Thursday, August 20, 2009

Thursday - Sand, Quiz, Google!

Today students discussed sand and where sand comes from. Sounds kind of boring until you think about green sand beaches and pink sand beaches, black sand beaches and more! These are my toes on a black sand beach in Hawaii.

Students looked at a map of the seafloor of the United States and identified shelves, slopes, and trenches and then answered a few questions.

Students took a quiz covering material taught over the week and should expect a Unit 1 test on Tuesday.

Students went to the computer lab to play with Google Maps. (We would use Google Earth, but it's not installed.) Students located the high school, their homes, and then started looking at the oceans. We used the satellite feature to get a plane or bird's eye view of worldly locations. Students answered questions about sea floor features and others about the locations they reviewed. If students were working in a timely manner, then they got the scavenger hunt questions about famous places like the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Pyramids of Giza and more.
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Computer Lab Etiquette

You are in the computer lab to do work for this class. If you are not doing work, then we will have problems.

Do not pack up early. Work until the bell or until MsJ says.

SAVE OFTEN. And if you save to a key, also save it to your number. If you lose it, you will have to do it again.

If MsJ asks for your attention, stop what you are doing and listen to what she has to say.

You may watch videos about your organism through reliable websites.

You may listen to music through the computer if you have your own headphones. Rule1 MsJ cannot hear it. You get one warning. Rule2 Turn it on and listen – no million clicks and constant changing. Take both ear phones out when MsJ is talking.