Geology Class Syllabus: Spring 2005

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Fourth Quarter: April 11, 2005 to June 16, 2005

Week #10: April 11, 2005 to April 15, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/11/05: Solar Eclipse on 4/8/05! Pass back papers Check 3^rd Quarter Grades Correct Sun Tests	Due Tuesday, 4/12/05: Read Section 27.4, Solar System Debris, pages 602 to 605. Do key vocabulary on page 602 and questions 1-5 on page 605.
Tuesday, 4/12/05: Sim-Planet: What goes into making the ideal planet for life? The Inner Planets	Due Wednesday, 4/13/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 4/14/05 (Pd. 1): Review sections 26.2, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, and 27.4 for test on Friday, 4/15/05.
Wednesday, 4/13/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 4/14/05 (Period 1): Mars Rover Missions and the Search for life Finish Inner Planets The Outer Planets and their moons	Due Friday, 4/15/05: Review sections 26.2, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, and 27.4 for test on Friday, 4/15/05. File your taxes if you have a job!
Friday, 4/15/05: The Outer Planets and their moons Cassini Mission to Saturn	Due Monday, 4/18/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #11: April 18, 2005 to April 22, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/18/05: Finish moons of other planets Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites Finish “A Journey Through the Solar System” Packet Review for test on planets	Due Tuesday, 4/19/05: Review sections 26.2, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, and 27.4 for test on Friday, 4/15/05. Get homework packets ready to turn in: Sections 26.2, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, and 27.4 Finish “Journey through the Solar System” packets
Tuesday, 4/1905: Star/Planet/Moon Party on Wednesday, 4/20/05 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM on the tennis courts Test on Planets: Sections 26.2, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, and 27.4 Turn in homework packets Turn in “Journey through the Solar System Packets”	Due Wednesday, 4/20/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 4/21/05 (Pd. 1): Read Section 28.1, A Closer Look at Light, pages 612 to 616. Do key vocabulary on page 612 and questions 1-5 on page 616.
Wednesday, 4/20/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 4/21/05 (Period 1): Light and Stars Spectra Lab	Due Friday, 4/22/05: Read Section 28.2, Stars and Their Characteristics, pages 617 to 624. Do key vocabulary on page 617 and questions 1-6 on page 624.
Friday, 4/22/05: Star Characteristics and Life Cycles	Due Monday, 4/25/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #12: April 25, 2005 to April 29, 2005 (STAR Testing Week)

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/25/05: Periods 1 and 2 Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Star Life Cycles	Due Thursday, 4/28/05: Read Section 28.3, Life Cycles of Stars, pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and questions 1-4 on page 630. Get Cruise Signature Forms signed for R/V Sea World
Tuesday, 4/2605: Periods 1 and 2 Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Black Holes Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Period 6 Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Star Life Cycles	Due Thursday, 4/28/05: Read Section 28.3, Life Cycles of Stars, pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and questions 1-4 on page 630. Get Cruise Signature Forms signed for R/V Sea World
Wednesday, 4/27/05: Period 6 Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Black Holes Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram	Due Thursday, 4/28/05: Read Section 28.3, Life Cycles of Stars, pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and questions 1-4 on page 630. Get Cruise Signature Forms signed for R/V Sea World
Thursday, 4/28/05: Stamp homework Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Finish H-R Diagram and Turn in The Doppler Effect	Due Friday, 4/29/05: Read Section 28.4, Galaxies and the Universe, pages 631 to 635. Do key vocabulary on page 631 and questions 1-5 on page 635. Get Cruise Signature Forms signed for R/V Sea World
Friday, 4/29/05: Stamp homework Collect Cruise Signature Forms for R/V Sea World Finish worksheet “Light the Astronomers Friend” and turn in.	Due Monday, 5/2/05: Have a nice weekend! Traeger out on Monday on the Research Vessel Sea World. Those that don’t go on the cruise will have a substitute.

Week #13: May 2, 2005 to May 6, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/2/05: Traeger out on Monday on the Research Vessel Sea World. Video and Questions for Understanding the Universe with the substitute	Due Tuesday, 5/3/05: Make sure H-R diagrams from last week are turned in.
Tuesday, 5/3/05: Traeger out sick Complete “Light, the Astronomer’s Friend” packets and “Red Shift, Blue Shift” worksheet with the substitute	Due Wednesday, 5/4/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 5/5/05 (Pd. 1): Complete “Light, the Astronomer’s Friend” packets and “Red Shift, Blue Shift” worksheet
Wednesday, 5/4/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 5/5/05 (Period 1): The Doppler Effect Go over “Red Shift, Blue Shift.” Starfinder Lab	Due Friday, 5/6/05: Review sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, and 28.4 for test on Tuesday, 5/10/05.
Friday, 5/6/05: Constellations and the Zodiac Astrology versus Astronomy Work on Starfinder Labs	Due Monday, 5/9/05: Have a nice weekend! Traeger out on Monday on the Research Vessel Sea World. Those that don’t go on the cruise will have a substitute for periods 4, 5, and 6.

Week #14: May 9, 2005 to May 13, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/9/05: Finish Starfinder Packets Review for Chapter 28 Test on Stars Traeger out on Monday during periods 4, 5, and 6 on the Research Vessel Sea World.	Due Tuesday, 5/10/05: Review sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, and 28.4 for test on Tuesday, 5/10/05. Get homework packets ready to turn in: Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, and 28.4
Tuesday, 5/10/05: Test on Stars: Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, and 28.4 Turn in homework packets	Due Wednesday, 5/11/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 5/12/05 (Pd. 1): Think of a topic that you want to do for your research project.
Wednesday, 5/11/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 5/12/05 (Period 1): Earth Search projects in the IRC	Due Friday, 5/13/05: Work more on your project.
Friday, 5/13/05: Slide Show of the Research Vessel Sea World cruise.	Due Monday, 5/16/05: Make sure to go to the JPL Open House this weekend! Extra Credit write ups due by Tuesday, 5/17/05

Week #15: May 16, 2005 to May 20, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/16/05: Today’s Weather! Composition of the Atmosphere: Demo and Worksheet Video of a guy riding a balloon to 103,000 feet!	Due Tuesday, 5/17/05: Read Section 17.1, The Atmosphere in Balance, pages 366-368. Do Section Review Questions 1-5 page 368. No Vocabulary. JPL Open House Write-ups
Tuesday, 5/17/05: Collect JPL Open House Write-ups Today’s Weather! Stamp Homework Structure of Atmosphere Heat Transfer	Due Wednesday, 5/18/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 5/19/05 (Pd. 1): Read Section 17.2, Heat and the Atmosphere, pages 369-373. Do Section Review Questions 1-6 page 373 and vocabulary page 369.
Wednesday, 5/18/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 5/19/05 (Period 1): Today’s Weather! How to do an outline Heating Lab Specific Heat Calculation	Due Friday, 5/20/05: Earth Opinions Project outlines due. Go here for a template.
Friday, 5/20/05: Today’s Weather! Collect project outlines Finish Heating Lab Finish Structure of Atmosphere worksheet	Due Monday, 5/23/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #16: May 23, 2005 to May 27, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/23/05: Today’s Weather! Star Test Corrections Make sure Heating Labs and Structure of the Atmosphere worksheets are done and turned in!	Due Tuesday, 5/24/05: Read Section 17.3, Local Temperature Variations, pages 374-377. Do Section Review Questions 1-6 page 377 and vocabulary page 374. Work on Earth Opinions Projects
Tuesday, 5/24/05: Today’s Weather! Stamp Homework Go over project format Start Global Warming video: “Earth in the Hot Seat” Hand out progress reports	Due Wednesday, 5/25/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 5/26/05 (Pd. 1): Read Section 17.4, Human Impact on the Atmosphere, pages 378-382. Do Section Review Questions 1-5 page 382 and vocabulary page 378. Work on Earth Opinions Projects Get Progress Reports Signed!
Wednesday, 5/25/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 5/26/05 (Period 1): Today’s Weather! Collect Progress Reports Finish Global Warming Video: “Earth in the Hot Seat” and questions Lab on Density and thermohaline circulation and how it relates to the movie The Day After Tomorrow	Due Friday, 5/27/05: Earth Opinions Projects due. Go here for a template. Get Progress Reports Signed!
Friday, 5/27/05: Today’s Weather! Collect Progress Reports Collect Earth Opinions projects Internet Investigation	Due Tuesday, 5/31/05: Have a nice Memorial Day/Prom weekend!

Week #17: May 31, 2005 to June 3, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Tuesday, 5/31/05: Today’s Weather! Review for Atmosphere Test Air Pollution Earth’s Heat Budget	Due Wednesday, 6/1/05: Review for Chapter 17 test on atmosphere Get homework packets ready to turn in: sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4 Finish Internet Investigation on Ozone Depletion from last Friday
Wednesday, 6/1/05: Today’s Weather! Collect Ozone Depletion Internet Investigation Collect Homework packets sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, and 17.4 Test on the Atmosphere	Due Thursday, 6/2/05: Read Section 18.1, Humidity and Condensation, pages 390-395. Do Section Review Questions 1-6 page 395 and vocabulary page 390.
Thursday, 6/2/05: Today’s Weather! Stamp homework Properties of Water Start Humidity Lab	Due Friday, 6/3/05: · Read Section 18.2, Clouds, pages 396-401. Do Section Review Questions 1-6 page 401 and vocabulary page 396.
Friday, 6/3/05: Today’s Weather! Stamp homework Video on El Niño Seniors and anyone else absent should write a 1-page paper on the causes and effects of El Niño.	Due Monday, 6/6/05: Have a nice weekend! Start studying for your final exam. Review chapters 4, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28, 17, 18, and 19.

Week #18: June 6, 2005 to June 10, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 6/6/05: Today’s Weather! Pass out Final Review Sheets Relative Humidity Labs Start clouds	Due Tuesday, 6/7/05: Read Section 18.3, Precipitation, pages 402-406. Do Section Review Questions 1-7 page 406 and vocabulary page 402.
Tuesday, 6/7/05: Today’s Weather! Clouds!	Due Wednesday, 6/8/05: Study for Final Exams!
Wednesday, 6/8/05: Today’s Weather! Precipitation Patterns	Due Thursday, 6/9/05: Study for Final Exams!
Thursday, 6/9/05: Today’s Weather! Review for Final Exams!	Due Friday, 6/10/05: · Study for Final Exams!
Friday, 6/10/05: Final Exams for Seniors Start! Classes without Seniors will watch The Day After Tomorrow	Due Monday, 6/13/05: Have a nice weekend! Study for your final exam. Review chapters 4, 10, 11, 25, 26, 27, 28, 17, 18, and 19.

Third Quarter: January 31, 2005 to April 1, 2005

Week #1: January 31, 2005 to February 4, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 1/31/05: Pass back and go over first semester final exams	Due Tuesday, 2/1/05: Read Section 10.2, Locating and Measuring Earthquakes, on pages 217-221 in your textbook. Do key vocabulary on page 217 and questions 1-4 page 221. Also do mini lab on page 219.
Tuesday, 2/1/05: Stamp/go over section 10.2 homework Start video: “Earthquake: On Shaky Ground”	Due Wednesday, 2/2/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 2/3/05 (Pd. 1): Read Section 10.3, Earthquake Hazards, on pages 222-226 in your textbook. Do key vocabulary on page 222 and questions 1-5 page 226.
Wednesday, 2/2/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 2/3/05 (Period 1): Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. Can he predict an earthquake based on the weather? Stamp/go over section 10.3 homework Finish Video: “Earthquake: On Shaky Ground” Hand out Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country and Earthquake Preparedness Assessment. Start working on assessment.	Due Friday, 2/4/05: Read over the pamphlet Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country. Use this booklet to gauge your level of earthquake preparedness around your home.
Friday, 2/4/05: Earthquake Safety Discussion on homework Using P and S waves to find the magnitude and epicenter of an earthquake	Due Monday, 2/7/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #2: February 7, 2005 to February 11, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/7/05: Turn in EQ Safety Plans from last week Reading Geologic Maps Finish Intensity vs. Magnitude Activities	Due Tuesday, 2/8/05 (P. 1) or Wednesday, 2/9/05 (P. 2 & 6): Read Section 10.4, Studying Earth’s Interior, on pages 228-229 in your textbook. Do questions 1-3 page 229. No vocabulary words
Tuesday, 2/8/05 (Period 1) or Wednesday, 2/9/05 (Periods 2 and 6): Stamp/go over homework section 10.4 Finish Intensity vs. Magnitude activities Plotting Earthquake Epicenters Earthquake waves and studying earth’s interior	Due Thursday, 2/10/05: NO HOMEWORK due to high school exit exam. Study for Friday’s test on earthquakes. See Friday’s homework.
Thursday, 2/10/05: Review for Earthquakes test Earthquake waves and studying earth’s interior Finish plotting earthquake epicenters	Due Friday, 2/11/05: Review sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and earthquake safety booklet (“Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country”) for test on Earthquakes. Get homework packets ready to turn in for these sections.
Friday, 2/11/05: Test on section 11.2 and all of chapter 10 on earthquakes. Homework packets due for sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4	Due Wednesday, 2/16/05: Have a nice 4-day weekend!

Week #3: February 16, 2005 to February 18, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Wednesday, 2/16/05: Collect Moon Party forms. We will be meeting at 7:00 PM tonight on the LCHS tennis courts for lunar observations if the weather is clear. Alternate dates are Thursday, 2/17 or Monday, 2/21. Intro. to Space Moon video & questions	Due Thursday, 2/17/05: Read Section 25.1, Origin and Properties of the Moon, on pages 556-560 in your textbook. Do key vocabulary on page 556 and questions 1-4 page 560. Also do mini lab on page 557, Weights on the Moon and Earth. Get Moon Party permission forms signed
Thursday, 2/17/05: Stamp homework Newton’s Laws of Motion Finish moon video and questions Notes on the Geology of the Moon	Due Friday, 2/18/05: Read Section 25.2, The Moon’s Motions, on pages 562-565 in your textbook. Do key vocabulary on page 562 and questions 1-5 page 565.
Friday, 2/18/05: Internet Investigation ES 2506 on Asteroid Impacts	Due Monday, 2/21/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #4: February 21, 2005 to February 25, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/21/05: Finish To the Moon Video and Questions Lunar Geology notes Hand out homework “Weights on Other Worlds.”	Due Tuesday, 2/22/05: Do worksheet entitled “Weights on Other Worlds”
Tuesday, 2/22/05: Check/go over homework “Weights on Other Worlds.” Making a Lunar Calendar: Intro to Moon Phases Period 6: Finish To the Moon Video.	Due Wednesday, 2/23/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 2/24/05 (Pd. 1): Finish ES 2506 Internet Investigation from last Friday.
Wednesday, 2/23/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 2/24/05 (Period 1): Collect Internet Investigations Pass back and correct earthquake tests Lunar Calendar Activity: Lunar Phases and Eclipses Newton’s Law of Gravitation	Due Friday, 2/25/05: Read Section 24.3, Tides, on pages 541-543 in your textbook. Do key vocabulary on page 541 and questions 1-6 on page 543. Go to the weather section in the newspaper or go online to find the latest tide charts for Los Angeles Harbor. Bring this chart to class with you on Friday.
Friday, 2/25/05: Stamp/go over homework on section 24.3 Lunar phases	Due Monday, 2/28/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #5: February 28, 2005 to March 4, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/28/05: Lunar photos and moon phases Explain Newton’s Law of Gravitation and homework	Due Tuesday, 3/1/05 (P. 1) or Wednesday, 3/2/05 (P. 2 & 6): Complete worksheet on Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Tidal Forces
Tuesday, 3/1/05 (Period 1) or Wednesday, 3/2/05 (Periods 2 and 6): Stamp/go over homework on tidal forces Eclipses Finish Lunar Photos Activity Ocean Tides Pilgrim Tides activity	Due Thursday, 3/3/05: Review sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3, and Newton’s Second Law and Law of Gravitation for test on the Moon. Get homework packets ready to turn in for these sections.
Thursday, 3/3/05: Finish Pilgrim Tides activity Review for test Introduce the Sun	Due Friday, 3/4/05: Finish Pilgrim Tides Activity Review sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3, and Newton’s Second Law and Law of Gravitation for test on the Moon. Get homework packets ready to turn in for these sections.
Friday, 3/4/05: Test on sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3, and Newton’s Second Law and Law of Gravitation. Homework packets due for sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3, Weights on Other Worlds worksheet, and Tidal Forces worksheet. Collect Pilgrim Tides worksheet	Due Monday, 3/7/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #6: March 7, 2005 to March 11, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/7/05: All About the Sun! Observation of the sun using a telescope & solar filter	Due Tuesday, 3/8/05: Read Section 26.1, The Sun’s Size, Heat, and Structure on pages 572-576. Do key vocabulary on pages 572 and Questions 1-5 page 576.
Tuesday, 3/8/05: Internet Investigation in the IRC	Due Wednesday, 3/9/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 3/10/05 (Pd. 1): Finish Internet Investigation from Tuesday.
Wednesday, 3/9/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 3/10/05 (Period 1): Solar observations using a telescope and solar filter Earth’s Rotation Making sun clocks	Due Friday, 3/11/05: Read Section 4.2, Earth’s Rotation, on pages 75-78. Do key vocabulary page 75 and questions 1-5 page 78. Read the article on page 79 on keeping time. Write a paragraph or two on how keeping time has changed through the years.
Friday, 3/11/05: Stamp section 4.2 homework Go outside and measure the sun angle and direction	Due Monday, 3/14/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #7: March 14, 2005 to March 18, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/14/05: Collect Star Party Extra Credit Forms Daily sunspot recording Progress Reports handed outJLJ Correct Moon tests	Due Tuesday, 3/15/05: Read Section 4.3, The Earth’s Revolution, on pages 80-83. Do key vocabulary on pages 572 and Questions 1-4 page 576. Get progress reports signed. You sign them too!
Tuesday, 3/15/05: Stamp homework section 4.3 Collect signed progress reports Finish worksheet on Earth’s rotation Earth’s revolution and seasons	Due Wednesday, 3/16/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 3/17/05 (Pd. 1): Go to the newspaper or the internet to find sunrise and sunset times for today and tomorrow. Also find the UV index level for La Cañada. Tell me what the UV index is and why it is important.
Wednesday, 3/16/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 3/17/05 (Period 1): The Ultraviolet Index: What it means to you Finish Earth’s revolution and seasons lab All about the Sun worksheet and notes	Due Friday, 3/18/05: Finish drawing plots of sun tracks for Earth’s Seasons Activity
Friday, 3/18/05: Finish Earth’s Revolution and Seasons	Due Monday, 3/21/05: Go to Servathon on Saturday, 3/19/05 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM!

Week #8: March 21, 2005 to March 25, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/21/05: Video and notes on sun Study packet “All about the Sun” Finish questions on Earth’s Revolution and Seasons	Due Tuesday, 3/22/05: Review for Test on Sections 26.1, 4.2, 4.3, and UV index level Get homework packets together for Sections 26.1, 4.2, 4.3 and UV Index Finish questions on “All about Sun” handout as a way to review for test Finish and turn in packet on Earth’s Revolution and Seasons
Tuesday, 3/22/05: Collect homework packets 26.1, 4.2, 4.3, and UV Index Turn in Earth’s Revolution and Seasons packet Test on the Sun (26.1), Earth’s Rotation (4.2), Seasons (4.3), and UV index level	Due Wednesday, 3/23/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 3/24/05 (Pd. 1): Read Section 26.2, Observing the Solar System: A History, pages 577 to 580. Do key vocabulary page 577 and Questions 1-5 page 580. Also, read the article on page 581 and discuss (in a paragraph) what Galileo did to advance our knowledge of the Universe.
Wednesday, 3/23/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 3/24/05 (Period 1): Intro to the Planets and History of the Solar System Planetary Orbits Guest Speaker on Asteroid Astrometry!	Due Friday, 3/25/05: Read Section 27.1, The Inner Planets, pages 588 to 592. Do key vocabulary page 588 and questions 1-6 page 592.
Friday, 3/25/05: Kepler’s Laws	Due Monday, 3/28/05: Have a nice weekend!

Week #9: March 28, 2005 to April 1, 2005

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/28/05: 8.2 Earthquake in Indonesia! Finish Kepler’s Laws packet Inner Planets	Due Tuesday, 3/29/05: Read Section 27.2, The Outer Planets, pages 594 to 598. No vocabulary. Do questions 1-5 page 598.
Tuesday, 3/29/05: Internet Investigations on the Planets	Due Wednesday, 3/30/05 (Pds. 2 & 6) or Thursday, 3/31/05 (Pd. 1): Finish both sides of Internet Investigation Extra credit for watching NOVA: The Wave that Shook the World, which airs Tuesday, 3/29/05 from 8 to 9 PM on KCET Channel 28 Write a short essay on what the video was about.
Wednesday, 3/30/05 (Periods 2 and 6) or Thursday, 3/31/05 (Period 1): Solar System Scale	Due Friday, 4/1/05: Read Section 27.3, Planetary Satellites, pages 599 to 601. Do key vocabulary page 599 and questions 1-5 page 601.
Friday, 4/1/05: Solar System Scale	Due Monday, 4/11/05: Have a Nice Spring Break!

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