Assignment: Science and English
Earth Science 1. Complete the lab Rock Identification on pp. 86–87 in Earth Science using the Lab Investigator: Rocks and Minerals virtual tool.
Once you have opened the virtual tool, select 10 rock samples to investigate in this lab.
Use the magnifying glass and 3-D Rotate Tool to observe each rock’s color and texture. Record your observations in your data table.
Watch the video tests for magnetic, float/sink, mass, and reaction to HCl. Record the data in your data table.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–4 on p. 87 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
2. Complete the lab Finding the Product that Best Conserves Resources on pp. 118–119 in Earth Science.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–3 on p. 119 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
3. Complete the lab Effect of Temperature on Chemical Weathering on pp. 150–151 in Earth Science.
For Procedure Step #8, you may create a graph on graph paper and submit it using a scanner OR you may create a graph using Microsoft Excel and submit the file.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–8 on p. 151 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
4. Complete the lab Interpreting a Glacial Landscape on pp. 210–211 in Earth Science.
Answer Procedure questions 1–11 on p. 210. Be sure to include your answers to the questions in your lab report that you will submit to your teacher.
Tip: The elevation levels for step 1 are (from South to North) 11,300 ft, 10,500 ft, 10,000 ft, 10,000 ft, 10,500 ft, 10,750 ft, and 11,000 ft. For step 2, plot the points evenly on a grid similar to the one shown below.
5. Complete the lab Locating an Earthquake on pp. 240–241 in Earth Science.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–3 on p. 241. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
Complete the Go Further activity on p. 241. Be sure to include your data table in your lab report.
6. Complete the lab Paleomagnetism and the Ocean
Once you have opened the virtual tool, select 10 rock samples to investigate in this lab.
Use the magnifying glass and 3-D Rotate Tool to observe each rock’s color and texture. Record your observations in your data table.
Watch the video tests for magnetic, float/sink, mass, and reaction to HCl. Record the data in your data table.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–4 on p. 87 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
2. Complete the lab Finding the Product that Best Conserves Resources on pp. 118–119 in Earth Science.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–3 on p. 119 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
3. Complete the lab Effect of Temperature on Chemical Weathering on pp. 150–151 in Earth Science.
For Procedure Step #8, you may create a graph on graph paper and submit it using a scanner OR you may create a graph using Microsoft Excel and submit the file.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–8 on p. 151 in Earth Science. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
4. Complete the lab Interpreting a Glacial Landscape on pp. 210–211 in Earth Science.
Answer Procedure questions 1–11 on p. 210. Be sure to include your answers to the questions in your lab report that you will submit to your teacher.
Tip: The elevation levels for step 1 are (from South to North) 11,300 ft, 10,500 ft, 10,000 ft, 10,000 ft, 10,500 ft, 10,750 ft, and 11,000 ft. For step 2, plot the points evenly on a grid similar to the one shown below.
5. Complete the lab Locating an Earthquake on pp. 240–241 in Earth Science.
Answer Analyze and Conclude questions 1–3 on p. 241. Be sure to include your answers in your lab report.
Complete the Go Further activity on p. 241. Be sure to include your data table in your lab report.
6. Complete the lab Paleomagnetism and the Ocean