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103 Blain Road Huntington, TX 75949 Great location on the edge of town. House needs a lot of work, the structure is solid but completely gutted so there are many possibilities for this property.

0 Jack Carnley Road Huntington, TX 75949 Build your dream home in the midst of wooded acres with beautiful large Pines and hard wood mix. Plenty of room to hunt. Timber to harvest.

Please send double stuffed oreos for Science tomorrow. We are making moom phases with them!

Leapard Gecko is shedding!

Vocabulary to know: Alternative Energy, wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, biofuels, biomass, waves & tides, conservation, natural resources, renewable resources, nonrenewable resources, inexhaustible resources, recyclable resources

TOPIC: Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels, Soils
OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE: Student will explore the processes that lead to the formation of fossil fuels. To understand the need to develop alternative energy resources, students will study the process and time involved in the formation of fossil fuels.
TEK: 4.7A Examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants.
5.7 The student knows Earth’s surface is constantly changing and consist of useful resources. The student is expected to
5.7A Explore the processes that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels.
5.7D Identify fossils as evidence of past living organisms and the nature of the environments at the time using models. 5.1, 5.2, 5.1A, 5.2, 5.2D, 5.2F, 5.3, 5.3C, 5.4, 5.4A
Houghton/Mifflin/Harcourt: Texas Fusion
Motivation Science Instructional Strategy: * Lecture, * Demonstration, * Model,
* Questioning, * Discussion, _*_ Lab Investigation/Explore
_* Media Presentation
* Individual, * Cooperative Learning, __ Partner

Objective Overview and Purpose: The student will… What’s the BIG IDEA? (Engage Activity) SOCK:
Start of Class Kicks Vocabulary

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• Lesson 4, What Was Ancient Earth Like?
• Describe what fossils tell us about Earth’s past
• Define and explain what an index fossil is.
• ID fossils as evidence of past living organisms and the environment in which they lived.
• Digital Lesson 4
(We have already covered most of this. Assign students to read lesson 4 during Power Up)
• Brain Check , page 341-44
• Unit 7 Review: Homework
What are fossils?
What was ancient Earth like? Review: Sum it Up, page 340 Fossil
Cast
Mold
Fossil fuel
Sedimentary rock
Index fossil
Mass extinction
1. TEK practice: Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels, pages 105-108
2. Fossils, 129-132 soil
1. Power point: Properties of Soil
Make observations of various soils
*Feel soil
*observe
2. TEK practice, Properties of soil, page 167
3. Bill Nye: Rocks and soil.
Break down the TEK:
4.7A : Examine properties of soils, including color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants.
3. CBA #3
4. Begin TEK practice over Landforms, pages 111-16 Discuss test taking strategies.

Hey Gang! We will be on the 6:00 news!!

Thanks Debra Bashaw for connecting our 5th graders to the Trailblazers!

Weather Boys

Science Rocks!

Robotic surgery!

Generating Energy

It's a GREAT DAY TO BE A RED DEVIL SCIENTIST!!

October Labs

Hey guys!! Wear Red, White, and Blue tomorrow !!

Build a DIY Projector with a Smartphone Smartphones are used more frequently than for watching videos than ever before, but sometimes you just want a bigger viewing area. You can construct your own Homemade Projector. All the project takes is a cardboard box, a smart phone, and bit of science know-how!

Missing all you scalawags !!! Hope you are outside discovering all the habitats in your backyard!!!!

As the year's end approaches, the more I dread losing this bunch of kiddos!!!!! They are so dear to my heart!!!