3 RD QUARTER 2005-2006

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January 23 Professional Work Day. Schools closed for students

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D - Continue working on GT Research Project - make sure to finalize the display board and presentation details

E - Continue working on GT Research Project - make sure to finalize the display board and presentation details

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D - Wrksht: "Earth's Interior" - Read & Complete sheet

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 E - Wrksht: "Earth's Interior" - Read & Complete sheet

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D - GT Research Project Class Presentations Today! Congratulations!

E - GT Research Project Class Presentations Today! Congratulations!

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February 1 Report cards issued.

D - ELMS Science Fair today - students will be called out during the day to present their projects to the judges - good luck!

E - ELMS Science Fair today - students will be called out during the day to present their projects to the judges - good luck!

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D - Wrksht: "Drifting Continents" & "Sea-Floor Spreading" - Read & Complete sheets

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E - Wrksht: "Drifting Continents" & "Sea-Floor Spreading" - Read & Complete sheets

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D - Wrksht: "The Theory of Plate Tectonics" - Read & Complete sheet

E - Wrksht: "The Theory of Plate Tectonics" - Read & Complete sheet

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8 Parent Teacher Conferences. Elementary and Middle Schools close 3 hours early.

D - Wrksht: "Earth's Crust in Motion" - Read & Complete sheet

E - Wrksht: "Earth's Crust in Motion" - Read & Complete sheet

9 Parent Teacher Conferences. HS Staff Development. All Schools close 3 hours early.

D - Wrksht: "The Curious Case of Mesasaurus" - Read & Answer Questions (located on the back side of the "Modeling Sea-Floor Spreading LAB")

10 Parent Teacher Conferences. Schools closed for students.

13 - SNOW DAY!!!

E - n/a

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D - Journal: From the perspective of John Muir, write a series of journal entries describing what it would be like to witness extreme examples of weathering & erosion - make sure to explain the difference between the two.

E - Wrksht: "The Curious Case of Mesasaurus" - Read & Answer Questions (located on the back side of the "Modeling Sea-Floor Spreading LAB")

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D - Complete "Detecting Minerals" LAB Analysis Questions

E - Complete "Detecting Minerals" LAB Analysis Questions

17 - COLLEGE DAY

D - Wrksht: "What Are Minerals?" Read & Answer Questions on separate sheet of paper

20 President’s Day. Schools and Offices closed.

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E - Wrksht: "What Are Minerals?" Read & Answer Questions on separate sheet of paper

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D - Wrksht: "The Birth of the Himalayas" - Read & Answer Questions on a separate sheet of paper

E - Wrksht: "The Birth of the Himalayas" - Read & Answer Questions on a separate sheet of paper

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D - Finish "Minerals - Crystal Structure" LAB & Complete "Mineral Review Sheet" to Study for Quiz

E - Finish "Minerals - Crystal Structure" LAB & Complete "Mineral Review Sheet" to Study for Quiz

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D - Complete the "Growing Crystals" LAB Analysis Questions - Due next class

28 Interim Progress Reports Issued

E - Complete the "Growing Crystals" LAB Analysis Questions - Due next class

March 1

D - Complete "Fingerprinting Your Friends" LAB

E - Complete "Fingerprinting Your Friends" LAB

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D - Wrksht: "Igneous Rocks"

E - Wrksht: "Igneous Rocks"

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D - Complete "Interesting Igneous Rocks" LAB

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E - Complete "Interesting Igneous Rocks" LAB

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D - Short Story: "How I Became A Sedimentary Rock"

E - Short Story: "How I Became A Sedimentary Rock"

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D - Wrksht: "How are metamorphic rocks formed?" - Read & Complete Questions (1-8) on a separate sheet of paper

E -Wrksht: "How are metamorphic rocks formed?" - Read & Complete Questions (1-8) on a separate sheet of paper

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D - n/a - due to MSA

14 Maryland School Assessment (Math).

E - n/a - due to MSA

15 ALT-MSA Testing Window closes. Maryland School Assessment (Math).

D - n/a - due to MSA

E - n/a - due to MSA

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D - Work on Rock Cycle Poster Project (Due 3-24)

E - Wrksht: "The Rock Cycle Match-Up" & Work on Rock Cycle Poster Project (Due 3-24)

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D - Work on Rock Cycle Poster Project (Due 3-24)

21 Maryland School Assessment (Reading).

E - n/a - due to MSA

22 Maryland School Assessment (Reading).

D - n/a - due to MSA

E - n/a - due to MSA

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D - Bring in 3 rock samples from near your home (approx. fist-sized pieces)

E - Bring in 3 rock samples from near your home (approx. fist-sized pieces)

27 TerraNova/2 only

D -Complete "Classifying Rocks" LAB

28 TerraNova/2 only

E - Complete "Classifying Rocks" LAB

29 TerraNova/2 only

D - Research a planet from our Solar System

E - Research a planet from our Solar System

30 End of Quarter. Schools close 3 hours early.