Students are responsible for all homework assigned, and should use an agenda book to write down HW assignments. Most HW assigned is due the next day unless otherwise noted.
**************************************
IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP...
Unit Test: Tuesday Nov. 24
Vocab/Journaling due Tues Nov. 24
Review sheet due Tuesday Nov. 24 for a quiz grade
|
Week Thirteen
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
|
Mon. Nov. 16
|
El Nino and graphic organizer due today
Air Pressure and Fronts - answer lab Q's |
|
| Tues. Nov. 17 |
Hurricanes Webquest - answer Qs
|
|
| Wed. Nov. 18 |
Seasons - lab handout
|
Lab due Friday |
| Thurs. Nov. 19 |
Seasons - lab handout
DA on Air Pressure & Fronts
Review Sheet REQUIRED to do - for a quiz grade
|
Lab due Friday
Review sheet due Tues for quiz grade
|
| Fri. Nov. 20 |
Seasons Lab handout due today for a LAB grade
Benchmark Test |
|
|
Week Twelve
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
|
Mon. Nov. 9
|
Lunar Cycle & Tides |
|
|
Tues. Nov. 10
|
Lunar Cycle & Tides - graph due tomorrow
DA 17 Lunar Cycles |
Graph due Wed. |
|
Wed. Nov. 11
|
Climate Control & Ocean Currents
DA 18 Tides |
|
|
Thurs. Nov. 12
|
Water Cycle - classwork/homework
DA 19 Climate Control
|
water cycle handout due Fri. |
| Fri. Nov. 13 |
El Nino
El Nino Article and graphic organizer on back
DA 20 Water Cycle
|
article & graphic organizer due Mon. |
|
Week Eleven
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Nov. 2 |
DA 13 - 3 types of rocks
Journey through the Rock Cycle - cartoon due for HW |
cartoon IN COLOR due Wed. |
Tues.
Nov. 3 |
DA 14 - The Rock Cycle
Vocab & Journaling (Unit 3 words & questions) |
vocab & journaling due Thurs. |
Wed.
Nov. 4 |
Topo Maps - classwork (HW if not finished in class) |
|
Thurs.
Nov. 5 |
Vocab/Journaling due
Lunar Cycles
|
|
Fri.
Nov. 6 |
DA 15 - Topo Maps
Lunar Cycles
|
|
PLATE TECTONICS PROJECT - over the course of about 6 days, we will be researching in books and using online resources for our plate tectonics project. See the link to the left for appropriate links and downloadable files.
Grades:
* Databank (Quiz grade) due Fri. Oct. 16 (2 pts. extra credit) or Mon. Oct. 19
* Final project/Major grade (spinning chart or mobile) due Mon. Oct. 26
Tues Oct. 27 - new due date. You will have all of Mon. Oct. 26 in class to work on the project.
|
Week Ten
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Oct. 26 |
last class day to work on Project - due tomorrow |
|
|
Tues.
Oct. 27
|
Plate Tectonics Project due
Begin Rock Cycle
Making Igneous Rocks - questions due tomorrow |
Questions due Wed. |
|
Wed.
Oct. 28
|
DA 12 - Earthquakes, Constructive/Destructive forces
Making Metamorphic & Sedimentary Rocks - questions as classwork/homework
|
Questions due Thurs. |
|
Thurs.
Oct. 29
|
Rock ID Lab
DA 13 - 3 types of rocks - as homework!
|
DA 13 due Fri. |
| Fri. Oct. 30 |
Journey through the Rock Cycle - cartoon due for HW |
cartoon due Mon. |
|
Week Nine
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Oct. 19 |
Typed Databank due
Tsunami video |
|
| Tues. Oct. 20 |
Technology Literacy Test in Advisory
(Early Release Day) |
|
|
Week Eight
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Oct. 12 |
Columbus Day - student holiday! |
|
| Tues. Oct. 13 |
Finish seismic waves. Intro Plate Tectonics Project.
HW: check databank on my TeacherWeb; get white posterboard, get flash drive/memory stick
|
flash drive by Wed., posterboard by Mon. |
| Wed. Oct. 14 |
Daily Assessment on Seismic waves
Project Day 1 - Databank
Vocab & Journaling due
|
one TYPED copy of Databank due Friday |
| Thurs. Oct. 15 |
Project Day 2 - Databank |
|
| Fri. Oct. 16 |
Typed Databank due
Tsunami video
|
|
|
Week Seven
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Oct. 5 |
Waves Pre-test
Anatomy of waves Guided Notes
Study for DA tomorrow |
|
Tues.
Oct. 6 |
Daily Assessment - Wave Anatomy
Measuring Waves - turn in classwork
Slinky Activity - turn in at end of class or it's HW |
Slinky due Wed |
Wed.
Oct. 7 |
Book Worksheets on waves - due Thurs.
Vocab and Journaling assigned |
Worksheets due Thurs.
Vocab/Journaling due Oct. 14
|
Thurs.
Oct. 8 |
Wave Interactions Guided Notes
Study for DA tomorrow |
|
Fri.
Oct. 9 |
Daily Assessment - Wave Interactions
Seismic Waves WebQuest |
|
|
Week Six
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Sept. 28 |
Balancing Boats (finish in class)
Daily Assessment tomorrow over Balanced/Unbalanced Forces |
|
Tues.
Sept. 29 |
Relationship b/w force, mass & acceleration (finish in class, or it's homework)
Test Review 2.1 given out, due for extra credit |
Friday
|
Wed.
Sept. 30 |
Free Body Diagrams/Net Force
Applying Formulas (finish for homework)
|
Thursday
|
Thurs.
Oct. 1 |
DA 6 - Balanced/Unbalanced Forces
Unit 2.1 Summary & Review
|
|
Fri.
Oct. 2 |
Unit 2.1 Test
Vocab due today (& review sheet for extra credit) |
|
|
Week Five
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned |
Due date |
Mon.
Sept. 21 |
Unit 1 Test: Nature of Science
Unit 1 Vocab & Journaling due (comp book)
Review sheet due for extra credit |
Today |
Tues.
Sept. 22 |
Unit 2.1 Intro: Force & Motion
Unit 2.1 Vocab assigned (9 words, located on syllabus)
|
vocab due Fri. Oct. 2 |
Wed.
Sept. 23 |
|
|
Thurs.
Sept. 24 |
DA Forces
Force of Friction Lab - lab sheet due tomorrow
|
Friday |
Fri.
Sept. 25 |
Balanced & Unbalanced Guided Notes
Force Diagrams for practice over weekend
|
Monday |
|
Week Four
|
| |
Agenda / HW assigned
|
Due date
|
Mon.
Sept. 14 |
Barbie Jump Day! Finish lab, conclusion, etc. in order to turn in tomorrow. Refer to Lab rubric for grading. |
Tuesday |
Tues.
Sept. 15 |
|
|
Wed.
Sept. 16 |
Density Column Lab - Questions due Thurs.
Comp books left with me for Warm-up grade.
Unit Review sheet given; due for extra credit on Mon 9/21.
|
Density Lab questions due Thurs.
|
Thurs.
Sept. 17 |
Benchmark Test |
|
Fri.
Sept. 18 |
Unit Review. Density Daily Assessment. |
|