It is time for some fun! You have 1 assignment this week. You will be creating a comparison of the Earth’s layers. You will be comparing the density, temperature, thickness, and composition of each layer and how it compares to other layers. You will create something…. Literally ANYTHING to compare the layers of the earth. Step 1 You can create a cartoon, bake something, cook something, writing a poem, make a model, write a rap, make an iMovie, Song, Skit, PowerPoint, demonstration, whatever you can imagine to symbolize the layers of the Earth.… literally ANYTHING! Have fun, just remember to COVER ALL THE CONTENT. Please look at the file below and attached that says Earth’s Layers Brochure. This is a template for the information you need. I would suggest writing down the answers to the brochure so you know what to cover.
Step 2 Upload your creation to FlipGrid. Click on the button below to go to our grid. You will be using FlipGrid in another academic class after Spring Break so remember your login information. You can upload from any phone or computer. If you need the password in order to access the grid, use GriffinGrove. You should be able to use your student Office 365 username to set this up. It is [email protected]. https://flipgrid.com/c7497075 Step 3
I will be hosting an optional ZOOM meeting on Tuesday at 2pm. If you have questions about this assignment, or anything about this unit, please join me on Tuesday, March 31, at 2pm. I would love to see all your smiling faces! With the constantly changing date that we are returning to school, I am starting to miss some of the regular moments we have had as the Grove. I miss the team of girls that sits in front of me in the cafeteria every morning. I miss the regular intervals of getting to go outside between class changing (even when it is raining). I miss being asked to do "The Woah," being taught to "Mop," and getting to say "Period," at the end of an important statement. I have chosen not to say to Fox, "That's cap," when he exaggerates or attempts to tell a lie, because the affect would not be the same and he would not think it was funny. And I have not searched Youtube for someone singing catchy science content songs (until tonight). I miss the airplanes and the mismatched shoes, the loud and quiet voices, the great questions, and the side-conversations. I miss trying to quickly complete the lesson with the first class of the day so we can make our restroom break before class change and I miss talking to whichever student walks with me to connections in the afternoon. I miss saying, "See you tomorrow," to you at the bus port. I even miss the times when I have failed science demonstrations, and the grace and forgiveness you have shown me. But most importantly, I miss you. All of you. You are on my heart, breathe and know that you are not alone. On a much lighter note, enjoy the Layer's of the Earth rap song and find a way to enjoy the weather.
Welcome to the second week of online learning. This week we will begin a new topic. Mrs. NeSmith, a fabulous 6th Grade Science Teacher at Griffin created a YouTube video that will take you through the activity. Feel free to pause the video as we work through it together. This activity we would have done in class this week and it will be fun to attempt it at home. The video is at the bottom of this post. The session has 3 parts: Egg Activity (video at bottom of post), Textbook Assignment, and Form (button of this post). STEP 1 You will need 1 hardboiled egg. If you are unable to get / make a hardboiled egg, you can still follow along with the video. However, the activity is much better if you can use your own egg 😊. Please create the drawing of the egg and the table on a sheet of paper. (Open the attached instructions, "Week 2 Egg Instructions," to see what you need to draw). At the end, there is a quick form to complete so I can gauge your understanding. (See button at the bottom of the blog post.) Procedure for Part 1 - Observe: 1. Place the hard-boiled egg on the paper towel and GENTLY tap the egg on a hard surface. Be careful to keep the different portions as complete as possible. CAUTION: DO NOT TAP THE EGG TOO HARD OR TOO MANY TIMES!!! 2. Trace along several of the large cracks with a colored marker or crayon. 3. Diagram A: Sketch a diagram of the front (yolk side) of the egg AND give a short description of each layer. Diagram B: Sketch a diagram of the rear views of the egg to show where the cracks are located. 4. VERY gently begin separating the layers of the egg. Create a table similar to the one on the "Week 2 Egg Instructions Document" to explain each layer. Egg Layer Description Feels Like… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. STEP 2 Sign into the Digital Textbook and complete the short assignments for this week. It is 5 pages to read on Earth's Layers and an interactive video. If you are using your phone – Log on to the digital text by scrolling down to the bottom of this page. Select the ‘Digital Textbook’ button. Also, the pages will look better if you turn your phone horizontally (sideways). Note: If you have an Apple phone, you will need to ENABLE popups in settings to be able to use the textbook. I am confident you can figure this out. 😊 If you are using a computer – Look to the right, select ‘Digital Textbook’
STEP 3 Complete the "End of Activity Quick Form" by clicking the button at the bottom of this post. Stay Classy my Grove Kids! Email if you have questions or need help. Week 2 Session 2 Assignment will be posted Wednesday.
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Moving forward my plan will be to post 3 sessions a week with interactive assignments, lessons, readings, and quizzes. As a trial run this week, the textbook work and the quiz will not count as a grade, but will allow me to see how we are doing as a class. Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing the interactive textbook and/or quiz. Step 1 If you are using your phone – Log on to the digital text by scrolling down to the bottom of this page. Select the ‘Digital Textbook’ button. Also, the pages will look better if you turn your phone horizontally (sideways). Note: If you have an Apple phone, you will need to ENABLE popups in settings to be able to use the textbook. I am confident you can figure this out. 😊 If you are using a computer – Look to the right, select ‘Digital Textbook’
Complete the Quizlet Quiz. It is important I know what you are learning and what you understand. The results will gauge what I need to go over again and how we move forward. Please enter your First and Last name. In the future, I will find a way to assign the class quizzes by your period. Or I will utilize a different quiz website. Go to Joinmyquiz.com Class Code: 480394 Both Step 1 & 2 assignments are open until this Sunday, March 22 at 9pm. I hope you are all safe and well. Mrs. Sprinkle WEEKLY READING COMPETITION:
Please join 7th Grade Administrator, Mr. Langston, on Snapchat to compete in weekly reading competitions while at home. To enter for your opportunity to compete and be recognized, please do the following steps below.
Happy Reading Everyone 😊 Below are some review videos for each plate boundary. They, along with your class notes on Plate Tectonics and your Cornell Textbook worksheet will help you complete the assignments for Week 1. If you do not have the hard copies, they have been posted in the Blog Post before this one. Hello Sixth Grade Science Students! Below are the plans and expectations for you to continue your learning while school is closed. Please periodically check your teacher’s blog for important updates, videos or additional instruction and help. https://griffinsixthscience.weebly.com/ The following plans are going to be taken for a grade when we return to school, the worksheet packet and Textbook Lesson Reviews. It is important for you to take your textbook home in order to complete the assignments. We have broken the assignments into Week One and Week Two in case we are out for two weeks. At this time, we do not know when we will return to school, so we are being proactive. If we are out for more than two weeks additional assignments will be posted to the blog. One Week – March 16-20, 2020 Complete the Boundary Practice Worksheets – use your notes, textbook, and videos on the blog. There are 3 pages front and back and this is a review from the last two weeks of class. This will be on the blog later in the week, in case you lose your packet. Week Two – March 23-27, 2020 Read Earth’s Layers – 499-504 and complete the Lesson Review on Page 505 Read Volcanoes – Page 554-562 and complete the Lesson Review on Page 563 Check the Blog regularly for updates and any additional instruction. Email your teachers if you have any questions. Stay safe and healthy and we look forward to seeing you again soon. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Here is the answer key for pages 1-2 of the Water Cycle Study Guide. Remember your test is either the Thursday or Friday after Winter Break. Thursday (1st & 2nd) and Friday (3rd, 4th, 5th).
The Water Cycle Most of Earth’s water is in its oceans and seas, and only 3% of Earth’s water is fresh water. Most fresh water is frozen in glaciers and in the North and South Pole ice caps. The water on Earth’s surface is called the hydrosphere. Water is constantly moving between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere through a process called the water cycle, as follows. · The Sun heats up water from the hydrosphere, causing the liquid water to turn into a gas and enter the atmosphere through a process called evaporation. · As the water vapor rises in the atmosphere, it cools off and changes back into a liquid. This process is called condensation. · As the condensation collects high in the atmosphere, it forms clouds. A cloud is a collection of water droplets. · As the water droplets grow, they become precipitation and fall back to Earth as rain or snow. The precipitation is collected in Earth’s hydrosphere, which begins the water cycle again. Water Distribution on Earth The Oceans Altogether, the oceans cover approximately 70 percent of Earth’s surface area. Earth is the only planet in the solar system that contains substantial amounts of water. Earth’s five oceans are named the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, and Arctic. When scientists refer to the salinity of the ocean, they are referring to the amount of all dissolved solids in the water, including trace elements and minerals, not just salts. Gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, are also dissolved in the ocean and can move back and forth between the water and the air. Currents Oceans are constantly moving in enormous “rivers” called currents. These currents circulate throughout Earth’s oceans like the blood that moves through our body. Even though the oceans are broken up by continental landmasses, a drop of ocean water could travel from one end of the Earth to the other over time. Ocean water is mixed by the currents into one huge planetary ocean. There are two basic types of ocean currents: surface currents and density currents. • Surface currents are wind-driven currents. • Density currents flow in the deep water of the ocean below the surface currents, and are caused by differences in temperature and salinity from one location to another. Tides Although wind plays a major role in ocean motion, it is not the predominant cause of tides. Tides are caused by two factors: • the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun, and • the inertia of water in the oceans. The combination of gravity and inertia are responsible for the creation of two major tidal bulges on the Earth. • gravity, which creates a bulge of water on the side of the Earth facing the Moon, and • inertia of the oceans’ mass, creates a bulge on the side of the Earth facing away from the Moon. Most coastal areas, with some exceptions along the coast of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, experience two high tides and two low tides every lunar day. Waves Waves moving through the ocean carry the energy of the wind, but the ocean water does not move along with the wave. As the energy of a wave moves toward the shore, the particles of water move up and down in a complete cycle. Only the energy of the wave moves forward. A wave is simply a pulse of energy that moves from one particle of water to the next. Most waves are formed by the wind blowing across the surface of the water. The harder and longer the wind blows, the higher the wave. Waves are also caused by movements of the Earth’s crust, such as earthquakes on the ocean floor. Seismic sea waves or tsunamis are set in motion by earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides. The Foundation's Give 2 Griffin Annual Fund (G2G) is slightly over half-way toward its goal of $32,500 which will enable the organization to purchase a laptop cart and 30 laptops for our students to utilize in their ELA class and for standardized testing. They also plan to purchase 52 iPad tubs to help us store, charge and transport iPads easily. Scanning the QR code will enable you to make a donation in any amount and either a one-time contribution or monthly. Additionally, you can select a Foundation program to donate towards - the G2G Annual Fund for the laptops and iPad tubs; the Outdoor Classroom Development or the Barbara Quarles Scholarship Fund. Donations are tax-exempt.
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