1. Monday, September 17 th Entry Task 1. Give your lab write up to the person behind you. (if you are in the back row give it to the person in the front row) 2. Correct the lab report that was given to you. Use the “How to write an 8 th grade lab report” worksheet to grade them accurately. 3. Focus on circling or highlighting corrections, not giving a grade Schedule: Lab review Book Check Out Book Scavenger Hunt Homework: Finish Scavenger hunt if not complete Objective: I can understand how to utilize my Earth Science book Please have on your desk: Lab report write up for Oreo Cookie lab

2. Tuesday, September 18 th Entry Task Thinking back to what you saw in your textbook... 1.List 3 specific things you are excited about learning about this year in Geology Class 2.List 3 specific things that you think might be challenging this year in Geology Class Schedule: Scavenger Hunt Review Geology Test Pre Assessment Homework Read 1.1 Objective: I can understand how to use my science book to it’s fullest Please have on desk: Scavenger Hunt

3. Wednesday, September 19 st Entry Task Remember from your reading that the Earth system has four main parts that interact. Identify the parts involved in the following scenarios: (write down the scenario and list parts interacting) 1.Wind blows a sailboat across a lake 2.A bear digs under a log to search for food 3.People wear a path through a forest, and rain further erodes the path Schedule: Earth System Foldable Objective I can understand the 4 spheres that make up Earth’s system Homework: 1.1 Quiz tomorrow

4. The Earth System System: an organized group of parts that work together to form a whole. The Earth system has four major parts: 1.Atmosphere 2.Hydrosphere 3.Biosphere 4.Geosphere

5. Atmosphere The mixture of gases and particles that surrounds and protects the surface of Earth. The mixture of gases: –Nitrogen (78%) –Oxygen (21%) –Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases (1%)

6. Hydrosphere Made up of all the water on Earth: –Oceans, lakes, and glaciers –Rivers, streams, and underground Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface –3% is fresh water –70% in glaciers and polar ice

7. Biosphere All life on Earth: –in the air –on the land –in the waters

8. Geosphere All the features on Earth’s surface: –Continents –Islands –Sea floor –Everything below the surface

9. The Earth’s Geosphere crust: thin, rocky shell that includes continents and sea floor mantle: thick layer of hot rock outer core: molten metal, mostly iron inner core: solid metal, mostly iron

10. The atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere work together to form one large system called Earth. geosphere biosphere atmosphere hydrosphere

11. 1.1 Questions On the back of your foldable, answer the following questions using full sentences, IQIA. Questions #1-6 on page 14. EXTRA CREDIT!!!!! –Draw a colored picture to represent each of the spheres

12. Thursday, September 20 th Entry Task Answer the following questions using full sentences, IQIA. 1.Define system. Compare an open and a closed system 2.Name the four parts of the Earth system. 3.Give two examples of how the Earth system’s four parts can interact with each other. Schedule: RSG 1.1 1.1 Quiz Objective I can explain the spheres that make up Earth’s system Homework: None Please have on desk: Earth System Foldable

13. Friday, September 21 st Entry Task Write down 5 facts that you already know about fossils. Schedule: Read/RSG 9.1 Homework: 9.1 Review Questions Objective: I can understand that Earth’s past is revealed in rocks and fossils.

14. 9.1 Review Questions Page 293 #1-6 Do in notebook Use full sentences, IQIA.