Class Date

Class Activities and Labs

Sections to Read

During Week

Homework Due at Next Class Meeting

1/31

Ch. 1 The Flow of Fresh Water: Intro.

Section 1: The Active River p. 4-10

Section 2:  Stream and River Deposits p. 11-13.

Encyclopedia of Rivers – complete definitions of all terms with illustrations

2/7

Ch. 1 The Flow of Fresh Water

Group Activity p.8

Section 3:  Water Underground p.14-18.  Section 4: p.19-23.

Continue Encyclopedia of Terms.  Study p.26-27 for Ch. 1 quiz

2/14

Ch. 1 Quiz

Weird Science p30

Eye on the Environment p 31

Ch. 2:  Exploring the Oceans: Intro

Start-up Activity

Sections 1:  Earth’s Oceans p 34-40.

Section 2:  The Ocean Floor p. 41-45. Section 3: Life in the Ocean p. 46-49

TBA

2/21

Ch. 2 : Exploring the Oceans

(No class –Independent Study)

Section 4: p. 50-54.

Section 5: p. 55-59.

TBA

2/28

Ch 2 cont.

Quick Lab p.53

Discovery Lab p. 104-105. 

Across the Sciences p.66

Eye on the Environment p. 67

Complete An Icy Investigation on p.67 Study p. 63-64 for Ch. 2 quiz.

3/7

Ch. 2 Quiz

Ch. 3 The Movement of Ocean Water: Intro.

Start –up Activity

Section 1:  Currents p.70 – 77. Section 2: Waves p. 78 – 83.

TBA

3/14

Ch. 3 Skill Builder Lab p. 88, Up from the Depths

Section 3:  Tides p. 84-87.

TBA

Study p.90-91 for

Quiz.

3/21

Ch. 3 Quiz

Lab:  Turning the Tides p.106-107

Careers p. 94

Red Tides p.95

Find out More pg. 95: Research/report findings to class.