Warm Up-7th GradeMonday, August 24

Out of the items below, what would you consider to be a rock? How did

you make your decision? Jagged boulder

Small stonePebble

Piece of sandSmooth boulder

Large stonePiece of gravel

Dust from two stones rubbed together

Homework Due Today:

•No Homework due today

Homework:*Finish Rock ID Lab Questions

Warm Up-7th GradeTuesday, August 25

Is it a rock? List all the things that you think

are a rock and explain your reasoning behind

it.

Homework Due Today:

•Checking for your Rock ID questions

•Please have out your science fair packet-I’m collecting it

Homework:*No Homework

Cement BlockDried mud

Hardened lavaAsphaltGlass

Piece of clay potCoral

limestone

Iron oreconcrete

CoalBrick

GravestoneMarble statue

granite

Warm Up 7th GradeWednesday, August 26

No 7th Grade Science- Block Schedule

Homework Due Today:

•No Homework due today

Homework: * No Homework

Warm Up- 7th GradeThursday, August 27The Esposito family went hiking on a tall

mountain. Mrs. Esposito picked up a shell fossil on the top of the mountain. The

fossil was once a shelled organism that lived in the ocean. The family had

different ideas about how the fossil ended up there. This is what they thought:Mrs. Esposito: A bird picked up the

organism and dropped the shell as it flew over the mountains

Mr. Esposito: Water, ice, or wind eventually carried the fossil to the top of

the mountainRosa: A mountain formed in an area that

was once covered by oceanSofia: The fossil flowed out of a volcano

that rose up from the ocean floorWho do you agree with and WHY?

Homework Due Today:

•Nothing due today

Homework:* Science Fair Hypothesis due Friday

* Finish “Journey on the Rock Cycle” if not completed in class

Warm Up-7th GradeFriday, August 28Three friends were walking along a

beach in New England. They looked closely at the sand and noticed it was

made up of tiny particles of rock. They had different ideas about where the

sand came from.Molly: I think the sand came from distant mountains and landforms

Fidel: I think the sand came from rocks on the ocean floor

Lynn: I think the sand came from undersea mountains and sea floor

formationsWhich friend do you agree with and

why?

Homework Due Today:

•Science Fair Hypothesis due today

Homework:

•No Homework