Today in class, Integrated science reviewed their Galileo reading from last week, and then began to break apart what Galileo’s claim was from the reading. The students made observations similar to his, and then determined it’s too difficult to determine motion type of a falling object. SO, we used Galileo’s reasoning that an inclined plane was the same type of motion, and so it could slow it down to allow us to see whether falling objects accelerate or move at constant speeds. We began brainstorming for this lab and how to do the procedures, and then students will begin work tomorrow.

Science 8 students were also reminded that their reading annotations are due tomorrow. Then we began working on some demonstrations and notes about plate boundary types using play-doh and whiteboards. Students will continue this work tomorrow as well. There is an upcoming plate tectonics boundary exit slip next week, and students should practice using the Plate Tectonics Quizlet and studying the notes that we did today and finish in class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Integrated Annotations Due Friday: Falling through Earth might be a long and fruitless trip,  Galileo Spacecraft loops by Earth for a gravitational boost to Jupiter, Meteorites: to stream or not to stream?
Science 8  Annotations Due Friday:The Volcano Basics, Earth’s tectonic plates won’t slide forever,  The quake that shook up geology