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Week
#18: January 6, 2014 to January 10, 2014: No Block This Week due to Final
Exams next week!
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/6/14:
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Due Tuesday, 1/7/14:
- Review for Final
Exams! See Fall
2013 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 7, 2014. 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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Tuesday, 1/7/14:
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Due
Wednesday, 1/8/14:
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Wednesday, 1/8/14:
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Due Thursday, 1/9/14:
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Thursday, 1/9/14:
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Review for
Final Exams! See Fall
2013 Geology Final Exam Review Questions. See Final
Exam Schedule for details
on when you will take your final exam.
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Internet Investigation: What Stories do
Rocks Tell?: Go over notes
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Ordering Geologic Events
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Due Friday, 1/10/14:
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Review for
Final Exams! See Fall
2013 Geology Final Exam Review Questions. See Final
Exam Schedule for details
on when you will take your final exam.
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Ordering Geologic Events: Both Sides
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Friday, 1/10/14:
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Due Monday, 1/13/14:
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Week
#17: December 16, 2013 to December 20, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/16/13:
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Due Tuesday, 12/17/13:
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Tuesday, 12/17/13:
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Due Wednesday,
12/18/13 (Block Day):
- To be
announced.
- Plate Tectonics
Test Corrections: Due Wednesday
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Wednesday, 12/18/13
(Block Day):
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Due Friday, 12/20/13:
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Friday, 12/20/13:
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Due Monday, 1/6/14:
- Have a
nice Winter Break!
- Review for Final
Exams! See Fall
2013 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 7, 2014. 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 9, 2013 to December 13, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/9/13:
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Due Tuesday, 12/10/13:
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Tuesday, 12/10/13:
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Due Wednesday, 12/11/13 (Block Day):
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Wednesday, 12/11/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 12/13/13:
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Friday, 12/13/13:
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Due Monday, 12/16/13:
- 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 7, 2014. 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 2, 2013 to December 6, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/2/13:
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Due Tuesday, 12/3/13:
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Tuesday, 12/3/13:
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Due Wednesday, 12/4/13 (Block Day):
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Wednesday, 12/4/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 12/6/13:
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Friday, 12/6/13:
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Due Monday, 12/9/13:
- 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 7, 2014. 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: November 18, 2013 to November 22, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/18/13:
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Due Tuesday, 11/19/13:
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Tuesday, 11/19/13:
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Due Thursday, 11/21/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 11/21/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 11/22/13:
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Friday, 11/22/13:
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Due Monday, 12/2/13:
- Have
a nice Thanksgiving Break!
- JPL Rosetta Project, Comet
ISON, and Extra
Credit Opportunity for Wednesday, 12/4/13 after we return from
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 7, 2014. 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 12, 2013 to November 15, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 11/12/13:
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Due Thursday,
11/14/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 11/14/13
(Block Day):
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Due Friday,
11/15/13:
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Friday, 11/15/13:
- Stamp/go
over/turn in Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet
- Sea Floor Spreading and Paleomagnetism Lab: Finish and Turn in
- Next Week
- Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on
Tuesday. Study Guide forthcoming.
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Due Tuesday,
11/18/13:
- Have a nice weekend!
- Review for Chapter 8 Test on Plate Tectonics on
Tuesday. Study Guide forthcoming.
- 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 7, 2014. 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 4, 2013 to November 8, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/4/13:
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Due Tuesday, 11/5/13:
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Tuesday, 11/5/13:
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Due Thursday, 11/7/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 11/7/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 11/8/13:
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Friday, 11/8/13:
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Due Tuesday, 11/12/13:
- Have
a nice Veterans
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 7, 2014. 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: October 28, 2013 to November 1, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/28/13:
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Due Tuesday, 10/29/13:
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Tuesday, 10/29/13:
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Due Thursday, 10/31/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 10/31/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 11/1/13:
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Friday, 11/1/13:
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Due Monday, 11/4/13:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country booklet and home safety assessment worksheet: due next Tuesday.
- Mineral
Resource Projects: Use the Internet Investigations and Geology Links
(scroll down to find minerals) to find the online resources to
complete this assignment. This project will take the place of the test
for this unit. Due next Tuesday.
- Mineral
Resource Project Rubrics: Use this as your formula for success! This
is how I will be grading your papers. See part #5 of the assignment for
details.
- 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 7, 2014. 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 21, 2013 to October 25, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/21/13:
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Due Tuesday, 10/22/13:
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Tuesday, 10/22/13:
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Due Thursday, 10/24/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 10/24/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/25/13:
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Friday, 10/25/13:
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Due Monday, 10/28/13:
- 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 7, 2014. 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
#9: October 14, 2013 to October 18, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/14/13:
- NOVA Video: Hunting the Elements and questions: Continue and finish through
question 27.
- Hand out and go over homework. Chemistry Practice Problems (Get in class. These are not
available online due to copyright issues).
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Due Tuesday, 10/15/13:
- Chemistry Practice
Problems (Get in class. These are not available online due to copyright
issues).
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Tuesday, 10/15/13:
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Due Thursday, 10/17/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 10/17/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/18/13:
- The Chemistry test
on Section 5.1 has been cancelled. In its place, I have decided to have
students answer the study items on Section
5.1 Study Guide. You will get TEST credit for this, so do a good
job!
- Here are other
items we have done this week and last that will be due to me when I
return from this week of illness.
- Internet Investigation ES0501 and NOVA
Elements Internet Investigation from Tuesday
- Homework practice
problems from Monday night. Check your answers with the KEY after you have done the worksheet.
- 5.1
Basics of Chemistry Study Guide (has now become an in-class/take
home exam)
- Mineral Crystal Structure and Internet Investigation
ES0506
“How do Crystals Grow? from Thursday
- Chapter 3 Models of
Earth and Maps Test Corrections: Optional, but students in period 6 must
bring me back their exams to have me input scores.
- I will NOT collect the Nature of Matter Notes 5-1: These are for
student reference and should go in the notes section of your binder.
- I will NOT collect the NOVA Video: Hunting the Elements and questions. I am giving all of you 30
points of credit for this. You won’t be able to do well on the study
guide test questions if you didn’t do this.
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Friday, 10/18/13:
- End of the first
quarter. All makeup work due by Friday, 10/18/13!
- Go over/collect all
items listed in homework due today.
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Due Monday, 10/21/13:
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Week
#8: October 7, 2013 to October 11, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/7/13:
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Due Tuesday, 10/8/13:
- Correct maps tests.
You have until Monday, 10/14/13 to get these done.
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Tuesday, 10/8/13:
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Due Thursday, 10/10/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 10/10/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/11/13:
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Friday, 10/11/13:
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Due Monday, 10/14/13:
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Week
#7: September 30, 2013 to October 4, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/30/13:
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Due Tuesday, 10/1/13:
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Tuesday, 10/1/13:
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Due Thursday, 10/3/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 10/3/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 10/4/13:
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Friday, 10/4/13:
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Due Monday, 10/7/13:
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Week
#6: September 23, 2013 to September 27, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/23/13:
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Due Tuesday, 9/24/13:
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Tuesday, 9/24/13:
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Due Thursday, 9/26/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 9/26/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 9/27/13:
- 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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Friday, 9/27/13:
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Due Monday, 9/30/13:
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Week
#5: September 16, 2013 to September 20, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/16/13:
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Due Tuesday, 9/17/13:
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Tuesday, 9/17/13:
- Contouring Lab: Finish & Turn in
- 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.
- You
can also download
Topo Maps into Google Earth
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Due Thursday, 9/19/13 (Block Day):
- Complete
3.3 HW above if not done.
- Finish
Map Basics in
preparation for Chapter 3 Test on Monday, 9/23/13.
- Get
3-ring binders organized for 20 point binder check on Thursday block
day. You should have tabs organized. See Instructions
from notes in class for details.
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Thursday, 9/19/13 (Block Day):
- 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.
- You can also download Topo
Maps into Google Earth
- Review
for TEST Monday on Chapter 3: Maps and Technology!
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Due Friday, 9/20/13:
- Review
Chapter 3 for test on Maps and Technology on Monday, 9/23/13
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Friday, 9/20/13:
- 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.
- You can also download Topo
Maps into Google Earth
- Review
for TEST Monday on Chapter 3: Maps and Technology!
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Due Monday, 9/23/13:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review
Chapter 3 for test on Maps and Technology on Monday, 9/23/13
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Week
#4: September 9, 2013 to September 13, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/9/13:
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Due Tuesday, 9/10/13:
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Tuesday, 9/10/13:
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Due Thursday, 9/12/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 9/12/13 (Block Day):
- Video: The Search for Longitude.
Write a summary of what you learned from this video.
- Play Find Your
Longitude and answer questions in the animation. Write these
questions and answers on the summary you wrote for the video. Do at
least 3 trials in the website on how to find longitude with time.
- Tools of Earth Scientist and Topographic Map Internet Investigation
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Due Friday, 9/13/13:
- No homework except
to finish all homework and classwork from this week!
- Metrics test
corrections handed back last week are due Friday!
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Friday, 9/13/13:
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Due Monday, 9/16/13:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Those
that missed class last Thursday should do all of the assignments given
that day except for the video.
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Week
#3: September 3, 2013 to September 6, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/3/13:
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Due Thursday, 9/5/13 (Block Day):
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Thursday, 9/5/13 (Block Day):
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Due Friday, 9/6/13:
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Friday, 9/6/13:
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Due Monday, 9/9/13:
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Week #2: August 26, 2013 to
August 30, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/26/13:
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Due Tuesday,
8/27/13:
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Tuesday,
8/27/13:
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Due Wednesday,
8/28/13:
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Wednesday,
8/28/13:
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Due Thursday,
8/29/13:
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Thursday,
8/29/13:
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Due Friday,
8/30/13:
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Friday, 8/30/13:
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Due Tuesday,
9/3/13:
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Week #1: August 20, 2013 to
August 23, 2013
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
8/20/13:
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Due Wednesday,
8/21/13:
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Wednesday,
8/21/13:
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Due Thursday,
8/22/13:
- 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,
8/22/13:
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Due Friday,
8/23/13:
- 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, 8/23/13:
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Due Monday,
8/26/13:
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