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Question of the Day:
- What is the difference between relative dating and absolute dating?
- What does the Law of Superposition state?
Objective:
- Students will understand how scientists use fossils and rocks to age events
Activities:
- Finish Law of Superposition notes
- Grand Canyon formation video
Question of the Day:
- Why do scientists break up geologic time into different sections?
- What was one thing that surprised you from the geological time line?
Objective:
- Students will understand how scientists look at rocks to determine the age of different events
Activities:
- Rocks as Clocks Notes
- E-Vocabulary
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What is an example of a photosynthetic life form?
- How long did dinosaurs exist on Earth?
Objective:
- Understand how geologic time is used
Activities:
- Finish timeline
- Watch edpuzzle
- Answer and turn in conclusion on the timeline
- Begin notes and e-vocab
Homework:
- If you do not finish the timeline and conclusion in class you must finish it at home.
Question of the Day:
- How long ago did the first Homo Sapiens exist?
- What existed first, the sun or the earth?
Objective:
- Students will understand when events happened through geologic time and why some events took so long to develop
Activites:
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What was the first life form on earth?
- What organism appeared first, a plant or an animal?
Objective:
- To be able to write using text evidence from a scientific article
- To be able to understand how and when events happened in Earth’s history
Activities:
- Monday Writing Essay
- Continue with Geologic Time Line
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What are you most excited for the weekend?
- What time do you usually go to bed?
Objective:
- Know when events in Earth’s history took place
Activity:
- Geological Time Challenge
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What type of organism was the first to appear on Earth?
- What formed first, the Earth or the moon?
Objective:
- To discuss and understand the order things first appeared on Earth
Activities:
- Core Talks
- Order Earth’s historic events
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What are the three main types of rocks?
- How old is the Earth?
Objective:
- To show knowledge in sciene
Activities:
- Finish MAPS testing
- Work on webquest in google classroom
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What are two things you remember learning about rocks from last year?
Objective:
- Show knowledge of science content
Activities:
Homework:
Question of the Day:
- What was your favorite thing you did this summer?
- What are you excited for in 7th grade?
Objective:
- Be able to read scientific articles and answer questions using text evidence
Activities:
- Science in the news questions
Homework: