Earth Science 🌎

🧑‍🏫 Mr. Porter

📆 2026-27

DATE Earth Science

❓ of the 📅: Sweet or savory for breakfast?

📋 Agenda

  1. Sit Anywhere (For Now)
    • you will move later
  2. Do Now (fill out questionnaire & card)
  3. Question of the Day
  4. Grouping Game
  5. Survival Island

🎯 Goals

🥅 Introductions

🥅 Classroom Culture

🏠 Homework

  • Signed Safety Contract

Do Now

  1. Fill out index card:
    1. Name
    2. Phone number to reach your parents/guardians if you sleep through the Regents exam
    3. Favorite Candy
    4. Favorite Emoji
    5. Emoji the describes your current mood
  2. Fill out Paper Quesionnaire

Lab Grouping Game

  • There are 15 of you
  • Based on your cards get into LOGICAL groups of 3
  • Check whole class answer with Mr. Porter
    • 4 Chances to Check
  • Reorganize if necessary

(Yes this is the game Connections)

Answers

Answers

  • States of Matter: Gas, Liquid, Solid
  • Energy: Juice, Spirit, Vigor
  • Classical Elements: Air, Fire, Water
  • Things with Rings: Circus, Saturn, Tree
  • Desserts: Pie, Cake, Cobbler

Survival Island 🌴

  1. Share your survival skill that you wrote down with your group
  2. Using everyone's skill develop a plan to survive or escape the deserted island
  3. On your whiteboard present your plan (drawing, mind map, set of instructions)
    • Highlight everyone's skill
  4. Share Plan to the class