Emmett's Elements

Rocks

Hello everyone!  Grades for the minerals unit test are posted.  We were very pleased...way to go!

Monday
Minerals and rocks webquest
Meet in the Dell Lab!!!

Tuesday
Wrting sample-compare and contrast 2 rock samples

Wednesday
Finish wequest

Thursday
Finish writing samples and chapter 3 survey

Friday
Rocks Introduction: notes
Workbook pages 25-top part of 28

TEST FRIDAY 9/29

Hi Everyone!  Major announcement!!!--Test Friday.  Be sure to study characteristics of minerals, how to identify minerals, Density, and how minerals are formed.  Students should be studying their notes and their workbooks.  We will do a study guide in class on Thursday!!

Monday
Went over notes taken last week
Checked workbook pages 15-17

Tuesday
Check workbook pages 18-mid part of 20
"Properties of Common Minerals" ws-Homework if it not finished in class

Wednesday
Double bubble activity-minerals

Thursday
Test review and study guide

Friday
Minerals Test!

Week of Sept 18th

Quiz on Thursday-What is a mineral?- How to identify a mineral?

Monday
Pg 54 in text (1-5)
Finish workbook pgs 15-17

Tuesday
Density Lab

Wednesday
Notes on section 2
Workbook pgs 18-20

Thursday
Quiz
Finish up workbook pgs 18-20

Friday
Crystal lab

Introduction to Minerals

Monday 9/11
Today we are finishing up our chapter survey and taking notes on chapter 2-1

Tuesday 9/12
Quiz next Monday!!!!
Mini-lab-mineral properties
Page 15-17 in workbook

Wednesday 9/13
Crystal Lab setup

Thursday 9/14
Finish workbook assignment and check our work
HW-Properties of Minerals

Friday 9/15
Density
HW- Density problems

Sept. 5th Weekly Update

Monday:
Student Holiday

Tuesday:
1.  Scientific Method Practice
Homework: Hypothesis, Variables, and Graphs worksheet

Wednesday:
1.  Scientific Method Group Activity

Thursday:
1.  Study guide for test (check in class)
Homework: Study for test!!

Friday:
1.  Science Introduction TEST
2.  Minerals chapter survey