Geology Syllabus: February 2018
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

January 29
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
:
IN CLASS: Last (?) observation of crystals. Final ID of mineral specimens; claim/evidence, reason.

TO DO:
  Write claim, evidence, reason explaining that your crystals are, indeed, crystal

January 30
DUE TODAY: Claim, evidence, reason - crystals
LEARNING TARGET
: Discover common objects that arise from various minerals.
IN CLASS: Begin This Came From That research.
TO DO:
31
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explore characteristics used to identify minerals.
IN CLASS: Last (?) observation of crystals. Final ID of mineral specimens; claim/evidence, reason.

TO DO:
  Write claim, evidence, reason explaining that your crystals are, indeed, crystal
February 1
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explore characteristics used to identify minerals.
IN CLASS: Last (?) observation of crystals. Final ID of mineral specimens; claim/evidence, reason.

TO DO:
  Write claim, evidence, reason explaining that your crystals are, indeed, crystal
February 2
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
:
IN CLASS: Bowen's Reaction Series; classify our rock samples in a visual display of the reaction series
TO DO:



5
Online Learning Day 1
6
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: How is the density of different rocks related to layers of Earth?
IN CLASS: Calculate the density of different layers (from mineral ID lab last week)
TO DO:

 

7
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explain the clues found in rock layers to find the relative age of rock.
IN CLASS: Relative dating -define terms and principles used (Activity 1)
TO DO: Finish Activity 1
8
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explain the clues found in rock layers to find the relative age of rock.
IN CLASS: Application of 5 principles (Activity 2)
TO DO:
9
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explain the clues found in rock layers to find the relative age of rock.
IN CLASS: Identify sequences of geologic events in profiles. (Activity 3)
TO DO: Mastery questions
12
DUE TODAY: Mastery questions
LEARNING TARGET
: Use index fossils to correlate rock units between distant points
IN CLASS: Index Fossil Activity
TO DO:
13
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Describe and identify unconformities, folding, tilting, faults, intrusion, extrusion, erosion, contact metamorphism,
IN CLASS: A review of atomic structure and isotope notation
TO DO:

14
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Describe elements in terms of protons, neutrons, electrons using the periodic table. Defind and give examples of isotopes.
IN CLASS: A review of atomic structure and isotope notation
TO DO:
15
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
: Explain how radiometric methods are useful in absolute dating of rock.
IN CLASS: Date a Rock activity - Cornium and Beanium
TO DO:
16
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET: Explain how radiometric methods are useful in absolute dating of rock.
IN CLASS: Deep Time activity
TO DO:

19
No School

20
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET: Explain how radiometric methods are useful in absolute dating of rock.
IN CLASS: Deep Time activity
TO DO:

24
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25
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26
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26
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27
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28
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March 1
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
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IN CLASS:
TO DO:
March 2
DUE TODAY:
LEARNING TARGET
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IN CLASS:
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