ISTEP Day 1

3/03/09
Tuesday

Subject: Earth Space Science
Periods: 1
Length: 130 minutes

State Standard ES. 1.28 Discuss geologic evidence, including fossils and radioactive dating, in relation to Earth’s past.

Schedule

• Entry Work:
  
• Students will go over the results from last weeks lab on Radiometric Dating of fossils. (30 min)
  
• Students will work on the their timelines and calculations from the lab. (15 min)
  
• I will explain the purpose of the movie (compare the differences between the reality of the story of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and true Geology of the rock layers in a Venn Diagram and Paper). The students are to take notes during the movie for their assignment. (15 min)
  
• Watch the first 1/2 of the movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth." (1 hour)
  

Subject: Earth Space Science
Periods: 2, 3, 4/5, 6/7, 10
Length: 45 minutes

State Standard ES. 1.28 Discuss geologic evidence, including fossils and radioactive dating, in relation to Earth’s past.

Schedule

• Entry Work:
  
• Students will go over the results from last weeks lab on Radiometric Dating of fossils. (30 min)
  
• Students will work on the their timelines and calculations from the lab. (15 min)