Friday, November 28, 2008

Earth Science Schedule for Dec 1st - Dec 5th

Monday: Students should work on sec-15.1, 15.2, and 15.3 worksheets and section reviews over the thanksgiving break. This assignment is due on Monday, December 1st. We’ll go over the three sections during class.

Tuesday: Students will watch videos on Glaciers for part of the period. Next they will work on the chapter review for ch-15, Glaciers.

Wednesday: We’ll move on to Oceanography. Discussion on sec-20.1, The water planet and sec-20.2, Features of the ocean floor. We’ll learn about the divisions of the global ocean, exploration of the ocean, submersibles, sonar, continental margins, deep ocean basins, trenches, abyssal plains, mid-ocean ridges, and seamounts. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-20.3, Ocean-floor sediments. We’ll talk about inorganic sediments, organic sediments, chemical deposits, and physical classification of sediments. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.

Friday: Students will watch videos on exploration of the oceans.

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