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Today's lesson will be a chance to go over rock types and the rock cycle.

Working in groups you will be asked to classify rocks from the samples provided to you.

Then complete the sheet below.

If you finish early I would like you to go over your notes from lesson 92, we will be doing the kahoot on Thursday.

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No revision suggestions for today however if you are feeling unsure about the next assessment please come and see me.

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For those of you who were away from class today I have summaries the main features of the three mining techniques in the image below.

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No homework from today's lesson.

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Today was our third research session where we finished up out work from the last few days and began looking at factors (Social, Political, Economic, Environmental, Cultural, Ethical).

You need to talk about at least one in the test.

Some suggestions for what information to look or if you are:

Economic:

1. What is the cost of operating your chosen type of mine?
- There are a few pages on line that talk about the cost of running an average open shaft mine, Brine Mine or open cut mine. Have a look at these and try to find the following bits of information.

a) How much money is spent each year to keep the mine running? This should include some of the following costs:

- Pay for staff
- Taxes
- Insurance

b) How much Lithium costs per tonne?

c) Based on points "a" and "b" do you think that your type of mine can make more money from selling lithium than it costs to run?

Environmental:

1. Does your chosen type of mine damage a small or large amount of land?

2. How big an impact do you think your mine might have on the environment?

This can include things like:

a) Loss of land for plants and animals to live.
b) Rubbish and waste dumped into water sources like rivers and ponds.
c) Dust and smoke released into the air.

3. Based on this, do you think that your chosen type of mine will have a small or large impact on local animals and plant?

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For those of you who were away today I would like you to go over your notes on the rock cycle.

Once you have done that please do some research on the following:

1. How volcanic eruptions bring mineral rich molten rock from deep underground to areas either on the surface or close to the surface.

2. How the collision of tectonic plates creates mountains which contain many rocks that originally formed deep in the earth's crust.

Do you think that these processes might help bring lithium and other metals close to the surface?

Add any useful information to your notes.

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For those of you who were away from class today I have summaries the main features of the three mining techniques in the image below.

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No homework for today's lesson.

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Today's lesson was our second research lesson on our minerals research task (see below).
During this lesson I wanted you to continue working on the following:

1. Choose one of the types of mining to research (see point 2 in the task sheet below).

2. Find our 3 good things about that type of mining (pros) and 3 negative things about it (cons) and copy them down (see point 3 in the task sheet below).

3. Research the rock cycle and find out how rocks containing lithium  that are formed deep in the earth to areas close to the surface where they can be easily extracted (see pages 354 - 358 from the textbook for help).

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For those of you were away today I would like you to look over the task sheet, look at the photo summary of the three mining techniques and choose one of them to research.

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For those of you who were away from class today I have summaries the main features of the three mining techniques in the image below.

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Provided you have completed the three things from today's lesson you have no homework.

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In today's lesson we began our minerals research task (see below).
During this lesson I wanted you to do the following:

1. Choose one of the types of mining to research (see point 2 in the task sheet below).

2. Find our 3 good things about that type of mining (pros) and 3 negative things about it (cons) and copy them down (see point 3 in the task sheet below).

3. Research the rock cycle and find out how rocks containing lithium  that are formed deep in the earth to areas close to the surface where they can be easily extracted (see pages 354 - 358 from the textbook for help).

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Find a friend or family member and explain three things that you learnt over the last few weeks.

Some suggestions might include:

a) What is the rock cycle?
b) What are the three types of rocks and how are they different?
c) How many types of weathering are there and how do they work?

These are just some suggestions, can you think of any others?

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For those of you who are absent today or would like some additional material on weathering please watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KloyC-vjKwI

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Please complete any unfinished questions for homework before Wednesday's lesson.

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In today's lesson we will be revising what we covered in weeks 1 & 2.

There will be a kahoot on Friday based on what we have covered so today's lesson is to get you ready for that.

What I would like you to do today is:

1. Read chapter 8.1 from the textbook (the fat one)

2. Then turn to page 331 and complete the following questions:

a) Questions 1a, 1b & 1c
b) Question 2d
c) Questions 4 & 5
d) Questions 7 - 10
e) Question 12

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Please look at the additional resources.

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For those of you who were absent today would you be able to watch this video and then go through the lesson contents?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxrO0pd1N7Y

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Provided you completed today's work then you have no homework.

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Volcanoes, Tectonic plates and so much more!!!!

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Over the weekend look over you notes and then find a friend or family member and explain the difference between physical, chemical and biological weathering.

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Read pages 327 - 330 from the textbook and then define the following terms:

1. Physical Weathering,
2. Chemical Weathering,
3. Biological Weathering,
4. Crystallisation,
5. Erosion,
6. Deposition,
7. Compaction,
8. Cementation.

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Provided you completed today's work then you have no homework.

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Today's lesson was a chance to bring all that we have learnt the last two weeks together.

If you were not there today please look at the additional resources box

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Read pages 324 - 326 from the textbook.

Define the following terms:

Crust:
Mantle:
Core:

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No additional resources for today.

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Provided you completed the work in class today there was no homework.

However if you were absent please complete the reading mentioned in revision suggestions.

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In today's lesson we complete page 116 & 117 from the Pearson activity book.

Afterwards we used Starburst to replicate the rock cycle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uqGXZlF3vA

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No revision suggestions for today.

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For those of you who would like a bit more help on the rock cycle have a look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lyCYXXIHT0

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Complete assigned task

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Adopt a rock activity

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Complete your notes from today's class.

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For those of you who would like a bit more help on the rock cycle have a look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lyCYXXIHT0

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Complete the notes from today's power point INCLUDING THE DIAGRAM on SLIDE 14.

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The rock cycle

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Read page 325 from the textbook.

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No additional resources for today

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Please complete you 3D model and have it ready for tomorrow's competition.

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Watch the video and complete the homework table.

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This video gives a broad summary of how the earth (including all the rocks we can see) was formed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGXi_9A__Vc

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Complete the table on slide 19 of today's lesson

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Introduction to Geology

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Chemical changes, Physical changes and popcorn

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Revision Document

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Year 8 Science - revision - chemistry test

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Once you have completed your homework find a friend or family member and tell them what the differences between metals and non-metals are.

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No additional resources for today.

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Copy down the characteristics if metals and non-metals into your notebook (pages 247 - 248 from the textbook will have everything that you need).

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Particle Theory

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No revision suggestions for today

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In preparation for next week have a look at this video on solids, liquids and gases:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPXlLOPcso

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No assigned homework for today's lesson.

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Element Scavenger Hunt Activity

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Spend 20 minutes before next lesson revising the atomic numbers, symbols and characteristics of the first 20 elements from the assigned homework sheet.

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No additional resources for today.

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Please see below an improved document showing all the important information for the first 20 elements.

By the end of the term you will need to know:

1. Their chemical symbol (bottom right corner)

2. Their atomic number (top left corner)

3. One characteristic of the element (bottom of element)

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Read pages 270 of the text book and then find a friend or family member and tell them why you could break a talc rock with your fingernails but not a diamond.

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Please see below an improved document showing all the important information for the first 20 elements.

By the end of the term you will need to know:

1. Their chemical symbol (bottom right corner)

2. Their atomic number (top left corner)

3. One characteristic of the element (bottom of element)

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No assigned homework for today.

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Today's lesson was a chance to complete our science journals as well as expand on what we have learnt about chemistry this week.

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No revision suggestions for today.

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Please see below an improved document showing all the important information for the first 20 elements.

By the end of the term you will need to know:

1. Their chemical symbol (bottom right corner)

2. Their atomic number (top left corner)

3. One characteristic of the element (bottom of element)

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Experiment into mixtures and compounds

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read pages 268 - 272 and then find a friend or family member and tell them the following:

1. What is the difference between native copper and other ores containing copper (hint: only one of them is pure copper).

2. Boron burns with a green flame, what colour do the following elements turn when they are burnt?
- Strontium
- Sodium
- Potassium

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Please see below an improved document showing all the important information for the first 20 elements.

By the end of the term you will need to know:

1. Their chemical symbol (bottom right corner)

2. Their atomic number (top left corner)

3. One characteristic of the element (bottom of element)

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No assigned homework for today.

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No revision suggestions for today. Just make sure you are ready for tomorrow's quiz (see assigned homework).

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No assigned homework for today but do make sure you are revising for tomorrow's quiz.

To be fully ready for it make sure that you know the following:

1. The atomic number for the first 10 elements.

2. The chemical symbol for the first 10 elements.

3. Something interesting about each of the first 10 elements.

There is a document in additional resources for lesson 74 which has everything that you need

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Since we have a quiz on the first 10 elements tomorrow I am attaching an online matching game to practice linking the symbols for these elements to their names:

https://www.studystack.com/picmatch-15561

It does not ask you is for the atomic number of each element or for any features but it is a bit of fun.

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Today's lesson was to build on what we learnt about atoms by looking at what happens when we start to put them together.

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For those of you who were away from class today or if you would like some more information about the periodic table please watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RRVV4Diomg

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Make sure that you have all the notes from today's lesson. Also make sure that you look at the document in additional resources.

This is a summary of the first 10 elements.

What you need to learn for Friday is:

1. The atomic number for the first 10 elements.

2. The chemical symbol for the first 10 elements.

3. Something interesting about each of the first 10 elements.

There is a document in additional resources that has everything you need.

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Today's lesson was a chance to look at how the elements are organised (periodic table).

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Elements 1 - 10.

Please study this document for Friday.

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Look at figure 6.1.7 on page 249 of the textbook and find the metals and non metals.

Then close the book and tell a friend or family member why this periodic table has this red line on it? What sort of elements are on the left side of the line and what sort of elements are on the right?

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Since a few of you were humming the periodic table song I thought you might like this version of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz4Dd1I_fX0

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Make sure that you have all the notes from today's lesson

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Today's lesson will involved a more intensive look at elements and

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Complete the worksheet from today's lesson.

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Introduction to the Periodic Table Worksheet

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Read textbook pages 246 - 249.

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For those of you who are curious about why the period table looks like it does have a look at the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPnwBITSmgU

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For today's lesson work through the worksheets provided.

These are an introduction to the periodic table which we have never looked at before so you will need to look at your textbook (chapter 6) and perhaps do some internet searching.

To point you in the right direction I have put some of the information you need for the first worksheet on the power point below.

Good luck.

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An Introduction to Elements and the Periodic Table

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No revision suggestions for today

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For those of you who missed out on today's class or those of you who would like to go over the stages of matter again please watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnd-2jetT1w&t=182s

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Today's lesson was a practical one where we took what we learnt about solids, liquids and gases and looked at a substance which is an exception to the established rules.

Ooblek behaves like a liquid until you put it under pressure where it begins to behave like a solid.

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Building on what we learnt about states of matter yesterday.

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Please watch the video below for some extra help on particle theory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndw9XYA4iF0

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For those who were completing the assessment today or those who would like some additional help please read the two pages below:

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Make sure that you have copied down all the important points from today's lesson.

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Today was our first lesson of chemistry.

It aimed to establish what everyone remembered from last year and to lay the ground work for what we will be covering this week.

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No revision suggestions. Relax and get ready for Chemistry on Wednesday.

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No additional resources for today

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No assigned homework for today's lesson.