17.4.14

Thursday, April 17, 2014

**Extra Credit Opportunities Listed at the bottom of this post!**

AGENDA:
  • Turn in signed grade printouts (except for per. 1 - yours are due when you return)
  • Turn in What The? worksheet
  • Turn in Weather Notebook
  • Take Weather Test part 2 on clouds, weather, the carbon cycle and climate
HOMEWORK:
  1. NONE - ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!
*DISASTER MOVIE PROJECT:  If you are interested in working on the Disaster Movie project it could really help you to get ahead and enjoy it more. Here are a few examples of the posters.  Remember to use the scene template to organize what should be put on each scene.  It will be the same for posters and for power points.






EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

#1 Cloud Formation Diagram - Due no later than Wednesday, April 30.
  1. Observe any of the four methods of lifting air and forming clouds that we learned in class and take a photograph of it- MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH.  Tell me where the photo is and when it was taken please.
  2. Label the type of lifting and what is taking place on the photo or on a printout of the photo.
  3. Write a good 1 -2 paragraph description of what is taking place.  Remember to use correct sentence structure and your vocabulary!  Also please USE YOUR OWN WORDS – don’t copy exactly from your notes. 
  4. 20 points each – you may do up to 4!  The 4 do not have to be of each different type of lifting.  You may repeat a type of air lifting, but they must be on different days.

#2 Extra Credit Adventure
  1. If you happen to go anywhere outdoors and natury over the break you could fill out the Extra Credit Adventure Worksheet and take a photo of yourself while there and turn it in when you return!

16.4.14

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

*TEST tomorrow on second half of weather unit.  STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!*
**Notebooks for the Weather Unit are due tomorrow - get them organized!**

AGENDA:

  • Go over quizzes
  • Discuss Carbon Cycle and questions
  • Hand out progress grade printout to be signed (except for 1st period - I forgot - sorry! :) )
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due tomorrow: Signed grade printout for 20 pts!
  2. Due tomorrow: Disaster movie project rough draft
  3. STUDY FOR THE TEST TOMORROW AND ORGANIZE YOUR NOTEBOOK!

15.4.14

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

*Study for the Weather Part 2 TEST this Thursday - most of you really need a good test score!*

AGENDA:

  • Quiz on reading weather maps
  • Continue reading the Carbon Cycle article that we started yesterday and answer questions about it.
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due Wed: carbon cycle questions
  2. Due Thurs: Disaster movie project rough draft

14.4.14

Monday, April 14, 2014

*Progress Reports must be in the computer this Wednesday and you have a TEST on the second part of the weather unit on Thursday.  Study because it's up to you what your grade is!*

AGENDA:

  • Finish Weather Cycler activity for 15 minutes
  • Begin Carbon Cycle Reading and questions - today read the beginning section, The Slow Carbon Cycle and the Fast Carbon Cycle and answer the questions for those sections.
HOMEWORK:
  1. Due tomorrow: Reading questions for the Carbon Cycle, the Slow Carbon Cycle and the Fast Carbon Cycle
  2. Due Thursday: rough draft of Disaster Movie Project