Mrs. Amanda's Class

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Plate Tectonics Webquest

January30

Use the website links provided, and answer the the following questions. Each group of questions has a recommended website link to search for the answers. Once you have found an answer, record that answer in your journal using complete sentences.
1. What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift? Alfred Wegener supported his theory of continental drift with the following evidence:
2. Why do you think people didn’t believe continental drift theory when Wegener first explained it? People didn’t believe his theory of continental drift at first because…
3. Who were the two scientist that brought forth supporting evidence to Wegener’s theory, and what was their evidence?
(Recommended link for questions 1-3) Alfred Wegener
(cool animation) Continental Drift
4. What are the three different types of plate boundaries, describe each type?
5. Give an example of a location on Earth where each type of plate boundary is present.
6. What are the three different types of convergent plate boundaries?
7. Give an example of a location on Earth where each type of convergent plate boundaries occur.
8. Explain what plate tectonics and ocean trenches have in common?
(Recommended link for questions 4-8) Plate boundaries
9. How old are the rocks off the east coast of North America relative to the rocks right along the Mid Atlantic Ridge, why do you think this is the case?
(Recommended link for question 9) Sea-Floor Spreading
10. What is a convection current or cell, describe how it works (use a picture if you want)?
11. What are the two main sources of heat inside the Earth?
(Recommended link for questions 10-11) Convection
12. What types of mountains are formed through tectonic movement? Describe each type. Mountain building
13. What are horsts and grabens, and where can they be found? Horsts and Grabens
14. What are two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics, how did plate tectonics cause these events?
15. What are three good things that plate tectonics provide for humans, how do plate tectonics provide these things?
(Recommended link for questions 14-15) Humans and Plate Tectonics
EXTRA CREDIT
How will knowing about plate tectonics help you to understand the world around you?
(at least one paragraph)

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Wandering Wonderers

November10

A few weeks ago my class and I took a walk around the gardens outside of our school.  During that walk, we wandered around and wondered about things.  They wrote down questions that they had based on things that they saw during our walk.  When we came back into the classroom, they thought about their questions and wrote hypotheses for the things they questioned.  Of course the next step would be to research and find out the answers to their wonderings.  Here are the projects they completed that explore their wonderings:

Why do trees have sap? by Allie

What is moss? by Aidan

Why do trees grow so tall? by Hannah

Why did saber-tooth tigers become extinct? by Samuel

How do snakes move? by Alivia

What does the sun look white? by Camden

Can blood be other colors? by Charlie

Why do plants have thorns? by Shantel

How does the body gain energy? by Matthew

How do trees make sap? by Krithika

Why do plants grow on trees? by Azavier

Will saliva erode a rock? by Taylor

Do bees know which flowers to fly to? by Kendrick

Why doesn’t in snow in Memphis very much? by Lindsey

Why does grass grow so tall? by Bryson

Why is lightning different colors? by Madeline

Why does the atmosphere make the sky blue? by Judd

How do birds fly? by Dylan

Why are leaves green? by Caleb

Why does poison ivy cause you to itch? by Keira

Why is the night sky so dark? by Conner

Why is the earth round? by Landon

Why and how do leaves lose their chlorophyll in autumn? by Abbey

Newton’s Laws of Motion

March29

Using these links, create a foldable similar to the website. Your foldable should include each law, an explanation of the law, an example of the law in action, and a short quiz with answer. Do not use the examples or quiz questions from the website, create your own using the links as a guide.

Newton’s Law Interactive Video

Newton’s 3 Laws

You may also use the pages in your textbook- 322-332.

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Science Test Review

January24

Be sure to know the following things before the Science test next week:

-What are geological features on the Earth’s surface?
-The layers of the atmosphere and their location. What part of the atmosphere does all weather occur?
-Layers of the Earth
-What is a fault? What are the different types of plate boundaries?
-How earthquakes and tsunamis occur? How volcanoes and islands are formed? How mountains are formed?
-The device used to detect and measure earthquakes.
-The climate on the leeward and windward sides of a mountain.
-Be able to explain sea breeze and land breeze.
-A comparison between the climate of coastal areas and inland areas at the same latitude.
-What is air pressure?
-How do currents affect climate? What is El Nino and how does it affect climate?

Hope this helps!!!

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