Raider Report
February 1st, 2016
Third Six Weeks Update
We finished Unit 3 over Force & Speed shortly after holiday break. Starting a new semester meant beginning a new Unit of Study!! This just so happens to be Coach Hodgson's favorite: EARTH SCIENCE!!!!
Students will:
- Build a model of the Earth
- Identify major tectonic plates
- Describe how plate tectonics cause major geological events
- Classify rocks
- Test physical properties of minerals
- Calculate density
Reminders:
On-Level Students:
*3-D Earth Model Projects are due TOMORROW, Tuesday 2/2
Link to Instructions/Rubric can be found on the "Helpful Links" Tab on my Faculty Page
*Marble Maze Write-Ups are due Wednesday 2/3
*3-D Earth Model Projects are due Thursday 2/4
Links to Instructions/Rubrics can be found on the "Helpful Links" Tab on my Faculty Page
Recent Activities:
Rube Goldberg Contraptions
Fixed & Moveable Pulleys Lab
Force & Speed Virtual Lab
Human Model of Earth's Layers
Inclined Planes Lab
Marble Maze Madness
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Email: ashley.hodgson@birdvilleschools.net
Phone: 817-547-5080
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