. DO NOT
download, install or use chat programs. AOL Instant
Messenger and IRC,
etc. are not permitted, during class or after
school. AIM chats with friends and family are not appropriate use
of the school day
- chatting does not help you learn or enhance your
education.
You may not read or write personal email during class
time. Students who are finished with all class responsibilities
may request permission to read personal email in class during the final
few minutes of class.
Do not download files onto any MSSD computers.
Do not open attachments in email.
Absolutely NO rough play (pushing, shoving,
running,
chasing) is permitted in this science classroom. The computer you break
will be the one for you to work on for the
rest of the quarter.
 Only YOU
can keep our computers safe and happy!
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