26 - 30 March (Week 31)

Welcome to 4th Quarter! The focus of this quarter will include learning some new content as well as applying what we've learned throughout the year in a series of standards based projects. It should be fun as you develop confidence your abilities as well as refine your understanding of specific topics.

Earth Science
Monday: Atmosphere Notes/Games, Start Indirect/Direct Radiation Lab
Tuesday: Indirect/Direct Radiation Lab Practice (Rubric)
Wednesday: Indirect/Direct Radiation Lab Actual Lab (Rubric)
Thursday: Indirect/Direct Radiation Lab Analysis Questions, Weather Fronts Quiz Practice (Practice Quiz, Key, Visual, Symbols Practice, Video 1, Video 2, Video 3)
Friday: Weather Fronts Quiz

Biology
Monday: Organ Discussion, Intro Evolution
Tuesday: "The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory" (Video, Worksheet)
Wednesday: Development of the Theory of Evolution Essay (Rubric)
Thursday: The Wallace Line Activity (Sea Level Animation, Plate Tectonics Animation)
Friday: Natural Selection Basics

19 - 22 March (Week 30)

Note: End of quarter is this Thursday. As you have been warned since last week, I will be absent Thursday. However, you may turn work in through Thursday afternoon either to my classroom before my substitute leaves or the office before it closes.

Earth Science
Monday: Seafloor Spreading Notes
Tuesday: Seafloor Spreading Essay
Wednesday: Atmosphere Review & New Notes
Thursday: Atmosphere Games

Biology
Monday: Step 1 of Organ & Organ System Relationships Assignment
Tuesday: Finish your 1st organ for your group in the Organ & Organ System Relationships Assignment (Slideshow Template)
Wednesday: Finish your 2nd organ for your group and start your 3rd organ in the Organ & Organ System Relationships Assignment
Thursday: Finish your 3rd organ for your group and peer review your slides with group members in the Organ & Organ System Relationships Assignment

12 - 16 March (Week 29)

Earth Science
Monday: Intro to Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift (Alfred Wegener Video)
Tuesday: Pangaea Gizmo
Wednesday: Continental Drift Short Essays (Outline Worksheet/Rubric)
Thursday: Continental Drift Short Essays (Outline Worksheet/Rubric), Seafloor Spreading
Friday: Seafloor Spreading

Biology
Monday: Protein Synthesis Plays (Outline)
Tuesday: Protein Synthesis Summaries (Summary outline, rubric)
Wednesday: Autotrophic vs. Heterotrophic Cells (Rubric)
Thursday: Cell Energy Illustrations (Rubric)
Friday: Protein Synthesis Above Mastery Quiz (Practice Quiz), Finish Cell Energy Illustrations

5 - 9 March (Week 28)

Earth Science
Monday: Half Life Gizmo
Tuesday: Solar System Age Quiz, Earth's Internal Heat Quiz, Solar System Scale Assignment (Worksheet, Rubric, Planet Tables, NASA Solar System Explorer)
Wednesday: Solar System Scale Assignment (Worksheet, Rubric, Planet Tables, NASA Solar System Explorer, Eros Article), Science Goes to the Movies
Thursday - Friday: A Wrinkle in Time Reward Video (Permission Slip)

Biology
Monday: Protein Synthesis Plays (Outline)
Tuesday: Protein Synthesis Plays (Outline)
Wednesday: Protein Synthesis Plays (Outline)
Thursday - Friday: A Wrinkle in Time Reward Video (Permission Slip)