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Second Quarter: October 31, 2011 to January 26, 2012
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Week #18: January 17, 2012 to
January 20, 2012 (No Block Schedule this Week before Finals!)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 1/17/12:
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Due Wednesday,
1/18/12
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Wednesday, 1/18/12:
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Due Thursday,
1/19/12 (Block Day):
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Thursday,
1/19/12:
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Due Friday, 1/20/12:
- Read
Section 10.3, pages 222-226. Complete Earthquake Safety Assessment in
assignment below as a way of assessing your understanding of section
10.3.
- Complete
Putting
Down Roots in Earthquake Country booklet and home safety
assessment worksheet.
Due on Monday, 1/23/12. Worth 20 points test credit!
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Friday, 1/20/12:
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Due Monday, 1/23/12:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Complete
Putting
Down Roots in Earthquake Country booklet and home safety
assessment worksheet.
Due on Monday, 1/23/12. Worth 20 points test credit!
- Final
Exam Review Sheet questions. Here is the Final
Exam Schedule.
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The last day to turn in this extra
credit will be Monday, January 23, 2012. This day has been extended to
Friday, January 23, 2012 to let you take advantage of Martin Luther King
Weekend. You may also add
to your extra credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #17: January 9, 2012 to
January 13, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/9/12:
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Due Tuesday,
1/10/12
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Tuesday,
1/10/12:
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Due Wednesday,
1/11/12 or Thursday, 1/12/12 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
1/11/12 or Thursday, 1/12/12 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
1/13/12:
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Friday, 1/13/12:
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Due Tuesday,
1/17/12:
- Have
a nice Martin Luther King
weekend!
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The last day to turn in this extra
credit will be Friday, January 20, 2012. This day has been extended to
Friday, January 20, 2012 to let you take advantage of Martin Luther King
Weekend. You may also add
to your extra credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #16: December 19, 2011
to December 22, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
12/19/11:
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Due Tuesday,
12/20/11
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Tuesday,
12/20/11:
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Due Wednesday,
12/21/11 or Thursday, 12/22/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
12/21/11 or Thursday, 12/22/11 (Block Day):
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Due Monday,
1/9/12:
- Have
a nice Winter Break!
- Work
on Final
Exam Review Sheet questions. You must hand write your answers unless you clear it with me
otherwise. Answering the questions on flash cards is encouraged. Here is
the Final
Exam Schedule.
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The
last day to turn in this extra credit will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
You may also add to your extra
credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #15: December 12, 2011
to December 16, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
12/12/11:
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Due Tuesday,
12/13/11
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Tuesday,
12/13/11:
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Due Wednesday,
12/14/11 or Thursday, 12/15/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
12/14/11 or Thursday, 12/15/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
12/16/11:
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Friday,
12/16/11:
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Due Monday,
12/19/11:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The
last day to turn in this extra credit will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
You may also add to your extra
credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #14: December 5, 2011 to
December 9, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/5/11:
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Due Tuesday,
12/6/11
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Tuesday,
12/6/11:
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Due Wednesday,
12/7/11 or Thursday, 12/8/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
12/7/11 or Thursday, 12/8/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
12/9/11:
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Friday, 12/9/11:
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Due Monday,
12/12/11:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Lunar
Eclipse on Saturday morning, 12/10/11 and basics of lunar
eclipses!
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The
last day to turn in this extra credit will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
You may also add to your extra
credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #13: November 28, 2011
to December 2, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/28/11:
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Due Tuesday,
11/29/11
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Tuesday,
11/29/11:
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Due Wednesday,
11/30/11 or Thursday, 12/1/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
11/30/11 or Thursday, 12/1/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
12/2/11:
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Friday, 12/2/11:
- Classes
canceled due to power outages.
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Due Monday,
12/5/11:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Get
“Rock Walk” Field Trip forms signed.
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The
last day to turn in this extra credit will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
You may also add to your extra
credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #12: November 14, 2011
to November 18, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/14/11:
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Due Tuesday,
11/15/11
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Tuesday,
11/15/11:
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Due Wednesday,
11/16/11 or Thursday, 11/17/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday, 11/16/11
or Thursday, 11/17/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
11/18/11:
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Friday,
11/18/11:
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Due Monday,
11/28/11:
- Have
a nice Thanksgiving week!
- Go
to the LA County Museum of Natural History’s E. Hadley Stewart, Jr. mineral
museum for extra credit! Do a report on 5 minerals that you saw. You
should include all of their physical/chemical properties, where they are
found, and what they are used for. Take digital pictures of each mineral
at the museum and put into your report. A picture of you in one of the
pictures is required as proof that you went. Your report can be done in
either MS Word or PowerPoint. You must save your receipt as proof that
you went to the museum. 20 points of classwork extra credit possible if
you do a really good job! You must have an MLA works cited if you
use an outside source other than the notes you take at the museum. The
last day to turn in this extra credit will be Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
You may also add to your extra
credit by reporting on the new Dinosaur
Hall at the Natural History
Museum! Do the same thing as with the minerals. Report on 5 dinosaur
specimens that you view. Tell me things about the species such as time
period in which they lived, what formations/locations their fossils are
found in, what their diet was, what geographic area they lived in, and
any other pertinent information you can find that interests you. Take
pictures of each dinosaur specimen to include in your report.
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Week #11: November 7, 2011 to
November 10, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/7/11:
- Traeger
out today sick. L
- Chemistry
Practice Problems (not available online due to copyright issues)
- Chemical
Formula Practice
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Due Tuesday,
11/8/11
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Tuesday,
11/8/11:
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Due Wednesday,
11/9/11 or Thursday, 11/10/11 (Block Day):
- Extra
Credit Opportunity! Watch NOVA:
Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time, part 2 of 4 with
physicist Brian Greene hosting. The second hour of this four part series
will air on Wednesday night, 11/9/11 from 9-10 PM on PBS SoCal station KOCE Channel 50.
Write a summary essay detailing what you learned from the one hour
video. I recommend taking notes and then writing your summary from that.
Staple your notes to your summary essay and turn this in by Monday,
11/14/11.
- Finish
Atomic Structure Internet
Investigation ES0501 and ES0506
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Wednesday,
11/9/11 or Thursday, 11/10/11 (Block Day):
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Due Monday,
11/14/11:
- Have
a nice Veterans’ Day Weekend!
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Week #10: October 31, 2011 to
November 4, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/31/11:
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Due Tuesday,
11/1/11
- Review
for Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on Tuesday!
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Tuesday,
11/1/11:
- Chapter
8 Test: Plate Tectonics
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Due Wednesday,
11/2/11 or Thursday, 11/3/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
11/2/11 or Thursday, 11/3/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
11/4/11:
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Friday, 11/4/11:
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Due Monday,
11/7/11:
- Have
a nice homecoming weekend!
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First Quarter: August 29, 2011 to October 28, 2011
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Week #9: October 24, 2011 to
October 28, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/24/11:
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Due Tuesday,
10/25/11
- Do
test corrections on tests passed back in class today!
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Tuesday,
10/25/11:
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Due Wednesday,
10/26/11 or Thursday, 10/27/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
10/26/11 or Thursday, 10/27/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/28/11:
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Friday,
10/28/11:
- Traeger
out today: Sorry L
- How the Earth
Was Made Season 1 Video: San Andreas Fault video and Essay prompt: You have just
watched a video about the San Andreas Fault. Tell me the following in
ESSAY form. What kind of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault? What
two plates are on either side of this fault? How does the motion of the
San Andreas Fault in the northern section near San Francisco compare to
the motion of the San Andreas Fault in Central California near Parkfield
and how does this compare to the motion along the Fault in the southern
section near Los Angeles and Palm Springs? Does the fault in these areas
have major strong earthquakes, or is the motion gentle in a motion
seismologists refer to as “Creep?”
- End of 1st Quarter: All
makeup work due by today!
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Due Monday,
10/31/11:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review
for Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on Tuesday!
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Week #8: October 17, 2011 to
October 21, 2011 (No School on Wednesday, 10/19/11 due to Teacher Collaboration
Day)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/17/11:
- Go
over and collect Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet
- Internet
Investigations ES0802 and ES0810: Sea Floor Spreading and the
Formation of the Hawaiian Islands: Finish
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Due Tuesday,
10/18/11 or Thursday, 10/20/11 (Block Day)
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Tuesday, 10/18/11
or Thursday, 10/20/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/21/11:
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Friday,
10/21/11:
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Due Monday,
10/24/11:
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Week #7: October 10, 2011 to
October 14, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/10/11:
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Due Tuesday,
10/11/11
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Tuesday,
10/11/11:
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Due Wednesday,
10/12/11 or Thursday, 10/13/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
10/12/11 or Thursday, 10/13/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/14/11:
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Friday,
10/14/11:
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Due Monday,
10/17/11:
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Week #6: October 3, 2011 to
October 7, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/3/11:
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Due Tuesday,
10/4/11
- Read
Section 4.1, pages 70-74. Answer
Section 4.1 Questions Online. (This was supposed to have been done
last week, but only 40% of geology students had done this as of 10:30 PM
on Sunday night! L)
- Read
New
York Times Article on history of the early Earth. Write a short
essay detailing how Zircons as old as 4.4 billion years old could have
been an indicator that water was present on our planet much earlier than
originally thought.
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Tuesday,
10/4/11:
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Due Wednesday,
10/5/11 or Thursday, 10/6/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
10/5/11 or Thursday, 10/6/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
10/7/11:
- Review
for Test on Section 4.1 and The Interior of the Earth handout.
- Complete
any missing homework and/or classwork assignments.
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Friday, 10/7/11:
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Due Monday,
10/10/11:
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Week #5: September 26, 2011
to September 30, 2011 (Traeger out this week due to illness. L)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/26/11:
- Pasadena
Topographic Map Lab
- If
you are absent for the Pasadena Topographic Map Lab, you can go to the Google Earth
Library to download the Pasadena Topographic Map in to Google Earth.
Scroll down the page and click on the link “Download with Google Earth.”
This will add the .KML file to your computer and Google Earth will
automatically launch. You will want to search for La Cañada and then
download the Pasadena Quadrangle Map by clicking inside the blue
boundaries portrayed by the KML file in Google Earth.
- Due
to illness and being out all of this week, I have decided to cancel the chapter
3 test. We now will move on in to chapter 4!
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Due Tuesday,
9/27/11
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Tuesday,
9/27/11:
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Due Wednesday,
9/28/11 or Thursday, 9/29/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
9/28/11 or Thursday, 9/29/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
9/30/11:
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Friday, 9/30/11:
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Due Monday,
10/3/11:
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Week #4: September 19, 2011
to September 23, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/19/11:
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Due Tuesday,
9/20/11
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Tuesday,
9/20/11:
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Due Wednesday,
9/21/11 or Thursday, 9/22/11 (Block Day):
- See
homework due Friday. It is a long homework, so you may want to start it
early?
- Study
for POP QUIZ on section 3.2 material and homework on Block Day!
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Wednesday,
9/21/11 or Thursday, 9/22/11 (Block Day):
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Due Friday,
9/23/11:
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Friday, 9/23/11:
- Happy
Autumnal Equinox at 2:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time on Friday,
September 23, 2011! What is technically wrong with the video at the link
above? We will analyze this in class.
- Go
over section 3.3 homework
- Pasadena
Topographic Map Lab
- If
you are absent for the Pasadena Topographic Map Lab, you can go to the Google Earth
Library to download the Pasadena Topographic Map in to Google Earth.
Scroll down the page and click on the link “Download with Google Earth.”
This will add the .KML file to your computer and Google Earth will
automatically launch. You will want to search for La Cañada and then
download the Pasadena Quadrangle Map by clicking inside the blue
boundaries portrayed by the KML file in Google Earth.
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Due Monday,
9/26/11:
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Week #3: September 12, 2011
to September 16, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/12/11:
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Due Wednesday,
9/14/11 or Thursday, 9/15/11 (Block Day):
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Tuesday,
9/13/11:
- No
school today. Teacher collaboration day.
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Due Wednesday,
9/14/11 or Thursday, 9/15/11 (Block Day):
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Wednesday,
9/14/11 or Thursday, 9/15/11 (Block Day):
- Reality
Check: Grade printout
- Quiz
on Scientific Notation and Metric Conversions using the factor label
method.
- Go
over Section 3.1 Homework
- Basics
of GPS and Geocaching Lab
- Earthcache site
- Go here, here,
and here to
find out more about the GPS technology we use in class.
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Due Friday,
9/16/11:
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Friday, 9/16/11:
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Due Monday, 9/19/11:
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Week #2: September 6, 2011 to
September 9, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/6/11:
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Due Wednesday,
9/7/11:
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Wednesday,
9/7/11:
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Due Thursday,
9/8/11:
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Thursday,
9/8/11:
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Due Friday,
9/9/11:
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Friday, 9/9/11:
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Due Monday,
9/12/11:
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Week #1: August 29, 2011 to
September 2, 2011
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/29/11:
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Due Tuesday,
8/30/11:
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Tuesday,
8/30/11:
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Due Wednesday,
8/31/11:
- Give
lab
donation requests to parents and bring money if your parents are
willing
- Get class
guidelines at the bottom of page 5 signed. Clip this and return.
- READ
class
guidelines for quiz on Wednesday
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, calculator)
- Cover
your textbook
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Wednesday,
8/31/11:
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Due Thursday,
9/1/11:
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Thursday,
9/1/11:
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Due Friday,
9/2/11:
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Friday, 9/2/11:
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Due Tuesday,
9/6/11:
- Have
a nice Labor Day weekend!
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, calculator)
- Cover
your textbook
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