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4th quarter honors project---->

Honors Project Wind Turbine Test- Thursday, Apr. 19th/Friday, Apr. 20th
Honors Project Packet Due- Wednesday, Apr. 25th/Thursday, Apr. 26th
*Students who would like to take Honors Biology next year will need to complete all FOUR honors projects by May 15th, 2018

4th Quarter Honors Project
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A day- Thursday, Apr. 19th / B day- Friday, Apr. 20th, 2018

Starter #74

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:​​
Honors Project Device Check Today!
  • Movie- Dante's Peak
Dante's Peak

A day- Tuesday, Apr. 17th / B day- Wednesday, Apr. 18th, 2018

Starter #73

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

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:
  • Binder Check Today!!!
  • 8.4 Final Test Today!!!
  • Movie- Dante's Peak
130. Qtr 4 Mid-term Binder Check
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131. Video- Dante's Peak
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Dante's Peak

A day- Friday, Apr. 13th / B day- Monday, Apr. 16th, 2018

Starter #72

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:
  • Binder Check Next Class!!!
  • 8.4 Final Test Next Class!!!
  • Lab- tiny volcano
  • Video- Volcanoes
  • 8.4 Vocab
  • Kahoot
129. Lab- Tiny Volcano/Video- Volcanoes
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Video- Volcanoes
Natural Systems Vocabulary
Kahoot- Natural Systems

A day- Wednesday, Apr. 11th / B day- Thursday, Apr. 12th, 2018

Starter #71

The truth about toilet bowl swirl
GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
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8.4.4- I CAN analyze data about change in global temperatures and regional climates.
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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 8.4.4/8.4.5
  • Ext- Hurricane Engineering Challenge
  • Int- Guided Reading
128. Extension- Hurricane Proof Home Engineering Challenge
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128. Intervention 8.4.4/8.4.5
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Textbook 8.4.4
textbook 8.4.5

A day- Monday, Apr. 9th / B day- Tuesday, Apr. 10th, 2018

Starter #70

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
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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 Map
  • Natural Disasters Webquest
126. Natural Disasters Map
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Link for Map
127. Webquest- Natural Disasters
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Part 1
Part 2
part 3
part 4

A day- Thursday, Apr. 5th / B day- Friday, Apr. 6th, 2018

Starter #69

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
124. Natural Disaster Stations
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Stations
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125. Video- Storms
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Video- Storms

A day- Tuesday, Apr. 3rd / B day- Wednesday, Apr. 4th, 2018

Starter #68

GVC 8.4  Students will understand interactions with natural systems and resources. ​
8.4.4- I CAN analyze data about change in global temperatures and regional climates.

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:
  • Carbon Cycle Article and Diagram
  • Video- Bill Nye Saves the World: Earth is a Hot Mess
  • Global Warming Graphing Activity
121. Carbon Cycle Diagram
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Carbon Cycle Article
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122. Video- Earth is a Hot Mess
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Video
123. Global Warming Graphing Activity
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A day- Wednesday, Mar. 28th / B day- Thursday, Mar. 29th, 2018

Starter #67

(Scholes- no starter- "Counselors")
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:
  • Quiz 8.4.1/8.4.2/8.4.3 Resources
  • Ext- Cookie Mining
  • Int- Worksheet
120. Ext- Cookie Mining
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Cookie Mining Graph
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120. Intervention Worksheet
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TAsk 1
task 2
task 4
Tier 2 8.4.1/8.4.2/8.4.3 R
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A day- Monday, Mar. 26th / B day- Tuesday, Mar. 27th, 2018

NO Starter

No starter.  We will finish the video: Human Footprint
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:
  • Finish Video- Human Footprint
  • Webquest- Human Impact
119. Webquest- Human Impact
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Task 1
Task 5
TAsk 2
Task 6
Task 3
task 7
Task 4
task 8

A day- Thursday, Mar. 22nd / B day- Friday, Mar. 23rd, 2018

Starter #66

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:
  • Utah's geological processes 
  • Video- Human Footprint
117. Utah's Geological Resources
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118. Video- Human Footprint
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Video- Human Footprint

A day- Tuesday, Mar. 20th / B day- Wednesday, Mar. 21st, 2018

Starter #65

GVC/Learning Target

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:
  • Utah Through Time
  • Bird Seed Mining
  • Notes- Natural Resources
114. Utah Through Time
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Utah Through Time Link
115. Mining Products Record
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Student Instructions
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116. Notes- Natural Resources
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PPT- natural resources
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A day- Friday, Mar. 9th / B day- Monday, Mar. 19th, 2018

Starter #64

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:
  • Lab- Modeling rock cycle with candy
  • ​Rock Cycle Game
  • ​Rock Cycle Interactive
111. Lab- Modeling the rock cycle with candy
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112. Rock Cycle Game
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113. Rock Cycle Interactive
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Rock Cycle Link

A day- Wednesday, Mar. 7th / B day- Thursday, Mar. 8th, 2018

Starter #63

Binder

Today in class we will do the following things:
  • Finish Apollo 13
  • Vocab- What I THINK the word means
  • Notes- Types of Rocks
Apollo 13
108. Natural Systems Cover
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Quiz Tracker (back)
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109. Vocab- Natural Systems
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110. Notes- Types of rocks
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PPT- Rocks
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