Geology Class Syllabus: Fall 2006
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First Quarter: September 5, 2006 to November 9, 2006
Week #1: September 5, 2006 to
September 8, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday, 9/5/06:
- Class
Introduction
- Hand
out Class
Rules
- Introduction
to Earth’s spheres and interactions
- Traeger’s
PowerPoint slide show of summer vacation and its relation to Earth
spheres
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Due Wednesday,
9/6/06:
- Get
your textbook covered.
- Get class
rules signed
- Get
class materials (binder, paper, pens/pencils,
ruler, scientific calculator)
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Wednesday,
9/6/06:
- Check
for covered textbooks, binders, and calculators. Collect rules
signatures.
- Student
survey
- Continue
with Traeger’s PowerPoint slide show of summer vacation and its
relation to Earth spheres
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Due Thursday,
9/7/06:
- Get
your textbook covered.
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, scientific calculator)
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Thursday,
9/7/06:
- Check
for covered textbooks, binders, and calculators. Collect rules
signatures.
- Go
over class
rules and safety in more depth
- Go
over class website
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Due Friday,
9/8/06:
- Get
your textbook covered.
- Get
class materials (binder, paper,
pens/pencils, ruler, scientific calculator)
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Friday, 9/8/06:
- Check
for covered textbooks, binders, and calculators. Collect rules
signatures.
- Finish
with Traeger’s PowerPoint slide show of summer vacation and its
relation to Earth spheres
- Finish
and collect Earth spheres and sphere interactions worksheet
- The
quiz on class rules and earth’s spheres will now be on Tuesday,
9/12/06 due to class assemblies.
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Due Monday,
9/11/06:
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Week #2: September 11, 2006
to September 15, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/11/06:
- Go
over what’s on tomorrow’s test
- NASA’s
Metric
Mayhem and dimensional analysis/factor label method
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Due Tuesday,
9/12/06:
- Review
for test on class
rules, safety, and section 1.2 on sphere interactions
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Tuesday, 9/12/06:
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Due Wednesday,
9/13/06:
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Wednesday,
9/13/06:
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Due Thursday,
9/14/06:
- Complete
Metric System: Friend of the Scientist sheet
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Thursday,
9/14/06:
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Due Friday,
9/15/06:
- Complete
Metric System: Friend of the Scientist sheet
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Friday, 9/15/06:
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Due Monday,
9/18/06:
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Week #3: September 18, 2006
to September 22, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/18/06:
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Due Tuesday,
9/19/06:
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Tuesday,
9/19/06:
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Due Wednesday,
9/20/06 or Thursday, 9/21/06:
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Wednesday, 9/20/06
or Thursday, 9/21/06 Block Day:
- Class
is in IRC for block day this week
- Microsoft
Excel
tutorial: turn in
- What
is GIS?
- Intro
to ArcView GIS 9.1: Module
1 of Mapping Our World. Answer sheet is here
and on the network studentw server.
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Due Friday,
9/22/06:
- Finish
ArcView Module
1 if needed. You will need to have this finished and turned in by
next Friday, 9/29/06 if you do not finish in class. We do not have any
more time scheduled in the IRC.
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Friday, 9/22/06:
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Due Monday,
9/25/06:
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Week #4: September 25, 2006
to September 29, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 9/25/06:
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Due Tuesday,
9/26/06:
- Optional
practice problems sheet with answers
- Review
for Test on unit conversions (using dimensional analysis), metric
measuring, scientific notation (multiplication/division in scientific
notation), and graphing.
- Finish
Graphing Practice sheet.
- Get
homework packets together for turn in the following order: metric mayhem
worksheet,
additional
practice problems with dimensional analysis, Metric System: Friend
of the Scientist sheet, scientific
notation problems parts 1, 2, and 3 and associated graphing practice
sheet.
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Tuesday, 9/26/06:
- Test
on unit conversions (using dimensional analysis), metric measuring,
scientific notation (multiplication/division in scientific notation),
and graphing.
- Collect
Homework Packets in the following order: metric mayhem worksheet,
additional
practice problems with dimensional analysis, Metric System: Friend
of the Scientist sheet, scientific
notation problems parts 1, 2, and 3 and associated graphing practice
sheet.
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Due Wednesday,
9/27/06 or Thursday, 9/28/06:
- Read
Section 3.1, pages 44-47 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary by
drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is highly
recommended. Answer section review questions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 on page
47. Homework will be checked on Friday, 9/29/06.
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Wednesday,
9/27/06 or Thursday, 9/28/06 Block Day:
- The
basics of orienteering and GPS
- Geocaching
with GPS receivers
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Due Friday,
9/29/06:
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Friday, 9/29/06:
- Stamp
and go over section 3.1 homework
- Finish
Geocaching with GPS receivers
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Due Monday,
10/2/06:
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Week #5: October 2, 2006 to
October 6, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/2/06:
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Due Tuesday,
10/3/06:
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Tuesday,
10/3/06:
- Correct
test on unit conversions (using dimensional analysis), metric measuring,
scientific notation (multiplication/division in scientific notation),
and graphing.
- Finish
map
basics worksheet.
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Due Wednesday,
10/4/06 or Thursday, 10/5/06:
- Read
Section 3.2, pages 48-51 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary by
drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is highly
recommended. Answer section review questions 1-3 on page 51.
- Read
story titled “Linking Information and Location” on page 52. Write
a short essay on how GIS might be used in this class and how it could be
used in your life.
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Wednesday,
10/4/06 or Thursday, 10/5/06 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
10/6/06:
- Read
Section 3.3, pages 53-57 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary by
drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is highly
recommended. Answer section review questions 1-6 on page 57.
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Friday, 10/6/06:
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Due Monday,
10/9/06:
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Week #6: October 9, 2006 to
October 13, 2006
This is Earth Science Week!!!
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 10/9/06:
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Due Tuesday,
10/10/06:
- No
homework. Traeger out sickL
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Tuesday,
10/10/06:
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Due Wednesday,
10/11/06 or Thursday, 10/12/06:
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Wednesday,
10/11/06 or Thursday, 10/12/06 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
10/13/06:
- Review
all of chapter 3 for test on maps scheduled for Friday, 10/13/06
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Friday,
10/13/06:
- Test
on maps sections 3.1 to 3.3
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Due Monday,
10/16/06:
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Week #7: October 16, 2006 to
October 20, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/16/06:
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Due Tuesday,
10/17/06:
- Read
Section 4.1, pages 70-74 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary on page
70 by drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is highly
recommended. Answer section review questions 1-5 on page 74.
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Tuesday,
10/17/06:
- Finish
NOVA Origins video
and questions
- Introduction
to chemistry
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Due Wednesday,
10/18/06 or Thursday, 10/19/06:
- Read
Section 5.1, pages 90-95 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary on page
90 by drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is highly
recommended. Answer section review questions 1-5 on page 95.
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Wednesday,
10/18/06 or Thursday, 10/19/06 Block Day:
- Finish
NOVA Origins video
and questions
- Chemical
characteristics, periodic table, and bonding
- Properties
of Matter Lab
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Due Friday,
10/20/06:
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Friday,
10/20/06:
- Finish
Properties of Matter Lab and turn in
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Due Monday,
10/23/06:
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Week #8: October 23, 2006 to October
27, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/23/06:
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Due Tuesday,
10/24/06:
- Complete
Chemistry Practice Sheet front and back
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Tuesday,
10/24/06:
- Pass
back/correct maps tests
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Due Wednesday,
10/25/06 or Thursday, 10/26/06:
- Read
Section 5.2, pages 96-102 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary on
page 96 by drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is
highly recommended. Answer section review questions 1-6 on page 102.
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Wednesday,
10/25/06 or Thursday, 10/26/06 Block Day:
- Go
over chemistry basics sheet
- Chemical
Bonding and naming chemical compounds
- Mineral
Basics
- Mineral
ID Lab
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Due Friday,
10/27/06:
- Read
Section 5.3, pages 104-107 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary on
page 104 by drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is
highly recommended. Answer section review questions 1-5 on page 107.
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Friday, 10/27/06:
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Due Monday,
10/30/06:
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Week #9: October 30, 2006 to
November 3, 2006 (No school on Wed., November 1st)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
10/30/06:
- Mineral
ID Lab: Finish
- Mineral
Groups
- Finish
Chemistry Note Sheet from last week
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Due Tuesday,
10/31/06 or Thursday, 11/2/06 Block Day:
- Read
Section 5.4, pages 108-111 in your textbook. Define key vocabulary on
page 108 by drawing a sketch of each word. Doing this on 3x5 cards is
highly recommended. Answer section review questions 1-4 on page 111.
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Tuesday,
10/31/06 or Thursday, 11/2/06 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
11/3/06:
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Friday, 11/3/06:
- Mineral
ID Lab: Finish
- Mineral
Groups
- Minerals
Test on Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 next Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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Due Monday,
11/6/06:
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Week #10: November 6, 2006 to
November 10, 2006 (No school on Fri., Nov. 10th)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 11/6/06:
- Mineral
ID Lab: Go over and correct in class
- Mineral
Review Video
- Review for
tomorrow’s test
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Due Tuesday,
11/7/06:
- Review for
TEST on sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
- Get
HW packets together with the following material in the following order:
Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and Chemistry Practice Problems Sheet
3-3
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Tuesday,
11/7/06:
- Collect
HW Packets in the following order: Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and
Chemistry Practice Problems Sheet 3-3
- Minerals
TEST on Sections 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
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Due Wednesday,
11/8/06:
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Wednesday,
11/8/06:
- LAST
Day for makeup work for the first quarter! Everything is due by
3:00 PM!
- Transit
of the Planet Mercury
across the Sun! We
will start observing the transit from the end of period 3 (11:12 AM)
until the end of school (4:10 PM) with the solar telescope and filter.
This won’t happen again until May 9, 2016, so cross your fingers
that it is sunny!
- Introduction
to Chapter 8, Plate Tectonics
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Due Thursday,
11/9/06:
- Read
Section 8.1, page 172 to 175. Do key vocabulary page 172 and questions
1-5 page 175.
- Work
on Mineral
Projects.
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Thursday, 11/9/06:
- Mineral
Projects in IRC. This will be the last class period to work on them.
Final Project DUE on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 to the studentw server.
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Due Monday,
11/13/06:
·
Have a nice Veteran’s Day weekend!
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Work on Mineral
Projects if not finished!
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Second Quarter: November 13, 2006 to February 1, 2007
Week #11: November 13, 2006
to November 17, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/13/06:
- Demo
how to turn mineral project in
- Intro
to Plate Tectonics
- Theory
vs. Hypothesis
- Belief
vs. Science
- Plate
Tectonics video
and questions
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Due Tuesday,
11/14/06:
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Tuesday,
11/14/06:
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Due Wednesday,
11/15/06 or Thursday, 11/16/06:
- Read
Section 8.2, page 176 to 179. Do key vocabulary page 176 and questions
1-7 page 179.
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Wednesday,
11/15/06 or Thursday, 11/16/06 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
11/17/06:
- Read
Section 8.2, page 176 to 179. Do key vocabulary page 176 and questions
1-7 page 179.
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Friday,
11/17/06:
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Due Monday,
11/27/06:
- Have
a nice Thanksgiving Break! Don’t forget to go to the mineral museum
for extra credit!
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Week #12: November 27, 2006
to December 1, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
11/27/06:
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Due Tuesday,
11/28/06:
- Finish
Plate Boundaries Worksheet
from before break. See the following for links:
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Tuesday,
11/28/06:
- Collect
plate boundaries worksheets from before break to be graded as classwork
- Finish
Plate Tectonics video
and turn in questions
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Due Wednesday,
11/29/06 or Thursday, 11/30/06:
- Read
Section 8.3, page 180 to 181. Do key vocabulary page 180 and questions
1-2 page 181.
- Complete
Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet
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Wednesday,
11/29/06 or Thursday, 11/30/06 Block Day:
- Go
over plate tectonic travel worksheet
- Causes
of plate movement lab
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Due Friday,
12/1/06:
- Read
Section 8.4, page 182 to 187. Do key vocabulary page 182 and questions
1-5 page 187. Also read science & technology section on page 184 and
answer this question: Describe the current technology that is being used
to track the movement of earth’s plates.
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Friday, 12/1/06:
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Due Monday,
12/4/06:
- Go
to the mineral
museum for extra credit! This is the last weekend that this extra
credit will be offered.
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Week #13: December 4, 2006 to
December 8, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 12/4/06:
- Paleomagnetism,
Pangaea, and Plate Tectonics: Finish
- Review
for Plate tectonics test on all of chapter 8.
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Due Tuesday,
12/5/06:
- Review
for test on sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
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Tuesday,
12/5/06:
- Collect
HW Packets: Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, Plate Tectonic Travel worksheet
- Test
on Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4: Plate Tectonics
- Last
day to turn in mineral
museum extra credit
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Due Wednesday,
12/6/06 or Thursday, 12/7/06:
- Read
Section 6.1, pages 118 to 120. Do key vocabulary page 118 and questions
1-5 page 120.
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Wednesday,
12/6/06 or Thursday, 12/7/06 Block Day:
- The
Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks notes
- Igneous
Rock Lab
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Due Friday,
12/8/06:
- Read
Section 6.2, page 121 to 126. Do key vocabulary page 121 and questions
1-6 page 126.
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Friday, 12/8/06:
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Due Monday,
12/11/06:
- Have
a nice weekend.J
- Get
field trip forms signed
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Week #14: December 11, 2006
to December 15, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
12/11/06:
- Stamp/go
over HW Section 6.2
- Collect
field trip forms
- Finish
The Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks notes
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Due Tuesday,
12/12/06:
- Read
Section 9.1, pages 194 to 198. Do key vocabulary page 194 and questions
1-5 page 198.
- Finish
Internet
Investigation from last Friday if needed.
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Tuesday,
12/12/06:
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Due Wednesday,
12/13/06 or Thursday, 12/14/06:
- Read
Section 9.2, pages 199 to 201. Do key vocabulary page 199 and questions
1-5 page 201.
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Wednesday,
12/13/06 or Thursday, 12/14/06 Block Day:
- Arroyo
Seco Field Trip: Bring hat, water, sunscreen, closed-toed shoes. Leave
the i-Pod® at home! This is a NATURE rock walk!
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Due Friday,
12/15/06:
- Finish
questions from Arroyo Seco Field Trip.
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Friday,
12/15/06:
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Due Monday,
12/18/06:
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Week #15: December 18, 2006
to December 22, 2006
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday,
12/18/06:
- Google
Earth® Volcano
Tour. Click on Tectonic
Plates of the World to begin this exercise in Google Earth®. Follow
directions on worksheet. Use the USGS
Photo Glossary to find out what the terms mean. DO 2 VOLCANOES FOR EACH TYPE. DO MAUNA LOA, HAWAII FOR SHIELD
VOLCANO #1, SUNSET CRATER, ARIZONA FOR CINDER CONE VOLCANO #1, MT. ST.
HELENS, WASHINGTON FOR STRATOVOLCANO #
1, AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, WYOMING
FOR CALDERA #1. Volcanoes #2 in each category is your choice. I
recommend going somewhere else in the world besides the U.S.
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Due Tuesday,
12/19/06:
- Read
Section 9.3, pages 202 to 204. Do key vocabulary page 202 and questions
1-3 page 204. Also read the article entitled “Predicting
Eruptions, Saving Lives” on page 205. Write a 10 sentence
paragraph describing how scientists predicted the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and how that prediction
saved lives.
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Tuesday,
12/19/06:
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Due Wednesday,
12/20/06 or Thursday, 12/21/06:
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Wednesday,
12/20/06 or Thursday, 12/21/06 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
12/22/06:
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Friday,
12/22/06:
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Due Monday,
1/8/07:
- Have
a nice Winter Break!J
- Do
an extra credit write up on the geology of the place that you go over
the holiday. Tell me about the types of rocks, interesting geologic
formations, etc. You could do a write up on the geology of your back
yard if you do not go anywhere. It should be minimum of one page. It
will be due the Tuesday we return.
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Week #16: January 8, 2007 to
January 12, 2007
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/8/07:
- In
the interest of time before the end of the semester, I have decided to move
into Chapter Section 11.2 and Chapter 10 on Earthquakes. Chapter 9 on
volcanoes and Chapter Sections 6.1 and 6.2 will be tested on the Final
Exam coming up in 3 weeks.
- Intro.
to Earthquakes
- Killer
Quake video and questions
- Hand
out progress reports to get signed by parents. You sign too and return
Tuesday!
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Due Tuesday,
1/9/07:
- Read
Section 11.2, pages 238 to 241. Do key vocabulary page 238 and questions
1-7 page 241.
- Take
progress reports home to be signed by your parent. You sign too and
return to me for 15 points of homework credit!
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Tuesday, 1/9/07:
- Collect
signed progress reports for 15 points of homework credit.
- Collect
extra credit write-ups from over Winter Break. They are due TODAY.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
- Finish
Killer
Quake video and questions
- It’s
Not My Fault.
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Due Wednesday,
1/10/07 or Thursday, 1/11/07:
- Read
Section 10.1, pages 214 to 216. Do key vocabulary page 214 and questions
1-5 page 216.
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Wednesday,
1/10/07 or Thursday, 1/11/07 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
1/12/07:
- Read
Section 10.2, pages 217 to 221. Do key vocabulary page 217 and questions
1-4 page 221. Also do 10-minute mini lab on page 219 entitled
“Interpreting a Travel Time Graph.”
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Friday, 1/12/07:
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Due Tuesday,
1/16/07:
- Have
a nice Martin Luther King Holiday!
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Week #17: January 16, 2007 to
January 19, 2007
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Classwork
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Homework
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Tuesday,
1/16/07:
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Due Wednesday,
1/17/07 or Thursday, 1/18/07:
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Wednesday,
1/17/07 or Thursday, 1/18/07 Block Day:
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Due Friday,
1/19/07:
- Read
Section 10.3, pages 222 to 226. Do key vocabulary page 222 and questions
1-4 page 226. Read article on page 227. How does technology help us to
respond to earthquake emergencies? Finish Putting
Down Roots in Earthquake Country booklet and worksheet
if not finished.
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Friday, 1/19/07:
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Due Monday,
1/22/07:
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Week #18: January 22, 2007 to
January 26, 2007 (No Block Schedule this Week!)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/22/07:
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Due Tuesday,
1/23/07:
- Read
Section 10.4, pages 228 to 229. Do questions 1-3 page 229
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Tuesday,
1/23/07:
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Due Wednesday,
1/24/07:
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Wednesday,
1/24/07:
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Due Thursday,
1/25/07:
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Thursday,
1/25/07:
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Due Friday,
1/26/07:
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Friday, 1/26/07:
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Due Monday,
1/29/07:
- Have
a nice weekend!
- Review
for Final Exam
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Week #19: January 29, 2007 to
February 1, 2007 (Final Exam Week!)
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Classwork
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Homework
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Monday, 1/29/07:
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Due Tuesday,
1/30/07:
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Tuesday,
1/30/07:
- Final
Exam for Period 2 (7:50 to 9:55) and Period 5 (10:20 to 12:25)
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Due Wednesday,
1/31/07:
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Wednesday,
1/31/07:
- Final
Exam for Period 1 (7:50 to 9:55) and Period 6 (10:20 to 12:25)
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Due Thursday,
2/1/07:
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Thursday,
2/1/07:
- Final
Exam for Period 3 (7:50 to 9:55) and Period 4 (10:20 to 12:25)
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Due Monday,
2/5/07:
- Have
a nice weekend! First Semester Grades will be out next week.
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If you have
questions, email Mr. Traeger at ttraeger@lcusd.net