Plate Tectonics Materials

Click HERE to take the Layer D quiz over Continental Drift.

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LAYER D- helpful links:

* Click below to read & learn about CONTINENTAL DRIFT.

• WEBSITE 1 - Good info about evidence for Continental Drift.
• WEBSITE 2 - More of the above plus info about layers of the earth.
• WEBSITE 3 - A great animation & lesson on the break up of Pangaea.
• WEBSITE 4 - Video lesson about Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift.
• WEBSITE 5 - Interactive tutorial on the breakup of Pangaea.
• WEBSITE 6 - An animation that shows how the plates might move in the future.

If you pass the quiz ---- start working on the C Layer
If you do not pass the quiz ----complete the Drifting Continents worksheet.

LAYER C - USEFUL LINKS

VOCABULARY:  Click HERE for the Plate Tectonics Vocabulary and games

Geology Dictionary  OR the vocabulary link at the top of the blog for lots more dictionary sites.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

     After completing the C layer vocabulary assignments: Click HERE to take the vocabulary quiz.
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C-f:   Click HERE to do the online interactive Mountain Movers Lab

B Layer - Useful Resources

B-e    Scientists to Research for Plate Tectonics:

• James Hutton 
• Harry Hess
• Arthur Holmes
• Abraham Ortelius 
• Nicolaus Steno 
• Dan McKenzie 
• Alfred Wegener
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B Layer - QUIZ
** After completing the B layer: Click HERE to take the quiz.
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A Layer - Useful Resources


A-a: Google Earth Tour: Click HERE for a video tutorial on how to create a Google Tour using Google Earth.

To Launch Google Earth - go to Start - Program - Google Earth


Requirements:  Look in the crate for the A-a sheet to find out what landforms you have to find in your Google Tour.

Study materials chemistry test

Study stack Periodic Table
Study stack Atoms
Atoms tutorial
Periodic table tutorial
Valence electron tutorial

Drawing Lewis Structures & Element Cards

LEWIS STRUCTURES

Today you will fill out the notes for how to draw a Lewis Structure for an atom/element.

• Put your name on the paper
• Click HERE to go to the website that has the powerpoint notes you will use today.
• Scroll down to until you see "PPT: Determining Shells and Valence Electrons". 
• Click on it & SAVE THE PPT TO YOUR DESKTOP.
• Now go to your desktop & open the ppt.
• Complete your note sheet using the slides.

ELEMENT CARDS

When you have finished the notes, ask the teacher for an element and the element worksheet.
Go HERE to the periodic table website.
Click on your element to find the information to complete your worksheet.

 

 

 

Atoms Menu Resources

ALL 9 Vocabulary words and defnitions are located on the back of your paper.
You can also look on our ATOM vocabulary site for the definitions and vocabulary games.

• ALL parts are due Thursday, September 13th.
• You must choose assignments that add up to 100 points.
• THIS HOMEWORK IS NOT OPTION - YOU WILL NOT PASS THE 6 WEEKS IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT..
• If you need materials (paper, construction paper, markers, etc.) please let me know ASAP & don't wait until the last minute.
• You are welcome to work on these in my classroom before or after school.(except Tuesday afternoons).  You will need a pass to come into the building so plan ahead.

Here are some helpful online resources:

Flashcard Template
Online Flashcard Template
Foldables
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Word Search Maker
Online Collage  Maker (Glogster)
Business Letter Template
Window Pane Description
Window Pane examples
Create a Children's Book

To make the atom model, visit this website and click on the element's atom you want to build.
There will be tons of information that you will write on the information card.

To figure out how many protons, neutrons, etc. that your element has, follow the directions on this website.

Welcome to 8th Grade!!

Get ready for an exciting year!  Check the site periodically for homework, projects, etc.  Also, please check the tabs for supplies, syllabus, and vocabulary information.

Cycles Poster Project

You will be learning about the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles.  Each team will be assigned one cycle to research.  After the research is completed each team will create one poster that will be used to teach the rest of the class about your cycle.  All research will be completed in your journals.

• If you have the carbon cycle, please CLICK HERE to complete #1-15 in your notebook.

More helpful resources are HERE for carboon cycle.

• If you have the nitrogen cycle, please CLICK HERE to complete #16-25 in your notebook.

More helpful resources are HERE for nitrogen cycle.

• If you have the phosphorus cycle, please CLICK HERE.  Scroll down to #4 and answer the 8 questions that follow that section.

More helpful resources are HERE for phosphorus cycle.


Poster Requirements:    To be determined later...

PreTest

Click HERE to take a brief PREtest over our next activity.

Coral Reef Destruction

Computer Research

Answer the following questions on page 133 of your science notebook.

1. What are coral reefs?
Website 1
Website 2

2. Why are coral reefs important?
Website 1
Website 2


3.  What are zooxanthellae?
Website 1
Website 2


4. Describe these 4 ways in which coral reefs can be harmed:

• Sedimentation
• Website 1
• Website 2
• Algal Blooms
• Website 1
• Website 2
• Global Warming
• Website 1
• Website 2
• Pollution
• Website 1
• Website 2

Spectrascopes

Open your science notebook to PAGE 109.
Write the following QUESTIONS & ANSWERS in your notebook.


1.  What is a spectrascope?
Go to this Website to find out?
2.  Why do scientists use spectrascopes?
Go to this Website to find out why.

Go to Brainpop and login.  Search for Electromagnetic Spectrum
3. Number to 10 and answer the review quiz on page 109


Show Mrs. Miles your paper and get a spectrascope from her.
Look through the spectrascope at 3 different lights and draw or describe the sprectral lines you see:
4.  Draw or describe fluorescent light  (classroom lights)
5.  Draw or describe incadescent light (the overhead machine)
6.  Draw or describe black light (on the cabinet)
7.  Draw or describe sunlight (window)

Stars

1.  Go to Brainpop.  Search for Life Cycle of Stars and watch the movie.
2.  When you are done you will take the Review Quiz - write your answers on the back of your comic strip template.
3.  Click on Activities and then click Graphic Organizer
4.  Complete the comic strip activity.
5.  Your comic should have color, be accurate and contain dialogue (words).
6.  You must use the words protostar, nebula, main sequence, white dwarf, gravity, and hydrogen.
If you forget something - just watch the video again or use pages 295-300 in the textbook.

Ocean Tides

1.  Think about everything you know or have learned about ocean tides.
2.  Go to my j:drive folder (dmiles)
3.  Open the Tides Circle Map document.
4.  Inside the Circle
           Type everything you can about tides - it's OK to type things you are not sure about
           I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW EVERYTHING.  
     Instructions:  Click Insert, text box, draw text box and then type.  You can move the text box whereever    
     you want.
5.  Outside the Circle you will answer the following question?
           How are ocean tides important?
      Use text boxes to come up with at least 2 reasons tides might be important for us to study.

Now view the following information about tides.
Add things to your bubble as you learn more.

• Tides Info
• Tides Info Again
• More Tide Info
• Even More Tide Info
• Still More Tide Info!

Seasons WebQuest

Reasons for the Seasons WebQuest

You've Been Hired!!

An educational publishing company has hired YOU to produce posters for middle school science classrooms.  Your first poster is to be one that shows the causes of seasons on Earth.  Since many students have wrong ideas (misconceptions) about what causes seasons it is very important that your poster be very accurate. Your poster will answer the question "What causes the seasons?".  
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Before you can start your poster, you must do some research on student ideas as well as the science behind the seasons.

Part 1:  Misconceptions about the Seasons

A misconception is an incorrect idea about something. Research the websites provided below to view common misconceptions students may have about the seasons. 
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List four misconceptions in your notebook on page 98. 
Skip lines between each one.

• Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy - Misconceptions (read question & answer)
• Seasons Misconceptions (read Seasons Misconceptions paragraph)
• Common Misconceptions
• Some Common Misconceptions
• The Seasons

Misconceptions  (complete sentences)

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2.
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PART 2:    TILT OF THE EARTH

How does the Earth's tilt affect the seasons? Research the websites below.
On page 99, Draw 4 pictures showing how Earth's tilt affects each season. 

Include the following on all 4 drawings:  Earth, its tilt, the sun, name of the season. 

• Earth's Tilt Is the Reason for the Seasons!
• Earth’s Revolution and Sun Angle
• Earth’s Tilt and the Seasons
• What Causes the Seasons?
• Seasons and the Tilt
• Seasons and the Tilt Interactive
• Why is the Earth Tilted? (podcast)

PART 3:  THE SEASONS POSTER

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Now you are ready to make your poster!!  The Earth is at four different points in its orbit around the Sun when we have each season. Where is the Earth when it is summer (or winter, fall, and spring)? Does the Earth tilt towards or away from the Sun? Draw a picture of the Earth revolving around the Sun throughout the year. Show the Earth at its location during winter, spring, summer, and fall/autumn. There are additional websites below to continue your research.  Your paycheck will depend on how many accurate items are included in your poster.

• Earth’s Appearance Different Times During the Year
• Seasons Interactive
• Seasons Interactive II
• Observe Seasonal Changes

You must Include the following on your poster to get your full paycheck:

• Title of poster ($2)
• Neatness & color  ($2)
• Sun ($2) 
• Earth in four different locations ($2) 
• Labels for winter, spring, summer, and fall ($2) 
• Tilt ($2) 
• Color in day and night on all 4 Earths ($2) 
• Short paragraph explaining the reason for the seasons ($2)  
• PUT EVERYONE'S NAME ON BACK OF POSTER!!

Fine Print:  Your paycheck will be the paid in points added to your science average : )

This WebQuest is modified from WebQuests found at Science-Class.net and http://mrscienceut.net/SeasonsWebQuest.html.       

Weather Tic-Tac-Toe Project

Here are some helpful resources to complete your Tic-Tac-Toe Weather Homework.

• Remember that all assignments are due Monday, January 23rd.
• You must choose any 3 assignments in an up and down column or diagonal.  ( You may NOT choose everything from the same ROW.
• Each block is worth 8 points and there are 24 total points available.
• If you need materials please let me know before it is too late.
• You are welcome to work on these in my classroom before or after school.(except Tuesday afternoon)

ALL Vocabulary words are located on the blue checklist on page 81 of your science notebook.
You can also look on our Weather Vocabulary site for the definitions and vocabulary games.

Flashcard Template
Online Flashcard Template
Foldables
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Online Collage  Maker (Glogster)
Window Pane Description
Window Pane examples
Making a Mobile
Cube Project Template
How to Write a Newspaper Article
                                                      How to Make a Brochure on Word