Geology Daily Summaries

Thursday, 1/26/2012

whstaylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:01 +0000

A number of students have requested 1-on-1 help with the Earthquake Hunting packet. In light of this we used our class time today to watch an earthquake video about the San Andreas Fault, and students wanting help with the packet were able to to do so. There is a video guide for the Fault video, due at the end of class. 10-points.

Wednesday, 1/25/2012

whstaylor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:37:34 +0000

1/2 day due to district meetings.

Students continued work on the Earthquake Hunting packet. Due tomorrow.

Tuesday, 1/24/2012

whstaylor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:31:17 +0000

Today we focused on how the location of an earthquake is determined. The Earthquake Hunting packet is due Thursday.

Monday, 1/23/2012

whstaylor — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:41:39 +0000

School was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Friday, 1/20/2012

whstaylor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:36:57 +0000

Our schedule was thrown off with the announcement during the morning of a 2-hour early dismissal due to deteriorating weather conditions.

We finished our discussion of Seismic Waves. Here is a summary, and talk with a classmate for the Focus/Epicenter and Shadow Zone sketches. Talk with Mr. T for help with understanding these sketches.

Thursday, 1/19/2012

whstaylor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:21:20 +0000

Today our topic was Seismic Waves. If absent, these summary notes go into your comp book. Ask Mr. T to show you the wave animations. Remember, these are summary notes, so our discussion went well beyond what is written down. Talk to a classmate or Mr. T for a more full discussion.

Wednesday, 1/18/12012

whstaylor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:35:10 +0000

Mr. Taylor was away from school today.

Students read and took notes over the topic of Magma, which is covered on pages 471-475. Due at the end of class.

Tuesday, 1/17/2012

whstaylor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:29:49 +0000

Today we discussed Friday’s work, which was Questions 1-5 on both page 459 and 463. If absent, talk with Mr. T to see an answer key.

We also watched the video Making the Pieces Fit. Video guide required. 10-points. If absent, talk to Mr. T to schedule a time to see this video and complete the guide.

Friday, 1/13/2012

whstaylor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:48:20 +0000

In your comp book answer from the textbook:
- Page 459, Questions 1-5
- Page 463, Questions 1-5

Thursday, 1/12/2012

whstaylor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:35:11 +0000

Today we finished discussing the paper model everyone made that models seafloor spreading. If absent, schedule a time with Mr. T to talk through the model.

Reading: textbook pages 455-459.