Earth Science Class Syllabus: Fall 2004

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Second Quarter: November 8, 2004 to January 27, 2005

Week #11: November 8, 2004 to November 10, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 11/8/04: Go over how to do MLA format for a works cited page Show an example of a creative PowerPoint project Rock Cycle video	Due Tuesday, 11/9/04: Finish your mineral/rock/gemstone PowerPoint project
Tuesday, 11/9/04: Turn in mineral resource project in the IRC Rock cycle and igneous rock internet investigations in IRC	Due Wednesday, 11/10/04: Finish internet investigations if necessary.
Wednesday, 11/10/04: Pass out field trip forms Rock cycle Igneous rock notes and lab	Due Monday, 11/15/04: Have a nice Veterans Day weekend! Go to the mineral museum for extra credit! Get field trip forms signed for next week’s field trip!

Week #12: November 15, 2004 to November 19, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 11/15/04: Collect field trip forms Igneous Rock Lab	Due Tuesday, 11/16/04: Read Section 6.2, Igneous Rocks, on pages 121-126 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 121 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 126.
Tuesday, 11/16/04: Collect field trip forms Pass back/correct Minerals Tests Sedimentary Rocks	Due Wednesday, 11/17/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 11/18/04 (Pd. 5): Read Section 6.3, Sedimentary Rocks, on pages 127-131 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 127 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 131.
Wednesday, 11/17/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 11/18/04 (Period 5): “Rock Walk” geology field trip in the Arroyo Seco You must have a signed field trip form on file in order to attend! Students that do not go will be required to do a research paper in the IRC. Bring closed-toed shoes, jacket, water, sunscreen, and a clipboard if you have one. Be ready to hike around 1.5 to 2 miles.	Due Friday, 11/19/04: No homework dueJ
Friday, 11/19/04: Intro to Sedimentary Rocks: The Grand Canyon Go over the field trip.	Due Monday, 11/29/04: Have a nice Thanksgiving Week! Go to the mineral museum for extra credit! Also write a half to one page report on the geology of where you went for Thanksgiving. If you didn’t go anywhere, then just tell me about the geology around your house.

Week #13: November 29, 2004 to December 3, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 11/29/04: Sedimentary Rock Review Sedimentary Rock Lab	Due Tuesday, 11/30/04: Read Section 6.4, Metamorphic Rocks, on pages 133-137 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 133 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 137. Do Thanksgiving Extra Credit of the geology of where you went.
Tuesday, 11/30/04: Yosemite Institute Forms? Collect Thanksgiving Extra Credit Stamp Homework Section 6.4 Finish Sedimentary Rock Lab	Due Wednesday, 12/1/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 12/2/04 (Pd. 5): Read Section 8.1, What is Plate Tectonics, on pages 172-175 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 172 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 175. This homework is part of the next unit on plate tectonics.
Wednesday, 12/1/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 12/2/04 (Period 5): Stamp Section 8.1 homework Metamorphic Rock Notes Metamorphic Rock Lab Review for Friday’s Test	Due Friday, 12/3/04: Review for the Chapter 6 Test on Rocks. It will cover sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4. Get homework packets together: bookwork for sections 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4.
Friday, 12/3/04: Test on Rocks: Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 Collect homework packets: 6.2, 6.3, 6.4	Due Monday, 12/6/04: Have a nice weekend! Go to the mineral museum for extra credit! The due date for this extra credit is Tuesday, December 7^th.

Week #14: December 6, 2004 to December 10, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 12/6/04: Introduction to Plate Tectonics Video and Questions: Planet Earth, The Living Machine	Due Tuesday, 12/7/04: Read Section 8.2, Types of Plate Boundaries, on pages 176-179 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 176 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-4 on page 179.
Tuesday, 12/7/04: Plate Tectonics Internet Investigations in IRC	Due Wednesday, 12/8/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 12/9/04 (Pd. 5): Finish Internet Investigations if not completed in class.
Wednesday, 12/8/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 12/9/04 (Period 5): Finish Planet Earth, The Living Machine video and questions Magnetism and Sea Floor Spreading	Due Friday, 12/10/04: Read Section 8.3, Causes of Plate Movement, on pages 180-181 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 180 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-2 on page 181.
Friday, 12/10/04: Reuniting Pangaea!	Due Monday, 12/13/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #15: December 13, 2004 to December 17, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 12/13/04: Finish Reuniting Pangaea Pass back/go over Rocks Tests	Due Tuesday, 12/14/04: Start work on Plate Boundaries Worksheet
Tuesday, 12/14/04: Plate Boundaries Worksheet Causes of Plate Motion	Due Wednesday, 12/15/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 12/16/04 (Pd. 5): Study for Chapter 8 test on Plate Tectonics Get homework packets together: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Wednesday, 12/15/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 12/16/04 (Period 5): Test on Chapter 8, Plate Tectonics Collect Homework Packets: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Dante’s Peak	Due Friday, 12/17/04: No homework J
Friday, 12/17/04: Dante’s Peak	Due Monday, 1/3/05: Have a nice Winter Break! J

Week #16: January 3, 2005 to January 7, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 1/3/05: The Burning of the Rice Fields Tsunami 101	Due Tuesday, 1/4/05: Extra Credit from Winter Break Read Section 9.1, How and Where Volcanoes Form, on pages 194-198 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 194 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 198.
Tuesday, 1/4/05: Collect extra credit from Winter Break Pass back/go over Rocks Tests Pass back papers	Due Wednesday, 1/5/05 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 1/6/05 (Pd. 5): Read Section 9.2, Magma and Erupted Materials, on pages 199-201 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 199 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 201.
Wednesday, 1/5/05 (Period 4) or Thursday, 1/6/05 (Period 5): Volcano! Video Volcano demos and lab	Due Friday, 1/7/05: Read Section 9.3, Volcanic Landforms, on pages 202-204 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 202 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-2 on page 204.
Friday, 1/7/05: Meet in IRC for Internet Investigation on Volcanoes	Due Monday, 1/10/05: Have a nice Weekend!

Week #17: January 10, 2005 to January 14, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 1/10/05: Internet Investigation in IRC: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mountains The latest volcanic eruptions	Due Tuesday, 1/11/05: Finish Internet Investigation from last Friday
Tuesday, 1/11/05: Collect Internet Investigation Sheets from last Friday Stamp section 9.3 Homework Viscosity and volcanic eruptions Volcano notes	Due Wednesday, 1/12/05 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 1/13/05 (Pd. 5): Read Section 9.4, Extraterrestrial Volcanoes, on pages 206-207 in your textbook. No Vocabulary Words!. Also answer section review questions 1-4 on page 207.
Wednesday, 1/12/05 (Period 4) or Thursday, 1/13/05 (Period 5): Finish volcanoes Pass back/correct plate tectonics tests Review for Volcano Test	Due Friday, 1/14/05: Review Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 for test! Assemble homework packets: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
Friday, 1/14/05: Test on Volcanoes, Chapter 9 Collect homework packets section 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4	Due Tuesday, 1/18/05: Have a nice MLK 3-day Weekend!

Week #18: January 18, 2005 to January 21, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Tuesday, 1/18/05: Pass out final exam review sheets Collect progress reports Intro to Earthquakes It’s Not My Fault: Types of Earthquake Faults	Due Wednesday, 1/19/05: Read Section 11.2, How Mountains Form, on pages 238-241 in your textbook. Do the key vocabulary words on page 238 and section review questions 1-5 on page 241. Study for your Final Exam!
Wednesday, 1/19/05: Stamp/go over homework Finish It’s Not My Fault and Questions Intro to Elastic Rebound Theory and Earthquake Waves	Due Thursday, 1/20/05: Read Section 10.1, How and Where Earthquakes Occur, on pages 214-216 in your textbook. Do the key vocabulary words on page 214 and section review questions 1-3 on page 216. Study for your Final Exam!
Thursday, 1/20/05: Stamp/go over homework Earthquake waves and locating earthquake epicenters	Due Friday, 1/21/05: Read Section 10.2, Locating and Measuring Earthquakes, on pages 217-221 in your textbook. Do the key vocabulary words on page 217 and section review questions 1-3 on page 221. Study for your Final Exam!
Friday, 1/21/05: Stamp/go over homework Finish earthquake waves and locating earthquake epicenters Earthquake hazards & safety?	Due Monday, 1/24/05: Study for your Final Exam!

First Quarter: August 30, 2004 to November 5, 2004

Week #1: August 30, 2004 to September 3, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 8/30/04: Welcome back to school! Introductions Name tags Hand out lab fee sheet The 5 Spheres of Earth System Science Mr. Traeger’s Summer Vacation PowerPoint show. Hand out Student Surveys	Due Tuesday, 8/31/04: Complete Student Survey. Get your textbook covered Obtain a notebook for this class. Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science
Tuesday, 8/31/04: Collect student surveys Collect lab fee money Go to IRC to sign in on computers and go over class website. Internet investigation on the earth’s spheres.	Due Wednesday, 9/1/04: Get your textbook covered. Obtain a notebook for this class. Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science
Wednesday, 9/1/04: Pass back earth spheres internet investigation question sheet. Collect student surveys Go over class guidelines and safety. Collect lab fees Tracking Hurricane Frances	Due Thursday, 9/2/04: Get the class guidelines sheet signed by a parent/guardian. Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science Get your textbook covered. Finish front side of spheres worksheet. Add more examples of each sphere.
Thursday, 9/2/04: Collect rules signatures and lab fees Metric units and unit conversions or Draw a Scientist Tracking Hurricane Frances	Due Friday, 9/3/04: Get the class guidelines sheet signed by a parent/guardian. Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science Finish metric units worksheet or drawing a scientist
Friday, 9/3/04: Collect rules signatures and lab fees Hurricane video Tracking Hurricane Frances	Due Tuesday, 9/7/04: Have a nice Labor Day Weekend!

Week #2: September 6, 2004 to September 10, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 9/6/04: No School. Labor Day Holiday!	Due Tuesday, 9/7/04: No homework due
Tuesday, 9/7/04: Check for books and book covers Goodbye Frances, Hello Ivan! How to plot the latitude and longitude of Hurricane Ivan. Finish “Draw a Scientist.”	Due Wednesday, 9/8/04: Get your textbook covered if you haven’t already done so! Read the article on banning DHMO. Write a half page saying whether you are for or against banning DHMO.
Wednesday, 9/8/04: Check for books and book covers Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan. Stamp homework The “Checks” Lab	Due Thursday, 9/9/04: Complete the worksheet handed out in class on what science can and cannot study.
Thursday, 9/9/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan Stamp homework and discuss. The “Checks” activity: Finish	Due Friday, 9/10/04: Read Chapter Section 2.2 in your Textbook entitled “Scientific Methods of Inquiry” on pages 29-33. List the steps of scientific inquiry in chronological order on a separate sheet of paper.
Friday, 9/10/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan Stamp homework Discuss the “Checks” activity as a group. Complete the back side of the “Checks” lab worksheet. Notes on the scientific method of inquiry. Discuss DHMO article from Tuesday.	Due Monday, 9/13/04: Get extra credit for continuing to track Hurricane Ivan throughout the weekend. Go here to find the information.

Week #3: September 13, 2004 to September 17, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 9/13/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan Stamp extra credit for hurricane tracking Go over DHMO lab Notes on the scientific method Finish questions on back side of “Checks” Lab and turn in.	Due Tuesday, 9/14/04: Review for a test on the class rules, Chapter section 1.2 on the earth’s spheres, Chapter sections 2.1 and 2.2 on the nature of science, and a few basic questions about the hurricanes we have been tracking. Assemble homework packets.
Tuesday, 9/14/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan Collect homework packets with the following: spheres worksheet, DHMO article, science can/cannot study worksheet, and list of scientific inquiry method. Test on the class rules, Chapter section 1.2 on the earth’s spheres, Chapter sections 2.1 and 2.2 on the nature of science, and a few basic questions about the hurricanes we have been tracking.	Due Wednesday, 9/15/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 9/16/04 (Pd. 5): Complete worksheet on unit conversions
Wednesday, 9/15/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 9/16/04 (Period 5): Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan. Stamp homework and go over. Scientific notation Why measure things? Measurement lab	Due Friday, 9/17/04: Complete Measurement worksheet.
Friday, 9/17/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Ivan Powers of Ten Video Stamp/go over measurement homework Continue measurement lab.	Due Monday, 9/20/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #4: September 20, 2004 to September 24, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 9/20/04: Check coordinates for Hurricanes Microsoft Excel and Graphing in the IRC	Due Tuesday, 9/21/04: Finish Excel tutorial if not completed.
Tuesday, 9/21/04: Check coordinates for Hurricanes Collect Excel tutorials Finish measurement lab from last week Start worksheet on bar graphs and pie graphs.	Due Wednesday, 9/22/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 9/23/04 (Pd. 5): Work on front and back of green bar graphs and pie graphs worksheet.
Wednesday, 9/22/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 9/23/04 (Period 5): Change seats. Check coordinates for Hurricane Jeanne The Autumnal Equinox Stamp homework and go over. Rules and procedures for graphing Graphing practice worksheet	Due Friday, 9/24/04: Review Appendix C, pages 719-736, in your textbook for a short test (“Quest”) on Friday, 9/24/04. The “Quest” will cover metric units, metric measurements, scientific notation, and graphing. Finish graphing practice worksheet handed out in class.
Friday, 9/24/04: Check coordinates for Hurricane Jeanne Stamp homework and go over Short test on metric units, metric measurements, scientific notation, and graphing Pass back/go over NOS tests.	Due Monday, 9/27/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #5: September 27, 2004 to October 1, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 9/27/04: Internet Investigation in IRC on Earth Sciences Technology	Due Tuesday, 9/28/04: Complete Internet Investigation from class.
Tuesday, 9/28/04: Pass back and correct nature of science tests Introduction to Maps Collect homework Collect hurricane tracking charts.	Due Wednesday, 9/29/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 9/30/04 (Pd. 5): Read Chapter Section 3.1, Modeling the Planet, on pages 44-47 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 44 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1, 2, 4, and 5 on page 47.
Wednesday, 9/29/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 9/30/04 (Period 5): Stamp/go over homework Finish going over NOS tests Map basics and Map Lab	Due Friday, 10/1/04: Read Chapter Section 3.3, Topographic Maps, on pages 53-57 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 53 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-4 on page 57.
Friday, 10/1/04: Stamp homework Geocaching with GPS units!	Due Monday, 10/4/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #6: October 4, 2004 to October 8, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 10/4/04: Current Events: Mt. St. Helens and the X-Prize Finish Geocaching exercise with GPS units	Due Tuesday, 10/5/04: Finish the questions on the back of the Geocaching worksheet.
Tuesday, 10/5/04: Current Events: Mt. St. Helens and the X-Prize Stamp Homework Section 3.3 from last week. Pass back and correct metrics test Collect & go over homework	Due Wednesday, 10/6/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 10/7/04 (Pd. 5): Work on yellow handout on metric conversions, scientific notation, and measurements. Do both sides, front and back. See Appendix C in the back of your book for help.
Wednesday, 10/6/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 10/7/04 (Period 5): Current Events: Mt. St. Helens Stamp homework Correct metrics test Contouring Lab Topographic Map Lab	Due Friday, 10/8/04: Read Section 3.2, pages 48-51. Do key vocab on page 48 and answer review questions 1-3 on page 51.
Friday, 10/8/04: Finish topographic map lab Period 5 in IRC working on Internet Investigation	Due Monday, 10/11/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #7: October 11, 2004 to October 15, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 10/11/04: Stamp/go over homework section 3.2. Finish Topographic Map Lab Pass some papers back	Due Tuesday, 10/12/04: Start reviewing all of Chapter 3 for your Map Test! Get homework packets together. Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
Tuesday, 10/12/04: Period 4 in IRC working on Internet Investigation Period 5 in room finishing Topographic Map Lab	Due Wednesday, 10/13/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 10/14/04 (Pd. 5): Read pages 70-71 in your book. Describe the formation of the solar system, also known as the nebular hypothesis.
Wednesday, 10/13/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 10/14/04 (Period 5): Formation of the Solar System: The Nebular Hypothesis Properties of Matter and the Periodic Table Lab on Properties of Matter	Due Friday, 10/15/04: Review all of Chapter 3 for your Map Test! Get homework packets together. Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.
Friday, 10/15/04: Test on Maps, Chapter 3 Collect homework packets sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3	Due Monday, 10/18/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #8: October 18, 2004 to October 22, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 10/18/04: Period 4 finishes properties of matter lab and then watches “Origins” video. Period 5 starts properties of matter lab	Due Tuesday, 10/19/04: Read Section 4.1, Earth’s Formation, on pages 70-74 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 70 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 74.
Tuesday, 10/19/04: Stamp/go over Homework Section 4.1 Hand out Progress Reports Period 4 watches “Origins” video Period 5 finishes properties of matter lab	Due Wednesday, 10/20/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 10/21/04 (Pd. 5): Read Section 5.1, Matter and Atoms, on pages 90-95 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 90 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3 on page 74. Get progress reports signed.
Wednesday, 10/20/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 10/21/04 (Period 5): Collect Signed progress reports Stamp/go over Section 5.1 homework. Composition and Structure of Minerals Mineral Identification Lab	Due Friday, 10/22/04: Read Section 5.2, Composition and Structure of Minerals, on pages 96-102 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 96 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-4 on page 102.
Friday, 10/22/04: Finish Mineral Identification Lab Stamp/go over Section 5.2 homework. Pass back/correct maps tests?	Due Monday, 10/25/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #9: October 25, 2004 to October 29, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 10/25/04: Finish Mineral Identification Lab	Due Block Day, 10/26/04 or 10/28/04: Read Section 5.3, Identifying Minerals, on pages 104-107 in your textbook. Define the vocabulary words on page 104 by sketching/drawing each word. Doing vocabulary on index cards works the best. Also answer section review questions 1-3on page 107. Don’t forget the lunar eclipse extra credit on Wednesday night. See the main web page for details.
Tuesday, 10/26/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 10/28/04 (Period 5): Mineral research project in IRC	Due Friday, 10/29/04: Work on your mineral research projects. They will be due Tuesday, November 8, 2004.
Friday, 10/29/04: Stamp and go over section 5.3 homework Finish Mineral Identification Labs Pass back and correct maps tests	Due Monday, 11/1/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #10: November 1, 2004 to November 5, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 11/1/04: Finish Mineral Identification Labs Mineral Crystal Shapes	Due Tuesday, 11/2/04: Read Section 5.4, Mineral Groups, on pages 108-111 in your textbook. Write down the mineral groups and tell me what makes each group different.
Tuesday, 11/2/04: Traeger is out sick. L Splendid Stones video with the Substitute	Due Wednesday, 11/3/04 (Pd. 4) or Thursday, 11/4/04 (Pd. 5): Review Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 for a test on Friday.
Wednesday, 11/3/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 11/4/04 (Period 5): Stamp/go over Section 5.4 homework that was assigned on Monday. Finish Mineral Crystal Shapes Review for Friday’s Test The Rock Cycle Start Igneous Rock Lab?	Due Friday, 11/5/04: Review Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 for a test on Friday. Go here and here for the PowerPoint notes. Get your homework packet ready to be collected. Bookwork Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 and Chemistry Practice Sheet (pink).
Friday, 11/5/04: Test on the Origin of Earth and Minerals: Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 Collect homework packets: Bookwork Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4. End of the Quarter: All makeup work must be turned in by today!	Due Monday, 11/8/04: Have a nice weekend! Go to the mineral museum for extra credit! Remember that your mineral projects are due on Tuesday, November 9, 2004!

If you have questions, email Mr. Traeger at ttraeger@lcusd.net