Sunday, November 8, 2009

JA 7A Science Schedule for Nov 9th - 13th, 2009


Monday: Discussion on sec-4, Earthquake safety. Students will learn about earthquake risk, how earthquakes cause damage, steps to earthquake safety, and designing safer buildings. Students are working on a chapter project - Deign and build an earthquake - safe house. This project is worth 200 points and is due on November 16th. Students will watch videos about earthquakes.

Tuesday: Students will take a quiz on the chapter Earthquakes for the first part of the class. Later, we will discuss sec-1, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-2, Properties of magma. Students will learn about the physical properties, chemical properties, and viscosity of magma. Do the section assessment for homework.

Friday: Today we will discuss sec-3, Volcanic eruptions. Students will learn about kinds of volcanic eruptions such as; quiet eruptions, explosive eruptions, pyroclastic flow, volcanic hazards, stages of volcanic activity, life cycle of a volcano, and monitoring volcanoes. Do the section assessment for homework.

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