Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday September 30th, 2016

Happy Friday!!!  Hope you have a great weekend!!

Today we will:

  • Finish and turn in the Pangea activity
  • Work on the Unit 1 study guide in google classroom.  The study guide is due at the beginning of class Monday.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Thursday September 29th, 2016

Happy Thursday!!

Today we will:

  • Finish and turn in the Pangaea activity
  • Begin working on the Geological Time Unit Study Guide (in google classroom)

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Wednesday September 28th, 2016

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today we will:

  • Begin and work on the Continental Drift Activity
    • We will finish the activity tomorrow so there is no homework this evening.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Tuesday September 27th, 2016

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today we will:

  • Watch Nova - Ice Age Death Trap and fill out google worksheet
  • Finish and turn in Mass Extinction Gallery Walk

Monday, September 26, 2016

Monday September 26th, 2016

Happy Monday!!

Today we will:

  • Work on the first 4 questions from Monday Writing
  • Do a Gallery Walk of the Mass Extinctions

Friday, September 23, 2016

September 23rd, 2016

Happy Friday!! Hope you have a great weekend.

Today we will:

  • Take a quiz on Geologic Time
  • Finish and turn in Mass Extinction Powerpoint

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Thursday September 22nd, 2016

Happy Thursday!!!

Today we will:

  • Continue working on our mass extinction projects.  Make sure you refer to the rubric and the directions and make sure everything is in your presentation!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Wednesday September 21st, 2016

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today we will:

  • Watch a short video on mass extinctions and how they happen
  • Go over our Mass Extinction projects
  • Pick which mass extinction each student will research
  • Begin working on Mass Extinction Project

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Tuesday September 20th, 2016

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today we will:

  • Make sure Whales: Walking in the Past is completed and turned in
  • Complete Changes in Horse Fossils Over Time (colored pencils are in the back of the room in the right hand drawer) - assignment is on paper, not in google classroom
  • If time allows we will watch a short video on mass extinctions

Monday, September 19, 2016

Monday September 19th, 2016

Happy Monday!!!

Today we will:

  • Work on and complete our Monday writing in google classroom and turn it in. https://newsela.com/articles/lucy-fossil-mystery/id/21188/#
  • Complete and turn in the Whales activity from last Friday 

***DON'T FORGET TO HAVE ALL ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DONE UP TO THIS POINT TURNED IN BY TOMORROW!!!***  I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING AFTER TOMORROW MORNING!!!

Friday, September 16, 2016

Friday September 16th, 2016

Happy Friday!  Go Ohio State.  And Notre Dame.  And Oregon.  And the Browns!!!!!

Today we will:

  • Complete Part 1 and Part 3 on the Whales: Walking Into the Past activity
  • Make sure the entire worksheet (Part 1, 2, and 3) are complete and turned in by the end of class.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thursday September 15th, 2016

Happy Thursday!!

****DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR HAT AND $1 TOMORROW!!!!****

Today we will:

  • Begin working on Whales-Walking in the Past
    • Read article and highlight
    • Answer questions on part 2 of document in google classroom

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Wednesday September 14th, 2016

Happy Wednesday!!

Today we will:

  • Finish and turn in the Geologic Timeline and Student sheet (answer the 4 post lab questions)
  • Finish and turn in the Fossil and Geologic Time Webquest
***On the Student Sheet for the timeline, only answer the 4 challenge questions.  This will be homework if not finished in class.
***The Fossil and Geologic Time Webquest is NOT homework

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Tuesday September 13th, 2016

Happy Tuesday!!

Today we will:

  • Watch the video "Morphed: When whales had legs"
    • You will write 10 facts during the movie using complete sentences and turn it in after the video.  You MUST turn in your paper today to get credit.
  • Finish Geological Time Challenge
    • You will finish labeling geological events, tape your pictures to the timeline and answer the questions in google classroom.  Make sure the questions and your data table are turned in.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Monday September 12th, 2016

Happy Monday!!

Today we will:

  • Work on, complete and turn in Monday Writing on pterosaurs
  • Work on Fossils and Geologic Time Webquest

Thursday, September 8, 2016

September 8th, 2016

Happy First Day of the NFL Season!!!

Today we will:

1st and 2nd hour:

  • Begin the Geologic Timeline Challenge 

6th and 7th hour:
  • Complete and turn in the Fossils and Geologic Time Webquest (in google classroom)


Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Wednesday September 7th, 2016

Happy Wednesday!!

Today we will:

  • Watch a video about rock layers and the Grand Canyon
  • Answer questions during the video on paper.  Turn in the paper at the end of class.  Make sure  your name is on it and all questions have been answered!

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Tuesday September 6th, 2016

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today we will:

  • Work on, complete and turn in the Sequencing Rock Layers Practice (in google classroom) - you must make a text book for each answer.
  • If time allows we will begin the Geologic Time Challenge and making a timeline.

Friday, September 2, 2016

Friday September 2nd, 2016

Happy Friday!!

Go Ohio State!!

Today we will:


  • Finish the Rock Layers Activity and turn in both the paper and questions on google classroom
  • Earth's History Quiz

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thursday September 1st, 2016

Today we will:


  • Complete and turn in the Matching Rock Layers activity.  Part of this is in google classroom and part is on paper so make sure you turn in both parts!!