Geology Class Syllabus: Spring 2006

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Third Quarter: January 30, 2006 to March 31, 2006

Week #1: January 30, 2006 to February 3, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 1/30/06: Pass back and go over Fall Semester Final Exams Pass back papers Intro to Earthquakes	Due Tuesday, 1/31/06: Read Section 11.2, pages 238 to 241. Do key vocabulary on page 238 and questions 1-7 page 241.
Tuesday, 1/31/06: Internet Investigation in IRC	Due Wednesday, 2/1/06 or Thursday, 2/2/06: Finish Internet Investigation
Wednesday, 2/1/06 or Thursday, 2/2/06: Finish Earthquake: On Shaky Ground video It’s Not My Fault Earthquake Waves	Due Friday, 2/3/06: Read Section 10.1, pages 214 to 216. Do key vocabulary on page 214 and questions 1-5 page 216.
Friday, 2/3/06: Go over homework on earthquake waves Structural Deformation Finish It’s Not My Fault	Due Monday, 2/6/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #2: February 6, 2006 to February 10, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/6/06: Earthquake Safety: Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country Finish It’s Not My Fault if not done last Friday	Due Tuesday, 2/7/06 or Wednesday, 2/8/06: Conduct a home earthquake safety assessment using Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country
Tuesday, 2/7/06 or Wednesday, 2/8/06: Earthquake waves and plotting epicenters Earthquake magnitude versus intensity	Due Thursday, 2/9/06: Read Section 10.2, pages 217 to 221. Do key vocabulary on page 217 and questions 1-5 page 221. Also do the 10 minute mini lab on page 219
Thursday, 2/9/06: Science of Tsunamis video and questions. Traeger out at Academic Decathlon Awards.	Due Friday, 2/10/06: Read Section 10.3, pages 222 to 226. Do key vocabulary on page 222 and questions 1-5 page 226. Also read the article on page 227 and write a short essay on how technology has helped emergency personnel to respond to earthquakes.
Friday, 2/10/06: More on the Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami	Due Monday, 2/13/06: Have a nice weekend! Review for Earthquakes Test, Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, on Tuesday, 2/14/06

Week #3: February 13, 2006 to February 17, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/13/06: Finish Earthquake Plotting Lab Magnitude versus Intensity	Due Tuesday, 2/14/06: Read Section 10.4, pages 228 to 229. Do questions 1-3 page 229. Review for Seismology Test on Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4
Tuesday, 2/14/06: Earthquake magnitude versus intensity: finish Review for Seismology Test on Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4	Due Wednesday, 2/15/06 or Thursday, 2/16/06: Review for Seismology Test on Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4
Wednesday, 2/15/06 or Thursday, 2/16/06: Finish Earthquake Magnitude vs. Intensity Lab Seismology Test on Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 Collect homework packets for Sections 11.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4	Due Friday, 2/17/06: Read Section 25.1, pages 556 to 560. Do key vocabulary on page 556 and questions 1-4 page 560. Also do the mini lab on page 557 called Weights on the Moon and Earth.
Friday, 2/17/06: Introduction to Space and the Moon Lunar calendar	Due Wednesday, 2/22/06: Have a nice 4-day weekend! Traeger will be in Yosemite National Park next week for Yosemite Institute. Be nice to the sub!

Week #4: February 22, 2006 to February 24, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Wednesday, 2/22/06: Traeger is in Yosemite National Park this week for Yosemite Institute. Be nice to the sub! Finish Lunar Calendars that were started last Friday. Lunar Photos Activity. Use these animations if you need help.	Due Thursday, 2/23/06: No homeworkJ
Thursday, 2/23/06: Traeger is in Yosemite National Park this week for Yosemite Institute. Be nice to the sub! Finish Lunar Photos Activity and turn in to sub during first half of period. Use these animations if you need help. Make sure to staple your completed lunar calendar to the back of the lunar photos activity. Work on Weights on Other Worlds worksheet if done with Lunar Photos Activity. Go here for help with Newtons Second Law. Start NOVA: To the Moon video and questions during second half of period.	Due Friday, 2/24/06: No homeworkJ
Friday, 2/24/06: Traeger is in Yosemite National Park this week for Yosemite Institute. Be nice to the sub! NOVA: To the Moon video and questions. Make sure to turn your questions in to the sub!	Due Monday, 2/27/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #5: February 27, 2006 to March 3, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 2/27/06: Go over Lunar Calendars, Phases, and Photos Activity Solar and Lunar Eclipses	Due Tuesday, 2/28/06: Read Section 25.2, pages 562 to 565. Do vocabulary definitions on page 562 and questions 1-5 page 565.
Tuesday, 2/28/06: Internet Investigation on asteroid, comet, and meteor impacts in IRC	Due Wednesday, 3/1/06 or Thursday, 3/2/06: Finish Internet Investigation on asteroid, comet, and meteor impacts if not done
Wednesday, 3/1/06 or Thursday, 3/2/06: Go over questions from NOVA: To the Moon video Newton’s Laws of Motion and Weights on Other Worlds Ocean tides and pilgrim tides activity Newton’s Law of Gravitation and forces on the tides	Due Friday, 3/3/06: Read Section 24.3, pages 541 to 543. Do key vocabulary on page 541 and questions 1-6 page 543.
Friday, 3/3/06: Pilgrim Tides and Newton’s Law of Gravitation	Due Monday, 3/6/06: Have a nice weekend! Review for test on sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3, and 27.4

Week #6: March 6, 2006 to March 10, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/6/06: Review for moon test on sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3 Pilgrim Tides	Due Tuesday, 3/7/06 or Wednesday, 3/8/06: Review for moon test on sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3
Tuesday, 3/7/06 or Wednesday, 3/8/06: Finish Pilgrim Tides and Newton’s Law of Gravitation Worksheet Test on the Moon and Newton’s Laws: sections 25.1, 25.2, 24.3	Due Thursday, 3/9/06: Read Section 26.1, pages 572 to 576. Do key vocabulary on page 572 and questions 1-5 page 576.
Thursday, 3/9/06: All about the Sun! Solar observations	Due Friday, 3/10/06: Read Section 26.1, pages 572 to 576. Do key vocabulary on page 572 and questions 1-5 page 576.
Friday, 3/10/06: All about the Sun! Solar observations	Due Monday, 3/13/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #7: March 13 to March 17, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/13/06: Internet Investigation on the sun!	Due Tuesday, 3/14/06: Finish Internet Investigation on the sun if not done
Tuesday, 3/14/06: Traeger is out sick. Students will work on packet entitled All about the Sun!	Due Wednesday, 3/15/06 or Thursday, 3/16/06: Read Section 26.2, pages 577 to 580. Do key vocabulary on page 577 and questions 1-5 page 580. Read article on Galileo Galilei on page 581. Tell me in a short essay who Galileo was, when he lived, where he lived, and the things he did for the advancement of astronomy/physics.
Wednesday, 3/15/06 or Thursday, 3/16/06: Pass back papers, progress reports, and earthquake tests. Correct Earthquake tests. Finish All about the Sun! packet Servathon extra credit Look at sun with solar telescope?	Due Friday, 3/17/06: Read Section 4.2, pages 75 to 78. Do key vocabulary on page 75 and questions 1-5 page 78. Also Read the story on page 79. Comment on how our methods of keeping time have changed. Get progress reports signed. You sign too!
Friday, 3/17/06: Glendale College Planetarium: Are you interested in going? Collect signed progress reports. The student should sign them as well! Servathon extra credit reminder UV Bead data sheets UV Index, Sun Protection Factor (SPF), and dangers of overexposure to UV like cancer, cataracts, and immune system depression	Due Monday, 3/20/06: Have a nice weekend! Go to Servathon for extra credit! Do your UV bead observations!

Week #8: March 20 to March 24, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/20/06: Finish Sun Packets The Foucalt Pendulum	Due Tuesday, 3/21/06: Read Section 4.3, pages 80 to 83. Do key vocabulary on page 80 and questions 1-4 page 83. Do UV Bead observations
Tuesday, 3/21/06: Earth Rotation Essay: Imagine you are an astronomer living in 16^th century (1500’s) Europe. How could you prove that the Earth rotates without getting your head chopped off in the guillotine? Write a short essay about how you would do this?	Due Wednesday, 3/22/06 or Thursday, 3/23/06: Finish UV Bead observations and questions.
Wednesday, 3/22/06 or Thursday, 3/23/06: Earth’s Rotation and Revolution: Measuring Sun Angle using trigonometry and sun trackers	Due Friday, 3/24/06: Get planetarium field trip forms signed and bring $6.00 exact cash or check made payable to LCHS No homeworkJ
Friday, 3/24/06: Earth’s Rotation and Coriolis Effect	Due Monday, 3/27/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #9: March 27 to March 31, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 3/27/06: Time Zones	Due Tuesday, 3/28/06: Finish questions for Sun Time: Earth’s Rotation
Tuesday, 3/28/06: Finish Earth rotation packets and turn in The reasons for the seasons: Following the sun through equinoxes and solstices using Starry Night Total Solar Eclipse! Glendale College Planetarium Field Trip after school	Due Wednesday, 3/29/06 or Thursday, 3/30/06: Work on answering questions for Earth’s Revolution worksheet. Study for Test on the Sun: Sections 26.1, 4.2, and 4.3
Wednesday, 3/29/06 or Thursday, 3/30/06: Finish Earth’s Revolution and Sun tracking graphs Test on the Sun: Sections 26.1, 4.2, and 4.3	Due Friday, 3/31/06: Get field trip forms signed and bring $6.00 exact cash or check made payable to LCHS for April 11^th field trip to Glendale College Planetarium No homeworkJ
Friday, 3/31/06: March of the Penguins: Seasons at the South Pole	Due Monday, 4/10/06: Have a nice Spring Break! Get field trip forms signed and bring $6.00 exact cash or check made payable to LCHS for April 11^th field trip to Glendale College Planetarium

Fourth Quarter: April 10, 2006 to June 15, 2006

Week #10: April 10 to April 14, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/10/06: Introduction to the Planets Planet name origins Start Mars: Dead or Alive video and questions	Due Tuesday, 4/11/06: Read Section 27.1, pages 588 to 592. Do key vocabulary on page 588 and questions 1-6 page 592.
Tuesday, 4/11/06: Guest Speaker! Kevin Lewis from Caltech will talk about his work as a planetary geologist using data from the Spirit Rover Glendale College Planetarium Field Trip after school	Due Wednesday, 4/12/06 or Thursday, 4/13/06: Read Section 27.2, pages 594 to 598. NO vocabulary and questions 1-5 page 598.
Wednesday, 4/12/06 or Thursday, 4/13/06: Finish Mars: Dead or Alive video and questions Start Mars Life Project in IRC	Due Friday, 4/14/06: No homeworkJ
Friday, 4/14/06: Mars Life Project in IRC	Due Monday, 4/17/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #11: April 17 to April 21, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/17/06: Mars Life Project in IRC	Due Tuesday, 4/18/06: No homework except to work on Mars Life Project
Tuesday, 4/18/06: Mars Life Project in IRC. This is the last day that you will have to work on this project in the IRC. The project will be due on Tuesday, 4/25/06.	Due Wednesday, 4/19/06 or Thursday, 4/20/06: Read Section 27.3, pages 599 to 601. NO vocabulary and questions 1-5 page 601. This will be due when Traeger returns next week. DO NOT turn in to the sub!
Wednesday, 4/19/06 or Thursday, 4/20/06: Traeger is gone at the CALIPSO / Cloudsat Satellite Educators and Launch Conference at Vandenberg AFB Journey through the Solar System with sub	Due Friday, 4/21/06: Read Section 27.4, pages 602 to 605. Do key vocabulary on page 602 and questions 1-5 page 605. This will be due when Traeger returns next week. DO NOT turn in to the sub!
Friday, 4/21/06: Traeger is gone at the CALIPSO / Cloudsat Satellite Educators and Launch Conference at Vandenberg AFB Journey through the Solar System with sub Start Doomsday Asteroid if finished with Journey through the Solar System	Due Monday, 4/24/06: Mars Life Project will be due on Tuesday, 4/25/06. Have a nice weekend! 9th, 10^th, and 11^th graders: Get ready for STAR Testing next week!

Week #12: April 24 to April 28, 2006: STAR Testing Week

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 4/24/06: Periods 1 and 4 Mars Life Project in IRC OR Internet Investigation on Jupiter in IRC	Due Thursday, 4/27/06: Finish Mars Life Project or do Internet Investigation on Jupiter
Tuesday, 4/25/06: Period 6 Mars Life Project in IRC OR Internet Investigation on Jupiter in IRC Period 1 Mars Life Project in IRC OR Internet Investigation on Jupiter in IRC	Due Thursday, 4/27/06: Finish Mars Life Project or do Internet Investigation on Jupiter
Wednesday, 4/26/06: Periods 4 and 6 Mars Life Project in IRC OR Internet Investigation on Jupiter in IRC	Due Thursday, 4/27/06: Finish Mars Life Project or do Internet Investigation on Jupiter
Thursday, 4/27/06: How to turn your Mars projects in Finish Unit on Solar System	Due Friday, 4/28/06: Finish Mars Life Project. It is due by 3:30 PM on Friday. Turn homework packets in: 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, Internet Investigation on Jupiter
Friday, 4/28/06: Turn in Homework Packet for Chapter 27 Launch of CALIPSO / Cloudsat	Due Monday, 5/1/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #13: May 1 to May 5, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/1/06: Test corrections on Sun Tests Intro to the Electromagnetic Spectrum	Due Tuesday, 5/2/06: Read Section 28.1, pages 612 to 616. Do key vocabulary on page 612 and questions 1-5 page 616.
Tuesday, 5/2/06: The Electromagnetic Spectrum, waves, and refraction	Due Wednesday, 5/3/06 or Thursday, 5/4/06: Read Section 28.2, pages 617 to 624. Do key vocabulary on page 617 and questions 1-6 page 624.
Wednesday, 5/3/06 or Thursday, 5/4/06: Light spectra Doppler Effect Light: The Astronomer’s Friend	Due Friday, 5/5/06: Complete all 3 pages of the handout entitled “Red Shift, Blue Shift.”
Friday, 5/5/06: Finish drawing the Electromagnetic Spectrum Making a Starfinder	Due Monday, 5/8/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #14: May 8 to May 12, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/8/06: Astronomy Pop Quiz! Astrology versus Astronomy Starfinder Labs	Due Tuesday, 5/9/06: Read Section 28.3, pages 626 to 630. Do key vocabulary on page 626 and questions 1-4 page 630.
Tuesday, 5/9/06: Parallax Finish Starfinder Labs Star characteristics and life cycles	Due Wednesday, 5/10/06 or Thursday, 5/11/06: Read Section 28.4, pages 631 to 635. Do key vocabulary on page 631 and questions 1-5 page 635.
Wednesday, 5/10/06 or Thursday, 5/11/06: Star Characteristics Life Cycles of Stars	Due Friday, 5/12/06: Complete star observation homework outlined in Starfinder Lab Review for Test on Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4
Friday, 5/12/06: Star Life Cycles	Due Monday, 5/15/06: Have a nice weekend!

Week #15: May 15 to May 19, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/15/06: Traeger out sick today. Understanding: Universe video and questions with sub	Due Tuesday, 5/16/06: Review for Test on Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4
Tuesday, 5/16/06: Finish Star Life Cycles Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Go over Understanding: Universe video and questions	Due Wednesday, 5/17/06 or Thursday, 5/18/06: Review for Test on Sections 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4 Get homework packets ready to turn in: 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4, Red Shift Blue Shift Packet Finish H-R diagram plots
Wednesday, 5/17/06 or Thursday, 5/18/06: Test on Chapter 28, Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 Turn in HW Packets: 28.1, 28.2, 28.3, 28.4, Red Shift Blue Shift Packet Vertical structure and composition of the atmosphere Traeger out sick on ThursdayL	Due Friday, 5/19/06: Read Section 17.1, pages 366 to 368. NO vocabulary. Do questions 1-5 page 368.
Friday, 5/19/06: Periods 4 and 6: NOVA: Hunt for the Supertwister Period 1 takes Star Test and turns in HW packet	Due Monday, 5/22/06: Have a nice weekend! JPL Open House is this weekend! Take a digital camera/cell phone and make a Photojournal of your visit for Extra Credit. You can use Word or PowerPoint to make your journal. Write ups are due by Friday, 5/26/06. Late write-ups will NOT be accepted!

Week #16: May 22 to May 26, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Monday, 5/22/06: Atmospheric composition basics Pressure demos and Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures Video of a guy riding a balloon to 103,000 feet!	Due Tuesday, 5/23/06: Read Section 17.2, pages 369 to 373. Do key vocabulary page 369 and questions 1-6 page 373.
Tuesday, 5/23/06: Traeger out sick again. SorryL Finish Composition and Structure of Atmosphere worksheet. Turn in to sub at end of the period Start Earth in the Hot Seat global warming video	Due Wednesday, 5/24/06 or Thursday, 5/25/06: Read Section 17.3, pages 374 to 377. Do key vocabulary page 374 and questions 1-7 page 377.
Wednesday, 5/24/06 or Thursday, 5/25/06: Soda can pressure demo Vertical structure of the atmosphere Methods of heat transfer Heating Lab and Specific Heats of various substances Hand out progress reports: No, the Mars projects still aren’t gradedL	Due Friday, 5/26/06: Read Section 17.4, pages 378 to 382. Do key vocabulary page 378 and questions 1-5 page 382. Get progress reports signed. You sign too. JPL Open House extra credit write-ups due! Take a digital camera/cell phone and make a Photojournal of your visit for Extra Credit. You can use Word or PowerPoint to make your journal. Write ups are due by Friday, 5/26/06. Late write-ups will NOT be accepted!
Friday, 5/26/06: Senior, uh hum, activity dayJ Finish and turn in heating lab Collect signed progress reports	Due Tuesday, 5/30/06: Have a nice Prom and Memorial Day weekend! We will be in the IRC on Tuesday, 5/30/06.

Week #17: May 30 to June 2, 2006

Classwork	Homework
Tuesday, 5/30/06: ArcView GIS Lab in IRC: Running Hot and Cold. Go here for instructions on how to open ArcView GIS	Due Wednesday, 5/31/06: Seniors are responsible for completing parts 1 and 2 of heating lab from last week. This will be collected on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 5/31/06: ArcView GIS Lab in IRC: Running Hot and Cold? Go here for instructions on how to open ArcView GIS Human-induced atmosphere issues: Ozone Depletion, Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Air Pollution	Due Thursday, 6/1/06: Complete Earth’s Energy Checkbook. See me for handout.
Thursday, 6/1/06: Human-induced atmosphere issues: Ozone Depletion, Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Air Pollution	Due Friday, 6/2/06: Review for Chapter 17 Test Get homework packets ready to collect: 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, Earth’s Energy Checkbook
Friday, 6/2/06: Chapter 17 Test on Atmosphere and Climate Collect Chapter 17 Homework Packets	Due Monday, 6/5/06: Have a nice weekend! Start reviewing for your final exam!

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