Earth Science Class Schedule for
Spring 2009
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Fourth Quarter: April 13, 2009 to June 18, 2009
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Week #18: June 8, 2009 to
June 12, 2009 (Upcoming Final
Exam Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 6/8/09:
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Due Tuesday, 6/9/09:
- Read Section 23.1, pages
575-580. Answer questions 1-6 page 580. Define key terms on page 575.
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Tuesday, 6/9/09:
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Due Wednesday,
6/10/09:
- Read
Section 23.2, pages 581-586. Answer questions 1-7 page 586. Define key
terms on page 581.
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Wednesday, 6/10/09:
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Due Thursday,
6/11/09
- Read
Section 23.3, pages 587-590. Answer questions 1-6 page 590. Define key
terms on page 587.
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Thursday, 6/11/09:
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Due Monday, 6/15/09
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Week #17: June 1, 2009 to
June 5, 2009 (Upcoming Final
Exam Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 6/1/09:
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Due Tuesday,
6/2/09:
- Review
for test on sections 22.1, 22.2, and 22.3
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Tuesday, 6/2/09:
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Due Wednesday,
6/3/09:
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Wednesday,
6/3/09:
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Due Thursday,
6/4/09
- Read
Section 25.3, pages 641-646. Answer questions 1-7 page 646 and define
key vocabulary words climatologist
and global warming on page 641.
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Thursday,
6/4/09:
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Due Friday,
6/5/09
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Friday, 6/5/09:
- Hunt for the Supertwister
video and Tornadoes:
Seniors and students absent answer the following questions by using the
website link above. Students present in class answer them from the video
and turn them in before leaving. 1) Where do most tornadoes form in the
world? 2) How are tornadoes different from hurricanes? 3) What
conditions are required for tornadoes to form? I.e.: What weather
conditions lead to tornado formation? 4) What techniques do we currently
use to try to forecast tornadoes? Are these techniques completely
accurate? This assignment is worth 15 points of classwork credit.
- Next Week
- NOVA Video and Questions:
Chasing El Niño
- Click
here
for more information about El Niño.
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Due Monday,
6/8/09:
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Week #16: May 26, 2009 to May
29, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
5/26/09:
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Due Thursday,
5/28/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 22.3, pages 561-564. Define key terms
page 561 and answer questions 1-5 page 564.
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Thursday,
5/28/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/29/09:
- Assemble
homework packets
- Review
for test on sections 22.1, 22.2, and 22.3
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Friday, 5/29/09:
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Due Monday,
6/1/09:
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Week #15: May 18, 2009 to May
22, 2009 (STAR
Testing Week Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/18/09:
- Finish Earth: The Biography: Atmosphere
video and questions
and collect
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Due Tuesday,
5/19/09:
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Tuesday,
5/19/09:
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Due Wednesday,
5/20/09:
- Read
Section 22.2, pages 555-560. Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on page
560. Define the key terms electromagnetic
spectrum, albedo, greenhouse effect, conduction, and convection on
page 555.
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Wednesday,
5/20/09:
- Stamp
HW Section 22.2
- Heating
Lab
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Due Thursday,
5/21/09
- Do
stars test corrections.
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Thursday,
5/21/09:
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Due Friday,
5/22/09
- Do
stars test corrections.
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Friday, 5/22/09:
- Heating
Lab: Finish and turn in
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Due next
Tuesday, 5/26/09:
- Have a nice
Prom/Memorial Day Weekend!
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Week #14: May 11, 2009 to May
15, 2009 (STAR
Testing Week Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/11/09:
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Due Tuesday,
5/12/09:
- Read Section 22.1, pages 547-554. Answer questions
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 on page 554. Define the key terms atmosphere, ozone, atmospheric
pressure, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere on
page 547.
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Tuesday,
5/12/09:
- Stamp/go
over homework section 22.1
- Earth: The
Biography: Atmosphere video and questions
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Due Wednesday,
5/13/09:
- Please
ask your parents for a copy of their most recent water bill. Bring this
to class with you on Wednesday. We will be analyzing this in class on
Wednesday.
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Wednesday,
5/13/09:
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Due Friday,
5/15/09
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Friday, 5/15/09:
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Due Monday,
5/18/09:
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Week #13: May 4, 2009 to May
8, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/4/09:
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Due Tuesday,
5/5/09:
- Review for Test
Thursday block day, 5/7/09 on chapter 30.
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Tuesday, 5/5/09:
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Due Thursday,
5/7/09 Block Day:
- Review for Test
on Thursday, 5/7/09 on chapter 30.
- Read
Section 30.4, pages 793-796. Answer questions 1-4 page 796. Define words
in #8: cosmic background
radiation, dark energy, red shift, dark matter, big bang theory, and
galaxies.
- Get star
unit homework packets ready to turn in.
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Thursday, 5/7/09
Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/8/09:
- Extra
Credit Opportunity: JPL Open House is on
Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2009! Take
digital pictures and do a write-up on at least 5 exhibits that you
visit. You must give me some sort of proof that you attended! Write-up
is due by Friday, 5/8/09.
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Friday, 5/8/09:
- Start Chapter 22: The
Atmosphere
- Pressure
demos
- Video
of balloon ride to 103,000 feet!
- Lawnchair
Larry
- Earth: The Biography: Atmosphere video and questions
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Due Monday,
5/11/09:
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Week #12: April 27, 2009 to
May 1, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/27/09:
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Due Tuesday,
4/28/09:
- Study sections 30.1
and 30.2 for quiz on Tuesday. Study Life
and Death of a Star questions
- Do homework on page 3
of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Tuesday,
4/28/09:
- Quiz on sections 30.1
and 30.2.
- Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Due Thursday,
4/30/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 30.3, pages 789-792. Answer questions 1-5 page 792. Define words
in #8: galaxy, elliptical galaxy,
Milky Way galaxy, irregular galaxy, barred spiral galaxy, and spiral
galaxy.
- Do homework on page 3 of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Thursday,
4/30/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/1/09:
- Complete
the following if you didn’t do these on Tuesday night.
- Read
Section 30.3, pages 789-792. Answer questions 1-5 page 792. Define words
in #8: galaxy, elliptical galaxy, Milky
Way galaxy, irregular galaxy, barred spiral galaxy, and spiral galaxy.
- Do
homework on page 3 of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Friday, 5/1/09:
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Due Monday,
5/4/09:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Review for Test
next Tuesday, 5/5/09 on chapter 30.
- Extra Credit Opportunity: JPL Open House is on
Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2009! Take
digital pictures and do a write-up on at least 5 exhibits that you
visit. You must give me some sort of proof that you attended!
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Week #11: April 20, 2009 to April
24, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/20/09:
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Due Tuesday,
4/21/09:
- Correct Sun Tests
- Extra Credit worth 10
points. Go to “Rainbows,
Red Sunsets, and Rocket Sciences Revisited” at 7:00 PM at JPL
on Thursday evening, 4/16/09 and at 7:00 PM at Pasadena City College on
Friday evening, 4/17/09. Write a ½ to 1 page write-up telling me what
you learned from the lecture. Alternate if you miss the lecture. Go to Atmospheric Optics and write about
an atmospheric optics phenomenon that interests you (rainbows, ice
halos, etc.) Write a ½ to 1 page write-up on what you learned and make
sure that you have MLA citation! Due Tuesday, 4/21/09.
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Tuesday,
4/21/09:
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Due Thursday,
4/23/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 30.1 pages 776-780. Answer questions 2-6 page 780. Define words
in #10: star, apparent magnitude,
red shift, Doppler Effect, light-year, absolute magnitude, and blue
shift.
- Write down and discuss ONE thing that you will
change or implement in your life in honor of Earth Day on Wednesday,
4/22/09. It must be doable and should list the steps necessary to
achieve your goal! Go here and here for ideas.
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Thursday,
4/23/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/24/09:
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Friday, 4/24/09:
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Due Monday,
4/27/09:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Extra Credit Opportunity: JPL Open House is on
Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2009! Take
digital pictures and do a write-up on at least 5 exhibits that you
visit. You must give me some sort of proof that you attended!
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Week #10: April 13, 2009 to
April 17, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/13/09:
- Introduction to Stars,
Galaxies, and the Universe Unit
- Life Cycles of Stars
- Universe Series video: Life and Death of a Star: with questions
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Due Tuesday,
4/14/09:
- Read Section 30.2,
pages 781-788. Define words in question 13: main-sequence star, nebula, supergiant, white dwarf, planetary
nebula, black hole, supernova, protostar, giant star, pulsar, and
neutron star.
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Tuesday,
4/14/09:
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Thursday,
4/16/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 30.2, pages 781-788. Answer questions 1-7
page 788.
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Thursday,
4/16/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/17/09:
- Read
page 555 in your textbook and answer question 2 on page 560.
- Read
pages 775-776 in your textbook and answer question 1 on page 780.
- Correct
sun tests
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Friday, 4/17/09:
- Stamp Homework
- Extra Credit worth 10
points. Go to “Rainbows,
Red Sunsets, and Rocket Sciences Revisited” at 7:00 PM at JPL
on Thursday evening, 4/16/09 and at 7:00 PM at Pasadena City College on
Friday evening, 4/17/09. Write a ½ to 1 page write-up telling me what
you learned from the lecture. Alternate if you miss the lecture. Go to Atmospheric Optics and write about
an atmospheric optics phenomenon that interests you (rainbows, ice halos,
etc.) Write a ½ to 1 page write-up on what you learned and make sure
that you have MLA citation! Due Tuesday, 4/21/09.
- Finish going over star
life cycles video questions and turn in.
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Due Monday,
4/20/09:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Extra Credit Opportunity: JPL Open House is on
Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2009! Take
digital pictures and do a write-up on at least 5 exhibits that you
visit. You must give me some sort of proof that you attended!
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Third Quarter: February 2, 2009 to April 3, 2009
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Week #9: March 30, 2009 to
April 3, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/30/09:
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Tuesday,
3/31/09:
- Correct Moon Tests
- Read Section 29.1, pages
755-760. Answer questions 2-6 page 760 and define words in question 11: sun, hydrogen, helium, nuclear
fusion, core, radiative zone, convective zone.
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Tuesday,
3/31/09:
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Thursday, 4/2/09
Block Day:
- Read Section 29.2, pages 761-764. Answer questions
1-5 page 764 and define words in key terms page 761: sunspot, prominence, solar flare,
coronal mass ejection, aurora.
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Thursday, 4/2/09
Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/3/09:
- Review for
Test on Earth’s Rotation and Revolution and Sun Basics: Sections
27.2 and 26.2 and 29.1 and 29.2
- Get
sections 27.2 and 26.2 and 29.1 and 29.2 homework
packet ready to turn in.
- Finish
pages 1 and 2 of All
About the Sun
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Friday, 4/3/09:
- Test on Earth’s
Rotation and Revolution and Sun Basics: Sections 27.2 and 26.2 and 29.1
and 29.2
- Collect section 27.2
and 26.2 and 29.1 and 29.2 homework
packet
- Collect All
About the Sun
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Due Monday,
4/13/09:
- Have a nice Vernal
Break!
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Week #8: March 23, 2009 to
March 27, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/23/09:
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Tuesday,
3/24/09:
- Read Section 26.2,
pages 667-674. Answer questions 1-6 page 674 and define words in
question 11: revolution,
perihelion, aphelion, rotation, ellipse, orbit, rotation, Foucault
Pendulum, Coriolis effect, Earth, and constellation.
- Correct Moon Tests
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Tuesday,
3/24/09:
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Thursday,
3/26/09 Block Day:
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Thursday,
3/26/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
3/27/09:
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Friday, 3/27/09:
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Due Monday, 3/30/09:
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Week #7: March 16, 2009 to
March 20, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/16/09:
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Tuesday,
3/17/09:
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Tuesday,
3/17/09:
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Thursday,
3/19/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 27.2, pages 691-694. Answer questions
1-4 page 694 and define words in question 9: retrograde motion, geocentric, heliocentric, ellipse, foci,
gravity, and inertia.
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Thursday,
3/19/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
3/20/09:
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Friday, 3/20/09:
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Due Monday,
3/23/09:
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Week #6: March 9, 2009 to
March 13, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/9/09:
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Tuesday,
3/10/09:
- Work on test
corrections on geologic time tests!
- Extra credit crossword
puzzle on lunar geology
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Tuesday,
3/10/09:
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Due Thursday,
3/12/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 21.3, pages 531-534. Answer questions
1-4 page 534 and define words in question 10: tide, tidal range, spring tide, neap tide, tidal oscillation,
tidal current, flood tide, and ebb tide.
- Work on test corrections on geologic time tests!
- Extra credit crossword
puzzle on lunar geology
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Thursday,
3/12/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday, 3/13/09:
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Friday, 3/13/09:
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Due Monday,
3/16/09:
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Week #5: March 2, 2009 to
March 6, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/2/09:
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Due Tuesday,
3/3/09 Block Day:
- Complete
Apollo Missions answer
sheet: Due block day at the latest.
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Tuesday, 3/3/09
Block Day:
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Due Thursday,
3/5/09:
- Read
Section 28.2, pages 725-732. Answer questions 1-6 page 732 and define
key terms on page 725: apogee,
perigee, eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, phase.
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Thursday,
3/5/09:
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 28.2
- Pass back/go over
geologic time tests
- Lunar phase calendar
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Due Friday,
3/6/09:
- Work on geologic time
test corrections. Due by Thursday, 3/12/09.
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Friday, 3/6/09:
- Traeger out at a
conferenceL.
- Video and Questions:
History Channel’s The
Universe: The Inner Planets Mercury and Venus
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Due Monday,
3/9/09:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- The
test on chapter sections 28.1, 28.2, and 21.3 will be on Friday,
3/13/09.
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Week #4: February 23, 2009 to
February 27, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/23/09:
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Tuesday,
2/24/09:
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Tuesday,
2/24/09:
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Due Thursday,
2/26/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 28.1, pages 719 to 724. Answer
questions 1-6 page 724 and define vocabulary words in #9.
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Thursday,
2/26/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
2/27/09:
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Friday, 2/27/09:
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Due Monday,
3/2/09:
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Week #3: February 17, 2009 to
February 20, 2009 (Traeger at Yosemite Institute this week.)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
2/17/09:
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Due Thursday,
2/19/09 Block Day:
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Thursday,
2/19/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
2/20/09:
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Friday, 2/20/09:
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Due Monday,
2/23/09:
- Have a nice weekend!
- The test on geologic
time will be on Tuesday, 2/24/09
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Week #2: February 9, 2009 to
February 12, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/9/09:
- New
seats for the third quarter!
- The
Arroyo Seco Rock Walk field trip has been postponed indefinitely due to weather.
- Video:
History Channel’s How the
Earth was Made and questions:
Go over questions.
- The Geologic Time
Scale and how it relates to How
the Earth was Made
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Due Tuesday,
2/10/09:
- Read
Section 6.3, pages 135-140. Answer questions 1-5 on page 140.
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Tuesday,
2/10/09:
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 6.3.
- Video: History Channel’s How the Earth was Made and questions:
Go over questions and turn in.
- The Geologic Time
Scale and how it relates to How
the Earth was Made
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Thursday,
2/12/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 8.3, pages 197-200. Answer questions
1, 2, 3, and 5 on page 200. Also define words on page 197: fossil, paleontology, trace fossil,
index fossil
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Thursday,
2/12/09 Block Day:
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Due Tuesday,
2/17/09:
- Have a nice 4-day
weekend!
- Traeger is away next
week at Yosemite Institute. Be nice
to your sub(s)!
- The test on geologic
time will be on Tuesday, 2/24/09
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Week #1: February 2, 2009 to
February 6, 2009
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/2/09:
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Due Tuesday,
2/3/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 8.1, pages 185-190 in your textbook. Answer questions 1, 2, 3,
and 6 on page 190.
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Tuesday, 2/3/09
Block Day:
- Pass back old work
from last semester.
- Check grades for first
semester.
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 8.1
- Relative Geologic
Time, Definitions, and Animations
- Video: History Channel’s How the Earth was Made and questions
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Due Thursday,
2/5/09:
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Thursday,
2/5/09:
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Due Friday,
2/6/09:
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Friday, 2/6/09:
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Due Monday,
2/9/09:
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