Earth and Space-1st Period: 8:55-10:25 Assignments
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- Term
- 2021-2022 School Year
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Instructions:
1. Last minute study for exam
2. Take exam
3. Complete Study Guide to the Night Sky assignment.
1. Last minute study for exam
2. Take exam
3. Complete Study Guide to the Night Sky assignment.
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Students will continue to work on project from lesson 6.
Instructions:
1. Work on Study Guide to the Night Sky project
Students will continue to work on project from lesson 6.
Instructions:
1. Work on Study Guide to the Night Sky project
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Students will complete Study Guide to Night Sky Project
Instructions:
1. Complete Study Guide
Students will complete Study Guide to Night Sky Project
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1. Complete Study Guide
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Students will create a useable study guide covering constellations.
Instructions:
1. Constellations Powerpoint and Notes
Students will create a useable study guide covering constellations.
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1. Constellations Powerpoint and Notes
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Students will locate stars on star map and color code them.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Star Map Handout
Students will locate stars on star map and color code them.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Star Map Handout
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Students will read and answer questions about the History of Astronomy in the Space Age
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" Section 4, Breakthroughs During the Space Age
2. Answer questions on handout
Students will read and answer questions about the History of Astronomy in the Space Age
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" Section 4, Breakthroughs During the Space Age
2. Answer questions on handout
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Students will read and answer questions about the History of Astronomy during the Industrial Age
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" Section 3: Breakthroughs During the Industrial Age
2. Answer questions on handout
Students will read and answer questions about the History of Astronomy during the Industrial Age
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" Section 3: Breakthroughs During the Industrial Age
2. Answer questions on handout
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Students will read and answer questions about Astronomy in the Middle Ages
1. Read History of Astronomy section 2, Breakthrough During the Middle Ages
2. Answer questions on handout.
Students will read and answer questions about Astronomy in the Middle Ages
1. Read History of Astronomy section 2, Breakthrough During the Middle Ages
2. Answer questions on handout.
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Students will read and answer questions about Early Astronomers.
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" section 1, Early Astronomers
2. Answer questions on handout
Students will read and answer questions about Early Astronomers.
Instructions:
1. Read "History of Astronomy" section 1, Early Astronomers
2. Answer questions on handout
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Students will review unit 8 materials to prep for exam.
Instructions:
1. Unit review using powerpoints and Kahoot!
2. Makeup work for Units 7 and 8
Students will review unit 8 materials to prep for exam.
Instructions:
1. Unit review using powerpoints and Kahoot!
2. Makeup work for Units 7 and 8
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Students will create a foldable on the formation of the solar system.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Complete Handout
Students will create a foldable on the formation of the solar system.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Complete Handout
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Students will create a model of our galaxy using yarn and pipe cleaners.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Create model of Galaxy
Students will create a model of our galaxy using yarn and pipe cleaners.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Create model of Galaxy
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Students will create comic of Star Life Cycle
Instructions:
1. Complete powerpoint and notes.
2. Compete worksheet.
Students will create comic of Star Life Cycle
Instructions:
1. Complete powerpoint and notes.
2. Compete worksheet.
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Students will be able to answer questions using the H-R Diagram
Instructions:
1. Using Lesson 1 Powerpoint, complete special assignment handout.
Students will be able to answer questions using the H-R Diagram
Instructions:
1. Using Lesson 1 Powerpoint, complete special assignment handout.
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Students will rewrite Twinkle Little Star using star knowledge.
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1. Powerpoint and Notes
2. Complete Handout
Students will rewrite Twinkle Little Star using star knowledge.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and Notes
2. Complete Handout
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Students will begin Solar System Project.
Instructions:
1. Follow instructions on handout to create your project.
Students will begin Solar System Project.
Instructions:
1. Follow instructions on handout to create your project.
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Students will create riddles describing the outer planets.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Outer Planets handout
Students will create riddles describing the outer planets.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Outer Planets handout
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Students will create hashtags for each inner planet that describes physical attributes of each.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Inner Planets Foldable
Students will create hashtags for each inner planet that describes physical attributes of each.
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1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Inner Planets Foldable
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Students will write a Haiku about the Sun.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Activity
3. Makeup work
Students will write a Haiku about the Sun.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes
2. Activity
3. Makeup work
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Students will create a venn diagram that compares a geocentric and heliocentric model of the solar system.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes.
2. Venn diagram activity.
3. Make-up work.
Students will create a venn diagram that compares a geocentric and heliocentric model of the solar system.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and notes.
2. Venn diagram activity.
3. Make-up work.
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Students will study for exam.
Instructions:
1. Complete any missing work.
2. Review for exam using Kahoot.
3. Other things to review: How and why the seasons occur, the pattern of motions of the Earth and Moon's phases, Sun position relative to the season.
Students will study for exam.
Instructions:
1. Complete any missing work.
2. Review for exam using Kahoot.
3. Other things to review: How and why the seasons occur, the pattern of motions of the Earth and Moon's phases, Sun position relative to the season.
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Students will take exam.
1. Last minutes study for exam.
2. Take exam.
Students will take exam.
1. Last minutes study for exam.
2. Take exam.
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Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes.
2. Moon Phases foldable
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes.
2. Moon Phases foldable
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Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and Notes
2. Gravity activity
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint and Notes
2. Gravity activity
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Students will construct riddles about the four seasons.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes.
2. Seasons activity.
Students will construct riddles about the four seasons.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes.
2. Seasons activity.
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Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Earth and Moon motion handout.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Earth and Moon motion handout.
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Students will use Kahoot and notes to review for exam.
Students will review for exam
Instructions:
1. Use Kahoot! to review for exam.
2. Complete any missing work.
Students will use Kahoot and notes to review for exam.
Students will review for exam
Instructions:
1. Use Kahoot! to review for exam.
2. Complete any missing work.
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Students will complete lightning edpuzzle and Air Masses and Fronts handout
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
Students will complete lightning edpuzzle and Air Masses and Fronts handout
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1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
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Students will complete winds foldable.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
Students will complete winds foldable.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
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Students will align different electronic devices along the electromagnetic spectrum.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
Students will align different electronic devices along the electromagnetic spectrum.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
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Students will create a foldable reflecting what they learn about the Earth's atmosphere.
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1. Powerpoint with Notes
2. Earth's atmosphere foldable
Students will create a foldable reflecting what they learn about the Earth's atmosphere.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with Notes
2. Earth's atmosphere foldable
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Students will write a poem describing the water cycle.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
Students will write a poem describing the water cycle.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with notes
2. Activity
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Students will complete test review using paper review and Kahoot!
Instructions:
1. Complete review sheet
2. Review using Kahoot! (both links are the same, I just added an extra one so that we don't go over the user limit)
3. Complete any missing or late work.
Students will complete test review using paper review and Kahoot!
Instructions:
1. Complete review sheet
2. Review using Kahoot! (both links are the same, I just added an extra one so that we don't go over the user limit)
3. Complete any missing or late work.
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Students will label a world map according to tectonic plate activity.
Instructions:
1. Complete Plate Tectonics activity (handout)
Students will label a world map according to tectonic plate activity.
Instructions:
1. Complete Plate Tectonics activity (handout)
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1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Plate Boundary Chart activity
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1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Plate Boundary Chart activity
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Students will create a sea floor spreading model
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Create sea floor spreading model
Students will create a sea floor spreading model
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Create sea floor spreading model
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Students will label a map of Pangea and provide evidence for continental drift
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Pangea Map Activity
Students will label a map of Pangea and provide evidence for continental drift
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Pangea Map Activity
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Students will draw and label three types of heat transfer.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with cornell notes
2. Name that heat transfer activity
Students will draw and label three types of heat transfer.
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with cornell notes
2. Name that heat transfer activity
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Students will describe the layers of the earth using an analogy
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Analogy activity
Students will describe the layers of the earth using an analogy
Instructions:
1. Powerpoint with Cornell Notes
2. Analogy activity
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Students will review for exam.
Instructions:
1. Complete review sheet.
2. Complete Kahoot! challenge.
Students will review for exam.
Instructions:
1. Complete review sheet.
2. Complete Kahoot! challenge.
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Students will take Unit Exam
Instructions:
1. Study for Exam
2. Take Exam
3. Catch-up work
Students will take Unit Exam
Instructions:
1. Study for Exam
2. Take Exam
3. Catch-up work
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Students will create a brochure with info about Tsunamis
Instructions:
1. Overhead presentation with Cornell Notes.
2. Create Tsunami Brochure using specification on handout.
Students will create a brochure with info about Tsunamis
Instructions:
1. Overhead presentation with Cornell Notes.
2. Create Tsunami Brochure using specification on handout.
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Students will identify the way that we measure and locate earthquakes.
Instructions:
1. Slides presentation and Cornell Notes
2. Interpret and analyze earthquake activity handout
Students will identify the way that we measure and locate earthquakes.
Instructions:
1. Slides presentation and Cornell Notes
2. Interpret and analyze earthquake activity handout
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Students will construct visual representations of seismic waves.
Instructions:
1. Lecture with Cornell Notes
2. Complete Seismic Wave handout
Students will construct visual representations of seismic waves.
Instructions:
1. Lecture with Cornell Notes
2. Complete Seismic Wave handout
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Students will label the different kinds of fault lines accurately.
1. Go over Unit 1 Exam, explain test corrections
2. Earthquakes and Faults Lecture with Notes
3. Draw, color, and label the three types of faults on a blank piece of paper.
Students will label the different kinds of fault lines accurately.
1. Go over Unit 1 Exam, explain test corrections
2. Earthquakes and Faults Lecture with Notes
3. Draw, color, and label the three types of faults on a blank piece of paper.
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Students will study for Unit 2 Exam
Instructions:
1. Use review material to study for Unit 2 Exam
Students will study for Unit 2 Exam
Instructions:
1. Use review material to study for Unit 2 Exam
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Students will describe how an ocean wave forms.
Instructions:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Lecture on slides and fill out Cornell Notes
3. Complete "Do the Wave" activity.
Students will describe how an ocean wave forms.
Instructions:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Lecture on slides and fill out Cornell Notes
3. Complete "Do the Wave" activity.
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Students will identify what causes ocean surface currents.
Instructions:
1. Lecture on slides, fill out Cornell Notes
2. Catch up on missing work.
Students will identify what causes ocean surface currents.
Instructions:
1. Lecture on slides, fill out Cornell Notes
2. Catch up on missing work.
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Students will describe how Ocean Currents influence weather patterns on Earth.
Instructions:
1. Class lecture on slides, complete Cornell Notes.
2. Complete EdPuzzle
3. Catch up Unit 2 Work
Students will describe how Ocean Currents influence weather patterns on Earth.
Instructions:
1. Class lecture on slides, complete Cornell Notes.
2. Complete EdPuzzle
3. Catch up Unit 2 Work
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Students will describe the main features of the ocean floor.
Instructions:
1. Ocean floor lecture, complete Cornell Notes
2. Complete Ocean Floor Foldable
Students will describe the main features of the ocean floor.
Instructions:
1. Ocean floor lecture, complete Cornell Notes
2. Complete Ocean Floor Foldable
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Student will show how and why the Oceans are important to life on earth.
Instructions:
1. Lecture over slides and complete Cornell Notes handout.
2. Write "Save our oceans" article
Student will show how and why the Oceans are important to life on earth.
Instructions:
1. Lecture over slides and complete Cornell Notes handout.
2. Write "Save our oceans" article
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Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Rock and Mineral creation through a project.
Instructions:
THIS IS A TEST GRADE, THE SECOND TEST GRADE FOR THIS SIX WEEK PERIOD
1. Create a project that will reflect what we have learned about Rock and Mineral creation in Unit 1. Use the attached Rubric as an outline to ensure that you are able to complete the project with the expected amount of material included. Choose from the following types of projects:
1. Write a short story (fictional, creative story).
2. Create a cartoon with several panels that tell the process of rock/mineral formation.
3. Complete two one-pagers (on paper, not on slides), one for rock and one for mineral formation.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Rock and Mineral creation through a project.
Instructions:
THIS IS A TEST GRADE, THE SECOND TEST GRADE FOR THIS SIX WEEK PERIOD
1. Create a project that will reflect what we have learned about Rock and Mineral creation in Unit 1. Use the attached Rubric as an outline to ensure that you are able to complete the project with the expected amount of material included. Choose from the following types of projects:
1. Write a short story (fictional, creative story).
2. Create a cartoon with several panels that tell the process of rock/mineral formation.
3. Complete two one-pagers (on paper, not on slides), one for rock and one for mineral formation.
Due:
Continue to work on Lesson 8 Project. it will be due by the end of the class period.
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Students will make a graphic organizer that accurately reflects the rock cycle.
Instructions:
1. Complete the Minerals Slides from Lesson 5 if you have not done so.
2. Complete the Rock Cycle Graphic Organizer assignment (handout). Follow all instructions to make a high quality piece of work.
Students will make a graphic organizer that accurately reflects the rock cycle.
Instructions:
1. Complete the Minerals Slides from Lesson 5 if you have not done so.
2. Complete the Rock Cycle Graphic Organizer assignment (handout). Follow all instructions to make a high quality piece of work.
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Students will describe the process that makes sedimentary rocks form.
1. Slides presentation as a class. Complete Cornell Notes that go along with the slides.
2. Complete Sedimentary Rock Acrostic Poem assignment.
Students will describe the process that makes sedimentary rocks form.
1. Slides presentation as a class. Complete Cornell Notes that go along with the slides.
2. Complete Sedimentary Rock Acrostic Poem assignment.
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Express Knowledge gained on Minerals and Rocks via a slide presentation
Instructions:
1. Create a Slides presentation that reflects your knowledge of minerals. Open the attached slides and follow the template. You will find information on three different minerals. Use the following criteria to make a high quality project:
Background/theme: Do not use a white background. It is boring and no one wants to look at a boring presentation. Change the colors or themes, use background images, or make it interesting or eye catching in some other manner.
Photos: Use high quality images, not just the first pics you come to. Format them so that they aren't stretched out or grainy. Use images on every slide.
Information: Make sure the info is accurate and listed in a format that is easy to read and adds to the presentation. Use bullet points instead of a single text box with a jumbled bunch of information packed into one sentence.
This is a Test Grade
Express Knowledge gained on Minerals and Rocks via a slide presentation
Instructions:
1. Create a Slides presentation that reflects your knowledge of minerals. Open the attached slides and follow the template. You will find information on three different minerals. Use the following criteria to make a high quality project:
Background/theme: Do not use a white background. It is boring and no one wants to look at a boring presentation. Change the colors or themes, use background images, or make it interesting or eye catching in some other manner.
Photos: Use high quality images, not just the first pics you come to. Format them so that they aren't stretched out or grainy. Use images on every slide.
Information: Make sure the info is accurate and listed in a format that is easy to read and adds to the presentation. Use bullet points instead of a single text box with a jumbled bunch of information packed into one sentence.
This is a Test Grade
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Students will identify the characteristics of the three main types of rocks.
Instructions:
1. Slides presentation and Cornell Notes (handout)
2. Complete Igneous Rock Foldable
Students will identify the characteristics of the three main types of rocks.
Instructions:
1. Slides presentation and Cornell Notes (handout)
2. Complete Igneous Rock Foldable
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Students will describe the process that forms a metamorphic rock.
Instructions:
1. Follow along with slides and complete Cornell Notes (handout)
2. "Managing Metamorphic Rocks" Activity (handout)
3. Vocab quizlet with remaining time.
Students will describe the process that forms a metamorphic rock.
Instructions:
1. Follow along with slides and complete Cornell Notes (handout)
2. "Managing Metamorphic Rocks" Activity (handout)
3. Vocab quizlet with remaining time.
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Student will:
Identify which mineral properties are most important to identification
Know how minerals are identified
Identify the seven properties of mineral identification
Instructions:
1. Follow along with slides as a class
2. Use slides to complete Cornell notes
3. Begin mineral identification cutout
Student will:
Identify which mineral properties are most important to identification
Know how minerals are identified
Identify the seven properties of mineral identification
Instructions:
1. Follow along with slides as a class
2. Use slides to complete Cornell notes
3. Begin mineral identification cutout
Due:
Learning Targets:
Student will:
Describe what a mineral, element, and crystal is
Explore the differences and similarities
Learn the characteristics of each
Instructions:
1. Follow along with the Slides and complete the Cornell Notes (handout)
2. Answer the summary at the end of notes
3. Begin work on Minerals Wanted Poster (handout)
Student will:
Describe what a mineral, element, and crystal is
Explore the differences and similarities
Learn the characteristics of each
Instructions:
1. Follow along with the Slides and complete the Cornell Notes (handout)
2. Answer the summary at the end of notes
3. Begin work on Minerals Wanted Poster (handout)