Friday, March 23, 2012

*Pay attention as another cold front approaches today and brings rain to us late tonight!*

AGENDA:

• Clouds and Precipitation Notes
• Snow Ice Crystals Website
• Clouds Chart and Diagram
• Simple Clouds Website (with cloud matching game)
• Cloud Site with unusual clouds
• For more help understanding weather, check out Jetstream, the National Weather Services Online School for Weather.  It covers many of the topics that will!
• Jetstream Online Weather School

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Clouds Chart and Diagram

Thursday, March 22, 2012

*Watch the sky and clouds over the next day to see the changes as a cold front and cold air mass move toward Turlock!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Review Homework
• Test Review
• Atmosphere 1 Test

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE tonight! :)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

*Atmosphere Part 1 TEST tomorrow.   Chapter 17 and 18.1 and 18.2.  Study your notes and be prepared!!!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Discuss Mexico Earthquake
• Adiabatic Temperature Changes (Ch. 18.2)
• Begin Homework and study for test

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow:  18.2 practice and questions
2. Due tomorrow: 40 study cards PLUS the vocab flashcards for the first test!
3. STUDY for tomorrows TEST!!!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

*Minimum day for students!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• 18.1 Notes - Water in the Atmosphere

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: 18.1 questions
2. STUDY FOR THURSDAYS TEST!!!

Monday, March 19, 2012

*Tomorrow is a minimum day for students.  Classes are out at 12:30.*
**First Atmosphere Unit TEST is this Thursday!!**

AGENDA:

• Check for study and vocab cards
• 171. Notes - Distribution of Solar Energy and the seasons
• 17.3 Notes - Temparature Controls
• Begin homework

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Seasons diagram
2. Read Chapter 17.3
3. STUDY for the test this week - you have a lot to memorize!!

Friday, March 16, 2012

*First Atmosphere TEST is next Thursday!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Homework
• Discuss Greenhouse Effect
• Solar Energy Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: 15-20 study cards and any vocab cards that are due.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

*Beware the Ides of March!*

AGENDA:

• Stamp homework
• 17.2 notes from the book - get stamped when completed
• Get grade printout
• Get homework questions and greenhouse effect comic
• Greenhouse effect explanation from NASA
• Greenhouse effect info from EPA

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: 17.2 notes if you did not finish them
2. Due tomorrow: 17.2 Questions and the greenhouse effect comic
3. Due tomorrow: SIGNED GRADE PRINTOUT - THESE ARE STUDENTS 3RD QUARTER GRADES.

EXTRA CREDIT

1. MJC Hispanic Education Conference - 50 points!
1. Fill out the registration form
1. Registration Form
2. Choose at least 2 workshops to attend
1. Agenda and list of workshops
3. See Jose Hernandez speak if you can!
4. Bring me 1 page of notes with the names of the workshops you went to and what you learned in them.  Also write about what you learned from Jose Hernandez!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

*CAHSEE testing for all sophomores today*

AGENDA:

• Brief lecture on the evolution of Earths atmosphere
• Evolution of Earths atmosphere comic
• questions about the evolution of Earths atmosphere

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Evolution of Atmosphere comic (in color)
2. Due tomorrow: Evolution of Atmosphere questions and timeline

EXTRA CREDIT - See Mondays post

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

*CAHSEE Testing today for all sophomores.*

AGENDA:

• 17.1 notes - layers of the atmosphere
• Layers of the atmosphere diagram
• 17.1 questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Finish atmosphere diagram
2. Due tomorrow: Complete 17.1 questions

EXTRA CREDIT - See Mondays posting

Monday, March 12, 2012

*First Day of 4th and final quarter!!*

AGENDA:

• New Seats
• New Calendar
• Introduce Atmosphere Unit and Test Dates
• Graph atmospheric temperature
• Atmosphere Reading and questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Atmosphere reading questions

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:

• MJC Hispanic Education Conference
• MJC Hispanic Education Conference featuring Jose Hernandez, former NASA astronaut!
• Go and write 1 page about 3 new things you learned about education