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A day- Tuesday, Dec. 18th / B day- Wednesday, Dec. 19th, 2018

Starter #43

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:​​
  • Holiday Lights
70. Holiday Lights
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A day- Friday, Dec. 14th / B day- Monday, Dec. 17th, 2018

Starter #42

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:​​
  • Video- Dante's Peak
  • Turn in Hall Passes

A day- Wednesday, Dec. 12th / B day- Thursday, Dec. 13th, 2018

Starter #41

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • 8.4 Natural Systems Final Test
  • ​School Survey
  • Physical Systems Vocab
  • Quarter 2 End of Term Binder Check
  • Video- Dante's Peak
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Link for School Survey
66. Binder Check Rubric
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67. Video- Dante's Peak
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Dante's Peak
(Go to 8.2 to print Physical Systems Cover & Vocab)

A day- Monday, Dec. 10th / B day- Tuesday, Dec. 11th, 2018

Starter #40

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Natural Hazards Poster
  • Natural Hazards Kahoot Review
65. Natural Hazards Poster
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Natural Systems Kahoot

A day- Thursday, Dec. 6th / B day- Friday, Dec. 7th, 2018

Starter #39

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
​8.4.5- I CAN analyze data to predict locations of future natural hazards.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz- 8.4.5- Natural Hazards
  • Ext- Hurricane Proof Homes
  • Int- Worksheet
64. ext- hurricane proof house
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64. Int- webquest
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Task 2

A day- Tuesday, Dec. 4th / B day- Wednesday, Dec. 5th, 2018

Starter #38

Truth about Toilet Bowl Swirl
GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
​8.4.5- I CAN analyze data to predict locations of future natural hazards.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Natural Disasters Mapping and Vacation activity
63. Natural Disasters Map
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Link for Map

A day- Friday, Nov. 30th / B day- Monday, Dec. 3rd, 2018

Starter #37

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
​8.4.5- I CAN analyze data to predict locations of future natural hazards.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Natural Disaster Stations
  • Video: Storms
61. Natural Disaster Binder Page
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Stations
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62. Video- Storms
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Video- Storms

A day- Wednesday, Nov. 28th / B day- Thursday, Nov. 29th, 2018

Starter #36

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. 
I CAN construct a scientific explanation based on evidence that explains why Earth’s resources are unevenly distributed.
​I CAN use evidence to argue that using natural resources affects the availability of these limited resources.
​I CAN design a solution showing the impact of using different natural resources.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz 8.4.1/8.4.2/8.4.3  Resources
  • Extension- Cookie Mining
  • ​Intervention- Worksheet
60. Ext- Cookie Mining
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60. Intervention worksheet
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task 1
task 2
Use your notes for task 3

A day- Monday, Nov. 26th / B day- Tuesday, Nov. 27th, 2018

Starter #35

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. 
I CAN construct a scientific explanation based on evidence that explains why Earth’s resources are unevenly distributed.
​I CAN use evidence to argue that using natural resources affects the availability of these limited resources.
​I CAN design a solution showing the impact of using different natural resources.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Notes- Resources
  • ​Solar Cars
58. Notes- Natural Resources
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Natural Resources Powerpoint
59. Solar Cars
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A day- Monday, Nov. 19th / B day- Tuesday, Nov. 20th, 2018

Starter #34

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. 
I CAN construct a scientific explanation based on evidence that explains why Earth’s resources are unevenly distributed.
​I CAN use evidence to argue that using natural resources affects the availability of these limited resources.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Birdseed Mining
  • Utah's Resources Through Time
56. Birdseed Mining
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Student Instructions
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resources
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price sheet
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57. Utah's Resources Through Time
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Utah Through Time Link

A day- Thursday, Nov. 15th / B day- Friday, Nov. 16th, 2018

Starter #33

How It's Made
​GVC: 8.4- Students will understand interactions with natural systems & resources.
​Learning Target: 8.1.4- I CAN I can obtain information to explain how synthetic materials are made from natural resources and describe how we use synthetic materials based on their function.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Quiz 8.1.4 Natural vs. Synthetic
  • Extension- plastics​ or
  • ​Intervention- Webquest
55. Ext- Plastics
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Links for extension
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Video for Extension
Website for Extension
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55. Intervention- webquest
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Links for Intervention
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task 1
task 2
task 3
task 4

A day- Tuesday, Nov. 13th / B day- Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 2018

Starter #32

​GVC: 8.4- Students will understand interactions with natural systems & resources.
​Learning Target: 8.1.4- I CAN I can obtain information to explain how synthetic materials are made from natural resources and describe how we use synthetic materials based on their function.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Lab- Fabrics
54. Lab- Fabrics
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A day- Friday, Nov. 9th / B day- Monday, Nov. 12th, 2018

Starter #31

​GVC: 8.4- Students will understand interactions with natural systems & resources.
​Learning Target: 8.1.4- I CAN I can obtain information to explain how synthetic materials are made from natural resources and describe how we use synthetic materials based on their function.

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Lab- Gel Worms
  • Natural vs. Synthetic Sorting Activity
52. Lab- Gel Worms
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Natural/Man-Made Book
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53. Natural vs. Synthetic Sorting
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How it's made playlist

A day- Wednesday, Nov. 7th / B day- Thursday, Nov. 8th

Starter #30

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • Finish Flubber
  • Natural Systems Scavenger Hunt
51. Natural vs. Synthetic Scavenger Hunt
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A day- Monday, Nov. 5th / B day- Tuesday, Nov. 6th, 2018

Starter #29

Binder

Today in class, we will do the following things:
  • 8.1 Unit Final
    Mid- Term Binder Check
  • Color Natural Systems Cover Sheet
  • Natural Systems Vocab
  • Video- Flubber
49. Natural Systems Cover
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Back of Cover
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50. Natural Systems Vocabulary
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