Students in Integrated science worked on their labs confirming or disproving Galileo’s experiments, and some groups began work on their lab reports as well.

Science 8 began class with an entry journal question: “What is a tsunami?” Many students have misconceptions about what a tsunami actually is, so we did a quick anticipation guide (5 TF questions) and then took notes on the video How Tsunami’s Work.  We also spent some time looking at animations of tsunamis and the plate tectonics involved, as well as a video of a tsunami in Japan and the Tsunami in Indonesia (2004). Students finished class by working on their annotations for the articles Quake provides test for tsunami prediction and What sent Hawaii’s mountain chain east? Science 8 students have an extra credit opportunity this week: Complete the Virtual Earthquake Lab and send me the certificate of completion via email, and they will earn credit based on the quality of their work.

E/I worked on the  Organic vs. Conventional Farming Debate.

HOMEWORK: Integrated= Lab report Due NEXT Tuesday, 11/8. Test on 11/8 over motion and all models covered so far.
Science 8= Virtual Earthquake Lab extra credit due Friday;  Annotations for Quake provides test for tsunami prediction and What sent Hawaii’s mountain chain east? due Friday