Friday, January 7, 2011

Friday Class

The class studied the physical properties of minerals. More specifically, labs on the hardness and streak of a mineral were completed. To see today's activities click here.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Thursday Class

Today in science we did two activities:
1. Using color to Identify Minerals Activity
2. The Luster of a mineral activity

Both of these activities can be found on our resource pages by clicking here.

The Learning Target for today:
I can find the color and luster of a mineral.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Wednesday Class

Today in science you are to do the following things:

1. Take a pre-unit survey on rocks and minerals.

2. Do a short web quest on minerals. This is a google doc that should be filled out as you do it! You will need to make a copy of it to write on it!

3.Intro. Video on Rocks and Minerals.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Science Puzzler #1

Tuesday Class

Today we did presentations on how our class is run for Ms. Carroll. This was good review for everyone as we discussed various topics that allow for our class to run smooth. Tomorrow we begin our unit on Rocks and Minerals.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Monday Class

Welcome Back!
Today in science we welcome our new student teacher, Ms. Carroll. To help us, we worked in groups creating a short presentation on how our class works. We used a variety of technology tools to help us!
There is no homework!