Period 5 and 6
I am changing the due dates for the biome diorama box. The box was originally due 10/16. I am changing this date to 10/19. The zoo box/picture was originally due 10/19. I will change that date to 10/22. The WAC date will stay the same. It is due 10/23.
Period 5 and 6
assignment given 10/15 due 10/16
define relative dating
define methods of relative dating and illustrate each
lab 28.1 part 1&2
October 18 and 19
Lab on geologic principles and dating rocks (classwork)
biome evaluation (classwork)
October 22
WAC is due 10/23. The student will present his /her zoo box/picture and give a brief presentation on Tuesday.
A book assignment was given to both classes. It will be due on Wednesday, October 24.
A quiz, for both classes, on relative dating principles will be given on Wednesday, October 24.
NOVEMBER
Comic Strips are due 11/9/07...Topic- Continental Drift Theory versus Plate Tectonic Theory
Topic was discussed with teacher, insructions covered...students will be awarded bonus points for the comic strip completed for the substitute .
Windows into the Earth packet started with substitute...students were given a second chance to complete/correct missed work.
Types of plate boundaries....discussed in class.
Starting a geologic map/plate boundary lab in class today, 11/8, it should take two class periods to finish.
11/9 Several students need to complete their plate activity over the weekend. They were also assigned a webquest...due date 11/20. web address...http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate1.htm
11/16 Period 5 and 6
Students are working in groups of three to create volcanoes. One group member will make the shield volcano, another the cinder cone, and the third group member, the stratovolcano. Students know what to do...Volcanoes are due on November 29.
11/27 Take-Home Exam....Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries...Due 12/4
12/19 Take-Home Exam on the water and rock cycle will be handed to the students on 12/20...it will be due January 3.
Planet Chart due 1/11/08
1/17/08...Celestial Bodies Project Due 2/5/08. This project may be turned in early. Change... 2/7/08.
We are working on electrical circuits in class...no homework at this time...2/1/08
2/7/08 Chapter 6 Review
Vocabulary Set(s) 1+2
Concept Review 1-11
Problems 1-3
Due 2/11/08
Applying Your Knowledge #1 ...page 110...Writing Across the Curriculum
Instead of one paragraph, students are required to write three to four paragraphs describing on what a
typical day at home or school would be like if we had no electricity. Their writing should have a clear
beginning, middle, and end. Students should be descriptive and write 6-8 sentences per paragraph or
write multiple paragraphs (more than 3-4). DUE DATE 2/20/08
2/19/08 Chapter 10 Questions
1) Describe the properties of a permanent magnet
2) Describe the forces that magnets exert on each other
3) Develop your own timeline on the development of magnetism...do not use the timeline in figure10.3.
Include events, people, and timeframe.
2/21/08 finish lab questions for homework...magnets...due Monday 2/24.
2/26/08 SCIENCE TEST ON CIRCUITS AND MAGNETS 2/28
2/26/08 Long-term Experiment Assigned...project board required. Due April 29+30.
3/12/08 Mechanical Advantage problems due 3/13.
3/14/08 Mechanical Advantage problems due 3/17.
4/18/08 WebQuest...Cow Eye Dissection Due 4/21, at the latest 4/22.
website-http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html
4/18/08 Exam on color, light, sight and parts of the human/cow eye 4/23...CHANGE 4/24.
Notice: Long-term experiments are due 4/29.
5/5/08 Read pages 324-327.
Complete Explore on page 324.
Complete Explore on page 325.
Restate and complete CYU Questions on page 327.
Draw a diagram of the internal structure of a leaf. Label and state the function of each structure.
Due 5/8/08 ....must be done at home. The class did NOT take advantage of time given in class to
complete the assignment.
Period 4 ...mini-labs on terms due 5/7/08.
5/8/08 Two objectives on page 328 ...period 5.
Second objective on page 328 and CYU...1-3...period 6.
5/14/08 Diagram the life cycle of a moss. Tell about the cycle.
Discuss seedless vascular plants.
Discuss reproduction by cones.
Model of an angiosperm due 5/27/08
Must have a male and female reproductive system, stem, petals, and sepals.
5/15/08 Objectives on page 334.
Chapter 11 exam...5th period-May 29...6th period -May 30.