Unconformities are buried erosional surfaces that usually follow a set pattern of: deposition - uplift - erosion - subsidence/burial. We then collectively define the two vocabulary words: unconformity and uplift. Looking at the first page of the attached resource (posted above), we read the Introduction part together as a class.
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The Introduction & Vocabulary is an important topic in that it introduces some key vocabulary that they'll see (and use) in the lab, but it also give students the proper framing for how to proceed together when working in teams. In many respects, I find that students readily enjoy the focus that starting with a quiet classrooms brings each day). While it may seem potentially severe to have students enter silently each day, this is both a school wide expectation and a key component of my classroom. It is an efficient and established routine for entering the classroom that is repeated each day with fidelity (I never let students enter the classroom talking.as a strategy for reviewing material students have struggled with (for example, using this as a focused review for material that they have struggled with on unit assessments or recent quizzes) and,.It is a re-activation of student knowledge to get them back into "student mode" and get them thinking about science after transitioning from another content area or alternate class.It serves as a general review of the previous day's material.After time expires (anywhere from 2-4 minutes depending on the type of Do Now and number of questions), we collectively go over the responses (usually involving a series of cold calls and/or volunteers), before I call on a student and ask them to read the objective out loud to start the lesson.Īs a general note, the Do Now serves a few purposes: Students come in silently and complete the (attached) Do Now.