Thursday, April 3, 2014

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework (except 6th period because of yesterdays fire evacuation)
• Adiabatic Temperature Changes
• Begin homework / study for test

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Questions and practice 18.2
2. STUDY STUDY STUDY FOR THE TEST
3. Due Friday April 11 - 5 facts and 5 fibs for the disaster movie project

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

*STudy STudy STudy for the TEST this Friday!!!!*

*Remember that the 5 facts with real world examples and MLA style references AND the 5 fibs with logical scientific explanations are due next Friday, April 11.  Start on these ASAP as this will take you longer than you think!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Stamp Disaster Movie Summaries
• Water in the Atmosphere notes and discussion
• measure relative humidity

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: water in the atmosphere questions
2. STUDY FOR THE TEST ON FRIDAY!!!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

*The 1st Atmosphere TEST is Friday.  The test is on Ch 17 and Ch 18.1.  For the test be sure you know and can explain the following:

• the layers of the atmosphere
• why the layers change
• unique features of the layers
• The evolution of Earth's atmosphere
• How the tilt of Earth on it's axis changes the heating of the atmosphere - why doe this happen? Explain in terms of angle of light and energy absorbed
• How are seasons formed?
• What is the greenhouse effect and how does it work?
• Be able to explain each of the 4 temperature control case studies from Ch. 17.3

AGENDA:

• Turn in What The's
• Stamp yesterdays completed lab and greenhouse effect comic
• Temperature Controls Notes (If you were absent from class today for testing be sure to carefully read and understand Ch. 17.3 in book)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: 17.1 Atmosphere questions
2. 1 full page summary of your Disaster Movie Plot

Monday, March 31, 2014

*TEST has been moved to Friday and will include all of Ch. 17 and 18.1!*

AGENDA:

• Greenhouse Effect Comic
• Heating Land and Water Lab
• Stamp lots of work!

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Greenhouse effect comic
2. Due tomorrow: finished lab
3. Due Wed: 1 full page summary of your disaster movie!

Friday, March 28, 2014

*First Atmosphere TEST will be Wednesday, April 2! STUDY EVERYTHING WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR!*

AGENDA:

• Project Sign Up - choose partners (or none) and project type (poster or power point)
• Solar Angle Energy Lab
• Begin Cause of Seasons Worksheet

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Cause of seasons worksheet (front and back)
2. Everyone should be working on their Disaster Movie Project!  The 1 page movie plot summary is due by next Wednesday, April 2!

Thursday, March 27, 2014

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printout to the red basket
• Take notes on 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere from the book
• Have the notes checked by Mrs. H to receive the homework questions (everyone will receive them at the end of class no matter what)!)

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: 17.2 Questions - Heating the atmosphere
2. Due tomorrow: Disaster movie choices: choice of partner or none, type of project (power point or poster) and parent signature on project information page

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

*Mrs. H out today*

AGENDA:

• Watch video "The Weather: Heat" and answer questions

HOMEWORK:

1. same as yesterday

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printouts if you have them
• Atmospheric Air Predictions
• Bernoulli's Principle for Kids
• Layers of the Atmosphere reading and graph

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Thursday: signed grade printout (due to Mrs. H's absence on Wed. no work will be turned in that day!)
2. Due Thursday: Atmospheric Layers reading, graph and questions
3. Due Friday: Disaster Movie project choice of partner (or none) and type or project

Monday, March 24, 2014

*A sad example of the relevance of Earth Science classes.  Landslide Blog post on Oso landslip in Washington State

*30 point Extra Credit Opportunity:

• Read the post above about the landslip in Oso, Washington (above).
• Read one newspaper article about the landslip as well.  Try CNN, The Seattle Times, etc..
• Write 1 page that explains the following;
• which Earth Systems are involved in the slide.  Name the system and what is the example of the system involved.  (for example the hydrosphere is involved through the rainfall.)
• which 3 chapters we studied in class that are part of the process of the slide
• Can an Earth Science class help people to be prepared for something like this? Please explain your thoughts in detail.

AGENDA:

• Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere power point
• Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere comic strip

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tuesday: Evolution of Earth's atmosphere comic - drawn and colored
2. Due Tuesday: Evolution of Atmosphere questions and timeline
3. Due Wednesday: signed grade printout
4. Due Friday: project type and partner choice 

Friday, March 21, 2014

AGENDA:

• New Seats
• Turn in Movie Questions
• 3rd Quarter Grades
• Go Over Disaster Movie Project
• ask your student about the project page that you should read over together and sign!

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wednesday: signed grade printout
2. Due Friday: partner choice, movie project format, and signatures on project form