Friday, May 2, 2014

*Use some time this weekend to work on your Disaster Movie Project - they are due in 2 weeks!*

AGENDA:

• Return and discuss quizzes (take the quiz if you were absent)
• EM Spectrum Notes
• Great, Detailed info on the EM Spectrum and each individual type of energy
• NASA EM Spectrum Info
• MORE NASA EM Spectrum Info
• More EM Spectrum info, a color checker, and a practice QUIZ
• Visible Light Notes
• Begin homework (extra credit stamp if homework is finished in class!) - there were 15-20 minutes of time to begin homework today.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: EM Spectrum and Visible light questions
2. STUDY AND REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR - The first Astronomy TEST is next Friday!
3. Work on your Disaster Movie Projects - they are due in 2 weeks!

Thursday, May 1, 2014

*15 days until your Disaster Movie Projects are due!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• Quiz - Big Bang Theory
• Notes- Instruments used to study space
• Hubble Space Telescope
• Chandra X-Ray Observatory
• Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
• Kitt Peak Solar Observatory

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Tools for studying space questions 1-10 (question 11 will be due by Monday)

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

*The first TEST for Astronomy will be Friday, May 9.  The Second TEST for Astronomy will be Friday, May 23 and notebooks will be collected on that day as well.*

**Disaster Movie Projects are due Friday, May 16!**

AGENDA:

• Big Bang Theory Comic strip and questions (get stamped when finished)
• Compare the Big Bang Theory to the Solar Nebula Theory questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Big Bang Theory questions
2. Due tomorrow: Solar Nebula Theory and the Big Bang Theory Comparison Questions

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

AGENDA:

• Watch "Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way" and take notes
• Cosmos: Standing Up in the Milky Way

HOMEWORK:

1. Work on your disaster movie project
2. If you can find you SOLAR NEBULA THEORY COMIC STRIP from the first unit last August, please bring it with you.  It will help you with your work in class tomorrow and will earn you some extra credit!!

Monday, April 28, 2014

Welcome Back!  I hope everyone had a relaxing and restful break.  There are only 5 weeks left in this school year but a lot to learn and many, many points left to earn, so if you need to improve your grade you can as long as you don't slack off!

AGENDA:

• Begin Astronomy Unit (Chapters 22-25 in Earth Science Book)
• Make up the Weather Test # 2 if you were absent the day before break
• "Why Study Space?" reading and questions
• Disaster Movie project work time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Why Study Space questions
2. Due Friday May 16: Final Disaster Movie Project