The final project for unit 1 is due on Friday December 11, 2015.
December 14 -15 will be our midterm review sessions. Our class trip to the Museum of Natural History is scheduled for December 16, 2015. Students with incomplete notebooks, as well as those who do not submit a completed final project will remain in school to complete their work, and to study for their midterm exam.
The Science trip to the Museum of Natural History is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2015 we will be leaving school at 9:00 am or earlier if our bus arrives.
All students at BSEA will take midterms during the month of December. The Science Midterm Exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2015. Students will receive 90 minutes to complete the exam. The information will be a culmination of the work students have completed in class, on projects as well as information from videos & class notes.
The following is an update on what each student needs to complete for Unit 1, final project:
The following is an update on what each student needs to complete for the Unit 1, final project.
In order to score a minimum of 75% students MUST complete 100% (all) of the project below:
Using your class notes, videos watched in class or homework and all appropriate science vocabulary words you received in class create the following:
- A unique children story with diagrams
- A comic book
- Write a (5) five paragraph essay with a diagram
- Create an informational video (only if you have the equipment and the skills to do so, please speak to Mrs. Jennings before selecting this choice).
Explain the following:
- Explain the rock cycle: explain the transformation of how rocks can be igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. Your explanation should make it clear how rocks go through a cycle that transforms (changes) them from one type of rock to another
- Explain 3-4 natural phenomena that change the surface of the Earth over time, and how these phenomenon are involved in the rock cycle. You must include all the vocabulary words you received in class for each type of rock; this information will come from your class notes only.
You must include a bibliography. You can only use sources that you received in class. Students are not allowed to Google any websites or use sites from other sources. You MUST paraphrase all your information.
- Copying from your source is plagiarism (stealing someone else work) this WILL lower your grade and can result in you receiving a failing grade ( 0% – 55%).
________________________________________________________________________________________________In order to score a minimum of 85% – 90% students MUST complete 100% (all) of the project bellow:
- Students MUST complete ALL of the information at the 75% level first and MUST add the following information.
- Explain 5-6 natural phenomena that changes the surface of the Earth over time, and how these phenomena are involved in the rock cycle. You must include all the vocabulary words you received in class for each type of rock; this information will come from your class notes only.
- Explain how earthquakes occur.
. Explain “The Ring of Fire”, and how this contributes to the rock cycle (this was given as homework on 10/5/2015).
You must include a bibliography. You can only use sources that you received in class. Students are not allowed to Google any websites or use sites from other sources. You MUST paraphrase all your information. Copying from your source is plagiarism (stealing someone else work) this WILL lower your grade and can result in you receiving a failing grade (0% – 55%).
Project Outline:
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In order to score a minimum of 95% – 100% students MUST complete 100% (all) of the project bellow:
- Students MUST complete ALL of the information at the 75% & 85% levels first and MUST add the following information:
– Explain 7-8 natural phenomena that changes the surface of the Earth over time, and how these phenomena are involved in the rock cycle. You must include all the vocabulary words you received in class for each type of rock; this information will come from your class notes only.
- Explain how earthquakes are caused by faults and folding in the earth’s crust (include a diagram).
- Explain how scientists use data and technology to make predictions about natural phenomena. Please be specific with the type of data and the name of the equipment.
- You must include a bibliography. You can only use sources that you received in class. Students are not allowed to Google any websites or use sites from other sources. You MUST paraphrase all your information. Copying from your source is plagiarism (stealing someone else work) this WILL lower your grade and can result in you receiving a failing grade (55%).
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Project Outline:
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Project Outline:
Rock_Cycle_Informational_Essay_Outline