Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson teaches gifted/accelerated Earth Science at Lanier Middle School in Sugar Hill, GA. Lanier Middle School is located in Gwinnett County and is a Gwinnett County Public School. For more information, see our school web site at http://www.lanierms.com/index.php
Published February 3, 2012 | 
- Warm Up – Page 122: Copy today’s date and EQ. List three reasons the atmosphere is important.
- Atmosphere notes/foldable
- Aurora video
Homework: None
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Published February 2, 2012 | - Warm Up – Page 120. What is the atmosphere? Copy today’s date and EQ.
- Announcements. Reteaching for the Hydrology Retest is a handout. The retake is on Wednesday, and you need the paper completed as your “ticket” to the retake. Hydrology Reteach Form
- Atmosphere composition notes.
- Reflection activity – atmosphere advertisement on page 121.
Homework: If you are applying for the space camp scholarship, the application deadline is tomorrow. Space Camp Scholarship
Published February 1, 2012 | - Warm Up – Page 118: Copy then answer today’s EQ.
- Passed back and discussed hydrology test.
- Air has mass demonstrations. Wrote observations and explanations on page 118 in our notebooks.
- Air in a beaker
- Candles in a jar
- Candles in a jar in water
- Imploding can (I’ll show you the video tomorrow since we had difficulties getting this to work today.)
Homework: None
Published January 31, 2012 | - Warm Up – Complete Atmosphere cover page and KWL from yesterday.
- Atmosphere introduction. (Brainpop)
- Completed work on our team patches. If you team did not finish, make sure you get your final patch to me by Friday.
Homework: None
Published January 30, 2012 | - Warm Up – Study for 8 minutes.
- Hydrology Test
- Create an “Atmosphere” cover page on page 116 in your notebook.
- Atmosphere KWL in your notebook. Fill in the K and W.
Homework: None
Published January 27, 2012 | - Warm Up – Work on saltwater chapter map.
- Museum Walk
- Four Corners Review
Homework: Hydrology Test on Monday. Study pages 92-113 in your notes.
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Published January 26, 2012 | - Warm Up – Page 114: with your group, make up new lyrics for the convection currents song – this time describing convection currents in the ocean.
- Announcements: Ocean Floor Model due TOMORROW! Hydrology test Monday (study pages 92-113 in your notebook).
- Finished waves, currents, tides foldable on page 112. (See below)
- Worked on saltwater chapter map. This will be checked on Monday.
Homework: Ocean Floor Model due tomorrow! Ocean floor project
Waves currentstides
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Published January 25, 2012 |
Published January 25, 2012 | - Warm Up – Page 112: Copy and answer today’s warm up.
- Page 113 we made observations and sketches about a temperature density demo, a salinity density demo, and a waves demo.
- Began waves, currents, tides foldable to go on page 112. We will finish this tomorrow.
Homework: Study for Monday’s hydrology test (notebook pages 92-113); Ocean Floor Model project due Friday.
Published January 24, 2012 | - Warm Up – Copy today’s date and EQ on page 110.
- Announcements: Ocean Floor Project due Friday. Hydrology Test on Monday.
- Fun Video – The Bark Side
- Plotting the Ocean Floor Activity. If you were absent, you can get a copy of this when you return.
Homework: Work on project; study for test.
