Monthly Archives: January 2011

Tuesday, January 11 D

Ask kids where CT gets most of its energy needs from? (show graph) What about the rest of the world? (show graph)

Period 1:

-review water and carbon cycles
-Sketch GHE using the diagram from nasa kids http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/faq/index.htm
-review major GH gases (CO2, H2O, CH4)
-show part of Mythbusters GHE? (discoverystreaming site)

Period 2:
-review any confusing vocab words from the master list
-review any questions from Resources study guide
-Watch Mythbusters if time

Period 4:
-same as 2

Period 7:
-same as 2

Monday, January 10 C

Energy_Sources_in_CT_and_worldwide.pptx
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Period 1:
-Review Friday’s work (put up on Smartboard)
-PPT on Biogeochemical cycles
-handout ws on water and carbon cycles and have kids complete for HW

Period 2:
-PPT on biogeo cycles
-label water and carbon cycles ws
-fill in some vocab together
-give out study questions for Thurs Quest

Period 3:
-LAB show CT Energy Uses graph and make in Excel; upload to Moodle

Period 4:
-same as 2

Period 7:
-same as 2

Biogeochemical Cycles.ppt
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Study Questions for Natural Resources and Biogeo Cycles.docx
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Wednesday, January 5 F

Chapter 5 resouces worksheets.pdf
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Period 1:
-review yesterday's research
-read Ch 5.1 (Resources) in text and complete 5.1 ws
-talk to students about Study Island parameters

Period 2:
-pick up w/ Resources PPT
-fill out applicable words from master vocab sheet (posted yesterday)
-talk to students about Study Island parameters

Period 4:
-same as 2

Period 6/7 (LAB):
-same as 2
-Energy Uses in CT (SCI COW)