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Due to the nature of the class, you should be reading and reviewing any 
material being covered in class.  At any time, there could be a quiz on any 
material that we are currently covering.  You should be reading "ahead" not 
just reading when you have homework.  

JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENT:  I will be collecting your journals after the 
Thanksgiving break.  This should give you enough time to get it in order.  
You should use the "Journal Entry" sheet or document from the website for 
each article starting with the first week of October.  You should have one 
article per week since the beginning of Oct up to the week of Thanksgiving.  
Any questions, email me.  

Journals will be due on Thur December 4th.  




****** THERE WILL BE NO QUIZ....I REPEAT....NO QUIZ ON SECTIONS 5-1 AND 5-2 

TOMORROW.....AGAIN...THE QUIZ HAS BEEN CANCELLED.........












Tue 12/2/08
1.  Test corrections in class.
2.  Complete Review questions 1-10 on page 107.  11 - 20 won't be due until 
    Monday (12/7) of next week. 

    You will have a quiz on the terminology in the first two sections of
    chapter 5; 5-1 & 5-2.  Include the "italicized" words.  The directions
    #1 said to define the "bold" words but there aren't many of them.  You
    don't need to go back and define the "italicized" words, but you should
    know them from the reading.  Make sure to also read the highlighted 
    sections.  
     Here are the words you should focus on..

       Charles Darwin
       Miller & Urey
       chemical evolution
       biological evolution/ evolution
       organic
       inorganic
       hydrothermal vents
       protocells
       fossils
       fermentation (anaerobic respiration)
       photosynthesis
       cyanobacteria
       aerobic respiration
       oxygen revolution
       eukaryotic cell
       theory of evolution
       microevolution
       macroevolution
       chromosomes
       genes 
       gene pool
       alleles
       mutations
       mutagen
       adaptation/ adaptive trait
       natural selection
       coevolution

Thats enough....again, you only need to actually define on paper the bold 
print words...most of the ones in the list are the italicized words.  
         

Wed 11/26/08 (Abbreviated schedule, early release)
1.  Video:  Documentary on the migration of animals as they adapt to changes 
            in the climate; survival of the fittest.

Mon 11/24/08
1.  Test

Thur 11/20/08
1. Go over what the test will cover 
2. Review:  Bingo
HW:  Study for test.  As of 12:00 pm Sun, I am still working on the test.
     It is my intention to have about 20-25 multiple choice and 
     several written sections.  I will have several short answers that deal
     with each of the following topics.  There is limited basic information
     for this test.  Most of it is understanding concepts and being able 
     to communicate that knowledge.  You need to make sure that you read 
     chapter 6, sections 1 & 2 as well as chapter 17 section 1.  Make sure 
     to read over all figures and their associated captions.  Some of the
     questions will come from material specifically in the chapters.   
   
     -What causes weather?  Fronts?  Pressure systems?
     -How do winds form?  Including how they are named.
     -Factors that affect climate/weather.
     -Interaction of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere to 
      create weather.
     -Causes and effect of El Nino.  

Tue  11/18/08
1.  Popquiz:  El Nino
2.  Discuss the El Nino activity
     -What El Nino is..
     -What causes El Nino
3.  Video- Understanding Oceans

Fri 11/14/08
1. Notes:  Global Wind belts and circulation cells.
2. Activity:  Web-Based El Nino lab
HW:  Finish El Nino lab.

Wed 11/12/08
1.  Notes:  Weather
             -High and Low pressure systems
             -Violent Storms (t-storms, tornadoes, hurricanes)
             -Climate and the factors that affect it
             -Seasons
2.  HW:  Worksheets:  pages 22, 23 & 24

Fri 11/07/08
1.  Quiz:  Layers of the Atmosphere
2.  Notes:  Weather
              -What is weather?
              -Components of weather.
              -Air masses
              -Fronts
              -High & Low pressure systems (to be continued)
HW:  You should be reading over chapter 6 on weather.

Wed 11/5/08
1.  Go over criteria for lab write up, meet in groups for 20-30 minutes
2.  Worksheet:  Layers of the Atmosphere (section 16-1)
HW:  Finish and study worksheet for quiz next block.