Geology Homework Assignments: Spring Semester 2004

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Fourth Quarter: April 12, 2004 to June 17, 2004

Week #10: April 12, 2004 to April 16, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/12/04: Collect Extra Credit sand samples/vacation write-ups Pass back/go over Chapter 27 test on Planets Finish “Light, the Astronomer’s Friend” Lab	Due Tuesday, 4/13/04: Read Section 28.2, Stars and Their Characteristics, pages 617-624. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 617 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 624.
Tuesday, 4/13/04: Collect Extra Credit sand samples/vacation write-ups Stamp homework section 28.2. Astrology versus Astronomy: What’s the difference? Notes on Characteristics of Stars: Constellations JPL Extra Credit field trip for those students who are going from after school until 5:15 PM. Meet in room 311 at 2:37 PM.	Due Block Day, 4/14/04 or 4/15/04: Read Section 28.3, Life Cycles of Stars, pages 626-630. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 626 and answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 630.
Wednesday, 4/14/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 4/15/04 (Period 5): Stamp homework section 28.3. Constellations: Making a Star Wheel	Due Friday, 4/16/04: Take your Starfinder outside to see how many stars/constellations you can identify. See the instructions on your lab sheet.
Friday, 4/16/04: Third Quarter report cards come out in your SSR class! Collect Star Observation Homework Collect JPL Extra Credit Write-ups. Notes on Characteristics of Stars: Distances (Parallax), Mass, Size, Temperature, Luminosity, Absolute Magnitude, Variable Stars Finish astronomy unit with Galaxies and Universe next week.	Due Monday, 4/19/04: Have a nice weekend! Take your Starfinder outside to see how many stars/constellations you can identify.

Week #11: April 19, 2004 to April 23, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/19/04: Stars Video on Starry Night Notes on Life Cycles of Stars Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Activity	Due Tuesday, 4/20/04: Read Section 28.4, Galaxies and the Universe, pages 631-635. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 631 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 635.
Tuesday, 4/20/04: Galaxies Video on Starry Night Galaxies, Origin, and Fate of the Universe Types of Galaxies Review for Test on Chapter 28.	Due Block Day, 4/21/04 or 4/22/04: Review Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4 for the Test on Block Day! Go here for the class notes.
Wednesday, 4/21/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 4/22/04 (Period 5): Collect Homework Packets for Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4 Test on Chapter 28 Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere	Due Friday, 4/23/04: Read Section 17.1, The Atmosphere in Balance, pages 366-368. Answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 368.
Friday, 4/23/04: Stamp Section 17.1 homework Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere Atmosphere composition and convection demos	Due Monday, 4/26/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #12: April 26, 2004 to April 30, 2004 (CAT-6 Testing Week)

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/26/04 (Periods 4, 5): “Hot Planet” Video on Global Warming and El Niño	Due Tuesday, 4/27/04 (Period 4) or Wednesday, 4/28/04 (Period 5): Read Section 17.2, Heat and the Atmosphere, pages 369-373. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 369 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 373.
Tuesday, 4/27/04 (Period 4) or Wednesday, 4/28/04 (Period 5): Stamp Section 17.2 Homework Finish “Hot Planet” Video on Global Warming and El Niño Finish worksheet on composition and structure of the atmosphere	Due Thursday, 4/29/04 (Periods 4, 5): Read Section 17.3, Local Temperature Variations, pages 374-377. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 374 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 377.
Thursday, 4/29/04 (Periods 4, 5): Stamp Section 17.3 Homework Balancing the Global Heat Budget	Due Friday, 4/30/04 (Periods 4, 5): To be announced.
Friday, 4/30/04 (Periods 4, 5): Human Impact Issues Concerning the Atmosphere: Air Pollution, Acid Rain, Smog, Ozone Depletion, and Global Warming.	Due Monday, 5/3/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #13: May 3, 2004 to May 7, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/3/04: Weather Internet Investigation on the Depletion of the Ozone Layer	Due Tuesday, 5/4/04: Watch the second half of the movie 10.5 and write up what was wrong with it and what was right with it. This write up will be due Friday if you want extra credit.
Tuesday, 5/4/04: Weather Pass back/go over Chapter 28 Star Tests Structure of Atmosphere Worksheet	Due Block Day, 5/5/04 or 5/6/04: Finish Structure of Atmosphere Worksheet
Wednesday, 5/5/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 5/6/04 (Period 5): Weather Collect Structure of Atmosphere Worksheets Heating Lab	Due Friday, 5/7/04: Read Section 17.4, Human Impact on the Atmosphere, pages 378-382. Do key vocabulary on page 378 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 382.
Friday, 5/7/04: Weather Collect 10.5 extra credit Finish Heating Lab Global Heat Budgets	Due Monday, 5/10/04: Review for Chapter 17 Test, Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, on Tuesday, May 11, 2004.

Week #14: May 10, 2004 to May 14, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/10/04: Weather Air Pollution Start Earth Opinions projects in IRC	Due Tuesday, 5/11/04: Review for Chapter 17 Test, Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, on Tuesday, May 11, 2004.
Tuesday, 5/11/04: Weather Collect HW Packets for Sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4 Test on Chapter 17, Atmosphere	Due Block Day, 5/12/04 or 5/13/04: Read Section 18.1, Humidity and Condensation, pages 390-395. Do key vocabulary on page 390 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 395.
Wednesday, 5/12/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 5/13/04 (Period 5): Weather Characteristics of Water Relative Humidity Lab	Due Friday, 5/14/04: No homework. We will be in the IRC on Friday working on Earth Opinions projects.
Friday, 5/14/04: Weather Earth Opinions Projects in IRC	Due Monday, 5/17/04: The JPL Open House will be this weekend, May 15 and 16, 2004. You will get extra credit for going. Go here for information.

Week #15: May 17, 2004 to May 21, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/17/04: Weather Notes on Relative Humidity Work on Relative Humidity Labs	Due Block Day, 5/18/04 or 5/19/04: Read Section 18.2, Clouds, pages 396-401. Do key vocabulary on page 396 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 401.
Tuesday, 5/18/04 (period 5) or Wednesday, 5/19/04 (Period 4): Weather Collect JPL Extra Credit write-ups Stamp Homework Section 18.2 Finish Relative Humidity Lab Pass back/go over Atmosphere Tests All About Clouds!	Due Thursday, 5/20/04: Read Section 18.3, Precipitation, pages 402-406. Do key vocabulary on page 402 and answer Section Review Questions 1-7 on page 406.
Thursday, 5/20/04: Weather Stamp Homework Section 18.3 Finish Clouds	Due Friday, 5/21/04: No homework due!
Friday, 5/21/04: Weather Drawing the Water Cycle	Due Monday, 5/24/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #16: May 24, 2004 to May 28, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/24/04: Weather Give out 4^th Quarter Progress Reports Go over an example of a good Earth Opinions project. Finish clouds worksheets and go over	Due Tuesday, 5/25/04: Review for Chapter 18 Test, Sections 18.1, 18.2, and 18.3 on Block Day, May 26 or 27, 2004. Work on Earth Opinions projects due Friday, 5/28/04. Get progress reports signed. You sign too!
Tuesday, 5/25/04: Weather Collect progress reports Hand back Earth Opinions outlines Precipitation Patterns in California	Due Block Day, 5/26/04 or 5/27/04: Finish Precipitation Patterns Worksheet Review for Chapter 18 Test, Sections 18.1, 18.2, and 18.3 on Block Day, May 26 or 27, 2004. Work on Earth Opinions projects due Friday, 5/28/04. Get progress reports signed. You sign too!
Wednesday, 5/26/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 5/27/04 (Period 5): Weather Go over Precipitation Patterns in California worksheet Collect progress reports Collect homework packets: 18.1, 18.2 18.3 Chapter 18 Test on Water in the Atmosphere Introduction to Chapter 19: Air Pressure!	Due Friday, 5/28/04: Work on Earth Opinions projects due Friday, 5/28/04. Get progress reports signed. You sign too!
Friday, 5/28/04: Weather Collect Earth Opinions Projects El Nino video	Due Tuesday, 6/1/04: You will get extra credit for going to see the movie entitled The Day After Tomorrow if you parents give permission. It is rated PG-13. You must save your ticket stub and staple it to your write up. Your write up should focus on what is right and what is wrong with the movie in relation to what we learned in class about global warming and climate change. Good, thoughtful write-ups get more points! All write ups are due no later than Friday, June 11, 2004!

Week #17: June 1, 2004 to June 4, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Tuesday, 6/1/04: Weather Discuss El Nino Video Pressure continued	Due Wednesday, 6/2/04: Read Section 19.1, Air Pressure and Wind, pages 414-418. Do key vocabulary on page 414 and review questions 1-4 page 418.
Wednesday, 6/2/04: Weather Stamp HW 19.1 Pass out Final Review Study Guides Pressure and Isobars	Due Thursday, 6/3/04: Read Section 19.2, Factors Affecting Winds, pages 419-421. Do key vocabulary on page 419 and review questions 1- 4 on page 421.
Thursday, 6/3/04: Weather Stamp HW 19.2 Pressure and Isobars Coriolis Effect	Due Friday, 6/4/04: Read Section 19.3, Global Wind Patterns, pages 422-425. Do key vocabulary on page 422 and review questions 1-5 on page 425. Read the article on Trade Winds on page 426. Write a short essay explaining how trade winds have helped colonization of new lands.
Friday, 6/4/04: Weather Stamp HW 19.3 Measuring wind speed and direction using an anemometer	Due Monday, 6/7/04: You will get extra credit for going to see the movie entitled The Day After Tomorrow if you parents give permission. It is rated PG-13. You must save your ticket stub and staple it to your write up. Your write up should focus on what is right and what is wrong with the movie in relation to what we learned in class about global warming and climate change. Good, thoughtful write-ups get more points! All write ups are due no later than Thursday, June 10, 2004!

v Week #18: June 7, 2004 to June 11, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 6/7/04: Weather Pass back/go over Water in the Atmosphere Tests Global wind patterns	Due Tuesday, 6/8/04: Read Section 19.4, Continental and Local Winds, pages 427-429. Do key vocabulary on page 427 and review questions 1-6 page 429.
Tuesday, 6/8/04: Weather Stamp HW 19.4 Global Wind Patterns	Due Wednesday, 6/9/04: All Makeup Work due Thursday, 6/10/04 Review for your Final Exam. Go here for the Power Point ® notes. Go here for the Final Exam Schedule.
Wednesday, 6/9/04: Weather Finish Global Wind Patterns Local Wind Patterns	Due Thursday, 6/10/04: All Makeup Work due Thursday, 6/10/04 Review for your Final Exam. Go here for the Power Point ® notes. Go here for the Final Exam Schedule.
Thursday, 6/10/04: Weather Review for Final Exam	Due Friday, 6/11/04 and next week: Review for your Final Exam. Go here for the Power Point ® notes. Go here for the Final Exam Schedule.
Friday, 6/11/04 and next week: Weather Senior Finals start. I will be giving Final Exams to periods 2 and 5 today. All other Final Exams next week will be according to the standard school schedule. Go here for the Final Exam Schedule	Due Next Week: Review for your Final Exam. Go here for the Power Point ® notes. Go here for the Final Exam Schedule. Have a nice summer! Good luck to you if you are graduating!

Third Quarter: February 2, 2004 to April 2, 2004

Week #1: February 2, 2004 to February 6, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/2/04: Pass back and go over First Semester Final Exams Pass back papers Introduction to Space	Due Tuesday, 2/3/04: Read Section 25.1, Origin and Properties of the Moon, pages 556-560. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 556 and answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 560. Also tell me what is the same and what is different about the geology of the Earth and the Moon.
Tuesday, 2/3/04: What is Space Like? Start Nova video: To the Moon	Due Block Day, 2/4/04 or 2/5/04: Write a half to one page opinion paper on whether or not a colony on the moon is possible. Consider all of the scientific barriers that we talked about in class.
Wednesday, 2/4/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 2/5/04 (Period 5): Discuss opinion papers on the possibility of a lunar colony. Finish Nova video: To the Moon Discuss video PowerPoint notes on Lunar Geology	Due Friday, 2/6/04: Read Section 25.2, The Moon’s Motions, pages 562-565. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 562 and answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 565. Start your lunar observations!
Friday, 2/6/04: Notes on the Moon’s motions Start activity: Analyzing Lunar Photographs	Due Monday, 2/9/04: Keep up with your lunar observation charts!

Week #2: February 9, 2004 to February 13, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/9/04: Internet Investigations in the IRC. Go here to see what they are.	Due Tuesday, 2/10/04: No homework except for lunar observation!
Tuesday, 2/10/04: Finish Analyzing Lunar Photographs Activity What causes the tides?	Due Block Day, 2/11/04 or 2/12/04: Read Section 24.3, Tides, pages 541-543. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 541 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 543. Go to the weather section of today’s newspaper and find the almanac. Clip out the information on tides for LA Harbor and either post it to your homework or copy it down. Comment, in a couple of sentences, on what patterns you see in high and low tides and why you think this is. If you do not have a newspaper handy, go to this website and find the appropriate information for Los Angeles Harbor.
Wednesday, 2/11/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 2/12/04 (Period 5): The tides Activity: The Pilgrim Tides Review for Test	Due Friday, 2/13/04: Review Sections 25.1, 25.2, and 24.3 for Test
Friday, 2/13/04: Test on all aspects of the Moon: Chapter 25 and Section 24.3.	Due Wednesday, 2/18/04: Have a nice Presidents’ Day Holiday Keep up with your lunar observation charts! I will be gone at Yosemite Institute next week.

Week #3: February 18, 2004 to February 20, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Wednesday, 2/18/04: Mr. Traeger is in Yosemite. A substitute teacher will be here. Sun Drawing Activity/Worksheet	Due Thursday, 2/19/04: Keep up with your lunar observation charts!
Thursday, 2/19/04: Mr. Traeger is in Yosemite. A substitute teacher will be here. Finish Sun Drawing Activity/Worksheet Start NOVA video entitled Eclipse of the Century	Due Friday, 2/20/04: Keep up with your lunar observation charts!
Friday, 2/20/04: Mr. Traeger is in Yosemite. A substitute teacher will be here. Finish NOVA video entitled Eclipse of the Century	Due Monday, 2/23/04: Keep up with your lunar observation charts!

Week #4: February 23, 2004 to February 27, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/23/04: Star Party permission slips Slide show of Yosemite Institute trip last week	Due Tuesday, 2/24/04: Read Section 26.1, The Sun’s Size, Heat, and Structure, pages 572-576. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 572 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 576. Lunar observations
Tuesday, 2/24/04: Collect Star Party forms Stamp homework section 26.1 Notes on Sun Sun Video Finish worksheets completed while substitute was here last week	Due Block Day, 2/25/04 or 2/26/04: Read Section 26.2, Observing the Solar System: a History, pages 577-580. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 577 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 580. Read the story about Galileo Galilei entitled “Changing the Face of Science” on page 581. Comment, in ½ page, about who Galileo was and what his scientific accomplishments were. Lunar observations
Wednesday, 2/25/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 2/26/04 (Period 5): Collect Star Party forms Stamp homework section 26.2 and Galileo commentary Notes on the Solar System and planetary orbits Activity: Investigating Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion	Due Friday, 2/27/04: To be announced Lunar observations
Friday, 2/27/04: Internet Investigation in the IRC	Due Monday, 3/1/04: Have a nice weekend! Keep up with your lunar observation charts! They will be due on Block Day next week.

Week #5: March 1, 2004 to March 5, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/1/04: Star Party permission slips: collect Pass back/go over Moon Tests Earth’s rotation	Due Tuesday, 3/2/04: Read Section 4.2, Earth’s Rotation, pages 75-78. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 75 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 78. Read the article on page 79 entitled “Measuring Time.” Describe in a half page or less how the art and science of telling time has changed through history. Lunar observations
Tuesday, 3/2/04: Collect Star Party forms Stamp homework section 4.2 Review of latitude and longitude Earth’s rotation activity: making a sun clock	Due Block Day, 3/3/04 or 3/4/04: Read Section 4.3, Earth’s Revolution, pages 80-83. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 80 and answer Section Review Questions 1-4 on page 83. Go to your local newspaper and check the weather section. Look for the sunrise and sunset times in the almanac. Clip this out, post it to your homework, and comment on whether or not you think sunrise and sunset times will change throughout the year. If so, then why? Lunar observations due!
Wednesday, 3/3/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 3/4/04 (Period 5): Collect Star Party forms Collect Lunar Observation Sheets Stamp homework section 4.3 Finish making a sun clock. Go outside and see if it works! Notes on Revolution Activity: Measuring sun angles	Due Friday, 3/5/04: Review sections 26.1, 26.2, 4.2, and 4.3 for Test
Friday, 3/5/04: Reason for Seasons	Due Monday, 3/8/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #6: March 8, 2004 to March 12, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/8/04: Star Party permission slips: collect Look at Sun with telescope Work on Rotation and Revolution worksheets	Due Tuesday, 3/9/04: Review sections 26.1, 26.2, 4.2, and 4.3 for Test Finish Rotation and Revolution Worksheets
Tuesday, 3/9/04: Collect Star Party forms Collect Homework Packets: 26.1, 26.2, 4.2, 4.3 Collect Rotation and Revolution Worksheets Test on Sun: Sections 26.1, 26.2, 4.2, 4.3	Due Block Day, 3/10/04 or 3/11/04: Read Section 27.1, Inner Planets, pages 588-592. Make sentences out of the vocabulary words on page 588 and answer Section Review Questions 1-6 on page 592. Go to the Mars Rover Website. Write down what the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers are doing right now.
Wednesday, 3/10/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 3/11/04 (Period 5): Collect Star Party forms Stamp Homework Section 27.1 Journey Through the Solar System Scale Model of the Solar System	Due Friday, 3/12/04: Read Section 27.2, Outer Planets, pages 594-598. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 598.
Friday, 3/12/04: Finish up work from block day.	Due Monday, 3/15/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #7: March 15, 2004 to March 19, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/15/04: Sign card for Mr. Edberg Collect Star Party write-ups Solar System Scales	Due Tuesday, 3/16/04: Homework assigned Monday due on block day.
Tuesday, 3/16/04: Work in IRC	Due Block Day, 3/17/04 or 3/18/04: Read Section 27.3, Planetary Satellites, pages 599-601. Answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 601.
Wednesday, 3/17/04 (Period 4) or Thursday, 3/18/04 (Period 5): Stamp Homework Section 27.3 Journey Through the Solar System Finish Scale Model of the Solar System Progress reports given out to each student.	Due Friday, 3/19/04: Read Section 27.4, Solar System Debris, pages 602-605. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 602 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 605.
Friday, 3/19/04: I will stamp homework due today, Section 27.4, on Monday when we get back. Substitute here on Friday. I am at a technology conference in Palm Springs. NOVA Video: Doomsday Asteroid	Due Monday, 3/22/04: Have a nice weekend! Get progress reports signed

Week #8: March 22, 2004 to March 26, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/22/04: Collect Progress Reports (worth 15/15 points) Hand out Vantuna field trip permission forms Discuss Doomsday Asteroid video Solar System Scales	Due Tuesday, 3/23/04: Read Section 27.4, Solar System Debris, pages 602-605. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 602 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 605. Get Vantuna permission form signed Get progress reports signed! Finish solar system scale worksheet
Tuesday, 3/23/04: Stamp homework section 27.4 Collect Progress Reports (now worth 12/15 points) Open House tonight. Have your parents come! Collect Vantuna field trip permission forms. You will be bumped from the trip if you do not get them signed! Solar System videos on Starry Night software FINISH Solar System Scales	Due Block Day, 3/24/04 or 3/25/04: Get Vantuna permission form signed Get progress reports signed! Think about a subject in astronomy that you want to research more. Bring this idea to class on block day. We will be in the IRC.
Wednesday, 3/24/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 3/25/04 (Period 5): Collect Progress Reports (now worth 9/15 points) Collect final Vantuna permission forms Destination Universe Power Point® projects in the IRC	Due Friday, 3/26/04: Review for test on the Planets: sections 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4.
Friday, 3/26/04: Collect Progress Reports (now worth 6/15 points) Collect homework packets: Chapter Sections 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4 Test on the Planets: Sections 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4	Due Monday, 3/29/04: Have a nice weekend!

Week #9: March 29, 2004 to April 2, 2004

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/29/04: Collect Extra Credit forms for JPL Go over Vantuna requirements Go over how to turn in projects electronically. Stars: How do we study them? The Electromagnetic Spectrum	Due Block Day, 3/31/04 or 4/1/04: Work on your Destination Universe project. It is due Friday. Read Section 28.1, A Closer Look at Light, pages 612-616. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 612 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 616.
Tuesday, 3/30/04: Vantuna field trip for those students who are going. Your Substitute, Mr. Auld, will be talking about the Origin and Fate of the Universe.	Due Block Day, 3/31/04 or 4/1/04: Work on your Destination Universe project. It is due Friday. Read Section 28.1, A Closer Look at Light, pages 612-616. Do key vocabulary sentences for words on page 612 and answer Section Review Questions 1-5 on page 616.
Wednesday, 3/31/04 (period 4) or Thursday, 4/1/04 (Period 5): Collect extra credit forms for JPL Stamp HW, Section 28.1. Go over how to turn in projects electronically. Finish Electromagnetic Spectrum tapes. “Light, the Astronomer’s Friend” Lab	Due Friday, 4/2/04: Finish your Destination Universe project!
Friday, 4/2/04: Destination Universe projects due! Submit them on the server electronically. “Light, the Astronomer’s Friend” Lab	Due Monday, 4/12/04: Have a nice Spring Break! 3^rd Quarter report cards come out on Friday, 4/16/04! Extra credit field trip to JPL on Tuesday, 4/13/04 from 3-5 PM.

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