Thanksgiving Break!!!

HW for Thanksgiving Break

1. Smile
2. Appreciate
3. Be thankful and share this thankfulness with your family, your friends, yourself

4. Geologic Timeline Assignment


How can you show geologic time and the space between the different time periods (listed below)? As a class we showed this through our 4.5 meter string. One millimeter represented 1,000,000 years. In your project you need to represent these time periods through some forms of measurement (what is your scale going to be?). The one thing that can be different with your project is that you can skip the Precambrian era if you so choose. We observed in our activity that the precambrian era was SOOOO long that there was hardly any space to show some of the more recent time periods. Please look at the rubric as you do this. If you need a new rubric let me know and I can email it out to you. This is due Monday when you return from Thanksgiving. Please bring a signed note saying it is complete. You do not need to bring into class until later that week when we have the space to store them and talk about them.


Period Number of years ago (before present)
Precambrian 4.5 billion-540 million
Cambrian 540 – 490 million
Ordovician 490 – 443 million
Silurian 443 – 417 million
Devonian 417 – 354 million
Mississippian 354 – 325 million
Pennsylvanian 325 – 290 million
Permian 290 – 225 million
Triassic 225 – 200 million
Jurassic 200 – 136 million
Cretaceous 136 – 65 million
Paleocene 65 – 55 million
Eocene 55 – 37 million
Oligocene 37 – 26 million
Miocene 26 – 5 million
Pliocene 5 – 2 million
Pleistocene 1.8 million – 10 thousand
Holocene 10 thousand until present

Service Reflection Rubric

Service Reflections Rubric:

-There should be a minimum of three paragraphs
-I am looking for a strong hook and conclusion... CONNECTIONS of your work to the outside communities and world...Correct grammar and punctuations, and of course a creative piece (please don't do the same creative piece over and over again on each reflection... spice it up)
-I would recommend doing your work on the computer as I often send back reflections for editing after I first receive them. Doing your work on the computer enables you to go back and make corrections without having to feel like you are starting all over again.

What?
•What did you do?
•Who was involved?
•Where were you?
•What part did you play?
•When did it happen?

Michael's comments: The "what" is a quick, brief paragraph. Recognize that you must go far beyond the “what” to have a complete reflection as paragraph takes little thought and effort to complete. Pay attention to the “so what” and give the MOST attention and thought to the “now what”


SO WHAT?
•Why did you do it?
•Why was it important to do?
•How was it helpful?
•Who benefits from the Project?

NOW WHAT?
•What are you going to do with what you learned?
•What will you keep doing (or not doing) now?
•How is this action connected to a larger issue? What larger issue?
•Who is doing something about this issue?
•What organizations exist to address this issue?

Always Consider…

you --> School --> COMMUNITY --> WORLD

Michael's notes: A paragraph should be spent showing how your work connects outside of your three hours of service to the greater community and world.

Michael's final note:
When looking at reflections I will always look for a hook, 3 paragraphs (with the NOW WHAT paragraph reflecting the most effort), and CONNECTIONS (showing how your work relates to bigger picture ideas).

These are worth 25 points and show reflect a high level of effort and thought.