Mr. VanScoyoc's Class Site

O Bell Work; number and label Science Notebook/Comp Book for Science Fair Pages
O Finish Checking Note cards as needed
O Science Fair Student and Parent Guide presentation
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed

Wednesday
O Fossil and Geologic Time Notes outline and presentation
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed
O Science Fair 102 – FAQ presentation
O Fossil Assignment; Review and Corrections
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals
O Walking with Dinosaurs video; first half

O Bell Work; Get out Sci Notebook and open to pg. 2 of science favorites. Circle 2 topics (or questions) of interest. You will need 2 questions this week for science fair. Start thinking AND writing those questions down.

O Science Fair starts next week!
– Experiment Design presentation
– Science Fair Calendar
– Packets coming later in the week
– Draft Questions this week; students must conference with teacher

O Fossil Assignment (TUE)
– Finish Reading Section as needed
– Complete the Section Assessment as assigned on Thursday

O Science Fair Question Draft – Need two ideas on paper by tomorrow (TUE)

O Vocab Set 03 Note Cards (MON); check today

O Theory of Plate Tectonics Review and Reinforce handout as needed (TUE)

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Et Cetera
O Grade book updated including the Quiz Scores
O Fossil Dig postponed until after Science Fair

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Tentative Schedule
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Tuesday
O Fossil and Geologic Time Notes outline and presentation
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed
O Experiment Design presentation
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals

Wednesday
O Fossil and Geologic Time Notes outline and presentation
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed
O Science Fair 102 – FAQ presentation
O Fossil Assignment; Review and Corrections
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals
O Walking with Dinosaurs video; first half

Thursday
O Fossil and Geologic Time Notes outline and presentation
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals
O Walking with Dinosaurs video; second half

Friday
O Library Computers
O Theory of Plate Tectonic Review and Reinforce handout; review as needed
O Sci Fair Conferencing: Question draft approvals

O Relative Age of Rocks Assignment
O Finding Clues to Rock Layers Assignment
O Geologic Time Scale Assignment
O Dinosaur Fossil War
O Time Machine Model
O Last Unit before Science Fair!

O Bell Work
– 5+5 Study Time for quiz. 5 minutes solo, 5 minutes with a study buddy
– Use plate tectonics handout, notes, note cards, sci notebook, etc.

O Unit 02 Plate Tectonics Quiz
– Unit 02 Plate Tectonics Extra Credit Quiz OPTIONAL
– Plate Tectonics Review and Reinforce handout as needed – if less than 80% on the quiz REQUIRED. Get one from Mr. VanScoyoc or print one from the Moodle Theory of Plate Tectonics Assignment.

O Science Fair Question
– Read the Science Buddies Question page, read the section on Bad Question Examples and the Question Checklist
– 2 Draft Questions (MON)
– We are already have Topic ideas, next week we will focus on finding or writing 2 questions for science fair, the second is a back up question

O Choices after Quiz
– Vocab Note cards Set 03
– Paleoportal website
– BBC Prehistoric website

Et Cetera
O Science Fair Question – 2 Drafts (MON)
O Fossil Assignment (TUE)
O Vocab Note Cards Set 03 (MON)

O Bell Work; Copy the agenda into your planner including any due dates
O Vocab Note cards (FRI)
O Plate Tectonics Quiz (FRI)
– Finish handout review as needed
– Review Q & A
O Fossil Assignment (MON)
– Read a loud
– Section Assessment #1(abc) #2(a) #3(ab)

Et Cetera
O Papers for this term are checked, Skyward should be up to date sometime today
O Fossil Dig next week

O Finish Stress Diagrams – Science Notebook pg 71
O Plate Tectonics Guided Reading handout – review
O (small) Plate Tectonics Quiz on Friday

O Vocab Notecard Set 03
O Science Notebook – Stress Diagrams
O Plate Tectonics Review
O BrainPOP Plate Tectonics
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Reminders
O Science Favorites – Sci Fair Topic Ideas were due Friday
O Last day for missing work – students need to see me with any progress report concerns

SNOW DAY

O Science Favorites, pg.2 Notebook, students need to have 7 topics listed as possible science fair topics.
O Science Notebook, pg.71 Notebook, plate boundaries diagrams
O Wegener and Sea Floor Spreading Review
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Reminders
O Theory of Plate Tectonics handout (FRI)
O Progress Reports (FRI)

O Missing Work? Getting in this week (FRI)
O Extra Credit Progress Reports (FRI)
O Science Fair exploration of ScienceBuddies.org
O Theory of Plate Tectonics handout reminder
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Reminders
O Progress Reports (FRI)

SNOW DAY