Question of Day:

• What does correlate mean?
• What are two things scientists use to correlate rock layers?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to correlate rock layers and use absolute age to date rocks?

Success Criteria:

• Students will be able to obtain a 3 on our Rock Correlation Quiz

Activities:

• Correlating Rocks on I-70
• Quiz

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• Name three natural events that cause older layers to appear above younger layers?
• How can you tell a fault has occurred?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to correlate rock layers using cross-sections of outcrops

Success Criteria:

• Students will know they are successful when they can correctly label rock layers and fossils from oldest to youngest.

Activities:

• Correlation of Bedrock Layers worksheet (on paper)

Homework:

• Quiz tomorrow!!!!

Question of the Day:

• If an igneous intrusion occurs, is it older or younger than the rock layers it goes through?
• What is a fault?

Learning intentions:

• Students will be able to tell how old rock layers are by sequencing the layers

Success Criteria:

• Students will know they are successful when they can correctly identify rock layers from oldest to youngest

Activities:

• Go over sequencing rock layers
• Begin Correlation of Bedrock Layers

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• How do scientists use index fossils?
• What is an unconformity?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to determine relative age of layers of rocks based on the Law of Superposition and other geologic laws.

Activities:

• Relative Dating Notes
• Sequencing Rock Layers (in Google Classroom)

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• What was the best part of your weekend?
• What does the work correlate mean?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to correlate rock layers and determine age based on index fossils

Activities:

• Correlating Rock Layers Activity

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• What is an index fossil?
• Why is an index fossil useful when aging rocks?

Learning Intention:

• Students will show past knowledge of science content

Activities:

• Complete MAPS if not already done
• Make sure the Interactivities in Pearson are complete
• Grand Canyon worksheet

Homework:

• None

 

Question of the Day:

• What is an Igneous Intrusion?
• What is a Fault?

Learning Intention:

• Students will show prior knowledge of science content

Activities:

• MAPS testing

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• What is the difference between relative and absolute age?
• In what type of rock are fossils found?

Learning Intention:

• Students can identify age of rocks and how age is determined.

Activities:

• eText and worksheet (on paper)
• Interactivity: Oldest to Youngest
• Interactivity: Know Your Index Fossils

Homework:

• Make sure all three assignments in Pearson are complete
• Make sure paper notes for eText are complete

Question of the Day:

• What is relative dating?
• How can you tell which rocks are oldest or youngest when looking at a canyon?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to explain the age of rocks using relative and absolute dating.

Activities:

• Complete and turn in the etext
• Complete and turn in the Interactivity:Youngest to Oldest

Homework:

• None

Question of the Day:

• What was the best part of your weekend?
• What are two things you remember from science last year?

Learning Intention:

• Students will be able to determine the age of rocks

Activities:

• eText: Determining Ages of Rocks

Homework:

• None