Friday, September 20, 2013

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review Homework
• Pennyum Half Life Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: finish graphing both trials from your lab in separate colors, then answer the analysis and conclusion questions.

Homework Help:

• QUESTION 1:  after 1 shake (half life) there should have been ~ half (or 50%) of the original pennies left, after the 2nd shake, there should have been ~1/4 (25%), etc...
• QUESTION 2: shaking is the half life of time
• QUESTION 3: the remaining pennies were head up, so look at your entire lab for what this meant
• QUESTION 6: after 1 shake there is 1/2 parent and 1/2 daughter, after 2 shakes there is 1/4 parent and 3/4 daughter etc...
• QUESTION 7: hint: find out, by using the pattern in question 6, how many half lifes have passed.  then multiply the # of half lives by 713 m.y. for each one to get the age of the rock
• QUESTION 8: same as for question 7

Thursday, September 19, 2013

*Go to the "World of Dinosaurs" at CalExpo this weekend.  Write 1 page about what you saw and at least 5 things you learned about dinosaurs.  Include a photo of you there and turn it in on Monday for 30 points!*
World of Dinosaurs Website

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• Fossils Notes
• Cool fossils that can be found in the UK (seriously - scroll down and look at the ammonites!)
• Fossils Info
• Wikipedia Fossils Info - Super Advanced but cool
• End of Class Quiz

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Questions for Fossils Notes

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review HW
• Grade Quiz
• Fossils Diagrams and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Questions for Fossils Diagrams

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY - 30 points possible      DUE no later than Friday, 9/27/13

• Choose a type of fossil to learn more about - it can be any type of fossil, not just the ones we saw in class.  
• Do some research about the fossil and find out the following;
• What geologic time Period or Periods did the animal live during?
• Where are some places on Earth that this type of fossil can be found?
• Is this animal extinct or are they alive today?
• What type of environment did the animal live in?  Try to be as detailed as possible, for example:  "The ________ lived in a shallow marine environment like a coral reef."
• Find several good pictures of the fossil.
• Create a small poster about the fossil and include all the above information on the poster.
• The information on the poster can be typed but you should NOT copy and paste from the internet.  All of you explanations and sentences should be your own.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

*It's Homecoming Week - tomorrow is 80's Day so wear your parents best 80's gear! :)  *

AGENDA:

• Finish Geologic Principles Notes
• 4 of the Geologic Principles
• Nice Power Point on the Geologic Principles
• More of the Geologic Principles and Laws
• Relative Dating sequences
• Relative Dating Practice #1
• Relative Dating Practice Quiz
• Relative Dating Practice #3
• End of Class Quiz

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Geologic Principles questions AND Relative Dating Practice 2

Monday, September 16, 2013

*Sorry for the late posting - Zephyr is sick and I have been taking care of him.

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review Homework
• Relative Dating Activity
• Geologic Principles Notes

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE- We did not finish the notes in time.  You may want to look over chapter 12 for a quiz though!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Check out the flooding in Colorado!

• Great Map with Flooding Info and News by Location
• CNN coverage
• Weather Underground's coverage and Info
• SFGates coverage

AGENDA:

• Turn in Notebooks
• Turn in What The? pages and parent signed grade printouts and any extra credit for this unit
• Take Maps Test
• Grade Maps Test using gradecam - all classes except 1st period graded their tests, so ask your student how they did!
• Begin homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Geologic Time Scale reading and questions

Thursday, September 12, 2013

*Remember there is a TEST on MAPS tomorrow.  Study all of the Maps work in your notebook and have your notebook ready to turn in!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp/Review Homework
• Making a Topo Profile
• How to make a topo profile directions and activity
• Video on making a Topo Profile (skip the first part and get to the part about the profile)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: finish both Topo Profiles worksheets!
2. TEST and NOTEBOOK tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

*Maps TEST and NOTEBOOK are this Friday - study and get organized!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp / Review Homework
• Logos Country Topo Map and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Logos Country Topo Map questions
2. Due by Friday: parent signature on grade printout

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

AGENDA:

• finish topo models and worksheet
• stamp topo models worksheet
• Map Scale Notes
• Intro homework
• HAND OUT GRADE PRINTOUTS

Topo Maps Websites for help and practice:

Map Quizzes for practice

How to read a map

How to read a topo map from How Stuff Works

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: finished topo models worksheet and Topographic Maps worksheet
2. Due by Friday: parent signature on grade printout

Monday, September 9, 2013

*Tonight is Back To School Night at 6:30.  Come and take a quick tour through your students school day!*

**Today is a minimum day.  School is out at 12:30.**

AGENDA:

• Stamp / Review Homework
• Build Topo Models (be sure to build your model EXACTLY as the example shows!)

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• Begin topo models questions 1-3 only

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: don't worry about the topo models worksheet.  But look at last weeks posts and practice latitude and longitude.