11/20

Classwork: Students completed their Blue Diamond and worked on their rock adventure story.

HW: Rock adventure story is due Tuesday (11/24). Rock test (chapter 3) is Tuesday (12/1).

11/19

Classwork: Introduction to The Great Rock Adventure writing assignment (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNTdjNzZkYmZkNg&hl=en). This assignment is due Tuesday. Students had the period to ask questions, brainstorm, and pre-write.

HW: Work on The Great Rock Adventure and be studying December 1 Rock Test.

11/18

Classwork: Learned the rock cycle. Watched video on the rock cycle.

Homework: None

11/17

Classwork: Students had a sub. today because I was in the media center with student council giving tours. They worked in their text on Chapter 3 Section 4.

Homework: Finish the section notes sheet if they did not already finish it in class.

11/16

Classwork: Students continued working on and finished their rock triple venn diagram. 1st period got donuts because they made it to the top of the donut chart.

HW: Look over classifying rock notes and read through sections on igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

11/13

Classwork: Students worked in groups today. Each member had a particular type of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) to research. Once they gathered information they compiled the information into a triple Venn-Diagram.

Homework: Study and review classifying rock notes (see 11/12 for electronic copy)

11/12

Classwork: Classifying Rock notes http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVxVays3l2mcZGN4anNzaHhfNTBmM2M5bTdkZA&hl=en

Homework: None