Nov. 30- Dec. 4
Monday November 30th, 2009
7th Daily Journal
Explain everything you know and understand about earthquakes.
This Weeks Vocabulary
Earthquake, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, epicenter,
focus, primary wave, secondary wave, seismic wave, seismograph, surface wave,
liquefaction, magnitude, tsunami
Assignment: Chapter 8.1 and 8.2 Reading “Earthquakes”
The students will be reading through, discussing and answering questions about
earthquakes.
7th Homework
Daily Reflection (Section 8.1 Assessment)
1. What force usually generates strike-slip faults?
2. The Appalachian Mountains formed when two of earth’s plates collided. What
type of faults would you expect to find in these mountains? Why?
3. What happens to rocks when an earthquake occurs?
4. Why might it be easier to predict where an earthquake will occur than when
it will occur?
8th Daily Journal
Explain everything you know and understand about the states of matter.
This Weeks Vocabulary
State of matter, matter, kinetic theory of matter, melting point, heat of
fusion, freezing point, boiling point, heat of vaporization, evaporation,
condensation, diffusion, pressure, Pascal’s principle, density, Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy
Assignment: Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 Reading “States of Matter”
The students will be reading through, discussing and answering questions about
earthquakes.
8th Homework
Daily Reflection (Section 4.1 Assessment)
1. What happens to the particles of a crystalline solid as it is heated at its
melting point?
2. What property must a solid have to be considered a crystalline solid?
3. Describe the motion of the particles of a solid as it cools from -250C to -273C
4. On a cold winter day, you leave the door wide open when you come in from
school. Someone shouts, “Close the door, you’re heating the neighborhood!”
Explain the meaning of this statement according to kinetic theory of matter.
Tuesday December 1st, 2009
7th Daily Journal
Section Assessment 8.2
1. Which type of seismic wave does the most damage to property? Explain why.
2. Why is a seismic record from three locations needed to determine the
position of an epicenter?
3. Suppose an earth occurs at the San Andreas Fault. What area on Earth would
experience no secondary waves? Would China experience primary and secondary
waves? Explain your answers.
This Weeks Vocabulary
Earthquake, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, epicenter,
focus, primary wave, secondary wave, seismic wave, seismograph, surface wave,
liquefaction, magnitude, tsunami
Assignment: Laboratory “Creating a Seismic risk Map”
The students will be completing a lab where they create a seismic risk map of
the US.
7th Homework
Daily Reflection
8th Daily Journal
Section Assessment 4.2
1. Have you noticed water collecting on the outside of a glass containing an
ice-cold drink? Where did this water come from, and why did it collect on the
glass?
2. A glass of water is placed next to a puddle that contains the same amount
of water. Explain why water in the glass evaporates more slowly than water in
the puddle.
3. Use the kinetic theory to explain why a gas completely fills its container
while a liquid or solid may not.
This Weeks Vocabulary
State of matter, matter, kinetic theory of matter, melting point, heat of
fusion, freezing point, boiling point, heat of vaporization, evaporation,
condensation, diffusion, pressure, Pascal’s principle, density, Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy
Assignment: Laboratory “Visiting the three states of matter”
The students will be completing a lab where they look at how kinetic energy
affects the molecules of water and take them through the three different
states of matter.
8th Homework
Daily Reflection
Wednesday December 2nd, 2009
7th Daily Journal
Explain the three different types of faults and the forces that create them.
Explain the three different types of seismic waves and the differences among them.
This Weeks Vocabulary
Earthquake, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, epicenter,
focus, primary wave, secondary wave, seismic wave, seismograph, surface wave,
liquefaction, magnitude, tsunami
Assignment: Laboratory “Creating a Seismic risk Map”
The students will be finishing the lab where they create a seismic risk map of
the US.
7th Homework
Daily Reflection
8th Daily Journal
Explain the kinetic theory of matter. Explain how the theory helps explain
how energy affects states of matter. Explain how crystalline solids react
differently to kinetic energy than non-crystalline solids.
This Weeks Vocabulary
State of matter, matter, kinetic theory of matter, melting point, heat of
fusion, freezing point, boiling point, heat of vaporization, evaporation,
condensation, diffusion, pressure, Pascal’s principle, density, Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy
Assignment: Laboratory “Visiting the three states of matter”
The students will be completing there lab reports about the three states of
matter.
8th Homework
Daily Reflection
Study for test next Tuesday
Thursday December 3rd, 2009
7th Daily Journal
Explain what a seismic risk map is. Explain why scientists might want to
create a seismic risk map of the US. Explain why it seemed that most
earthquake activity was on the East and west coasts, and there was next to
nothing in the central portions of the US.
This Weeks Vocabulary
Earthquake, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, epicenter,
focus, primary wave, secondary wave, seismic wave, seismograph, surface wave,
liquefaction, magnitude, tsunami
Assignment: Current Science “Science World”
The students will be reading through a science world magazine and completing a
work packet to go with it.
7th Homework
Daily Reflection
8th Daily Journal
Explain why when kinetic energy was added to water molecules there were flat
portions in your graph at the melting point and boiling point. Explain what
you would expect the graph to look like after the water was complete
vaporized. Using the kinetic theory of matter explain the three different states.
This Weeks Vocabulary
State of matter, matter, kinetic theory of matter, melting point, heat of
fusion, freezing point, boiling point, heat of vaporization, evaporation,
condensation, diffusion, pressure, Pascal’s principle, density, Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy
Assignment: Current Science “Science World”
The students will be reading through a science world magazine and completing a
work packet to go with it.
8th Homework
Daily Reflection
Study for test next Tuesday
Friday December 4th, 2009
7th Daily Journal
Pop Quiz
1. Name the three types of faults
2. Name the types of forces that create the faults
3. Name the three types of seismic waves
4. Explain the motion of the three different waves
5. Give three differences between the three types of waves
This Weeks Vocabulary
Earthquake, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, strike-slip fault, epicenter,
focus, primary wave, secondary wave, seismic wave, seismograph, surface wave,
liquefaction, magnitude, tsunami
Assignment: Scientific Video “Faces of Earth”
The students will be watching a video and taking notes. The video looks at
different geological features and how they are formed.
7th Homework
Type up your 25 notes (due Monday)
8th Daily Journal
Pop Quiz
1. Explain the difference between evaporation and boiling.
2. At what temperature does melting of water occur at
3. At what temperature does the boiling of water occur at
4. Another name for boiling point
5. Another name for melting point
6. Name the four states of matter
7. Explain the term kinetic energy
This Weeks Vocabulary
State of matter, matter, kinetic theory of matter, melting point, heat of
fusion, freezing point, boiling point, heat of vaporization, evaporation,
condensation, diffusion, pressure, Pascal’s principle, density, Archimedes’
principle, buoyancy
Assignment: Scientific Video “Visions of the Future”
The students will be watching a video and taking notes. The video looks at
the future of science technology.
8th Homework
Type up your 25 notes(due Monday)
Study for test next Tuesday