HOMEWORK WILL BE ASSIGNED AFTER EVERY CLASS EXCEPT JUST BEFORE TESTS.
The most recent assignment is listed at the top. Go to the documents
page to download a copy if you need it.
6/1. FINALS! Study sessions Wednesday 2-3:30 and Thursday 1-2:30. You can
use one page of notes, one side, handwritten on the test. NO TYPED NOTES.
Turn in these assignments the day of your final: DataLog, Ozone Notes,
Particle Notes, Combustion Notes, Fuel Notes, Clean Air Review Sheet. Bring
your textbook if you haven't turned it in already.
5/22. Read p. 17-21 in Clean Air Case Study. Answer #1-23 as notes for this
reading from Fuel Notes sheet. Due next class.
5/20. Read Section 6.2 inscience Spectrum (p.192-198). Do #1-8 on p. 198.
Extra Credit Activity 7B and textbooks due by 5/29 (a week from this
Friday).
Turn in textbook by 5/27 for 10 pts. Turn in by 5/29 for 5 pts.
5/18. Finish Concentration lab questions (Activity 4) and graphing SF Bay
Area
air basin data (Activity 7A). Read p. 9-10 of Case Study about ozone.
5/14. Finish particle activity on p. 8-9 to question #7. Read and do p. 6-7
in
Data Log.
5/12. Turn in Earthquake trail packet next class.
5/8. Finish questions in FEV lab if not completed in class. Put particle card
outside at home for 1 hr. Bring to class on Thursday 5/14.
5/6. Read pages 2-7 in Clean Air Case Study. Complete Part B of Clean Air
Challenge worksheet. Use youe Science Spectrum textbook (use the index) for
information about methane and carbon dioxide. Surdy notes for quiz on Friday.
5/4. No homework.
4/30. Finish STAR reviews #4 and 5.
4/28. STAR Review #3.
4/24. Astronomy STAR review.
4/22. Finish Tectonics review.
4/20. Finish Carbon Cycle in packet. Do Nitrogen Cycle in packet.
4/7. Finish Mountain Precipitation. Complete test review sheet. Bring
assignments to class to utrn in. Test next class.
4/3. Finish Weather patterns maps and questions for Tuesday class. Test
review materials due Thursday.
4/1. Finish Hurrricane Andrew graphing and questions.
3/30. Read p. 613-617 in Science Spectrum. Do # 2, 4, 5-6 on p. 620 and #8-12
on p. 621.
3/26. Do Air Masses and Fronts worksheets.
3/24. Do Cloud Notes in packet. Use p. 608-609 in Science Spectrum.
3/20. Finish lab graphing and questions. Do Phase Change Diagram.
3/18. Finish Intro to weather notes and questions 1-6 on back of sheet. Read
Deforestation and answer 1, 2, and 5 (look at # 3 & 4 to understand #5). Quiz
on Friday.
3/16. Read Section 18.2 of Science Spectrum (p. 606-612). Do #1-7 on p. 612.
Quiz on Friday.
3/12. Do Density Currents in the Atmosphere (back side of Where the Wind
Blows
Notes).
3/10. Make graph for lab and answer lab questions. Question #7 is EXTRA
CREDIT.
3/6. Bring grade sheet with parent signature. Graph data for Methan & Human
ACtivity and answer questions.
3/4. Finish review sheets. Study for test next class. Grade sheet with parent
signature due next Tuesday.
3/2. Finish the second lab - Greenhouse Effect or Seasons Going Further. Do
Using Energy Questions on back of Using Energy sheet - use Section 10.3 of
Science Spectrum. Test 3/6.
2/26. Complete lab questions for the lab activity you did in class today -
Greenhouse or Seasons Going Further. Start work on unit review sheet, due the
day of the test next week.
2/24. Complete lab questions about Seasons lab done in class today.
2/20. Write two paragraphs about video - one about a scientist, one about how
the science of cold has changed our lives.
2/18 Energy Transfer questions - Section 10.2 of Science Spectrum.
2/13. Finish Pressure Book & Internet Scavenger. Websites:
http://www.pdas.com/bb1.htm
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/HALOE-Ozone.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/Aerosols.html
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/spin.html)\
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/earth/f-ozone.html
2/11. Do home experiment "Pressure in the Atmosphere." Read p. 609-610 about
barometers in Science Spectrum textbook and answer questions on back of home
experiment sheet.
2/6. Finish questions at the end of the Oxygen in the Atmosphere Lab.
2/4. Finish reading worksheet in Section 18.1 of Science Spectrum textbook.
Quiz next class.
2/2. Atmosphere graph. Counselor visit to sign up for classes on Wednesday.
1/27. Bring binder to class next Monday.
1/23. Do p.2 of Review. Test next class.
1/21. Do first page of Oceans Review Assignment.
1/16. p. 213 1-4 and 11. p. 214 #19.
1/14. Read Sec 6.2. Do #1-8. Do Part F: Thought Experiment if not completed
in
class.
1/12. Do Water To Go home axperiment with water sugar and salt.
1/8/09. Read California Water in the water packet, answer questions,
complete work in BOLD ITALICS in the reading. Do Sectin D: Water To Go on
back page. Remember the poster is due at the beginning of next class.
1/6/09. Water puzzle. Begin to keep records of your personal water use for a
week. Puzzle due next class. Water use due 1/16.
12/12. Make flash cards from vocabulary list provided.
12/10. Activity #10 Part C: Nuclear Review.
12/8. Atoms to go in packet #9. Extra credit Carbon-14 dating assignment.
12/4. Read Section 3.2 Science Spectrum. Do Atoms To Go section of
Nuclear and Isotope packet. 6th period - Do Part A: Praticle Practice.
12/2 Read Section 3.1 of Science Spectrum. Do "Atoms To Go" sheet - front
side.
11/25 Drake equation estimate and Elemental Puzzler.
Sources for puzzle:
WebElementsTM Periodic table
www.webelements.com/
Periodic Table of the Elements
pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
Elements in Fireworks
chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/blfireworks.htm
11/21 Big Bang Summary and Big Bang section of dictionary.
11/19. Finish Red Shift Summary. Study for quiz 11/21. Turn in Red shift,
Galaxy and Telescopes packets, and Parallax, More Than Your Eyes Can See and
Galaxy Summary Page on Friday.
11/17. Do Astronomy To Go from Galaxy packet and finish Galaxy Summary
page.
11/13. How Long (back of More than your eyes can see) & Galaxy and Speed
Review (backside of parallax worksheet).
11/10. Astronomy Dictionary: Light and Telescopes section & Star Groups
section.
11/6. Astronomy to go and Telescopes summary page.
11/4. Do Star Stuff Puzzle. Do Stars section of dictionary. Finish stars
summary page and diagram.
10/31. Finish graphing stars questions. Do Astronomy to Go, p. 5 of packet
10/29.
Do #1, 4-7 on Sun and Stars worksheet. Do "sun" section of
dictionary. Quiz on Friday. If you didn't turn in these assignments, bring
them Friday: Solar system packet, Solar system notes page, 4 student written
quiz questions, p. 551 homework, Solar system formation summary page (with
diagram).
10/27. Finish solar system model questions. Do diagram for Gaucho Page 1B.
Do # 6-10 on p. 551.
10/23. HW: Complete Jigsaw review if not completed in class. Do part C on
p. 4 of solar system packet.
10/21 Write 4 quiz questions.
10/16 Complete reflection if not completed in class. Bring all unit work not
turned in this class to next class. Reflection document in Documents section.
10/14. P.2 of tectonics review. Test next class. Text book sections: Ch.
1.1-1.3, Ch. 11.1, Ch. 14.1, Ch. 17.1-17.3. Extra credit due next class.
10/10. Do p.2 of rock cycle worksheet and p.1 of tectonics review. CA
project due next class.
10/8. Do # 1-10 on Scientific methods review sheet. Quiz next class on
waves, earthquakes and conversions. CA project due 10/14. Unit test 10/16.
Extra credit due 10/16.
10/6. Do prep work for writing earthquake brochure and region summary on
library computers next class. Quiz Friday.
10/2. Do Part A: On Shaky Ground (on p. 1) and all of p. 4 of earthquake
packet.
9/30. Read Sec 17.2. Do 1-7 on p. 575.
9/26. Finish Conversions worksheet started in class. Finish wave lab
calculations and questions. Do Earthquake and Volcano Review (back side of
Wave characterisitcs worksheet done in class 9/24.
9/24. Read Sec 11.1. Do 1-6 on p. 364. Quiz next class.
9/22. Do Earth Science To Go, p. 4 of volcano packet. Finish magnet lab
and maps. Quiz this Friday.
9/18. Do Sections D & E of tectonics packet. Do Mt Pinatubo worksheet.
9/16 Read Sec 14.1. Do 1-5 on p. 467, #1-5 on p. 480.
9/12. Do Part C of Plate Tectonics packet. Read Sec 17.1 of text. Do #1-
78 on p. 566. Finish Plate Puzzle - label plates and color plate boundaries
(use map p. 561).
9/10. Do "Earth Science To Go" on p. 4 of How the Earth Was Made packet.
Next class: quiz and turn in binders.
9/8. High in the Himalayas worksheet - front side only.
9/4 No new homework.
9/2 Do Worksheet 6.2 Making a Line Graph and 6.3 Making and Interpreting
Bar and Pie Graphs. Pick up paper copy of homework Wednesday in E17, or
download from the website from the "Physical Science Documents" page.
8/28 Read Section 1.3 of Science Spectrum textbook (p.20-26). Do #1-7 on p.
26.
8/26. Do the front side of the homework handout and the first two
questions on the back side. Study for quiz on Safety Rules and the
Scientific Method next class.
8/22 Observe a naturally occuring inanimate object (not an animal) for at
least 5 minutes. Write 10 observations. Three observations MUST be
quantitative (a measurement with a number and units).
Bring back the Class Rules and Safety Contract signed by both student and
parents.
8/20 No homework.
