Friday, December 18, 2009

12/18

Classwork: Finished up Making Soil Lab., finished Mythbusters video, and looked at some physics notes

HW: Have a wonderful break

Thursday, December 17, 2009

12/17

Classwork: Made layers of soil using food.

HW: None

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

12/16

Assembly Schedule
*Did not see 1st or 2nd period

Classwork: Worked on Weathering and Soil Formation WS

HW: Weathering and Soil Formation WS

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

12/15

Classwork: Watched and discussed Mythbuster Episode

HW: NONE

Monday, December 14, 2009

12/14

Classwork: Mung bean plant lab.

HW: None

*Last week to bring in canned food for the food drive

Friday, December 11, 2009

12/11

Classwork: Chapter 4 Vocab. Quiz. Read section on soil conservation.

HW: Questions 1-3 on page 129 (soil conservation)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

12/10

Classwork: Students were graded on their From Poop to Profits discussion questions. Students also did a vocabulary mix-up activity/game to prepare for tomorrow's quiz

HW: Chapter 4 vocab. quiz tomorrow and interims are due back signed

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

12/9

NOT ALL CLASSES WERE SEEN TODAY DUE TO ASSEMBLY

Classowrk: Students continued their From Poop to Profit questions in small groups

HW: Vocab. quiz on Friday (chapter 4), students should have brought home interims yesterday, they are due back Friday signed

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

12/8

Classwork: Students had a discussion on the video "From Poop to Profits"

HW: Continue studying vocabulary from Chapter 4

*Ligon is collecting canned food for The Food Bank of Raleigh, your son or daughter should have brought a sheet home with a tax deductible ID on it. Please donate what you can.

Monday, December 7, 2009

12/7

Classwork: Students finished their soil formation notes. We also broke open our sandstone molds to see how our sedimentary rocks turned out.

HW: Study for Chapter 4 vocabulary quiz this Friday

Friday, December 4, 2009

12/4

I apologize for the late post.

Classwork: Student worked on a sandstone lab today. They worked with partners to mimic the processes that go along with the formation of a sedimentary rock.

HW: None

Thursday, December 3, 2009

12/3

Classwork: Took soil notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNTljZzVncmQ2cg&hl=en

HW: Read pages 108-115 and answer questions 1-3 on page 115

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

12/2

HALF DAY (did not see all class periods)

Classwork: Got back tests and went over. Watched intro. video to soil and weathering

HW: None

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

12/1

Classwork: Students took their Chapter 3 Rock Test

HW: None