EARTH+SCIENCE+CLASS+CALENDAR+2017-2018

EARTH SCIENCE CLASS CALENDAR 2017-2018

Severe weather: Thunderstorms and tornadoes

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THE PHYSICS OF WEATHER (PACKET) Links on Google classroom

MOVIE: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

ISLAND MODELS AND MAPS PRESENTATIONS Round robin with visiting fourth and sixth grader

ISLAND MODEL PROJECT
 * WEEKS OF MARCH 19 and 26 **

ISLAND MAP PROJECT
 * WEEKS OF MARCH 5 and 12 **

Examining landscapes. What forces helped shape them? http://rgreenbergscience.wikispaces.com/WEATHERING%2C+EROSION+AND+DEPOSITION
 * WEEK OF FEB 26 **

SUSTAINABLE "GREEN" DESIGN AND INFRASTRUCTURE http://www.uni-groupusa.org/PDF/Gresham%20OR%20greenDevelopmentPractices.pdf https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure

Island maps
 * WEEK OF FEB 18 **

Design and drawing of natural island based on an island you choose somewhere in the worl
 * WEEK OF FEB 12 **

Wed Feb 13 Physiographic regions of U.S.

Thurs Feb 14 - Fri Feb 15 Examining raised relief maps

Review of topographic map terms Continue working on map techniques
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 * __ WEEK OF FEB 5 __**
 * Mon Feb 5 **

Design your own island with contour lines and infrastructure
 * Tues Feb 6 - Wed Feb 7 **

Island Project - Designing the "Natural Island" (pre-development)
 * Thurs Feb 8 - Fri Feb 9 **

What are mass movements? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/what-are-mass-movements/ Chasing Rivers: The Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt5uJrWW1gE
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 * __ WEEK OF JAN 29 __**
 * Mon Jan 29 **

Running water causes erosion http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/running-water-causes-erosion/ How much sediment can a river carry over time? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/how-much-sediment-can-a-river-carry/ Chasing Rivers: The Ganges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkPwEuflhKo
 * Tues Jan 30 **

Where do erosion and deposition occur on a river? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/new-page/ Nile River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTlQcfYx8JQ
 * Wed Jan 31 **

How do rivers change over time? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/how-do-rivers-change-over-time/
 * Thurs Feb 1 **

Greenberg on APES field trip Create infrastructure on made-up topo map
 * Fri Feb 2 **

NEXT WEEK: Reading, interpreting and creating Topographic maps

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Chasing Rivers: The Colorado []




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What determines the type and rate of weathering? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/what-determines-the-type-and-rate-of-weathering/ Landslide in slow motion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/21/us/washington-rattlesnake-ridge-landslide.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news Glacial Erosion and Transportation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZtIVZmzlo
 * __ WEEK OF JAN 23 __**
 * Tues Jan 23 **

Surface Area Lab
 * Wed Jan 24 **

How Does Soil Form? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/how-does-soil-form/
 * Thurs Jan 25 **

ADDED RESOURCES Soil Overview - notes [] Soil Types [] Soil Triangle [] Short videos: soil and water []

Soil Permeability Lab
 * Fri Jan 26 **


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 * __ WEEK OF JAN 14 __**
 * Tues Jan 14 **

How do rocks break down? http://peter-mulroy.squarespace.com/how-do-rocks-break-down/

Geology Cafe http://www.geologycafe.com/class/chapter6.html

Freeze-Thaw (Physical) Weathering https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=weathering+and+erosion+animation&qpvt=weathering+and+erosion+animation&view=detail&mid=13156FBE36984789BE4313156FBE36984789BE43&FORM=VRDGAR


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 * __ WEEKS OF JAN 2 AND JAN 8 __**
 * Tues Jan 2 **

Rock Roulette activity (4th per)
 * Wed Jan 3 **


 * Thurs Jan 4 - SNOW DAY **
 * Fri Jan 5 - SNOW DAY **

Rock Roulette activity (2nd per)
 * Mon Jan 8 **

Rock identification lab Packet turned in for a grade
 * Mon Jan 9 - Thurs **** Jan 10 **

Death Valley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Err-ANeFMVk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eqq6wCEheI Socotra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wra5CAaoZe4 Crystal cave in Chihuahua, Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wra5CAaoZe4
 * Thurs Jan 11 **

Rock identification quiz
 * Fri Jan 12 **

Painting diorama boxes
 * __ WEEK OF DEC 4 __ **
 * MON DEC 4 - **** TUES DEC 5 **
 * MON DEC 4 - **** TUES DEC 5 **

Work on dioramas
 * WED DEC 6 - FRI DEC 8 **

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 * DIORAMA RESOURCES **

Mesozoic Era dinosaur gallery

https://www.newdinosaurs.com/the-mesozoic-era/

Mesozoic Era - Age of Reptiles

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/

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The Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era
 * __ WEEK OF NOV 27 __ **
 * MON NOV 27 **

Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era
 * TUES NOV 28 **

Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era
 * WED NOV 29 **

Cenozoic Era - Early to Middle
 * THURS NOV 30 **

Cenozoic Era - Middle to Late La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7FK59waeo0 Animals of the Stone Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB4fPhv2jWA
 * FRI DEC 1 **


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 * WEEK OF NOV 13 **

__** MON NOV 13 **__ __ The Devonian Period of the Paleozoic Era __

__** TUES NOV 14 **__ __ The Carboniferous Period of the Paleozoic Era __

__** WED NOV 15 **__ __ The Permian Period of the Paleozoic Era __

__** THURS NOV 16 **__ __ Geologic time period diorama - project assignments __

__** FRI NOV 17 **__ __ Evolution book topic presentations __

__** RESOURCES **__ __ The Story of the Earth - VIDEO __ __ [] __

__ UC- Berkeley Geologic Timeline - WEBSITE __ __ [] __

__ BBC - History of Life on Earth - WEBSITE __ __ Students take notes during each geologic time period review __ __http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/history_of_the_earth__

__**Appalachian Geology Part 3 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H72I_kVFbJM **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 4 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNlAIndO7s **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 5 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_tDjhNwfA **__



__** MON NOV 6 **__ __ Evolution topic research (continued from Friday) __ __ Due this Thursday __
 * WEEK OF NOV 6 **

__** TUES NOV 7 - THURS NOV 9 **__ __** EARTH'S HISTORY AND ITS LIFE **__ __** Tues - PreCambrian Era **__ __** Wed - Cambrian and Ordovician Periods of the Paleozoic Era **__ __** Thurs - Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era **__ __ Students record information from lecture in __composition notebook __ Students take notes on Greenberg's former students' __timelines __(extended out in hallway)__

__** INTRODUCTION **__ __ The Story of the Earth __ __ [] __ __ History of the Earth in 5 1/2 minutes __ __ [] __

__ **MAIN RESOURCE:** Prehistoric time-line - National Geographic __ __ The top half shows how life on Earth has changed; the bottom half shows how the Earth itself has changed. __ __ [] __

__ UC- Berkeley Geologic Timeline __ __ [] __

__ BBC - History of Life on Earth __ __ Students take notes on each geologic time period __ __http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/history_of_the_earth__

__ Earth History Plays out on a Football Field __ __ [] __

__** APPALACHIAN GEOLOGY **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 1 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpC31JbMY-A **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 2 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSnrFld3EE8 **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 3 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H72I_kVFbJM **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 4 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNlAIndO7s **__ __**Appalachian Geology Part 5 **__ __**@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_tDjhNwfA **__


 * GEOLOGIC TIME LINE **

__** PRECAMBRIAN ERA **__ __ Early Precambrian (Hadean Period) 4567- 4000 million years ago (Ma) __ __ Middle Precambrian (Archean Period) 4000 - 2500 Ma __ __ Late Precambrian (Proterozoic Period) 2500 - 542 Ma __

__** PALEOZOIC ERA **__ __ Paleozoic Era - Cambrian period (542 - 488.3 Ma) __ __ Paleozoic Era - Ordovician period (488.3 - 443.7) __ __ Paleozoic Era - Silurian period (443.7 - 416 Ma) __ __ Paleozoic Era - Devonian period (416 - 359.2 Ma) __ __ Paleozoic Era - Carboniferous period (359.2 - 299) __ __ (only in the U.S. is this period subdivided into the Mississippian (first half) __ __ and the Pennsylvanian (second half) __ __ Paleozoic Era - Permian period (299 - 251 Ma) __

__** MESOZOIC ERA **__ __ Mesozoic Era - Triassic period (251 - 199.6 Ma) __ __ Mesozoic Era - Jurassic period (199.6 - 145.5 Ma) __ __ Mesozoic Era - Cretaceous period (145.5 - 65.5 Ma) __

__** CENOZOIC ERA **__ __ Cenozoic Era - Paleocene Epoch (65.5 - 55.8 Ma) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Eocene Epoch (55.8 - 33.9 Ma) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Oligocene Epoch (33.9 - 23.03 Ma) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Miocene Epoch (23.03 - 5.3 Ma) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Pliocene Epoch (5.3 - 2.58 Ma) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 Ma - 11,400 years ago) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Holocene Epoch (11,400 - approximately 600 years ago - this is debatable) __ __ Cenozoic Era - Anthropocene Epoch (from time when humans began having large impact on the planet) __

__** ========================================================= **__ __ MON OCT 30 __ __ Movie: Contact __
 * WEEK OF OCT 3O **

__ TUES OCT 31 __ __ Seminar on movie __







__** WED NOV 1 **__ __ Seminar on movie: CONTACT __

__** THURS NOV 2 - FRI NOV 3 **__ __ Assigned Evolution topic research using The Book of Life __

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 * WEEK OF OCT 23 **

__** Mon Oct 23 **__ __ Constellation presentations __

__** Tues Oct 24 **__ __ Constellation presentations __

__** Wed Oct 25 **__ __** Emily, the Haw River Keeper will lead investigations of macroinvertebrates **__ __** We will be in and around the river. Please dress appropriately **__

__** Thurs Oct 26 - Fri **__ __ We will watch the movie Contact (based on the novel by Carl Sagan) __

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 * WEEK OF OCT 9 **

__** CONSTELLATION RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION **__

__ Directly below are assigned constellations (with its bright stars and deep sky objects within) __ __ Directly below that are the instructions __

__** SUMMER **__ __ OPHIUCHUS, THE SERPENT BEARER - Rasaraja (2) Caleb (4) __ __ SCORPIUS THE SCORPION - Samantha (2) Su (4) __ __ SAGITTARIUS, THE ARCHER - Moya (2) Graham (4) __ __ HERCULES, THE HERO - Ty (2) Graham (4) __ __ LYRA, THE HARP - Tim (2) Britton (4) __ __ CYGNUS, THE SWAN (THE NORTHERN CROSS) - Parker (2) Alexis (4) __

__** FALL **__ __ ANDROMEDA, THE PRINCESS OF ETHIOPIA - Moya (2) Maya (4) __ __ PEGASUS, THE WINGED HORSE Tripp (2) Monica (4) __ __ CASSIOPEIA, THE QUEEN - Tim (2) Piper (4) __ __ AQUILA, THE EAGLE - Ty (2) Alex (4) __ __ PISCES, THE FISH - Samantha (2) __ __ ARIES, THE RAM - (2) Gavin (4) __ __ CAPRICORN, THE SEA GOAT Emma (2) Brent (4) __ __ AQUARIUS, THE WATER BEARER - Emma (2) Evan (4) __

__** WINTER **__ __ TAURUS, THE BULL - Grayson (2) Alexis (4) __ __ ORION, THE HUNTER - Zach (2) Alex (4) __ __ CANIS MAJOR, THE GREAT DOG - Rasaraja (2) Jarrett (4) __ __ GEMINI, THE TWINS - Rasaraja (2) Piper (4) __ __ AURIGA, THE CHARIOTEER - Tim (2) Brent (4) __ __ PERSEUS, THE HERO - Parker (2) Evan (4) __ __ CANCER, THE CRAB - Zach (2) Caleb (4) __

__** SPRING **__ __ BOOTES, THE HERDSMAN - Emma (2) Gavin (4) __ __ VIRGO, THE MAIDEN - Samantha (2) Sophia (4) __ __ LEO, THE LION - Zach (2) Parker (2) Maya (4) __ __ CANIS VENATICI, THE HUNTING DOGS - __ __ HYDRA, THE WATER SNAKE Emma (2) Monica (4) __ __ LIBRA, THE SCALES - Devyn (2) __

__** CIRCUMPOLAR **__ __ URSA MAJOR - Devyn (2) Evan (4) __ __ URSA MINOR - Grayson (2) Jarrett (4) __ __ DRACO, THE DRAGON - Tripp (2) __ __ CEPHEUS, THE KING - Su (4) __

__** SOUTHERN SKY **__ __ CARINA, THE KEEL - Moya (2) Sophia (4) __ __ CRUX, THE SOUTHERN CROSS - Grayson (2) Britton (4) __ __ CENTAURUS, THE CENTAUR - Grayson (2) Graham (4) __

__** GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS **__ __ STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESEARCHING TWO TO THREE ASSIGNED CONSTELLATIONS __

__ DEVELOP A POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOW OR PREZI AND INCLUDE EACH OF YOUR ASSIGNED CONSTELLATIONS. __ __ YOU WILL PRESENT THIS TO THE CLASS. __

__ CLASS DAYS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP PRESENTATION: MON OCT 9 - WED OCT 11 __ __ PRESENTATIONS: THURS OCT 12 - FRI OCT 13 __

__** SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS **__ __ - FIRST SLIDE - YOUR NAME AND LIST OF THE ASSIGNED CONSTELLATIONS __ __ - TITLE SLIDE FOR EACH OF THE CONSTELLATIONS YOU WERE ASSIGNED __ __ - DIAGRAM OF CONSTELLATION SHOWING STARS AND DEEP SKY OBJECTS - LINES CONNECTING STARS __ __ - LOCATION IN THE SKY - DOES IT MOVE EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SKY? DOES IT GO OVERHEAD? DOES IT STAY FAIRLY LOW WHEN IT CROSSES THE MERIDIAN? IS IT CIRCUMPOLAR (NEVER RISES OR SETS; APPEARS TO ORBIT AROUND POLARIS? __ __ - TIME OF YEAR BEST SEEN IN THE EARLY EVENING __

__ - DIAGRAM OF CONSTELLATION SHOWING MYTHOLOGICAL SHAPE - SHOW THE CHARACTERS IT REPRESENTS __ __ - TELL TWO MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES (GREEK AND OTHER IF AVAILABLE) MANY OF THESE STORIES CONNECT SEVERAL CONSTELLATION CHARACTERS __

__ - THE TWO OR THREE BRIGHTEST STARS IN ORDER: __ __ LUMINOSITY COMPARED WITH SUN __ __ SIZE COMPARED WITH THE SUN (IF AVAILABLE) __ __ APPARENT MAGNITUDE (SCALE OF HOW BRIGHT IT APPEARS) __ __ CLASSIFICATION (SHOW THE HR DIAGRAM AND POINT TO WHERE IT LIES ON IT) __ __ STAGE OF LIFE (MAIN SEQUENCE, GIANT, SUPERGIANT, WHITE DWARF, ETC) __ __ DISTANCE IN LIGHT YEARS __

__ - SIGNIFICANT DEEP SKY OBJECTS WITHIN CONSTELLATION: TYPE OF OBJECT, DISTANCE IN LIGHT YEARS __ __ INCLUDE PHOTOS OF DEEP SKY OBJECTS HIGHLIGHTED IN PRESENTATION __ __ IS THERE AN EXTRASOLAR PLANETS OF INTEREST IN THIS CONSTELLATION? - WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT? __

__ - METEOR SHOWERS NAMED AFTER ONE OR MORE OF YOUR CONSTELLATIONS? __ __ WHAT TIME OF YEAR DO THEY APPEAR? WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE METEORS? __

__ - END WITH ORIGINAL SONG, POEM, RAP, HAIKU ABOUT YOUR CONSTELLATION __

__** WEB RESOURCES **__

__WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE__ __https://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html&edu=high__

__CONSTELLATIONS BY MONTH__ __http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellationmonth_list.html__

__THE BRIGHTEST STARS__ __http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/stars.html__

__CONSTELLATION HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY__ __https://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations__

__MESSIER OBJECTS BY CONSTELLATION__ __http://www.messier.seds.org/CONindex2.html__

__OTHER MESSIER OBJECT RESOURCES__ __http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-messier.html__ __http://www.constellation-guide.com/messier-objects/__ __http://www.go-astronomy.com/messier-objects.htm__

__HR DIAGRAM__ __http://d1jqu7g1y74ds1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hrdiagram.jpg__

__PHASE OF MOON ON YOUR BIRTHDAY__ __https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon__




 * WEEK OF OCT 2 **

__** MON OCT 2 **__



__ Neil de Grasse Tyson - How the Sun works __ __ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAeyg3Od9c __

__ Demonstration of Sunspotter __

__** TUES OCT 3 - WED OCT 4 **__





__ Parallax Demonstration __

__** THURS OCT 5 **__ __ Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram __

__** FRI OCT 6 **__ __ Constellations, stars, and deep sky object research __

__**===================================================================**__ __** MON SEPT 26 **__ __ Greenberg on a field trip __ __ Textbook assignment __
 * WEEK OF SEPT 26 **

__** TUES SEPT 27 **__ __ Set up walking solar system __

__** WED SEPT 28 - THURS SEPT 29 **__ __ Present planets to 4th and 5th Graders with walking solar system __

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 * WEEK OF SEPT 18 __**

Origin of the Solar Nebula
 * MON SEPT 18 **



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL3YNQK960Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL3YNQK960Y

Crash course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKM0P3XlMNA

Bill Nye - Distances between planets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Ob0xR0Ut8

Information: size (mass and volume), axis tilt, rotation, orbit, composition, atmosphere, interesting facts? Show notes to G-berg before starting on poster. Posters will be used in our "walking solar system"
 * TUES SEPT 19 - FRI SEPT 22 **
 * Solar system research and poster **

CREATE "WALKING SOLAR SYSTEM" (in field)
 * NEXT WEEK **

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 * SIGN UP FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM **
 * 2nd period code: nir429a **
 * 4th period code: 3pk6dp **

Illustrate your fictional planet: Diagram the attributes and conditions at "equator," mid-latitude and poles Feature a society that lives on this planet and how they survive
 * MON SEPT 11 - TUES SEPT 12 **


 * WED SEPT 13 **



Moon Phase interactive [|http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007299181x/student_view0/chapter2/lunar_phases_interactive.html#]

Earth, Sky and Oceans Web Quest Assignment uploaded to Google Classroom Finish for homework
 * THURS SEPT 14 - **** FRI SEPT 15 **

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__** WEEK OF SEPT 5 **__ Egg Drop competition
 * TUES SEPT 5 **

Movie: October Sky
 * WED SEPT 6 **

Activity: Path of the Sun in the Sky
 * THURS SEPT 7 **

Activity: Fictional Planet
 * FRI SEPT 8 **

__** ========================================================== **__ __** WEEK OF AUG 28 **__ The Sixties documentary - The Space Program
 * MON AUG 28 **

HOMEWORK: Check "Fly the Heron Skies" data sheets for completion Submit for grade Tuesday 8/29

Impact Crater Web Investigation Questions on packet (handed out) Links needed to answer questions below. //** DUE: FRIDAY SEPT 1 **//
 * TUES AUG 29 - WED AUG 30 **



__ A - Asteroid vs Comet __ LINK: []

__ B - Comet Shoemaker Levy crashes into Jupiter 1994 __ LINK: []

__ C- Ten Biggest Impact Craters in Solar System __ LINK: []

__ D - Meteor Crater (formerly called Barringer Crater) __ LINK: [|http://www.barringercrater.com] (select the link: "crater history")

__ E - Crater Lake __ LINK: []

__ F - Craters to visit in the U.S. __ LINK: []

__ G - Impressive craters on Earth __ LINK: []

__ H - NASA Maps Asteroids that Threaten Earth __ LINK: []

__ J - Ask an Astrophysicist __ LINK: []

Mars Rover Landing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_9BYSDtwRc
 * WED AUG 30 **

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4boyXQuUIw Egg Drop contraption ideas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv7LW0MIjII

Build egg drop device
 * THURS AUG 31 **

(postponed Egg Drop Contest due to weather conditions) Watched the movie October Sky Catalyst: October Sky If you were a teenager in 1957, what effect would Sputnik have had on you? What effect did it have on the people of Coalwood? Homer and his friends?
 * FRI SEPT 1 **

Egg Drop Competition The Story of Earth and Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57merteLsBc
 * UPCOMING **


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 * __ WEEK OF AUG 21 __**
 * MON AUG 21 **

Below are a few ideas for solar viewers that are very simple and easy. I suggest building one or the other at home (or you may have another method) and bringing it to school on Mon Aug 21st. @https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/EclipseCerealBoxViewer.pdf @https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/Build_a_Solar_Eclipse_Viewer_Handout.pdf
 * SCHOOL-WIDE ECLIPSE VIEWING ACTIVITY **

Earth Science word scramble

1. A look at images and video of "totality" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF57HjurBPs //Student letters voluntarily shared//
 * TUES AUG 22 **
 * // 2. CATALYST #1: Letter to Mother Nature //**

Marble Challenge activity (in Schoolhouse) Students organized into groups
 * WED AUG 23 **

// **CATALYST #2: Marble Raceway** //
 * THURS AUG 24 **
 * //If you had an extra hour or more, how could you have completed your Raceway for a better time?//**
 * //What "extensions" from this activity could we possibly do this year in class?//**


 * Paper airplane activity (same groups as Wednesday) **
 * Three contests:**
 * - Distance and time**
 * - Accuracy**
 * - Time aloft**

FRI AUG 25

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THURS AUG 17

FRI AUG 18 **