Marking Period 2 Begins

And to kick it off we took a quiz on continental drift/sea floor spreading.

After the quiz we completed the Reflection questions from Inquiry 13.1 notes.

Homework tonight! Complete worksheet "Earth's  Interior"

Making a cross section

In class we reviewed our homework assignment on sea-floor spreading. We then made a cross section of Earth's layers for our notes. On Thursday we will add descriptions to our layers. *If you were absent we amde one for you!*

Tomorrow is our SS trip to Philadelphia. Be prepared for a quiz on Thursday (continental drift vocab, etc).

Homework DUE 11/12!!:

• Choose an object whose interior differs from its exterior.
• Draw a cross section of the object showing the interior.
• Label the different parts.

Earthquake patterns

In class we completed Inquiry 13.1. We discovered there are three major areas prone to earthquakes: Circum-Pacific Belf (the Ring of Fire), Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the Mediterranean-Himalayan Belt. Most earthquakes occur along plate boundaries.

For homework tonight use the World Plate Map given to you in class and complete the questions.


All missing/make up work is due by Wednesday, November 11.


You will be having a quiz on Thursday on continental drift vocab. Be sure to reveiw your notes!

Looking at the past

Today we saw what the continents would have looked like as one giant landmass. Through the video we saw, we also learned that New Jersey was once located near the equator.

Homework ~ Be sure to complete the vocab sheet.

Have a relaxing 4-day weekend!!

Putting it all together

So we looked at all the evidence that scientists have gathered over the past 100 years and can now agree with Wegener's hypothesis of the continents being one giant landmass.

Homework: Complete packet on sea-floor spreading.

Also your MOS logs are due WEDNESDAY for marking period 1.

Fossil evidence

In class we worked on plotting 4 pieces of fossil evidence. We will use this data on Monday to help explain why the fossils are so widespread. If you did not finish in class, complete over the weekend. Be sure to come up with 3 explanations as to why the Glossopteris (plant) was found in different regions. Keep in mind, these are ancient fossils that we are looking at.

Also MOS logs are due by Wednesday!

One landmass?

Was it possible that the continents were once one giant landmass? Well, Alfred Wegener believed so. In class today we did a  mock debate using evidence Wegener had. We will build on his ideas tomorrow by looking at fossil evidence.

No homework tonight!