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Chemistry In The Earth System Agendas

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  • Plate tectonics evidence from Iceland
  • Demo: Liquids and energy
  • Submit “The Rise and Fall of Pangaea” lab
  • Notes: Earth Structure and Seismic Waves
  • Exam outline is available in the “Resource” folder in Google Classroom

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  • Plate tectonics quiz
  • Pangaea Lab debrief; Pangaea Lab due tomorrow
  • Update CER with seat partner
  • Correct SEP (15) page 80, SEP (16) page 81, and CCC (17) page 83
  • Notes: Plate Motion
  • Plate tectonics evidence from Iceland
  • Do CCC (19) page 85

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  • Notes: Causes of Plate tectonics
  • Correct SEP (14) page 79
  • Do SEP (15) page 80, SEP (16) page 81, and CCC (17) page 83; due tomorrow
  • Plate Tectonics quiz on Wednesday (Feb 19); know: about the formation of Pangaea, what happens at plate boundaries, theories of continental drift, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics and the evidence for each, age of the rock at the mid-ocean ridge, and what happens when two plates subduct

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  • Discuss Plastic Deformation
  • Discuss SEP (7) page 72
  • Correct SEP (9) page 74 and CCC (12) page 77
  • Discuss SEP (8) page 73, CCC (10) page 75, SEP (11) page 76
  • Notes: Sea Floor spreading
  • Do SEP (14) page 79; due tomorrow
  • Read pages 80-87

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  • Submit Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab
  • Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab quiz
  • Read about Investigative Phenomenon: Why are there so many volcanoes in California?
  • Begin CER; write question, make a claim, cite evidence to support claim (if possible)
  • Do CCC (1) and SEP (2) page 65; due today
  • Read pages 66-72 in textbook
  • Do SEP (3) page 67, CCC (4) page 69, SEP (5) page 70, and SEP (6) page 71; due Tuesday

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  • Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab questions? Due tomorrow
  • Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab; lab due Friday; lab quiz Friday; know: safety hazard described in the manual, how to define calorimeter, formula used in the assessment section, lab outcome
  • Notes: Calorimetry
  • Correct CCC (13) page 48, CCC (15) page 50, and SEP (17) page 53
  • Do SEP (18) page 54
  • Correct SEP (22) page 61, SEP (23) page 62, SEP (24) and “revisit the Anchoring Phenomenon” page 63

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  • Energy Quiz; 14 m.c. questions
  • Complete Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab; lab debrief
  • Read pages 55-62
  • Discuss Investigative phenomenon
  • Do SEP (22) page 61, SEP (23) page 62, SEP (24) and “revisit the Anchoring Phenomenon page 63; due tomorrow

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  • Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer lab; lab due Friday; lab quiz Friday; know: safety hazard described in the manual, how to define calorimeter, formula used in the assessment section, lab outcome
  • Energy Quiz tomorrow

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  • Energy quiz Wednesday; know:
    • Kinetic molecular theory
    • How molecules move in a solid, liquid, and gas
    • Know how energy flows through a system
    • Compare and contrast convection, conduction, and radiation
    • Why thermal equilibrium is hard to maintain
  • Complete notes from Friday
  • Correct CCC (13) page 48, CCC (15) page 50, and SEP (17) page 53
  • Do SEP (18) page 54
  • Tutoring today after school from 3:35-4:35

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  • Warm-up #1: How does a lava lamp work?
  • Warm-up #2: How can a lava lamp be used as a model to explain convection?
  • What is convection? Convection simulation
  • Notes: Convection and radiation
  • Notes: Feedback systems
  • Read 48-53
  • Do CCC (13) page 48, CCC (15) page 50, and SEP (17) page 53; due Tuesday
  • Energy Quiz on Wednesday

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  • Specific Heat problem set due
  • Do Thermodynamics Problem set; due Tuesday; include work and units in all steps and box in final answer
  • Notes: Mechanisms of Heat Flow
  • Video: Lava Lamp
  • Notes: Conduction
  • Read pages 41-47; do CCC (8) page 41 and CCC (12) page 47; due tomorrow

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  • Submit pHet lab sheet
  • Specific Heat problem set due tomorrow
  • Computer simulation: Thermal difference between substances with different specific heats
  • Computer simulation: does heat flow faster through a hotter source?
  • Laws of Thermodynamics simulations
  • Notes: Heat of vaporization and fusion

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  • Submit Model Energy Conservation sheet
  • PhET activity sheet due tomorrow
  • Notes: Heat Capacity
  • Heat Capacity Problem set: do all problems on a separate piece of paper showing units and all work. Box in final answers

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  • Complete notes from yesterday
  • Pair/share: discuss your model from your w.s. with your seat partner; what are the limitations? Model sheet due tomorrow
  • Discuss SEP (7) page 40
  • PhET simulation: Energy forms and changes; complete activity sheet and submit

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  • Correct CCC (1) & SEP (2) page 35; SEP (4) page 37
  • Notes: Laws of Thermodynamics
  • Modeling: Energy Transfer and Conservation w.s.; due in class
  • Pair/share: discuss your model from your w.s. with your seat partner; what are the limitations?
  • Do SEP (7) page 40; discuss
  • Bring Chromebooks or computers next week on Monday for pHet activity

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  • Revisit Anchoring Phenomena
  • Introduce Investigative Phenomena: page 34-35
  • Revisit Anchoring Phenomena
  • Introduce Investigative Phenomena: page 34-35
  • Popcorn reading (lab groups) “Supercharged geothermal energy…”
  • Do Authentic Reading h.o; due tomorrow