ACADEMY EARTH SCIENCE:
Monday: Ch-7, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics chapter review is due on Monday. We’ll discuss how volcanoes put a chill in the air. Students will do a report on how the 1980 eruption of Mount St.Helens changed the nearby ecosystems, and the effects that are still noticeable today.
Tuesday: We’ll discuss sec-9.1, Minerals of the Earth’s Crust. Our main focus will be on kinds of minerals, silicate and nonsilicate minerals, crystalline structure, silicon-oxygen tetrahedron, ionic, chain, sheet, and network silicates followed by an activity. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.
Wednesday: We’ll discuss sec-9.2, Identifying Minerals. We’ll talk about the characteristics of minerals, mohs hardness sclae, six basic crystal systems, and special properties of minerals. Do the worksheet and section review for homework.
Thursday: Students will work on the mineral identification activity in groups. Next they will work on the chapter assessment.
Friday: We’ll review the complete ch-9 to get ready for the test.
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