Homework

Homework

The following is the outline for the homework for the week of 11-15-10. Homework plans are subject to change. Parent Notes: If a parent would like to receive an email progress report, please email sdostroph@mcsdga.net from the computer that you would like to receive the email progress report. Mrs. D'Ostroph can then copy and paste it into the system. Students may already pull the book up on line. The user name they are to put in is ingrambrms and the password is ingrambrms. I have a link on the home page.

**Monday**: Students will 1. List the landforms that lava and ash create; 2. Explain how the magma that hardens beneath Earth's surface creates landforms; 3. Identify other distinct features that occur in volcanic areas. //Today's Notes:// Define: 1. shield volcano, 2. cinder cone, 3. composite volcano, 4. caldera, 5. volcanic neck, 6. dike, 7. sill, 8. batholith, 9. geothermal activity, 10. geyser  __Homework:__ Read Ch. 5. Complete the workbook pages 86 to 88. Study for the quiz Wednesday or Thursday. //Friday's Notes:// The internet was not working Friday. Define 1. pyroclastic flow, 2. dormant, 3. extinct, 4. What kind of magma produces violent volcanic eruptions, 5. A --- is a hole or opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano. 6. waves cause most of the destruction resulting from earthquakes. 7. Earthquakes and volcanoes tend to occur along ---. **Tuesday**: Students will 1. List the landforms that lava and ash create; 2. Make a volcano foldable that illustrates and defines the three main types of volcanoes -- shield, cinder cone and composite for a grade. //Today's Notes:// 1. Magma that is rich in silica will produce -- eruptions. 2. Intrusive or extrusive rock formed when hot magma cools and hardens is - rock. 3. Lava that cuts vertically across rock layers, hardens to form a feature called a --. __ Homework __ : Study the notes for the Chapter 5 quiz tomorrow. Every student was given over 40 minutes to make a volcano foldable for a grade. There are a few children who needed to finish the foldable. Each volcano needed the type of volcano, the definition, the name and location of an example, and a drawing. Please finish the foldable and prepare for the quiz tomorrow. **Wednesday**: Students will 1. Test their general knowledge of volcanoes; 2. Explain how weathering and erosion affect Earth's surface; 3. Identify what causes mechanical weathering and chemical weathering; 3. Describe the factors that determine how fast weathering occurs ** Thursday: ** Students will 1. Describe the composition of soil and explain how it forms; 2. Explain how scientists classify soils; 3. Idendity the roles of plants and animals in soil formation. **Friday**: Students will 1. Explain why soil is a valuable resource; 2. List ways that soil can lose its value; 3. Identify ways that soil can be conserved.