"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science." Edwin Hubble
Feb 22nd 2010Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
8TH GRADERS: TESTING IN RM 35 MONDAY-FRIDAY!
6TH GRADERS:
Monday: CATSUP day!
Tuesday: Start Rock Cycle Simulation Lab
Wednesday: Continue RCSL
Thursday: Finish RCSL
Friday: Start Rock Cycle Cartoon using Comic Life
Feb 15th 2010Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
We will start learning about the ROCK CYCLE this week!!
Tuesday-Rock cycle activities/games.
Wednesday-Reading-Rocks: Mineral Mixtures.
Thursday-Bill Nye-The Rock Cycle.
Friday-Cartoon rock cycle using cartoon life!
Feb 7th 2010Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
Monday-Broken plates activity.
Tuesday-Reading about plate tectonics.
Wednesday-Webquest online adventure.
Thursday-Lab: Investigating fault movement. Homework packet #20 due!
Friday-Finish lab write-up/Go outside!?
Feb 3rd 2010Mr. Morphis' Class blogUncategorized
Continental drift-the continents had once formed a single landmass before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations.
Sea-floor spreading-lithospheric evolution that holds that the ocean floors are spreading outward from vast underwater ridges.
Plate tectonic theory-the earth’s crust is broken up into at least a dozen rigid plates that move independently of one another. (7-8 major plates)
