Friday, May 17, 2013

*Final Disaster Movie or Song Projects are due next Friday, May 24! (except for Seniors - theirs are due Wed!).  This is a 450 point project so be sure to do a good job.  Use the grading rubric to help you.*

AGENDA:

• Stamp Project Rough Drafts
• Pass out and explain Project Grading Rubric
• Begin Light Spectra Lab

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: Final Project - 450 points so do an excellent job!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• SEE THE POST FOR THURSDAY, MAY 9!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

*Project Rough Drafts are Due tomorrow!*

AGENDA:

• Finish video
• Begin lab if time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Project Rough Draft
2. Due Friday of next week (5/24): Final Project - no exceptions!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:

• See blog post for last Thursday, May 9.

Wednesday, May 15, 2015

*Work on your projects every night!  They are due in 1 1/2 weeks!*

AGENDA:

• Video: The Universe - Beyond the Big Bang

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: final project rough draft

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• see entry for last Thursday, May 9.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

*Project Rough Draft is Due Friday!*

AGENDA:

• EM Spectrum Notes
• Visible Light Notes
• Pass out new grade printouts (STudents who were absent last Friday were taking the test today and so will not have a grade for the Astronomy #1 Test on their printout)
• Homework Time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Tomorrow: notes questions
2. Due Tomorrow: signed grade printout
3. Due Friday: Project Rough Draft

EXTRA CREDIT

• See last Thursday's entry for some extra credit opportunities.

Monday, May 13, 2013

*Final Projects are due in 2 weeks!  Be sure you are working on them a little each night!*

AGENDA:

• Guest Speaker : Kevin Mendoza, Yosemite National Park Ranger and UC Merced Student, presents on the Vulconology of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Friday: Rough Draft of the project

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• See post from last Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10, 2013

*Spend time working on your projects - they are a large part of your final grade and they will take longer to complete than you think!*

AGENDA:

• Finish group presentations
• Turn in notebooks
• Astronomy TEST #1
• project work time

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: Movie project - 5 facts and 5 fibs.  Song project - completed lyrics that teach about a Geoscience topic.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• see yesterdays post for details

Thursday, May 9, 2013

*Remember that the Astronomy TEST #1 and notebook are tomorrow.  Study and earn yourself a good grade on both!*

AGENDA:

• Earth-Moon-Sun motions group learning (Ch. 22.2 in the Earth Science text)
• Earth-Moon-Sun motions group teaching
• Earth's Revolution (scroll down on page for all the info)
• Earth's Rotation
• Earth's Axis and the Seasons (scroll down for all info)
• Phases of the Moon
• Eclipses interactive site

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Astronomy Notebook #1
2. Due Monday: Movie Story - facts and fibs OR song project - completed lyrics

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

• 50 points: Create a 3-dimensional model of one of the following.  Everything in the model should be labeled.  If it is not possible to make a part of the model exactly to scale, make a note of this by the name of the object.  Models should not be smaller than 10 inches across or larger than 2 1/2  feet across so that they will be easy to carry.  You may make as many as you like.  Credit will be awarded based on the quality of the work and the accuracy of the work.
• Model of the Solar System
• include all the planets (terrestrial, jovian and dwarf)
• include the asteroid belt, kuiper belt and a comet
• don't forget the sun!
• Model of the Earth-Sun-Moon system
• show relationship of the earth, sun, and the moon
• Bonus points if you can make the objects in the model move!
• Model of the Sun and all of it's layers
• include the core, radiative zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, and the corona.
• also include granules and sunspots, a prominence, and a solar flare
• Model of the Milky Way Galaxy
• include the location of our solar system
• the dimensions of the galaxy
• label the galactic bulge and the disk
• the cygnus arm, the perseus arm and the orion arm

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

*Astronomy TEST # 1 and NOTEBOOK due this FRIDAY!  Work hard, study and be prepared!*

AGENDA:

• Compare Big Bang and Solar Nebula Theories
• Objects of the Solar System - Terrestrial, Jovian, and Dwarf planet definitions
• Objects of the Solar System Activity - fill in chart and answer compare and contrast questions
• Solar System Comparison Information

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Solar System comparison questions
2. Due Friday: Astronomy NOTEBOOK
3. Due Monday: Movie Project Facts and Fibs or Song Project completed lyrics

Tuesday, May 7,2013

*Astronomy TEST #1 and Notebook this Friday!!*

AGENDA:

• Discuss Big Bang Theory
• Big Bang Theory Timeline (more detailed than ours)
• Discuss Solar Nebula Theory
• Solar System Formation
• Color Theory Storyboards and answer compare and constrast questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Compare and Contrast qusestions for the Big Bang and the Solar Nebula Theories.
2. Due Monday: Movie Project - 5 facts and 5 fibs OR Song Project - completed song

Monday, May 6, 2013

*Next Project Due Date is Monday, May 13 - For the movie the 5 facts with references and the 5 fibs are due.  For the song the completed song lyrics are due.*

AGENDA:

• Project work day
• By the end of the day you should have the general plot of your story finished or the song, topic, and some of the lyrics for your song completed.
• Project Resources:
• Free Movie Maker Software

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday 5/13: Movie: 5 facts and fibs.  Song: final lyrics