11/17 - VOCABULARY: IN NB
1. core : The central of the Earth below the mantle, consisting of iron and nickel.
Context: In the center is the yellow core of the planet, a mass of hot liquid iron and nickel.
Context: In the center is the yellow core of the planet, a mass of hot liquid iron and nickel.
2. mantle : The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
Context: The white of the egg represents a layer of hot rock called the mantle.
Context: The white of the egg represents a layer of hot rock called the mantle.
3. crust : The exterior portion of the Earth that lies above the Mohorovicic discontinuity.
Context: The eggshell is the earth's crust.
Context: The eggshell is the earth's crust.
4. tectonic plates : Structural features that construct the Earth, consisting of interlocking pieces of land. Context: The Earth is made up of interlocking pieces of land, called tectonic
11/24 -Research a famous volcanic eruption in history and describe the eruption scientifically, explaining the type of eruption and its long-term effects on the environment, as well as its effects on human life.
2 pages typed, double space, black ink, 1 inch margins on all sides, 12 font, reference sheet.
SOCIAL STUDIES
11/18 - Read the story of Gilgamesh and the King and answer the questions on p. 93 in NB
12/1 - MAP OF THE MONTH DUE
