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

Thursday, April 17, 2014

**Extra Credit Opportunities Listed at the bottom of this post!**

AGENDA:

• Turn in signed grade printouts (except for per. 1 - yours are due when you return)
• Turn in What The? worksheet
• Turn in Weather Notebook
• Take Weather Test part 2 on clouds, weather, the carbon cycle and climate

HOMEWORK:

1. NONE - ENJOY YOUR BREAK!!!

*DISASTER MOVIE PROJECT:  If you are interested in working on the Disaster Movie project it could really help you to get ahead and enjoy it more. Here are a few examples of the posters.  Remember to use the scene template to organize what should be put on each scene.  It will be the same for posters and for power points.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

#1 Cloud Formation Diagram - Due no later than Wednesday, April 30.

1. Observe any of the four methods of lifting air and forming clouds that we learned in class and take a photograph of it- MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH.  Tell me where the photo is and when it was taken please.
2. Label the type of lifting and what is taking place on the photo or on a printout of the photo.
3. Write a good 1 -2 paragraph description of what is taking place.  Remember to use correct sentence structure and your vocabulary!  Also please USE YOUR OWN WORDS – don’t copy exactly from your notes. 
4. 20 points each – you may do up to 4!  The 4 do not have to be of each different type of lifting.  You may repeat a type of air lifting, but they must be on different days.

#2 Extra Credit Adventure

1. If you happen to go anywhere outdoors and natury over the break you could fill out the Extra Credit Adventure Worksheet and take a photo of yourself while there and turn it in when you return!

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

*TEST tomorrow on second half of weather unit.  STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!*
**Notebooks for the Weather Unit are due tomorrow - get them organized!**

AGENDA:

• Go over quizzes
• Discuss Carbon Cycle and questions
• Hand out progress grade printout to be signed (except for 1st period - I forgot - sorry! :) )

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Signed grade printout for 20 pts!
2. Due tomorrow: Disaster movie project rough draft
3. STUDY FOR THE TEST TOMORROW AND ORGANIZE YOUR NOTEBOOK!

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

*Study for the Weather Part 2 TEST this Thursday - most of you really need a good test score!*

AGENDA:

• Quiz on reading weather maps
• Continue reading the Carbon Cycle article that we started yesterday and answer questions about it.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Wed: carbon cycle questions
2. Due Thurs: Disaster movie project rough draft

Monday, April 14, 2014

*Progress Reports must be in the computer this Wednesday and you have a TEST on the second part of the weather unit on Thursday.  Study because it's up to you what your grade is!*

AGENDA:

• Finish Weather Cycler activity for 15 minutes
• Begin Carbon Cycle Reading and questions - today read the beginning section, The Slow Carbon Cycle and the Fast Carbon Cycle and answer the questions for those sections.

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Reading questions for the Carbon Cycle, the Slow Carbon Cycle and the Fast Carbon Cycle
2. Due Thursday: rough draft of Disaster Movie Project

Friday, April 11, 2014

*5 facts and 5 fibs have been postponed until Monday.  Count your blessings and work on them over the weekend!*

AGENDA:

• Grade Weather Reading Pages
• Weather Cycler weather map activity

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: 5 facts and 5 fibs (see yesterday for details)
2. Due Thursday: project rough draft 

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

There are many extra credit opportunities available if you would like to earn extra points.  Look at the Weather Unit Page or at the post for Monday, April 7.