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Fourth Quarter: April 8, 2013 to June 13, 2013
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Week #18: June 3, 2013 to
June 7, 2013 (No Block this week due to Final Exams)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 6/3/13:
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Due Tuesday,
6/4/13:
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Tuesday, 6/4/13:
- Chapter 25 Test:
Climate Controls, Climate Zones, Climate Change.
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Due Wednesday, 6/5/13:
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Wednesday, 6/5/13:
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Due Thursday, 6/6/13:
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Thursday, 6/6/13:
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Due Friday, 6/7/13:
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Friday, 6/7/13:
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Due Monday, 6/10/13:
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Have a nice
weekend!
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Spring
2013 Final Exam Review Sheet and Spring
2013 Final Exam Schedule
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Putting Down Roots
in Earthquake Country booklet
and home safety assessment worksheet.
The Isla
Vista earthquake Wednesday
morning is a reminder that we need to do this. Due on day of Final Exam
(Tuesday, 6/11/13) for 40 points extra classwork credit.
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Week #17: May 28, 2013 to May
31, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 5/28/13:
- Guest Speaker Roger Bourke, JPL
Emeritus, in the IRC speaking about asteroids and asteroid defense
and how it relates to climate change.
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Due Thursday, 5/30/13 (Block
Day):
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Thursday, 5/30/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 5/31/13:
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Friday, 5/31/13:
- Go over 25.3 HW
- Climate Controls
and Climate Zones: notes and worksheet: Climate Change
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Due Monday, 6/3/13:
- Have a nice
weekend!
- Review
for Chapter 25 Test on Tuesday: Climate Controls, Climate Zones, Climate
Change.
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Week #16: May 20, 2013 to May
24, 2013 (No Block this week due to STAR
Testing)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/20/13:
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Due Tuesday,
5/21/13:
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Tuesday, 5/21/13:
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Due Wednesday, 5/22/13:
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Wednesday, 5/22/13:
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Due Thursday, 5/23/13:
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Thursday, 5/23/13:
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Due Friday, 5/24/13:
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Friday, 5/24/13:
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Due Tuesday, 5/28/13:
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Have a nice
weekend!
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Week #15: May 13, 2013 to May
17, 2013 (No Block this week due to STAR
Testing)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/13/13:
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Due Tuesday,
5/14/13:
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Tuesday, 5/14/13:
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Due Wednesday, 5/15/13:
- Review Section 22.1
for Test
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Wednesday, 5/15/13:
- Test on section
22.1: Atmosphere
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Due Thursday, 5/16/13:
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Thursday, 5/16/13:
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Due Monday, 5/20/13 (The next
time I see you):
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Week #14: May 6, 2013 to May
10, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/6/13:
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Due Tuesday,
5/7/13:
- No homework thanks
to fire drill J L
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Tuesday, 5/7/13:
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Due Thursday, 5/9/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 5/9/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 5/10/13:
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Friday, 5/10/13:
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Due Monday, 5/13/13:
- Have a nice
weekend!
- Last Weekend
for this Extra Credit Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me about
the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe it and
tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 14, 2013.
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Week #13: April 29, 2013 to
May 3, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/29/13:
- Star Party at Palm
Crest Elementary on Tuesday Night, 4/30/13 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. You
must have a field trip form signed to attend and you must bring it with
you to the star party.
- How Bright is the Light distance versus light intensity lab: finish
questions and turn in.
- Kepler discovers planets in the Habitable
Zone: What does the lab we did on light intensity and distance mean
for Exoplanet habitability? See Kepler’s
Tally of Planets graphic.
- Start
homework for tonight: Plotting 25 Stars on the H-R Diagram
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Due Tuesday,
4/30/13:
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Tuesday, 4/30/13:
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Due Thursday, 5/2/13 (Block Day):
- Come to Star Party
at Palm Crest Elementary on Tuesday Night, 4/30/13 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
You must have a field trip form signed to attend and you must bring it with
you to the star party.
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Thursday, 5/2/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 5/3/13:
- Review for Test on Chapter 30: Stars, Galaxies, and
Universe Friday
- We are Stardust: Symphony of Science with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman,
and Lawrence Krauss: This will help you to study up for the star life
cycles part of next block day’s Test!
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Friday, 5/3/13:
- Test on Chapter 30:
Stars, Galaxies, and Universe
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Due Monday, 5/6/13:
- Have a nice
weekend!
- Extra Credit
Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe
it and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Week #12: April 22, 2013 to
April 26, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/22/13:
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Due Tuesday,
4/23/13:
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Tuesday, 4/23/13:
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Due Thursday, 4/25/13 (Block
Day):
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Thursday, 4/25/13 (Block Day):
- Starfinder Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star
Characteristics: Finish and Turn in
- Birthday Stars:
What star emitted its light when you were born and that light is just
now getting to Earth? Go here to see. This will reinforce the concept of
a light year.
- How Bright is the Light distance versus light intensity lab
- Kepler discovers planets in the Habitable
Zone: What does the lab we did on light intensity and distance mean
for Exoplanet habitability? See Kepler’s
Tally of Planets graphic.
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Due Friday, 4/26/13:
- Finish questions on
How Bright is the Light
distance versus light intensity lab
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Friday, 4/26/13:
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Due Monday, 4/29/13:
- Have a nice
weekend!
- Review for Test on Chapter 30: Stars, Galaxies, and
Universe next Thursday.
- We are Stardust: Symphony of Science with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman,
and Lawrence Krauss: This will help you to study up for the star life
cycles part of next block day’s Test!
- Extra Credit
Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe
it and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Week #11: April 15, 2013 to
April 19, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/15/13:
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Due Tuesday, 4/16/13:
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Tuesday, 4/16/13:
- Quiz on Light and
Astronomy
- Starfinder Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star
Characteristics: Continue
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Due Thursday, 4/18/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 4/18/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 4/19/13:
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Friday, 4/19/13:
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Due Monday, 4/22/13:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Happy Earth
Day! Find out what you can do locally by going to Earth Day Los Angeles.
- Extra Credit Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe
it and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Week #10: April 8, 2013 to
April 12, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/8/13:
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Due Tuesday, 4/9/13:
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Tuesday, 4/9/13:
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Due Thursday,
4/11/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 4/11/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 4/12/13:
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Friday, 4/12/13:
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Due Monday, 4/15/13:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Extra Credit Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe
it and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Third Quarter: January 28, 2013 to March 29, 2013
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Week #9: March 25, 2013 to
March 29, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/25/13:
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Due Tuesday, 3/26/13:
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Tuesday, 3/26/13:
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Due Thursday, 3/28/13 (Block
Day):
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Thursday, 3/28/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 3/29/13:
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Friday, 3/29/13:
- End of 3rd
Quarter. All makeup work due by 3 PM today!
- Guest speaker from
Cal State Los Angeles. He will speak about the Moon.
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Due Monday, 4/8/13:
- Have a nice Spring
Break!
- Extra Credit
Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and take a digital camera along with
a note book. Take pictures of at least 5 displays, shows, or other
learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a description of what you
learned at each display and place the image of the display next to the
description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe it
and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Week #8: March 18, 2013 to
March 22, 2013 (Reverse Block Schedule this Week)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/18/13:
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Due Tuesday,
3/19/13 (Block Day):
- Extra
Credit Opportunity on 3/16/13 from 2-3 PM at La Canada Library or
3/18/13 from 3-4 PM here at La Canada High School’s IRC. Write at least
˝ page telling me what you learned about remote sensing of climate
change and a woman’s place in the sciences. Take notes and get those notes signed by the
presenter. You must attach the notes you take to your essay!
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Tuesday, 3/19/13
(Block Day):
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Due Thursday, 3/21/13:
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Thursday, 3/21/13:
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Due Friday, 3/22/13:
- Come
help out at Open House Thursday night for extra credit! You need to
commit to staying for at least a one hour shift from either 6:30 to 7:30
or 7:30 to 8:30.
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Friday, 3/22/13:
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Due
Monday, 3/25/13:
- Extra Credit Possibility! Go to the Griffith Observatory and
take a digital camera along with a note book. Take pictures of at least
5 displays, shows, or other learning events that you attend with you in the picture. Write up a
description of what you learned at each display and place the image of
the display next to the description. All students who do this extra credit must tell me
about the Foucault Pendulum at the entrance to the observatory. Observe
it and tell me what it tells you about the rotation of the Earth! This
extra credit opportunity will be in effect until May 10, 2013.
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Week #7: March 11, 2013 to
March 14, 2013 (Reverse Block Schedule this Week: Block on Tuesday)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/11/13:
- Internet Investigation on Terrestrial and Jovian planet surface
processes: Finish
- Extra
Credit Opportunity on 3/16/13 from 2-3 PM at La Canada Library or
3/18/13 from 3-4 PM here at La Canada High School’s IRC. Write at least
˝ page telling me what you learned about remote sensing of climate
change and a woman’s place in the sciences. Take notes and get those notes signed by the
presenter. You must attach the notes you take to your essay!
- Comet PanSTARRS can be seen
this month! SpaceWeather.com has some great
images!
- Making a Comet Instructions and Demo!
- Start homework.
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Due Tuesday,
3/12/13 (Block Day):
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Tuesday, 3/12/13
(Block Day):
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Due Thursday,
3/14/13:
- Review for Test on Sections 27.3, 27.4, 28.3, and
28.4: Solar System
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Thursday, 3/14/13
(Block Day):
- Test on Sections
27.3, 27.4, 28.3, and 28.4: Solar System
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Due Monday,
3/18/13:
- Extra
Credit Opportunity on 3/16/13 from 2-3 PM at La Canada Library or 3/18/13
from 3-4 PM here at La Canada High School’s IRC. Write at least ˝ page
telling me what you learned about remote sensing of climate change and a
woman’s place in the sciences. Take notes and get those notes signed by the presenter. You must
attach the notes you take to your essay!
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Week #6: March 4, 2013 to
March 8, 2013 (Reverse Block Schedule this Week: Block on Tuesday)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/4/13:
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Due Tuesday,
3/5/13 (Block Day):
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Tuesday, 3/5/13
(Block Day):
- Go over 27.4 HW from last week and 28.3 HW from last
night
- Jupiter video and questions
- Internet Investigation on Terrestrial and Jovian planet surface
processes
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Due Thursday,
3/7/13:
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Thursday, 3/7/13
(Block Day):
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Due Friday,
3/8/13:
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Friday, 3/8/13:
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Due Monday,
3/11/13:
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Week #5: February 25, 2013 to
March 1, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/25/13:
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Due Tuesday,
2/26/13:
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Tuesday,
2/26/13:
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Due Thursday,
2/28/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
2/28/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
3/1/13:
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Friday, 3/1/13:
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Due Monday,
3/4/13:
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Week #4: February 19, 2013 to
February 22, 2013 (Traeger at NatureBridge Yosemite
this week)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
2/19/13:
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Due Thursday,
2/21/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
2/21/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
2/22/13:
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Friday, 2/22/13:
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Due Monday, 2/25/13:
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Week #3: February 11, 2013 to
February 13, 2013 (No Block this week due to
shortened week)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/11/13:
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Due Tuesday,
2/12/13:
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Tuesday,
2/12/13:
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Due Wednesday,
2/13/13:
- Finish drawing
Spaceship view of Earth, Moon and Sun on Analyzing
Lunar Photos and
Eclipses
- Review for test on sections 28.1 and
28.2: The Moon, Phases, and Eclipses on Wednesday, 2/13/13.
- Section
28.1 and 28.2 Online Homework Solutions: If you haven’t done any of the homeworks for
this unit, you will no longer be allowed to submit them to me late since
I’m posting the answers now for you to look over before the test.
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Wednesday,
2/13/13:
- Go over Analyzing
Lunar Photos and
Eclipses and turn in
- Test on sections
28.1 and 28.2: The Moon, Phases, and Eclipses
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Due Tuesday,
2/19/13:
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Week #2: February 4, 2013 to
February 8, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/4/13:
- Finish going over History
Channel’s Universe Series Moon video and questions
- Tonight’s homework
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Due Tuesday,
2/5/13:
- Go to Your Weight on Other
Worlds Website. Calculate what Mr.
Traeger would weigh on all of the objects listed in the animation. Mr.
Traeger weighs 200 pounds on Earth. Put your answers in the Google
Form for Your Weight on Other Worlds.
- If not done: Read article and watch AT LEAST “The
Space Race,” “Cold War,” “Apollo 11 Moonwalk Montage,” and “Satellites:
Invention of War” videos from History of the Space
Race link. Write an essay no shorter than ˝ page in length in which
you summarize the developments of the Space Race in leading up to Apollo
Moon Missions. Answer the question: Would we have ever gone to the Moon
had the Space Race with the USSR not occurred? Submit
your essays on Google Forms Link. DO NOT WRITE THEM ON PAPER!
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Tuesday, 2/5/13:
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Due Wednesday,
2/6/13 (Block Day):
- Study for Section 28.1 Quiz on Lunar Geology and
Impact Cratering on Wednesday. See Chapter 28 PowerPoint
to review. Also use History Channel’s
Universe Series Moon video and questions
I passed back and lunar crossword puzzle to review.
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Wednesday,
2/6/13 (Block Day):
- Quiz on Section 28.1 about the Moon
- Google Moon ® Internet Investigation and worksheet on
lunar geology and the missions of Apollo: PowerPoint
presentations
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Due Friday,
2/8/13:
- Finish
Apollo Mission PowerPoint and front side questions of worksheet on
lunar geology and the missions of Apollo
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Friday, 2/8/13:
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Due Monday,
2/11/13:
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Week #1: January 28, 2013 to
February 1, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/28/13:
- Classifying the Universe. Use the Interactive
Universe Link to classify all the items in to the animation by how
they relate to each other. Divide in to groups of no more than two (2)
and put this on a blank piece of butcher paper. It will be gone over and
collected!
- 1st Semester Grades
- Pass back 1st semester work
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Due Tuesday,
1/29/13:
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Tuesday,
1/29/13:
- Classifying the Universe. Use the Interactive
Universe Link to classify all the items in to the animation by how
they relate to each other. Divide in to groups of no more than two (2)
and put this on a blank piece of butcher paper. It will be gone over and
collected!
- Pass out lunar crossword puzzle
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Due Wednesday,
1/30/13 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
1/30/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
2/1/13:
- Read
article and watch AT LEAST “The Space Race,” “Cold War,” “Apollo 11
Moonwalk Montage,” and “Satellites: Invention of War” videos from History of the Space
Race link. Write an essay no shorter than ˝ page in length in which
you summarize the developments of the Space Race in leading up to Apollo
Moon Missions. Answer the question: Would we have ever gone to the Moon
had the Space Race with the USSR not occurred? Submit
your essays on Google Forms Link. DO NOT WRITE THEM ON PAPER!
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Friday, 2/1/13:
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Due Monday,
2/4/13:
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