Students took their chapter 5 test on Thursday and grades will be posted later in the day. Next week we will begin on the vocabulary for erosion and deposition. We will also be working on some special projects related to science but will not be tested on since this is...

This week we have been learning about soil formation and the layers of soil. We have also have the opportunity to look at several different types of soil thanks to Mrs. Schkade's collection of soils from around the US and Canada. We have also had the chance to compare...

This week we have begun studying weathering and the process of breaking down Earth's crust into sediment. We have looked at mechanical and chemical weathering and how these processes change Earth's surface. During this process, sediment is eventually broken down into...

This week we finished our review of the three types of rocks and our study of the rock cycle. Students took their test on chapter 4 on Thursday and grades will be posted Thursday evening. Next week we will begin chapter 5 on weathering and soil. We will learn that...

This week we learned about sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. This will conclude our lessons on the three different types of rocks. Next week we will review for our chapter 4 test. Students will be given a workday on Monday for their review assignment and we will...

This week we have begun our lessons with an overview of the three types of rocks -- igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. We also discussed the rock cycle which shows how rocks continually change through weathering, erosion, compaction, cementation, and extreme heat...