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Second Quarter: October 29, 2012 to January 24, 2013
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Week #18: January 14, 2013 to
January 18, 2013 (No Block this Week)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/14/13:
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Due Tuesday,
1/15/13:
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Tuesday,
1/15/13:
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Due Wednesday,
1/16/13:
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Wednesday,
1/16/13:
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Due Thursday,
1/17/13:
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Thursday,
1/17/13:
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Due Friday,
1/18/13:
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Friday, 1/18/13:
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Due Tuesday,
1/22/13:
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Week #17: January 7, 2013 to
January 11, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/7/13:
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Due Tuesday,
1/8/13:
- Make sure you have completed the following from
before break:
- Read Section 9.2, pages 199-201 in your
textbook. Answer Section 9.2 questions online.
- Read Section 9.3,
pages 202-204 in your textbook. Answer Section 9.3 questions online.
- 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 8,
2013. 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.
- Review for Final Exams! See Fall
2012 Geology Final Exam Review Questions. See Final
Exam Schedule for details on when you will take your final exam.
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Tuesday, 1/8/13:
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Due Wednesday,
1/9/13 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 1/10/13 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Wednesday,
1/9/13 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 1/10/13 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Friday,
1/11/13:
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Friday, 1/11/13:
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Due Monday,
1/14/13:
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Week #16: December 17, 2012
to December 21, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/17/12:
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Due Tuesday,
12/18/12:
- Review for Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on
Tuesday, 12/18/12
- Use this plate
boundaries reminder from a fellow student to help you to remember
the different plate boundaries!
- Finish parts 1 and 2 of Sea Floor Spreading and Paleomagnetism Lab
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Tuesday,
12/18/12:
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Due Wednesday,
12/19/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/20/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Wednesday, 12/19/12
(Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/20/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Friday,
12/21/12:
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Friday,
12/21/12:
- Hand out Fall
2012 Geology Final Exam Review Questions. See Final
Exam Schedule for details on when you will take your final exam.
- Happy Winter
Solstice at 3:12 AM local time. The Sun is now directly over the Tropic
of Capricorn at 23.5 ° south latitude, day length is the shortest in La
Cañada at 9 hours and 54 minutes, the sun’s angle above the horizon at
noon is only 32.5°, and it is the first day of winter here in the
northern hemisphere. It is the first day of summer in the southern
hemisphere. We now celebrate the return of light to the northern
hemisphere! Check out this seasons
animation to see what is going on with regard to the astronomy of
this event!
- Inside the Volcano video and questions:
Finish and turn in questions.
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Due Monday,
1/7/13:
- Have
a nice Winter Break!
- Review
for Final Exams! See Fall
2012 Geology Final Exam Review Questions. See Final
Exam Schedule for details on when you will take your final exam.
- 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 8,
2013. 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 10, 2012
to December 14, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
12/10/12:
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Due Tuesday,
12/11/12:
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Tuesday,
12/11/12:
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Due Wednesday,
12/12/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/13/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Wednesday,
12/12/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/13/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Friday,
12/14/12:
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Friday,
12/14/12:
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Due Monday,
12/17/12:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review for Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on
Tuesday, 12/18/12
- 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 8,
2013. 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 3, 2012 to
December 7, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/3/12:
- Quiz on Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Chapter
6.3 and 6.4
- Metamorphic
Rock Lab: Collect
- Continue with Video:
History Channel’s How the Earth was Made and questions
- Hand out Homework: Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet
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Due Tuesday,
12/4/12:
- Get Arroyo
Seco Field Trip forms signed.
- Finish Internet Investigations ES0802 and ES0810: Sea Floor Spreading and
the Formation of the Hawaiian Islands if not done
- Plate
Tectonic Travel worksheet
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Tuesday,
12/4/12:
- Go over Plate
Tectonic Travel worksheet
and turn in
- Go over Internet Investigations ES0802 and ES0810: Sea Floor Spreading and
the Formation of the Hawaiian Islands and turn in.
- Video: History Channel’s How the Earth was Made and questions
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Due Wednesday,
12/5/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/6/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Wednesday,
12/5/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 12/6/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Friday,
12/7/12:
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Friday, 12/7/12:
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Due Monday,
12/10/12:
- 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 8,
2013. 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 26, 2012
to November 30, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/26/12:
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Due Tuesday,
11/27/12:
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Tuesday,
11/27/12:
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Due Wednesday,
11/28/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 11/29/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Wednesday,
11/28/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 11/29/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Friday,
11/30/12:
- Internet Investigations ES0802 and ES0810: Sea Floor Spreading and
the Formation of the Hawaiian Islands
- Review for
Quiz on Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Chapter 6.3 and 6.4 next
Monday.
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Friday,
11/30/12:
- Traeger out today L
- Video: History
Channel’s How the Earth was Made and questions
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Due Monday,
12/3/12:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review
for Quiz on Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Chapter 6.3 and 6.4 on
Monday.
- 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 8,
2013. 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 13, 2012
to November 16, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
11/13/12:
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Due Wednesday,
11/14/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/15/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
11/14/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/15/12 (Periods 2 and 6:
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Due Friday,
11/16/12:
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Friday,
11/16/12:
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Due Monday,
11/26/12:
- Have
a nice Thanksgiving Break!
- 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 8,
2013. 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 5, 2012 to
November 9, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/5/12:
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Due Tuesday,
11/6/12:
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Tuesday,
11/6/12:
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Due Wednesday,
11/7/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/8/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
11/7/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/8/12 (Periods 2 and 6:
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Due Friday, 11/9/12:
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Friday, 11/9/12:
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Due Tuesday,
11/13/12:
- Have
a nice 3 day 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 8,
2013. 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 #10: October 29, 2012 to
November 2, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/29/12:
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Due Tuesday,
10/30/12:
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Tuesday,
10/30/12:
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Due Wednesday, 10/31/12
(Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/1/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
10/31/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 11/1/12 (Periods 2 and 6:
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Due Friday,
11/2/12:
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Friday, 11/2/12:
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Due Monday,
11/5/12:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review
for Section 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 7.1 Test on Tuesday, 11/6/12
- 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 8,
2013. 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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First Quarter: August 28, 2012 to October 26, 2012
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Week #9: October 22, 2012 to
October 26, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/22/12:
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Due Tuesday,
10/23/12:
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Tuesday,
10/23/12:
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Due Wednesday,
10/24/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/25/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
- Chemistry Practice Problems (not available online
due to copyright issues). Check
your answers with the KEY after you have done the worksheet. This is
not due until block day.
- Review
Section 5.1 for Test on Block Day
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Wednesday,
10/24/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/25/12 (Periods 2 and 6:
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Due Friday,
10/26/12:
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Friday,
10/26/12:
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Due Monday,
10/29/12:
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Week #8: October 15, 2012 to
October 19, 2012 (Inverse block schedule
this week due to ShakeOut
Thursday. Thursday will be an assembly
schedule.)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/15/12:
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Due Tuesday,
10/16/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Wednesday, 10/17/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Tuesday,
10/16/12 (Periods 2 and 6) or Wednesday, 10/17/12 (Periods 3 and 5):
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Due Thursday,
10/18/12:
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Thursday,
10/18/12:
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Due Friday,
10/19/12:
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Friday,
10/19/12:
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Due Monday,
10/22/12:
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Week #7: October 8, 2012 to
October 12, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/8/12:
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Due Tuesday,
10/9/12:
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Tuesday,
10/9/12:
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Due Wednesday,
10/10/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/11/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
10/10/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/11/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Due Friday,
10/12/12:
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Friday,
10/12/12:
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Due Monday,
10/15/12:
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Week #6: October 1, 2012 to
October 5, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/1/12:
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Due Tuesday,
10/2/12:
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Tuesday,
10/2/12:
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Due Wednesday,
10/3/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/4/12 (Periods 2 and 6):/
- 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. All
essays that you write for this class should have the following
characteristics. 1) Typed or NEATLY hand written, 2) ½ page minimum in
length, 3) 12 point Times New Roman font, 4) 1 inch margins, 5) 1.5
spacing or less. Never type anything with double spacing in this
class.
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Wednesday,
10/3/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 10/4/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Due Friday,
10/5/12:
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Friday, 10/5/12:
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Due Monday,
10/8/12:
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Week #5: September 24, 2012
to September 28, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/24/12:
- Pasadena Topographic Map Lab
- If you are absent for the Pasadena
Topographic Map Lab, you can go to the USGS Map Store to
download the Pasadena Topographic Map in PDF form. Click on “Map Locator
and Downloader” and then search “Pasadena.” Then follow the instructions
to download a PDF of the Pasadena Quadrangle. You can also search for
other maps if you do not live within the boundaries of the Pasadena
Quadrangle.
- Hand
back papers and Metrics test for corrections. Show class how to do
corrections.
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Due Tuesday,
9/25/12:
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Tuesday,
9/25/12:
- Collect
Metrics Test Corrections
- Go
over 3.3 HW
- Pasadena Topographic Map Lab
- If you are absent for the Pasadena
Topographic Map Lab, you can go to the USGS Map Store to
download the Pasadena Topographic Map in PDF form. Click on “Map Locator
and Downloader” and then search “Pasadena.” Then follow the instructions
to download a PDF of the Pasadena Quadrangle. You can also search for
other maps if you do not live within the boundaries of the Pasadena
Quadrangle.
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Due Wednesday,
9/26/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/27/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
- Review for Test Block Day on Remote Sensing
Technology, GIS, GPS, and Maps: Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3
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Wednesday,
9/26/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/27/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
- Finish
and Collect Pasadena Topographic Map Lab.
This lab will serve as the practical assessment for this unit. As such,
it will be graded in the test category.
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Due Friday,
9/28/12:
- No homework. Day off for you! J
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Friday, 9/28/12:
- No
school. Teacher collaboration day.
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Due Monday,
10/1/12:
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Week #4: September 17, 2012
to September 21, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/17/12:
- Traeger
out sick and minimum day due to power outage.
- Look
at Pasadena
Topographic Map and tell me ten things that it shows you.
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Due Tuesday,
9/18/12:
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Tuesday,
9/18/12:
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Due Wednesday,
9/19/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/20/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
9/19/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/20/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Due Friday, 9/21/12:
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Friday, 9/21/12:
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Due Monday,
9/24/12:
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Week #3: September 10, 2012
to September 14, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/10/12:
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Due Tuesday,
9/11/12:
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Tuesday,
9/11/12:
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Due
Wednesday, 9/12/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/13/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Wednesday,
9/12/12 (Periods 3 and 5) or Thursday, 9/13/12 (Periods 2 and 6):
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Due Friday,
9/14/12:
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Friday, 9/14/12:
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Due Monday,
9/17/12:
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Week #2: September 4, 2012 to
September 7, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/4/12:
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Due Wednesday,
9/5/12:
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Wednesday,
9/5/12:
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Due Thursday,
9/6/12:
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Thursday,
9/6/12:
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Due Friday,
9/7/12:
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Friday, 9/7/12:
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Due Monday,
9/10/12:
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Week #1: August 28, 2012 to
August 31, 2012
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
8/28/12:
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Due Wednesday,
8/29/12:
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Wednesday,
8/29/12:
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Due Thursday,
8/30/12:
- Give
lab
donation requests to parents and bring money if your parents are
willing
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, calculator)
- Cover
your textbook
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Thursday,
8/30/12:
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Due Friday,
8/31/12:
- 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.
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, calculator)
- Cover
your textbook
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Friday, 8/31/12:
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Due Tuesday,
9/4/12:
- Have
a nice Labor Day weekend!
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