Friday, October 21, 2011

*Footage of the construction of dams along the Stanislaus River.  Thanks PG& for making this available!
        Tri-Dam project footage

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printout.
• Energy Conservation at Home with Guest Speakers from UC MERCED - Thanks Ladies for a great lesson!
• Begin Natural Resources notes if time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: vocab cards
2. Due Monday: Alternative Energy Questions
1. Turlock Irrigation District (TID)
3. Due Friday: Notebooks and a TEST!
4. PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION AT HOME - MAKE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT TODAY FOR A GREENER WORLD! :)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
#3. Explain what alternative energy resources are and give 1 example.

AGENDA:

• Stamp/discuss homework
• Alternative Resources Notes
• Turlock Irrigation District (TID)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: as many of the Alternative Q's as possible (depends on how far we get in the notes)
2. Due Monday: Vocab cards

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
#2. Explain what fossil fuels are and how they form.

AGENDA:

• Finish Earth's Resources Notes (per 5 & 6 only)
• Fossil Fuels Chart*
• US Coal Map*
• Earth's Resources Questions

* stamped in class for full credit (except per. 1)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Earth's Resources Questions
2. Due Monday: Vocab cards

NOTEBOOK
LEFT SIDE                        RIGHT SIDE
1. Earth's Resources            2. Objectives
3. Vocab p. 1                      4. sentences (x1)
5. Vocab p. 2                      6. sentences (x1)
7. Vocab p. 3                      8. sentences (x1)
9. Earth's Rsrcs Notes       10. Mineral Rsrcs. Q's*
11. Fossil Fuels Chart*      12. Earth's Rsrcs Q's*
13. US Coal Map*            14.

* must be stamped for full credit

Monday, October 17, 2011

AGENDA:

• New Calendars
• Earth's Resources Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Mineral Resources Questions (not 1st period)
2. Due Monday:  Vocab cards