Geology Class Syllabus: Fall 2005
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First Quarter: August 29, 2005 to November 4, 2005
Week #1: August 29, 2005 to September 2, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 8/29/05:
- Welcome
back to school!
- Introductions
- Name
tags
- Fill
out Student Surveys
- Hand
out class rules and guidelines to be taken home and signed
- Hurricane
Katrina
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Due Tuesday, 8/30/05:
- Get
your textbook covered
- Obtain
a notebook for this class.
- Get
class rules signed
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Tuesday, 8/30/05:
- Go
over name tags
- Check
for book covering
- Collect
student surveys
- Collect
rules signatures
- Go
over class rules
- Update
on Hurricane
Katrina
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Due Wednesday, 8/31/05:
- Get
your textbook covered.
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Wednesday, 8/31/05:
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Due Thursday, 9/1/05:
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Thursday, 9/1/05:
- Earth
Spheres
- Mr.
T’s Summer PowerPoint: Relate this to Earth’s Spheres
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Due Friday, 9/2/05:
- Read
Section 1.2, The Earth System’s Four Spheres, pages 8-12. Do key vocabulary
on page 8 and questions 1-6 on page 12.
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Friday, 9/2/05:
- Stamp/go
over homework
- Collect
rules signatures and lab fees
- Go
over textbook
- Finish
Mr. T’ Summer PowerPoint presentation
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Due Tuesday, 9/6/05:
- Have
a nice Labor Day Weekend!
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Week #2: September 6, 2005 to September 9, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/6/05:
- Go
over what’s on tomorrow’s test
- Powers
of 10 video
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Due Wednesday, 9/7/05:
- Review
for test on class rules, safety, and section 1.2 on sphere interactions
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Wednesday, 9/7/05:
- Collect
section 1.2 homework packet
- Test
on class rules, safety, and section 1.2 on sphere interactions
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Due Thursday, 9/8/05:
- Read
and do all problems on pages 730-733 in Appendix C of your textbook.
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Thursday, 9/8/05:
- Multiplication
and Division with Scientific Notation
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Due Friday, 9/9/05:
- Read
and do all problems on pages 734-736 in Appendix C of your textbook
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Friday, 9/9/05:
- Stamp/go
over homework
- English
and Metric Units
- Unit
Conversions using the factor label method
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Due Monday, 9/12/05:
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Week #3: September 12,
2005 to September 16,
2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/12/05:
- Microsoft
Excel Tutorial in IRC
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Due Tuesday, 9/13/05:
- Finish
Excel tutorial if needed
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Tuesday, 9/13/05:
- Review
unit conversions
- Metric
measuring
- Metric
measuring lab
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Due Wednesday, 9/14/05 or Thursday, 9/15/05:
- Complete
unit conversions handout using factor label method
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Wednesday, 9/14/05 or Thursday, 9/15/05:
- Hurricane
Ophelia
- Stamp/go
over homework
- Finish
metric measuring lab
- Graphing
rules
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Due Friday, 9/16/05:
- Complete
parts 1 through 3 on the homework handout. Also complete both sides of
graphing sheet.
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Friday, 9/16/05:
- Stamp/go
over homework
- What
is science? What is not science?
- Go
over first test on rules and spheres
- Draw
a scientist
- Magic
beads
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Due Monday, 9/19/05:
- Have
a nice weekend! Test your hypotheses about your magic beads!
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Week #4: September 19,
2005 to September 23,
2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/19/05:
- Review
for test
- Results
of magic beads experiment
- Analyze
drawing a scientist
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Due Tuesday, 9/20/05:
- Review
as needed for test on Tuesday!
- Get
homework packets together
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Tuesday, 9/20/05:
- Collect
homework packets
- Test
on mathematics of science: metric units, metric conversions using factor
label method, metric measurements, scientific notation (multiplication
and division)
- What
is science?
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Due Wednesday, 9/21/05 or Thursday, 9/22/05:
- Read
Section 2.1, pages 26 to 28. Do key vocabulary on page 26 and questions
1-4 page 28. Write a short essay for #4 in lieu of the presentation that
it calls out for.
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Wednesday, 9/21/05 or Thursday, 9/22/05:
- Stamp/go
over homework
- Checks
Lab on the Scientific Method
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Due Friday, 9/23/05:
- Read
Section 2.2, pages 29 to 33. Do key vocabulary on page 29 and questions
1-5 page 33. Write a short essay for #5 in lieu of the presentation that
it calls out for. Describe the difference between a theory and a law.
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Friday, 9/23/05:
- Hurricane
Rita
- Stamp/go
over homework
- Discuss
Checks Lab as a peer review forum
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Due Monday, 9/26/05:
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Week #5: September 26,
2005 to September 30,
2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/26/05:
- Aftermath
of Rita
- Scientific
Method
- Finish
Questions on Checks Lab and turn in
- Special
Beads Experimental Design
- Draw
your concept of a scientist and where that scientist works.
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Due Tuesday, 9/27/05:
- Conduct
your special beads experiment
- Finish
drawing a scientist and where the scientist works
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Tuesday, 9/27/05:
- Stamp
HW
- Go
over scientist drawings and collect
- What
science can/cannot study
- Science
is/science is not
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Due Wednesday, 9/28/05 or Thursday, 9/29/05:
- Read
article on DHMO and write a short essay describing your stance on
whether or not it should be banned and why. Also write about why
scientists need to be skeptical.
- Get
your parents to go to 9-12 Back to School Night on Wednesday, 9/28/05 from 7 to 9 PM!
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Wednesday, 9/28/05 or Thursday, 9/29/05:
- DHMO
discussion
- Maps,
map projections, latitude/longitude, scale, orientation
- Latitude/Longitude
lab using GPS receivers
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Due Friday, 9/30/05:
- Review
sections 2.1 and 2.2 in your textbook for a short test on the nature of
science
- Get
homework packets together: Section 2.1, 2.2, special beads experiment,
DHMO essay
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Friday, 9/30/05:
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Due Monday, 10/3/05:
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Week #6: October 3, 2005 to October 7, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/3/05:
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Due Tuesday, 10/4/05:
- Read
Section 3.1, pages 44-47. Do key vocabulary page 44 and questions 1, 2,
4, 5, and 6 on page 47.
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Tuesday, 10/4/05:
- Stamp
HW & go over
- Map
projections and scale
- How
GPS works
- Finish
Geocaching lab from last week
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Due Wednesday, 10/5/05 or Thursday, 10/6/05:
- Read
Section 3.2, pages 48-51. Do key vocabulary page 48 and questions 1-3 on
page 51. Read the Science and Technology article on page 52. Write a
short essay on what GIS is and what it can do.
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Wednesday, 10/5/05 or Thursday, 10/6/05:
- Stamp
HW & go over
- Pass
back/correct metrics tests?
- Topographic
contouring
- How
to draw a topographic profile and calculate slope
- Topographic
map lab
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Due Friday, 10/7/05:
- Read
Section 3.3, pages 53-57. Do key vocabulary page 53 and questions 1-6 on
page 57.
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Friday, 10/7/05:
- Stamp
HW & go over
- Contouring
Lab: How to calculate slope and draw a profile.
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Due Monday, 10/10/05:
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Week #7: October 10, 2005 to October 14, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/10/05:
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Due Tuesday, 10/11/05:
- Get
progress reports signed by your parent or guardian. These are worth 10 points.
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Tuesday, 10/11/05:
- Collect
Signed Progress Reports
- Finish
Contouring Lab & Turn in
- Topographic
Map Lab
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Due Wednesday, 10/12/05 or Thursday, 10/13/05:
- Read
Section 4.1, pages 70-74. Do key vocabulary page 70 and questions 1-5 on
page 74.
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Wednesday, 10/12/05 or Thursday, 10/13/05:
- Stamp
HW & go over
- Finish
Topographic Map Lab & Turn in
- Review
for Friday’s test
- Formation
of the Solar System and Internal Structure of the Earth
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Due Friday, 10/14/05:
- Review
for test on Chapter sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
- Get
homework packet together: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
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Friday, 10/14/05:
- Collect
homework packets sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
- Test
on Maps: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
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Due Monday, 10/17/05:
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Week #8: October 17, 2005 to October 21, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/17/05:
- Lightning
and Thunderstorms
- Structure
and Composition of Earth
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Due Tuesday, 10/18/05:
- Read
Section 5.1, pages 90-95. Do key vocabulary page 90 and questions 1-5
page 95.
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Tuesday, 10/18/05:
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Due Thursday, 10/20/05:
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Thursday, 10/20/05:
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Due Friday, 10/21/05:
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Friday, 10/21/05:
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Due Monday, 10/24/05:
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Week #9: October 24, 2005 to October 28, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/24/05:
- Go
over ArcView turn in
- Work
on Earth Layer Drawings
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Due Tuesday, 10/25/05:
- Finish
ArcView tutorial and turn in to server.
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Tuesday, 10/25/05:
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Due Wednesday, 10/26/05 or Thursday, 10/27/05:
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Wednesday, 10/26/05 or Thursday, 10/27/05:
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Due Friday, 10/28/05:
- Complete
front and back of chemistry practice problems handed out in class. Go here for a periodic table.
- Finish
ArcView tutorial and turn in to server.
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Friday, 10/28/05:
- Finish
matter lab
- Go
over homework on ions and isotopes
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Due Monday, 10/31/05:
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Week #10: October 31, 2005 to November 4, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/31/05:
- Finish/turn
in matter labs!
- Finish
going over Friday’s homework on ions and isotopes
- Chemical
bonding
- Pass
back NOS tests
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Due Tuesday, 11/1/05:
- Read
Section 5.2, pages 96-102. Do key vocabulary page 96 and questions 1-6
page 102.
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Tuesday, 11/1/05:
- Mineral
crystal patterns and chemical bonding Go here
for PowerPoint
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Due Wednesday, 11/2/05 or Thursday, 11/3/05:
- Any
and all makeup work for the 1st quarter!
- Read
Section 5.3, pages 104-107. Do key vocabulary page 104 and questions 1-5
page 107.
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Wednesday, 11/2/05 or Thursday, 11/3/05:
- Chemical
Bonding: Finish. Go here
for PowerPoint
- Mineral
ID Lab
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Due Friday, 11/4/05:
- Read
Section 5.4, pages 108-111. Do key vocabulary page 108 and questions 1-4
page 111.
- Do
chemical formulas worksheet front and back
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Friday, 11/4/05:
- End
of the 1st Quarter!
- Finish
Mineral ID Lab
- Section
4.1 and Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, 11/8/05!
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Due Monday, 11/7/05:
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Second Quarter: November 7, 2005 to January 26, 2006
Week #11: November 7, 2005 to November 10, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/7/05:
- Review
for test on minerals
- Finish
Mineral ID Labs
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Due Tuesday, 11/8/05:
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Tuesday, 11/8/05:
- Section
4.1 and Chapter 5 Test: Earth’s Formation, Chemistry, and Minerals
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Due Wednesday, 11/9/05 or Thursday, 11/10/05:
- Get
homework packets ready to turn in in the following order: 4.1, 5.1, 5.2,
5.3, 5.4, Chemistry Practice Sheet, Chemical Formulas Practice, P&S
wave Internet Investigation
- Read
Section 6.1, pages 118-120. Do key vocabulary page 118 and questions 1-5
page 120.
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Wednesday, 11/9/05 or Thursday, 11/10/05:
- Collect
homework packets in the following order: 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4,
Chemistry Practice Sheet, Chemical Formulas Practice, P&S wave
Internet Investigation
- New
Seats!
- Rocks
and the Rock Cycle
- Igneous
Rock Lab
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Due Monday, 11/14/05:
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Week #12: November 14,
2005 to November 18,
2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/14/05:
- Hand
out Field Trip forms for the Arroyo Seco
- Finish
Igneous Rock Notes and Bowen’s Reaction Series
- Igneous
Rock Lab
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Due Tuesday, 11/15/05:
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Tuesday, 11/15/05:
- Collect
Field Trip forms
- Stamp/go
over homework
- Finish
Igneous Rock Lab
- Sedimentary
Rocks
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Due Wednesday, 11/16/05 or Thursday, 11/17/05:
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Wednesday, 11/16/05 or Thursday, 11/17/05:
- Field
Trip to the Arroyo Seco!
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Due Friday, 11/18/05:
- Read
Section 6.3, pages 127-131. Do key vocabulary on page 127 and questions
1-5 page 131.
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Friday, 11/18/05:
- Sedimentary
Rock Notes and Lab
- Grand
Canyon PowerPoint
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Due Monday, 11/28/05:
- Have
a nice Thanksgiving Holiday. Go to the mineral museum
for extra credit! 15 points maximum.
- Another
Extra Credit Opportunity: Do a report on the
geology of the place you visit this Thanksgiving holiday. If you
aren’t going anywhere, then do the geology of your street or back
yard. Take digital pictures and do a PowerPoint if you like. 10 points
maximum.
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Week #13: November 28,
2005 to December 2, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/28/05:
- Review
Sedimentary Rocks
- Sedimentary
Rock Lab
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Due Tuesday, 11/29/05:
- Read
Section 6.4, pages 133-137. Do key vocabulary on page 133 and questions
1-5 page 137.
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Tuesday, 11/29/05:
- Sedimentary
Rock Lab
- Collect
extra credit from Thanksgiving
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Due Wednesday, 11/30/05 or Thursday, 12/1/05:
- Read
Section 6.2, pages 121-126. Do key vocabulary on page 121 and questions
1-6 page 126.
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Wednesday, 11/30/05 or Thursday, 12/1/05:
- Finish
Sedimentary Rock Lab if not done
- Review
for Friday’s test on chapter 6, rocks.
- Metamorphic
rock notes
- Metamorphic
rock lab
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Due Friday, 12/2/05:
- Review
for Test on Chapter 6, Rocks. Go here for
links to review websites.
- Get
homework packets together: Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and igneous rock
internet investigation
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Friday, 12/2/05:
- Test
on Chapter 6, Rocks
- Collect
homework packets. Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and igneous rock internet
investigation
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Due Monday, 12/5/05:
- Go
to the mineral
museum for extra credit! 15 points maximum. Last day to turn in is
Tuesday, 12/6/05.
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Week #14: December 5, 2005 to December 9, 2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/5/05:
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Due Tuesday, 12/6/05:
- Read
Section 30.1, pages 666-671. Do key vocabulary on page 666 and questions
1-4 page 671.
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Tuesday, 12/6/05:
- Pass
back minerals tests and correct them in class
- Pass
back papers
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Due Wednesday, 12/7/05 or Thursday, 12/8/05:
- Read
Section 29.1, pages 648-649. Do key vocabulary on page 648 and questions
1-4 page 649.
- Bring
your book to class for block day!
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Wednesday, 12/7/05 or Thursday, 12/8/05:
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Due Friday, 12/9/05:
- Read
Section 29.2, pages 650-654. Do key vocabulary on page 650 and questions
1-5 page 654.
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Friday, 12/9/05:
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Due Monday, 12/12/05:
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Week #15: December 12,
2005 to December 16,
2005
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/12/05:
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Due Tuesday, 12/13/05:
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Tuesday, 12/13/05:
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Due Wednesday, 12/14/05 or Thursday, 12/15/05:
- Read
Section 8.1., pages 172-175. Do key vocabulary on page 172 and questions
1-5 page 175.
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Wednesday, 12/14/05 or Thursday, 12/15/05:
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Due Friday, 12/16/05:
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Friday, 12/16/05:
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Due Tuesday, 1/3/06:
- Have
a nice Winter Break!
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Week #16: January 3, 2006 to January 6, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 1/3/06:
- Intro
to Plate Tectonics
- Plate
Tectonics Video and Questions
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Due Wednesday, 1/4/06 or Thursday, 1/5/06:
- Read
Section 8.2., pages 176-179. Do key vocabulary on page 176 and questions
1-7 page 179.
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Wednesday, 1/4/06 or Thursday, 1/5/06:
- Plate
Tectonics Video and Questions
- Plate
Tectonics and Paleomagnetism Lab
- Hand
out progress reports
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Due Friday, 1/6/06:
- Plate
Tectonic Travel worksheet
- Get
progress reports signed. You sign too!
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Friday, 1/6/06:
- Collect
signed progress reports
- Stamp/go
over homework on plate movement problems
- Plate
Tectonics and Paleomagnetism Lab
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Due Monday, 1/9/06:
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Week #17: January 9, 2006 to January 13, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/9/06:
- Finish
Plate Tectonics and Paleomagnetism Lab
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Due Tuesday, 1/10/06:
- Periods 4 and 6: Read
Section 8.3., pages 180-181. Do key vocabulary on page 180 and questions
1-2 page 181.
- Read
Section 8.4., pages 182-187. Do key vocabulary on page 182 and questions
1-5 page 187.
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Tuesday, 1/10/06:
- Period 1: Finish Plate
Tectonics and Paleomagnetism Lab
- Plate
boundaries
- Period 4 and 6: Internet
Investigation in IRC on Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Movement
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Due Wednesday, 1/11/06 or Thursday, 1/12/06:
- Period 1: Read Section
8.3., pages 180-181. Do key vocabulary on page 180 and questions 1-2
page 181.
- Read
Section 8.4., pages 182-187. Do key vocabulary on page 182 and questions
1-5 page 187.
- Periods 4 and 6: Finish Internet
Investigation if not done. Start Block Day’s homework.
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Wednesday, 1/11/06 or Thursday, 1/12/06:
- Plate
boundaries
- How
plates move lab
- Finish
Paleomagnetism lab
- Review
for Plate Tectonics Test
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Due Friday, 1/13/06:
- Review
for Plate Tectonics Test. I would bring a calculator if I were you!J
- Get
homework packets together and ready to collect. Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3,
8.4, plate tectonic travel worksheet, and plate boundaries map.
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Friday, 1/13/06:
- Test
on Chapter 8, Plate Tectonics. YOU WILL BENEFIT GREATLY BY HAVING A
CALCULATOR!
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Due Tuesday, 1/17/06:
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Week #18: January 17, 2006 to January 20, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 1/17/06:
- Intro
to Volcanoes
- Volcano
basics
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Due Wednesday, 1/18/06:
- Read
Section 9.2, pages 199-201. Do key vocabulary on page 199 and questions
1-5 page 201.
- Review
for geology final exam
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Wednesday, 1/18/06:
- What
makes volcanoes go boom?
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Due Thursday, 1/19/06:
- Read
Section 9.3, pages 202-204. Do key vocabulary on page 202 and questions
1-3 page 204.
- Read
article on page 205 and write a short essay describing how and why
volcanologists forecast volcanic eruptions.
- Review
for geology final exam
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Thursday, 1/19/06:
- Volcano
prediction in IRC
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Due Friday, 1/20/06:
- Read
Section 9.4, pages 206-207. Do questions 1-6 page 207.
- Review
for geology final exam
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Friday, 1/20/06:
- Review
for final exam and pass back papers
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Due Monday, 1/23/06:
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If you have
questions, email Mr. Traeger at ttraeger@lcusd.net