10/8/2008: Make sure to finish the review sheet ("Study Guide"). It is due on test day (10/10/2008). If you are stuck, the answer key is here!

10/7/2008: Finish Inquiry 6.3 and 7.1. This assignment is due Wednesday (10/8/2008).

10/3/2008: Complete Student Sheet 6.2 - Tracking Hurricane Andrew. This assignment is due Tuesday (10/7/2008).

The review sheet for next Friday's test was also distributed. This assignment is due on test day next Friday (10/10/2008). If you need another copy of the study guide, it can be found here: Storms Study Guide

10/2/2008: Finish Inquiry 6.1 questions. This assignment is due Friday (10/3/2008).

September 30, 2008: read "Trouble in Tornado Alley" (pg. 64-67) and answer the reading questions. This assignment is due on Wednesday (10/1/2008).

September 26, 2008: First Period Only!! Please complete the Inquiry 4.2 questions this weekend; this lab is due on Monday (9/29/2008).

September 25, 2008: If you did not finish Inquiry 4.1 questions in class, please complete them at home. This lab is due on Friday (9/26/2008).

September 24, 2008: Please finish "Air Blanket" poster and questions at home. This is due on Friday (9/26/2008).

September 23, 2008: If you did not finish Inquiry 3.1 in class, please complete it at home. This lab is due on Wednesday (9/24/2008).

September 22, 2008: Complete Student Sheet 3.1b (front and back). This assignment is due on Wednesday (9/22/2008).

September 19, 2008: Make sure that questions, hypothesis, materials, variables, and data table sections of Inquiry 3.1 are complete. This assignment is due on Monday (9/22/2008).

September 17, 2008: Read the Hurricane Ike article ("Rescues Continue in Texas; Millions Without Power") and answer "After the Storm" questions on the last page. Please use complete sentences. This assignment is due on Friday (9/19/2008).

September 15, 2008: Read "What is a Vortex?" (pgs. 18-19) and "That's a Fact: An Introduction to Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes" (pgs. 20-25). Complete Student Sheet 2.1: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes. This assignment is due on Wednesday (9/17/2008).

September 10, 2008: Read "How Scientists Study the Earth" on pgs. 6-7. Select one type of scientist and make a list of three questions that you would ask him or her.

September 8, 2008: If you did not finish the Lab Safety questions in class, please finish them at home. This assignment is due on Wednesday (9/10/2008).

September 4, 2008: Parent signature forms (attached to syllabus) are due on September 10, 2008 (Wednesday). Students also need to have a lab journal/notebook by September 8, 2008 (Monday).