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Second Quarter: November 10, 2003 to January 29, 2004

Week #11: November 10, 2003 to November 14, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 11/10/03:

  • Finish Sedimentary Rock Lab
  • Textbook audit
  • Collect Lunar Eclipse Extra Credit

Due Tuesday, 11/11/03:

  • No homework due! Veterans Day Holiday!

Tuesday, 11/11/03:

  • No School. Veterans Day Holiday

Due Block Day, 11/12/03 or 11/13/03:

  • No homework due! Veterans Day Holiday.

Wednesday, 11/12/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 11/13/03 (Period 5):

  • Notes on Metamorphic Rocks
  • Metamorphic Rock Lab
  • Pass back/go over Minerals Tests

Due Friday, 11/14/03:

  • Review Chapter 6, sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 for a test on Rocks on Friday, November 14, 2003. Reviewing the notes on the Rock Cycle, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, and Metamorphic Rocks that we went over in class will be VERY helpful!

Friday, 11/14/03:

  • Test on Rocks: Chapter 6, sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4.
  • Report Cards for the First Quarter will be handed out during SSR.

Due Monday, 11/17/03:

  • Have a nice weekend! We will start Chapter 8, Plate Tectonics, next week.

 

Week #12: November 17, 2003 to November 21, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 11/17/03:

  • Textbook audit
  • Pass back papers and go over mineral tests
  • Introduction to Plate Tectonics
  • Plate Tectonics Video

Due Tuesday, 11/18/03:

  • Read Section 8.1, pages 172-175. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 175 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 172.

Tuesday, 11/18/03:

  • Finish Plate Tectonics Video
  • Stamp/go over Section 8.1 homework.
  • Notes on earth’s interior, magnetic field, and basics of plate tectonics

Due Block Day, 11/19/03 or 11/20/03:

  • Read Section 4.1, pages 70 to 74. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 74 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 70.

Wednesday, 11/19/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 11/20/03 (Period 5):

  • Stamp/go over Section 4.1 homework.
  • Notes on earth’s interior, magnetic field, and basics of plate tectonics
  • Paleomagnetism Lab

Due Friday, 11/21/03:

  • Read Section 8.2, pages 176 to 179. Answer Section Review Questions 1-7 on page 179 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 176.

Friday, 11/21/03:

  • Paleomagnetism Lab
  • Check Section 8.2 homework

Due Monday, 12/1/03:

  • Have a nice Thanksgiving Week!

 

Week #13: December 1, 2003 to December 5, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 12/1/03:

  • Plate Tectonics Internet Investigation in IRC. Go here for the links to the websites.

Due Tuesday, 12/2/03:

  • Finish Plate Tectonics Internet Investigations if not finished. Go here for the links to the websites.

Tuesday, 12/2/03:

  • Collect Internet Investigations from yesterday.
  • Pass back mineral projects.
  • Finish Paleomagnetism Lab
  • Hand out Plate Tectonic Travel Worksheet. Go over rate x time = distance and how to rearrange the variables to solve for rate, distance, or time.

Due Block Day, 12/3/03 or 12/4/03:

  • Complete the Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet given out in class.

Wednesday, 12/3/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 12/4/03 (Period 5):

  • Stamp/go over Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet.
  • Notes on plate interactions and reasons for plate movement
  • Hot and Cold Cycle lab
  • Plate and Plate Boundaries worksheet

Due Friday, 12/5/03:

  • Finish Plate and Plate Boundaries Worksheet.
  • Review Sections 4.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 for TEST. Go here for the Power Point notes.

Friday, 12/5/03:

  • Plate Tectonics Test on Sections 4.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4.
  • Collect Homework Packets for section 4.1, 8.1, 8.2 as well as the Plate Tectonic Travel Worksheet and the Plate Boundaries Worksheet.

Due Monday, 12/8/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!

 

Week #14: December 8, 2003 to December 12, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 12/8/03:

  • Pass back and go over Rock Tests.
  • Introduction to Volcanoes
  • Video: Volcano! The Life of Maurice and Katia Krafft

Due Tuesday, 12/9/03:

  • Read Section 9.1, pages 194-198. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 198 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 194.

Tuesday, 12/9/03:

  • Check/go over Section 9.1 homework.
  • Finish Video: Volcano! The Life of Maurice and Katia Krafft

Due Block Day, 12/10/03 or 12/11/03:

  • See homework due on Friday.

Wednesday, 12/10/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 12/11/03 (Period 5):

  • Introduction to the Basics of the ArcView 3.2a Geographic Information System (GIS) program in the IRC

Due Friday, 12/12/03:

  • Read Section 9.2, pages 199-201. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 201 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 199.

Friday, 12/12/03:

  • The Earth Moves: A GIS Investigation on Volcano and Earthquake Locations in the IRC

Due Monday, 12/15/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!

 

Week #15: December 15, 2003 to December 19, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 12/15/03:

  • “Why do Some Volcanoes Go Boom? The Conditions of Volcano Formation.”
  • Alka Seltzer® volcano demonstration
  • Viscosity Lab
  • Check/go over Section 9.2 homework

Due Tuesday, 12/16/03:

  • Read Section 9.3, pages 202-204. Answer Section Review Questions 1-3 on page 204 and write a contextual paragraph for vocabulary on page 202.
  • Read the story on page 205 entitled “Predicting Eruptions, Saving Lives.” Write a summary of the story by answering the following two questions: 1) How do volcanic predictions save lives? 2) What signs of an eruption would a volcanologist look for?

Tuesday, 12/16/03:

  • Check/go over Section 9.3 homework.
  • Notes on Types of Volcanoes
  • Finish “Why do Some Volcanoes Go Boom? The Conditions of Volcano Formation.”

Due Block Day, 12/17/03 or 12/18/03:

  • Review for Chapter 9 Test on Volcanoes, Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3.
  • Finish “Why do Some Volcanoes Go Boom?” worksheet.

Wednesday, 12/17/03 (periods 4) or Thursday, 12/18/03 (Period 5):

  • Chapter 9 Test on Volcanoes, Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3
  • Dante’s Peak movie and questions. How are volcanoes forecasted?

Due Friday, 12/19/03:

  • Work on Dante’s Peak Questions

Friday, 12/19/03:

  • Dante’s Peak movie and questions. How are volcanoes forecasted?

Due Monday, 1/5/04:

  • Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

 

Week #16: January 5, 2004 to January 9, 2004

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 1/5/04:

  • Substitute Day. Video: A&E Investigative Reports: Earthquake!, On Shaky Ground

Due Tuesday, 1/6/04:

  • No homework due.

Tuesday, 1/6/04:

  • Pass Back Papers
  • Go over Plate Tectonics Test
  • Hand out Progress Reports
  • Mars Exploration Rovers! NOVA Video: Mars: Dead or Alive!

Due Block Day, 1/7/04 or 1/8/04:

  • Get Progress Reports signed for 10 points! You need to sign it too!
  • Read Section 11.2, pages 238-241. Answer Section Review Questions 1-7 on page 241 and write contextual sentences for vocabulary on page 238.

Wednesday, 1/7/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 1/8/04 (Period 5):

  • Collect Signed Progress Reports
  • Stamp/go over Section 11.2 homework.
  • Finish video and questions on Mars Exploration Rovers! NOVA Video: Mars: Dead or Alive!

Due Friday, 1/9/04:

  • Read Section 10.1, pages 214-216. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 216 and write contextual sentences for vocabulary on page 214.

Friday, 1/9/04:

  • Assembly Schedule. Winter Sports Rally.
  • Stamp/go over Section 10.1 Homework
  • Earthquake Fault Notes
  • Elastic Rebound Theory
  • Activity: It’s Not My Fault!

Due Monday, 1/12/04:

  • Have a nice weekend! Come to my blackjack table at Monte Carlo!

 

Week #17: January 12, 2004 to January 16, 2004

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 1/12/04:

  • Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994: 10 years later
  • Activity: It’s Not My Fault!

Due Tuesday, 1/13/04:

  • Read Section 10.2, pages 217-221. Answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 221 and write contextual sentences for vocabulary on page 217.
  • Also do the 10-minute Mini-Lab problem on page 219.

Tuesday, 1/13/04:

  • Pass back/go over Volcano Tests
  • Stamp Homework Section 10.2.
  • Earthquake waves: Slinky® demonstrations and more!

Due Block Day, 1/14/04 or 1/15/04:

  • Read Section 10.3, pages 222-226. Answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 226 and write contextual sentences for vocabulary on page 222.
  • Read article on page 227. Tell me how technology can help to respond to earthquake emergencies.

Wednesday, 1/14/04 (periods 4) or Thursday, 1/15/04 (Period 5):

  • Stamp Homework Section 10.3
  • Earthquake Waves
  • Locating and Measuring Earthquakes Lab

Due Friday, 1/16/04:

  • Read through the pamphlet entitled “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country.” Do the following: 1) Write down the things that make your house safe in an earthquake. Ex. Do you have an earthquake survival kit? 2) Write down what YOU should do in the event of an earthquake. Ex. Duck and cover. 3) Look around your house. What does your family need to do to make your house earthquake safe?

Friday, 1/16/04:

  • Earthquake Hazards and Safety

Due Tuesday, 1/20/04:

  • Enjoy the Martin Luther King 3-day weekend! Start studying for Finals!

 

v          Week #18: January 20, 2004 to January 23, 2004

Classwork

Homework

Tuesday, 1/20/04:

  • Magnitude versus Intensity Notes and Demonstrations
  • Magnitude versus Intensity Activity: Personal accounts of the Northridge Earthquake

Due Wednesday, 1/21/04:

  • Read Section 10.4, pages 228-229. Answer Section Review Questions 1-3 on page 229.
  • Study for your Earthquake Test and Final Exam coming up

Wednesday, 1/21/04:

  • Stamp Homework Section 10.4.
  • Geologic Maps: How to read them
  • Magnitude versus Intensity Activity: Seismic Hazards in La Cañada

Due Thursday, 1/22/04:

  • Finish Intensity versus Magnitude Activity if not finished
  • Study for Earthquake test and final exam

Thursday, 1/22/04

  • Collect Intensity versus Magnitude Activity
  • Go over basic geophysics from section 10.4. Go here for an animation.
  • Earthquake hazards
  • “Killer Wave” Tsunami video

Due Friday, 1/23/04:

  • Study for Earthquake Test

Friday, 1/23/04:

  • Earthquake Test: Covers sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4
  • Review for Final Exam

Due Monday 1/26/04:

  • Study for your Final Exam!

 

Week #19: January 26, 2004 to January 29, 2004

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 1/26/04:

  • Review in class for Final Exam

·      Study for your Final Exam!!!

Tuesday, 1/27/04:

  • Period 2 and 5 Final Exam

Wednesday, 1/28/04:

  • Period 1 and 6 Final Exam

Thursday, 1/29/04:

  • Period 3 and 4 Final Exam

 

 

First Quarter: September 2, 2003 to November 7, 2003

Week #1: September 2, 2003 to September 5, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Tuesday, 9/2/03:

  • Introductions
  • Mr. Traeger’s Summer Vacation PowerPoint show.

Due Wednesday, 9/3/03:

  • Complete Student Survey.
  • Get your textbook covered
  • Obtain a notebook for this class.

Wednesday, 9/3/03:

  • Go over class guidelines
  • Hand out and explain lab fees.

Due Thursday, 9/4/03:

  • Get the class guidelines sheet signed by a parent/guardian.
  • Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science

Thursday, 9/4/03:

  • Collect rules signatures and  lab fees
  • Earth System Science’s 5 “spheres” model

Due Friday, 9/5/03:

  • Get the class guidelines sheet signed by a parent/guardian.
  • Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science

Friday, 9/5/03:

  • Collect rules signatures and lab fees
  • lab safety
  • go over web site
  • finish Mr. Traeger’s Summer Vacation PowerPoint show.

Due Monday, 9/8/03:

  • Get the class guidelines sheet signed by a parent/guardian.
  • Bring lab fees: $15.00 cash or check made payable to LCHS-Science


Week #2: September 8, 2003 to September 12, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 9/8/03:

  • Current Events: Hurricanes, Moon, and Mars.
  • Metric Conversions
  • Scientific Notation
  • Lab Fees and Signatures

Due Tuesday, 9/9/03:

  • Last chance to get guidelines signatures and lab fees in.
  • Finish metric conversions and scientific notation sheet handed out in class.

 

Tuesday, 9/9/03:

  • Track Hurricane Isabel
  • Go over Scientific Notation & Conversion Worksheet
  • Stamp HW
  • Metric Measuring Madness

Due Wednesday, 9/10/03:

  • Finish metric conversions and scientific notation worksheet. Make sure to show your work for the factor label method!

 

Wednesday, 9/10/03:

  • Track Hurricane Isabel
  • Check/go over metric conversions/scientific notation worksheet
  • Finish Metric Measuring Madness

Due Thursday, 9/11/03:

  • Do parts 1, 2, and 3 of blue conversion/scientific notation practice sheet. Show your work!

Thursday, 9/11/03:

  • Track Hurricane Isabel
  • Check/go over HW
  • Correct Metric Measuring Madness
  • Graphing Review

Due Friday, 9/12/03:

  • Review for test on class guidelines, 5 "spheres" (see section 1.2 in your book), metric conversions, scientific notation, graphing, and measurement. See Appendix C, Skills Handbook, on pages 719 through 736 of the Earth Science textbook for details. Go here for visualizations on the "spheres" of the Earth System. Go here for investigations on the "spheres" of the earth system.

Friday, 9/12/03:

  • Test on class guidelines/safety, 5 spheres, metric conversions, scientific notation, measurement, and graphing.
  • Collect stamped homework packet.

Due Monday, 9/15/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!


Week #3: September 15, 2003 to September 19, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 9/15/03:

  • Hurricane Isabel and Typhoon Maemi
  • Introduction to Chapter 2 and the Nature of Science
  • Draw a Scientist
  • Check Test Grades

Due Block Day, 9/17/03 or 9/18/03:

  • Read Sections 2.1 and 2.2 in your packets handed out to you.
  • Answer Review Questions 1-3 on page 28 and 1-4 on page 33. Make sure to use FULL SENTENCES!
  • Write a paragraph using each of the “key vocabulary” words on pages 26 and 29. Make sure to underline the words. You will need to know the definitions before you can write the paragraph!

Tuesday, 9/16/03:

  • Track Hurricane Isabel
  • Microsoft Excel Tutorial in the IRC

Due Block Day, 9/17/03 or 9/18/03:

  • Read Sections 2.1 and 2.2 in your packets handed out to you.
  • Answer Review Questions 1-3 on page 28 and 1-4 on page 33. Make sure to use FULL SENTENCES!
  • Write a paragraph using each of the “key vocabulary” words on pages 26 and 29. Make sure to underline the words. You will need to know the definitions before you can write the paragraph!

Wednesday, 9/17/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 9/18/03 (Period 5):

  • Track Hurricane Isabel
  • Go over “Draw a Scientist”
  • Mystery solutions lab

Due Friday, 9/19/03:

  • Finish the Excel Tutorial that we did in class on Tuesday.

Friday, 9/19/03:

  • Collect Excel Tutorials
  • Notes on Nature of Science
  • Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Unrecognized Killer!

Due Monday, 9/22/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!



Week #4: September 22, 2003 to September 26, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 9/22/03:

  • Goodbye Hurricane Isabel, hello Hurricane Marty!
  • Pass back/go over science basics tests.
  • Theory vs. Law
  • Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Unrecognized Killer!
  • Work on homework

Due Thursday, 9/25/03:

  • Read the story on the yellow handout concerning theories on dinosaur extinction.
  • Write a paragraph on how the dinosaur extinction theory was modified. Cite evidence in the story.
  • Answer the questions on the yellow handout using full sentences!

Tuesday, 9/23/03:

  • Internet Investigation in IRC on “Tools of the Earth Scientist.” Go here for links.

Due Thursday, 9/25/03:

  • Read the story on the yellow handout concerning theories on dinosaur extinction.
  • Write a paragraph on how the dinosaur extinction theory was modified. Cite evidence in the story.
  • Answer the questions on the yellow handout using full sentences!

Thursday, 9/25/03:

  • Introduction to topographic maps (Chapter 3).

Due Friday, 9/26/03:

  • Review all of Chapter 2 for a short test on the Nature of Science

Friday, 9/26/03:

  • Test on Chapter 2: The Nature of Science
  • Collect homework packets: Section 2.1, Section 2.2, and the questions/paragraph on the yellow handout.
  • Japan Earthquake!

Due Monday, 9/29/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!
  • Wish Mr. T a happy birthday on Monday!

 

Week #5: September 29, 2003 to October 3, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 9/29/03:

  • Finish Contouring Labs from Last Thursday.
  • Review of slope from your algebra class.
  • Collect “Star Party” forms

Due Tuesday, 9/30/03:

  • Read Section 3.1 and 3.2 in your textbook, pages 44-51.
  • Answer Review Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 on page 47 and Questions 1-3 on page 51. Make sure to use FULL SENTENCES!
  • Write a paragraph using each of the “key vocabulary” words on page 44 and page 48. Make sure to underline the word. You will need to know the definition before you can write the paragraph!

Tuesday, 9/30/03:

  • Internet Investigations: ES0307: How are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps? and ES0301: How do Map Projections Distort Earth’s Surface?
  • Collect “Star Party” forms

Due Block Day, 10/1/03 or 10/2/03:

  • Finish both Internet Investigations done in class today: ES0307: How are Landforms Represented on Flat Maps? and ES0301: How do Map Projections Distort Earth’s Surface?

Wednesday, 10/1/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 10/2/03 (Period 5):

  • Notes on topographic maps
  • Topographic map lab
  • Collect “Star Party” forms
  • Stamp homework sections 3.1 and 3.2 and collect Internet Investigations.

Due Friday, 10/3/03:

  • Read Section 3.3 in your textbook, pages 53 to 57.
  • Answer Review Questions 1-6 on page 57. Make sure to use FULL SENTENCES!
  • Write a paragraph for each of the “key vocabulary” words on page 53. Make sure to underline the word. You will need to know the definition before you can write the paragraph!

Friday, 10/3/03:

  • Geologic maps
  • Stamp homework Section 3.3

Due Monday, 10/6/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!

 

Week #6: October 6, 2003 to October 10, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 10/6/03:

  • Finish Topographic Map Lab
  • Introduction to Geologic Maps

Due Tuesday, 10/7/03:

  • See homework due on block day.

Tuesday, 10/7/03:

  • Virtual Cruise aboard the Research Vessel Vantuna
  • Mrs. Okano and possibly Ms. Hoffman from Occidental College will be here.
  • Random drawings for chance to participate on the Research Cruise on Tuesday, October 14, 2003.

Due Block Day, 10/8/03 or 10/9/03:

  • Read Section 5.1 in your textbook, pages 90-95.
  • Answer Review Questions 1-5 on page 95. Make sure to use FULL SENTENCES!
  • Write a contextual paragraph for each of the “key vocabulary” words on page 90. Make sure to underline the word. You will need to know the definition before you can write the paragraph!

Wednesday, 10/8/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 10/9/03 (Period 5):

  • Stamp and go over Section 5.1 homework
  • The periodic table
  • Lab: Properties of Matter
  • Progress reports will be handed out!

Due Friday, 10/10/03:

  • Review Chapter 3 for test on maps on Monday.
  • Get progress reports signed by a parent/guardian. You must sign them as well.

Friday, 10/10/03:

  • Mr. Traeger absent
  • Video entitled The Search for Longitude

Due Monday, 10/13/03:

  • Have a nice weekend!

 

Week #7: October 13, 2003 to October 17, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 10/13/03:

  • Chapter 3 test
  • Collect homework packet: Section 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 questions and vocabulary.
  • Progress Reports will be handed out.

Due Tuesday, 10/14/03:

  • See homework due on block day.

Tuesday, 10/14/03:

  • Cruise aboard the Research Vessel Vantuna from 6:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Students will be required to make 20 observations and turn these in at the end of the cruise.
  • A video called Splendid Stones will be shown to the students that do not go on the Vantuna research cruise. Students will be required to write down 10 facts or ideas from throughout the video.

Due Block Day, 10/15/03 or 10/16/03:

  • Return progress reports signed by you and a parent/guardian. This is worth 10 points!

Wednesday, 10/15/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 10/16/03 (Period 5):

  • Talk about Tuesday’s cruise on the Vantuna
  • Collect signed progress reports
  • Notes: What is a mineral?
  • Mineral Identification Lab

Due Friday, 10/17/03:

  • Read Section 5.2, pages 96-102. Answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 102. Also write a contextual paragraph for each of the vocabulary words on page 96.

Friday, 10/17/03:

  • Stamp/go over Section 5.2 homework
  • Slideshow from the Research Vessel Vantuna Cruise
  • Finish Mineral Identification Lab

Due Monday, 10/20/03:

  • Have a nice Homecoming weekend! Go to the Hall of Gems and Minerals at the LA County Museum of Natural History if you get a chance. It’s right next to the Science Center where the Homecoming dance is taking place.

 

Week #8: October 20, 2003 to October 24, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 10/20/03:

  • Notes on Mineral Groups, Section 5.4
  • Collect Field Trip forms for Arroyo Seco Field Trip
  • Work on mineral identification labs

Due Tuesday, 10/21/03:

  • See homework due on Friday.

Tuesday, 10/21/03:

  • Research in the IRC for mineral/gemstone/rock reports that are due on Tuesday, November 4, 2003

Due Block Day, 10/22/03 or 10/23/03:

  • See homework due on Friday.

Wednesday, 10/22/03 (period 4) or Thursday, 10/23/03 (Period 5):

  • What is a Rock? (Chapter 6)
  • The Rock Cycle
  • Rock Cycle Video
  • Do one of the following 3 things: 1) Finish mineral identification labs. 2) Work on mineral research projects. 3) Work on homework.

Due Friday, 10/24/03:

  • Read Section 5.3, pages 104-107. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 107. Also write a contextual paragraph for each of the vocabulary words on page 104.
  • Read Section 5.4, pages 108-111. Answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 111. Also write a contextual paragraph for each of the vocabulary words on page 108.
  • Review for Chapter 5 Test on Minerals. Homework packets will be collected for Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.

Friday, 10/24/03:

  • Collect homework packets for chapter 5, Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.
  • Test on Chapter 5, Atoms to Minerals
  • Pass back/go over map tests

Due Monday, 10/27/03:

  • Have a nice weekend! Go to the Hall of Gems and Minerals at the LA County Museum of Natural History if you get a chance. You can earn up to 7 extra credit points. See the main page for details.

 

Week #9: October 27, 2003 to October 31, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 10/27/03:

  • Firestorms in L.A. Why?
  • Pass back papers
  • Pass back and go over chapter 3 maps tests

Due Tuesday, 10/28/03:

  • Read Section 6.1, pages 118 to 120. Answer Review Questions 1-4 on page 120 and write a contextual paragraph for the vocabulary on page 118.

Tuesday, 10/28/03:

  • Fire weather update
  • Stamp/go over Section 6.1 homework
  • Review rock cycle
  • Igneous rocks: notes and lab

Due Thursday, 10/30/03:

  • Read Section 6.2, pages 121 to 126. Answer Review Questions 1-6 on page 126 and write a contextual paragraph for the vocabulary on page 121.

Thursday, 10/30/03:

  • Igneous Rock Lab
  • Stamp/go over Section 6.2 homework
  • Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks

Due Friday, 10/31/03:

  • Read Section 6.3, pages 127 to 131. Answer Review Questions 1-5 on page 131 and write a contextual paragraph for the vocabulary on page 127.

Friday, 10/31/03:

  • Work in the IRC on mineral projects that are due on Tuesday, November 4, 2003. Ms. Bozzani will go over how to do a report using the MLA format.
  • Stamp section 6.3 homework

Due Monday, 11/3/03:

  • Have a nice “haunted” weekend! Go to the Hall of Gems and Minerals at the LA County Museum of Natural History if you get a chance. You can earn up to 7 extra credit points. See the main page for details
  • Work on mineral projects if not already done. They are due on Tuesday, 11/4/03.

 

Week #10: November 3, 2003 to November 7, 2003

Classwork

Homework

Monday, 11/3/03:

  • Finish igneous rock lab
  • Substitute Teacher

Due Tuesday, 11/4/03:

  • Finish Mineral/Rock/Gemstone Projects

Tuesday, 11/4/03:

  • Collect Mineral/Rock/Gemstone Projects
  • Sedimentary rock notes

Due Block Day, 11/5/03 or 11/6/03:

  • See homework due on Friday.

Wednesday, 11/5/03 (periods 4) or Thursday, 11/6/03 (Period 5):

  • Field trip to the Arroyo Seco! Fill out question sheet. Make sure that you complete the alternate assignment if you did not go on the field trip!

Due Friday, 11/7/03:

  • Read Section 6.3, pages 127 to 131. Answer Review Questions 1-5 on page 131 and write a contextual paragraph for the vocabulary on page 127.
  • Read Section 6.4, pages 133 to 137. Answer Review Questions 1-5 on page 137 and write a contextual paragraph for the vocabulary on page 133.

Friday, 11/7/03:

  • Lunar Eclipses: Why do they happen?
  • Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday, 11/8/03 from 5:07 to 5:31 P.M.
  • Stamp/go over section 6.3 and 6.4 homework.
  • Sedimentary Rock Lab

Due Monday, 11/10/03:

  • Have a nice weekend! Plan for a test on Chapter 6, Rocks, on Friday next week.
  • The lunar eclipse on Saturday night was not visible due to cloud cover. To get the extra credit of 4 points, tell me what causes lunar eclipses. See Chapter 25 in your textbook.
  • Bring your book to class on Monday for a textbook audit.

 

If you have questions, email Mr. Traeger at ttraeger@lcusd.net