Daily Homework Assignments:
All homework is due the next day unless otherwise indicated.
Wednesday, September 2: Complete your bio sheet (due Thursday), select picture of what makes science exciting for you (picture and write up due Friday).
Thursday, September 3: Bring picture, purchase and bring a composition notebook to class. Both are due Friday.
Friday, September 4: No homework.
Tuesday, September 8: Element Description. Go to www.periodictable.com and obtain the following information about the your element:
- atomic weight
- density
- melting point
- boiling point
- examples of your element or how it is used and any additional information you would like to provide
Please record your information in your composition notebook. I will check it off as you come into class on Wednesday (do not tear paper out of your notebook).
Friday, September 11: Quiz. See review questions.
Thursday, September 17: Mythbusters: Science or Stunts - Watch an episode of Mythbusters and evaluate the science behind the show. Complete questions on homework sheet.
Tuesday, September 22: Blue graphing exercise due tomorrow
Friday, September 25: Quiz. See review questions.
Monday, September 28: Atmosphere posters
Tuesday, September 29: Sand, soil and water lab due tomorrow.
Observation: Include a labeled diagram of the lab set-up and a written paragraph containing the statement of the lab goal and three statements about your high and low data for each manipulated variable.
Conclusion: We conducted this lab to test the heating and cooling rates of _____________________ (manipulated variables). Our hypothesis was ____________________________________. Our experiment showed that ___________________ (answer your hypothesis). The soil temperature increased ___ degrees from ____ degrees Celsius to _____ degrees Celsius. (make statement for sand and water). The _____ heated the most because ______. The ______ cooled the most because ______. We could improve this investigation by _____________. After testing the heating and cooling rates of sand, soil and water, I would like to test _________________.
Wednesday, September 30: Thermal energy paragraph due tomorrow.
Thursday, October 1: 3 consecutive national weather maps (with weather symbols) pasted in composition notebooks due tomorrow. You can print them from www.weather.gov or from your newspaper.
Wednesday, October 7: Lab 5.1 due
Friday, October 9: Quiz #3
Tuesday, October 13: Thunderstorm notes due
Thursday, October 15: Lab 7.1 due
Friday, October 16: Log on classroom blog
Friday, October 30: Thunderstorm papers due (electronically, if possible)
Monday, November 2: Copy quiz review questions into composition notebook
Tuesday, November 3: Finish lab 12.2
Thursday, November 5: Study for quiz #5 (can include any question from a previous quiz)
Thursday, November 12: Map with plate boundary information due. Go to www.geology.com and do a site search for plate boundary map. Label each red "balloon" on the map in your composition notebook and write description of each plate boundary on a separate page in your composition notebook.
Wednesday, November 18: Study Guide Due
Thursday, November 19: Earthquake test
Wednesday, 11/25: Volcano Posters due
Requirements of poster: Diagram with labels for each of three volcano types
15 facts about each. 5 pts content/5 pts neatness for each type