Geology Class Schedule for Spring
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Fourth Quarter: April 12, 2010 to June 16, 2010
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Week #18: June 7, 2010 to
June 11, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 6/7/10:
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Tuesday, 6/8/10:
- Read Section 18.1, pages
390 to 395. Do key vocabulary page 390 and questions 1-6 page 395.
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Tuesday, 6/8/10:
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Due Wednesday,
6/9/10 Block Day:
- Read
Section 18.2, pages 396 to 401. Do key vocabulary page 396 and questions
1-6 page 401.
- Correct
Atmosphere and Climate Tests
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Wednesday,
6/9/10:
- Final
review questions?
- Hand out Chapter 18 and 19 Homework Packets rubrics
- Humidity, Clouds, and Precipitation Patterns
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Due Thursday,
6/10/10 (Periods 2, 3, and 5) or Friday, 6/11/10 (Periods 1 and 6):
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Thursday,
6/10/10 (Periods 2 and 5) or Friday, 6/11/10 (Periods 1 and 6):
Thursday, 6/10/10 and Friday, 6/11/10
(Period 3):
- Final Day Activity.
Period 3’s final exam will be on Monday, 6/14/10.
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Due Monday,
6/14/10 (Period 3 Only):
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Week #17: June 1, 2010 to
June 4, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 6/1/10:
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Wednesday,
6/2/10:
- Read Section 19.1,
pages 414-418. Define key vocabulary on page 414 and answer questions
1-4 page 418.
- Read Section 19.2,
pages 419-421. Define key vocabulary on page 419 and answer questions
1-4 page 421.
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Wednesday,
6/2/10:
- Guest speakers in west balcony. Dr. Bill Patzert and
Daniel Killam from JPL discuss El Niño
and Local Climate and Weather for periods 1, 2, and 3. Dr. Josh Willis
discusses climate change and El Niño in
the world’s oceans for periods 5 and 6.
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Due Thursday,
6/3/10 Block Day:
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Thursday,
6/3/10:
- Stamp/go over homework sections 19.1 and 19.2
- Global and Local Wind
Patterns
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Due Friday,
6/4/10:
- Read Section 19.3, pages 422-425. Define key
vocabulary page 422 and answer questions 1-5 page 425.
- Read
Section 19.4, pages 427-429. Define key vocabulary page 427 and answer questions
1-6 page 429.
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Friday, 6/4/10:
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Due Monday,
6/7/10:
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Week #16: May 24, 2010 to May
28, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/24/10:
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Tuesday,
5/25/10:
- Read Section 21.3,
pages 474-477. NO vocabulary and questions 1-7 page 477.
- Read Section 15.4,
pages 330-333. Define key vocabulary page 330 and answer questions 1-5
page 333.
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Tuesday,
5/25/10:
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Due Wednesday,
5/26/10 or Thursday, 5/27/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
5/26/10 or Thursday, 5/27/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/28/10:
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Friday, 5/28/10:
- 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.
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Due Tuesday,
6/1/10:
- Have a nice Memorial
Day and Prom weekend!
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Week #15: May 17, 2010 to May
21, 2010 (STAR Testing Week Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/17/10
(Periods 1, 2, and 3):
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Tuesday,
5/18/10:
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Tuesday,
5/18/10:
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Due Wednesday,
5/19/10 or Thursday, 5/20/10 Block Day:
- Read
Section 17.3, pages 374 to 377. Do key vocabulary on page 374 and questions
1-7 page 377.
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Wednesday,
5/19/10 or Thursday, 5/20/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/21/10:
- 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.
- JPL Open House was on
Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, May 16th, 2010!
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, 5/21/10!
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Friday, 5/21/10:
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Due Monday,
5/24/10:
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Week #14: May 10, 2010 to May
14, 2010 (STAR Testing Week Schedule)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/10/10:
- 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 Tuesday,
5/11/10:
- 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.
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Tuesday,
5/11/10:
- Stamp/go
over HW Section 17.1
- Notes
on origins of the atmosphere, the nitrogen cycle, and the carbon cycle
- Earth: The
Biography: Atmosphere video and questions
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Due Wednesday,
5/12/10:
- Read
Section 17.2, pages 369 to 373. Do key vocabulary on page 369 and
questions 1-6 page 373.
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Wednesday,
5/12/10:
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Due Thursday,
5/13/10
Periods 3, 5,
and 6:
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Thursday,
5/13/10:
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Due Friday,
5/14/10
Periods 1 and 2:
· Finish Composition
and Structure of the Atmosphere
Periods 5 and 6:
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Friday, 5/14/10:
Next Week:
Internet
Investigation on Ozone Depletion
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Due Monday,
5/17/10:
Periods 1, 2, and 3:
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No homework
- Extra Credit Opportunity: JPL Open House is on
Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, May 16th, 2010!
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, 5/21/10!
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Week #13: May 3, 2010 to May
7, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 5/3/10:
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Tuesday, 5/4/10:
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Tuesday, 5/4/10:
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Due Wednesday,
5/5/10 or Thursday, 5/6/10 Block Day:
- Read Section 28.4, pages 631 to 635. Do key
vocabulary on page 631 and questions 1-5 page 635.
- Watch Mt. St. Helens: Back
from the Dead at 8:00 PM on Tuesday night, 5/4/10 on KCET Channel
28 (Channel 3 on Charter Cable). Write a half page to 1 page
description of what you learned. Turn this in by Friday for up to 10
points of EXTRA CREDIT!
- Come to star party from 7:45 to 9:30 PM at Palm
Crest Elementary on Wednesday night, 5/5/10. You must bring your signed
field trip permission slip with you!
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Wednesday,
5/5/10 or Thursday, 5/6/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
5/7/10:
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Friday, 5/7/10:
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Due Monday, 5/10/10:
- Have a nice weekend!
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, 5/9/10. Do something nice for your
mother and/or someone you care about!
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Week #12: April 26, 2010 to
April 30, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/26/10:
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Tuesday,
4/27/10:
- Finish Internet
Investigation on Solar Cycles ES2605. ES2603 on Earth’s Orbit will
be extra credit.
- Finish post-video
questions on Secrets of the Sun video questions
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Tuesday,
4/27/10:
- Finish and Go over Secrets of the Sun video and questions
and collect
- Einstein and the Power
of Tiny Things
- Collect Internet
Investigation on Solar Cycles ES2605. ES2603 on Earth’s Orbit
will be extra credit.
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Due Wednesday,
4/28/10 or Thursday, 4/29/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
4/28/10 or Thursday, 4/29/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/30/10:
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Friday, 4/30/10:
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Due Monday,
5/3/10:
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Week #11: April 19, 2010 to
April 23, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/19/10:
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Tuesday,
4/20/10:
- Read Section 28.2,
pages 617 to 624. Do key vocabulary on page 617 and questions 1-6 page
624.
- 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 if not done.
Last chance!
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Tuesday,
4/20/10:
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 28.2
- Go over Light
Intensity Lab
- Work on Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics and Light
Intensity Lab
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Due Wednesday,
4/21/10 or Thursday, 4/22/10 Block Day:
- Read
Section 28.3, pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and
questions 1-4 page 630.
- Study
Sections 28.2 and 28.3 for Quiz
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Wednesday,
4/21/10 or Thursday, 4/22/10 Block Day:
- Stamp/go over HW Section 28.3
- Quiz on Sections 28.2 and 28.3:
Star characteristics and Star life cycles
- Finish and turn in Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics and Light
Intensity Lab
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Due Friday,
4/23/10:
- Read Section 28.1,
pages 612 to 616. Do key vocabulary on page 612 and questions 1-5 page
616.
- Write down and discuss
ONE thing that you will change or implement in your life in honor of
Earth Day on Thursday, 4/22/10. It must be doable and should list the
steps necessary to achieve your goal! Go here and here
and here
for ideas.
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Friday, 4/23/10:
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Due Monday,
4/26/10:
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Week #10: April 12, 2010 to April
16, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 4/12/10:
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Tuesday,
4/13/10:
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Tuesday,
4/13/10:
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Due Wednesday,
4/14/10 or Thursday, 4/15/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
4/14/10 or Thursday, 4/15/10 Block Day:
- Traeger out WednesdayL
- Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Due Friday,
4/16/10:
- 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
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Friday, 4/16/10:
- Go over homework:
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
- Finish Starfinder
Lab: Zodiac, Constellations, and Star Characteristics
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Due Monday,
4/19/10:
- Have a nice weekend!
- 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 if not done.
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Third Quarter: February 1, 2010 to April 2, 2010
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Week #9: March 29, 2010 to
April 2, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/29/10:
- Traeger outL
- Outer Planets video and questions
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Tuesday,
3/30/10:
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Tuesday,
3/30/10:
- Traeger outL
- Secrets of the Sun
video and questions
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Due Wednesday,
3/31/10 or Thursday, 4/1/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday, 3/31/10
or Thursday, 4/1/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
4/2/10:
- Read Section 26.1,
pages 572 to 576. Define key vocabulary page 572 and questions 1-5 page
576.
- Finish Internet
Investigation on Solar Cycles ES2605. ES2603 on Earth’s Orbit
will be extra credit.
- Finish projects if
needed
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Friday, 4/2/10:
- Stamp/go over HW
Section 26.1
- Finish and Go over Secrets of the Sun video and questions
- Einstein and the Power
of Tiny Things
- Ultraviolet Index and
the Sun
- Solar observations?
- Make sure that
projects are turned in to the server by 3 PM today!
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Due Monday,
4/12/10:
- Have a nice Spring
Break! Watch out for sunburns and keep an eye on the Ultraviolet Index.
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Week #8: March 22, 2010 to
March 26, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/22/10:
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Tuesday,
3/23/10:
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Tuesday,
3/23/10:
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Due Wednesday,
3/24/10 or Thursday, 3/25/10 Block Day:
- Go
to the JPL Planet Quest
website. Go to Multimedia Section. Watch the Flash video called
“Four Ways to Find a Planet.” Tell me the following: 1) What
are the four ways that we can use to find planets in other solar
systems? Describe them. 2) How many stars have we found that have
planets orbiting them? 3) How
many Earth-like planets have we found? 4) Why is it so difficult to find
Earth-like planets? Is it impossible or do you think we will find
another Earth-like planet someday?
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Wednesday,
3/24/10 or Thursday, 3/25/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday, 3/26/10:
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Friday, 3/26/10:
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Due Monday,
3/29/10:
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Week #7: March 15, 2010 to
March 19, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/15/10:
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Due Tuesday,
3/16/10 or Wednesday, 3/17/10 Block Day:
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Tuesday, 3/16/10
or Wednesday, 3/17/10 Block Day:
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Due Thursday,
3/18/10:
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Thursday,
3/18/10:
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Due Friday,
3/19/10:
- Read Section 27.4, pages 602 to 605. Do key
vocabulary on page 602 and questions 1-5 page 605.
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Friday, 3/19/10:
· Traeger
outL
· Jupiter
video and questions
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Due Monday,
3/22/10:
· Have
a nice weekend!
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Week #6: March 8, 2010 to
March 12, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/8/10:
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Tuesday, 3/9/10:
- Read Section 27.1 The Inner Planets, pages 588 to
592. Do key vocabulary on page 588 and questions 1-6 page 592.
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Tuesday, 3/9/10:
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Due Wednesday,
3/10/10 or Thursday, 3/11/10 Block Day:
- Read Section 27.2, pages 594 to
598. Do questions 1-5 page 598.
- Go
to the following website articles and find all the reasons as to why
Pluto is no longer a planet. Write a short essay defining what a planet
is and what a planet is not. Use the following two sources. Astronomy
Magazine article
and International Astronomical Union article. These videos
may help.
- What is a Planet?
Video
- Video
Why
Isn’t Pluto a Planet Anymore?
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Wednesday,
3/10/10 or Thursday, 3/11/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
3/12/10:
- Get
progress reports signed. You sign too!
- Read
Section 27.3, pages 599 to 601. Do questions 1-5 page 601.
- Review
for quiz on sections 26.2 and 27.1
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Friday, 3/12/10:
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Due Monday,
3/15/10:
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Week #5: March 1, 2010 to
March 5, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 3/1/10:
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Due Tuesday,
3/2/10 or Wednesday, 3/3/10 Block Day:
- Read Section 26.2,
pages 577 to 580. Define key vocabulary on page 577 and questions 1-5
page 580.
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Tuesday, 3/2/10
or Wednesday, 3/3/10 Block Day:
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Due Thursday,
3/4/10:
- Read the article on
page 581 entitled “Changing the Face of Science.” Using this
article and the website
about Galileo’s telescopes, write a half page minimum essay
describing the life of Galileo Galilei, the major discoveries that he
made, and how his use of the telescope changed the science of astronomy
forever.
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Thursday,
3/4/10:
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Due Friday,
3/5/10:
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Friday, 3/5/10:
- 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,
3/8/10:
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Week #4: February 22, 2010 to
February 26, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/22/10:
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Tuesday,
2/23/10:
- Read Section 24.3,
pages 541 to 543. Define key vocabulary on page 541 and questions 1-6
page 543.
- Finish The
Moon’s Motions and Phases: Analyzing
Lunar Photos and Eclipses if not done.
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Tuesday,
2/23/10:
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Due Wednesday,
2/24/10 or Thursday, 2/25/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
2/24/10 or Thursday, 2/25/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
2/26/10:
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Friday, 2/26/10:
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Due Monday,
3/1/10:
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Week #3: February 16, 2010 to
February 19, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
2/16/10:
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Due Wednesday,
2/17/10 or Thursday, 2/18/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
2/17/10 or Thursday, 2/18/10 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
2/19/10:
- Read
Section 25.2, pages 562 to 565. Define key vocabulary on page 562 and
questions 1-4 page 565.
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Friday, 2/19/10:
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Due Monday,
2/22/10:
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Week #2: February 8, 2010 to
February 11, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/8/10:
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Tuesday, 2/9/10:
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Tuesday, 2/9/10:
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Due Wednesday,
2/10/10 or Thursday, 2/11/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
2/10/10 or Thursday, 2/11/10 Block Day:
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Due Tuesday,
2/16/10:
- Have
a nice 4-day weekend!
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Week #1: February 1, 2010 to
February 5, 2010
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 2/1/10:
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Tuesday, 2/2/10:
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Tuesday, 2/2/10:
- Finish Classifying
the Cosmos activity and discuss
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Due Wednesday,
2/3/10 or Thursday, 2/4/10 Block Day:
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Wednesday,
2/3/10 or Thursday, 2/4/10 Block Day:
- New seats
- Finish going over Classifying the Cosmos periods 5
and 6
- Introduction to the
Moon
- History
Channel’s Universe Series Moon video and questions
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Due Friday,
2/5/10:
- Read
Section 25.1, pages 556 to 560. Diagram/Define key vocabulary on page
556 and answer questions 1-4 page 560.
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Friday, 2/5/10:
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Due Monday,
2/8/10:
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