Geology 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 18.1, pages
390 to 395. Do key vocabulary page 390 and questions 1-6 page 395.
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Tuesday, 6/9/09:
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Due Wednesday,
6/10/09:
- Read
Section 18.2, pages 396 to 401. Do key vocabulary page 396 and questions
1-6 page 401.
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Wednesday, 6/10/09:
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Due Thursday,
6/11/09
- Read Section 18.3, pages 402 to 406. Do key
vocabulary page 402 and questions 1-7 page 406.
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Thursday, 6/11/09:
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Due Friday, 6/12/09
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Friday, 6/12/09:
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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 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 19.1, 19.3, 19.4, 21.1, and 21.2.
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Tuesday, 6/2/09:
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Due Wednesday,
6/3/09:
- Read Section 17.4, pages 378 to
382. Do key vocabulary on page 378 and questions 1-5 page 382.
- Read
article on air pollution on page 383. Go here
for more information. Write a short paragraph about what has been done
and what can be done to improve the quality of air here in the Los Angeles Basin.
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Wednesday,
6/3/09:
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Due Thursday,
6/4/09
- Read
Section 21.3, pages 474-477. NO vocabulary and questions 1-7 page 477.
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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 Wednesday,
5/27/09 or Thursday, 5/28/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 19.3, pages 422-425. Define key
vocabulary page 422 and answer questions 1-5 page 425.
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Wednesday,
5/27/09 or Thursday, 5/28/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/29/09:
- Read
Section 21.2, pages 469-473. NO vocabulary and questions 1-6 page 473
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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:
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Due Tuesday,
5/19/09:
- Read Section 17.3, pages 374
to 377. Do key vocabulary on page 374 and questions 1-7 page 377.
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Tuesday,
5/19/09:
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Due Wednesday,
5/20/09:
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Wednesday,
5/20/09:
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Due Thursday, 5/21/09
- Read
Section 21.1, pages 466-467. Do key vocabulary page 466 and questions
1-4 page 467.
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Thursday,
5/21/09:
- Stamp/go
over HW Section 21.1
- Finish
Heating Lab and Turn in
- Pass
back Chapter 28 Stars Test for Corrections
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Due Friday,
5/22/09
- No homeworkJ
- Do
Stars test corrections
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Friday, 5/22/09:
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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 17.2, pages 369 to 373. Do key
vocabulary on page 369 and questions 1-6 page 373.
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Tuesday,
5/12/09:
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Due Wednesday,
5/13/09:
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Wednesday,
5/13/09:
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Due Thursday,
5/14/09
Periods 3, 5,
and 6:
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Thursday,
5/14/09:
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Due Friday,
5/15/09
Period 2:
· Complete
Water
Budget given out in class on Wednesday.
Periods 5 and 6:
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Friday, 5/15/09:
- Period
2
- Practice
Earth Science California
Standards Test
- Periods
5 and 6
- Global
Heat Budgets Energy
Checkbook Activity
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Due next
Tuesday, 5/19/09:
- Read Section 17.3,
pages 374 to 377. Do key vocabulary on page 374 and questions 1-7 page
377
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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 on block day, 5/6 or 5/7/09 on Chapter 28:
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
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Tuesday, 5/5/09:
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Due Wednesday,
5/6/09 or Thursday, 5/7/09 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
5/6/09 or Thursday, 5/7/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/8/09:
- Read
Section 17.1, pages 366 to 368. No key vocabulary. Do questions 1-5 page
368. Go here
for help with questions 3, 4, and 5.
- 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 no later than Friday, 5/8/09!
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Friday, 5/8/09:
- Collect
JPL Open House Extra Credit
- Introduction
to Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate
- 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:
- Have a nice weekend!
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, 5/10/09. Do something nice for your
mother and/or someone you care about!
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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:
- Complete Part 3 of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics and homework
at the end of page 3 of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
- Correct sun tests
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Tuesday,
4/28/09:
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Due Wednesday,
4/29/09 or Thursday, 4/30/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 28.4, pages 631 to 635. Do key vocabulary on page 631 and
questions 1-5 page 635.
- Complete
homework at the end of page 3 of Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Wednesday,
4/29/09 or Thursday, 4/30/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/1/09:
- Complete homework at the end of 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 block day, 5/6 or 5/7/09 on Chapter
28: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
- 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:
- Mystery
Spectra: front side only
- 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 Wednesday,
4/22/09 or Thursday, 4/23/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 28.2, pages 617 to 624. Do key vocabulary on page 617 and
questions 1-6 page 624.
- 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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Wednesday,
4/22/09 or 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 28.3,
pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and questions 1-4 page
630.
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Tuesday,
4/14/09:
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Due Wednesday,
4/15/09 or Thursday, 4/16/09 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
4/15/09 or Thursday, 4/16/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/17/09:
- Read
Section 28.1, pages 612 to 616. Do key vocabulary on page 612 and
questions 1-5 page 616.
- Review
for quiz
on the H-R Diagram and Star Life Cycles
- 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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Friday, 4/17/09:
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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:
- Read Section 26.1,
pages 572 to 576. Diagram/define key vocabulary page 572 and questions
1-5 page 576.
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Tuesday,
3/31/09:
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Due Wednesday,
4/1/09 or Thursday, 4/2/09 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
4/1/09 or Thursday, 4/2/09 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/3/09:
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Friday, 4/3/09:
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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:
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Tuesday,
3/24/09:
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Due Wednesday,
3/25/09 or Thursday, 3/26/09 Block Day:
- Finish parts 1 and 2
of Sun
Time: Tracking the Earth’s Rotation: This will be collected on
block day and will receive classwork credit!
- Time Zones
chart
- Read Section 4.3,
pages 80 to 83. Diagram/define key vocabulary on page 80 and questions
1-4 page 83.
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Wednesday,
3/25/09 or 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:
- No homework unless you
did not do section 26.2 last week. If you didn’t, here is the
assignment.J
- Read Section 26.2,
pages 577 to 580. Diagram/define key vocabulary on page 577 and
questions 1-5 page 580.
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Tuesday,
3/17/09:
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Due Wednesday,
3/18/09 or Thursday, 3/19/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 4.2, pages 75 to 78. Diagram/define key vocabulary on page 75
and questions 1-5 page 78.
- Also
Read the story on page 79. Comment on how our methods of keeping time
have changed.
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Wednesday,
3/18/09 or 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:
- Read Section 24.3,
pages 541 to 543. Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page 541 and
questions 1-6 page 543.
- Extra credit crossword
puzzle on lunar geology
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Tuesday,
3/10/09:
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Due Wednesday,
3/11/09 or Thursday, 3/12/09 Block Day:
- Review sections 25.1, 25.2, and 24.3 for test
- Read Section 26.2, pages 577 to 580. Diagram/define
key vocabulary on page 577 and questions 1-5 page 580.
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Wednesday,
3/11/09 or 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 or Wednesday, 3/4/09 Block Day:
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Tuesday, 3/3/09
or Wednesday, 3/4/09 Block Day:
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Due Thursday,
3/5/09:
- Read
Section 25.2, pages 562 to 565. Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page
562 and questions 1-4 page 565.
- Complete asteroid impact Internet
Investigation ES2506. Due by
Thursday, 3/5/09
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Thursday,
3/5/09:
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Due Friday,
3/6/09:
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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!
- Do
extra credit lunar crossword
puzzle
- The
test on chapter sections 25.1, 25.2, and 24.3 will be next week on block
day.
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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:
- Get homework
packet rubrics assembled to turn in on Tuesday
- Study for Test on
Sections 6.3, 29.1, 29.2, 29.3, and 30.1
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Tuesday,
2/24/09:
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Due Wednesday,
2/25/09 or Thursday, 2/26/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 25.1, pages 556 to 560. Diagram/Define
key vocabulary on page 556 and answer questions 1-4 page 560.
- Read “One Small Step into the Cosmos” on
page 561. Describe how the Apollo missions have paved the way for future
spaceflight.
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Wednesday,
2/25/09 or 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 Wednesday,
2/18/09 or Thursday, 2/19/09 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
2/18/09 or 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:
Finish and turn in questions.
- The Geologic Time
Scale and how it relates to How
the Earth was Made
- Sedimentary
Rock Lab: Introduction
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Due Tuesday,
2/10/09:
- Read
Section 30.1, pages 666-671. Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page 666
and answer questions 1-4 on page 671. Here is an interactive Geologic Time
Scale to help you.
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Tuesday,
2/10/09:
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Due Wednesday,
2/11/09 or Thursday, 2/12/09 Block Day:
- Read Section 29.3 pages 656-659. Diagram/Define
key vocabulary on page 656 and answer questions 1-5 on page 659.
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Wednesday,
2/11/09 or 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 or Wednesday, 2/4/09 Block Day:
- Read
Section 29.2, pages 650-654. Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page 650 and
answer questions 1-5 on page 654.
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Tuesday, 2/3/09
or Wednesday, 2/4/09 Block Day:
- Pass back old work
from last semester.
- Check grades for first
semester.
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 29.2
- 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:
- Read Section 6.3, pages 127-131. Diagram/Define
key vocabulary on page 127 and answer questions 1-5 on page 131.
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Thursday,
2/5/09:
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Due Friday,
2/6/09:
- Complete Ordering
Geologic Events worksheet front and back.
- Read Section 29.1, pages 648 to 649.
Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page 648 and answer questions 1-3 on
page 649.
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Friday, 2/6/09:
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Due Monday,
2/9/09:
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