Homework for the week of Dec. 13 - 17

Monday (12/13) - Brochures and the notes from all stations (Atmosphere Scavenger Hunt, Goldilocks Principle station, How High station, Astroventure website, and Atmosphere website) are due Tuesday, 12/14.

Tuesday (12/14) - Read pages 31-33 (Catastrophic Events book), 'The Source of Earth's Heat'. Answer corresponding comprehension questions. Due Wednesday, 12/15.

Wednesday (12/15) - Comprehension questions from 'The Source of Earth's Heat' is due today. Read the supplemental material on 'Heating the Earth's Atmosphere'. Answer the accompanying questions. Due Thursday, 12/16.

Thursday (12/16) - Lab worksheet for the Evaporation Game is due Friday, 12/18.

Friday (12/17) - Evaporation Game lab sheet is due today.

Have a safe, warm, and merry Christmas break! I send all of you wishes for another healthy, joyful, and prosperous New Year!

Ms. T-R

Saturday, 12/11/10 Problems finding brochure template

Thanks to a parent having problems finding his/her brochure template in Microsoft 7 on a new computer, I have found directions to the template I hope will be easier for everyone to find. Please look under Class Handouts for those of you with older versions of Microsoft Word (ME, and XP).

Instructions:
Step 1 - Open a new word document.

Step2 - Click on the Microsoft logo (it is the equivalent of the file button) in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

Step 3 - Click on "New"and you will see a menu with the brochure option on the left side of the page. (You have the option of selecting a template that comes with the program or downloading one from Microsoft.com)

Step 4 - Under the "Template on Office Online" option, there are several templates that are available for you to select. (Click on "Brochures" and this will Microsoft.com brochures options page.)

Step 5 - Click on the brochure that best fits your need.

Step 6 - After clicking on the template, a new browser will open with an enlarged view of the template. (Click on the "download" button and your brochure will open in a new document. Name and save your document.

Homework for the week of Dec. 6-10

Monday (12/6) Work on station 3. Print out notes and certificate and turn in for check-in Thursday, 12/9.

Tuesday (12//7) Your certificate and notes for Astroventure are due Thursday for check-in. Project is due Monday, 12/14.

Wednesday (12/8) Finish working on Station 3. Notes are due Thursday for note check.

Thursday (12/9) Notes and certificate are due today for class check-in. Work on your brochure. Brochure is due 12/14.

Friday (12/10) Work on your brochure over the weekend. Brochure is due Tuesday, 12/14. All notes from each of the three stations are due on Tuesday, 12/14. The brochure is due on Tuesday, 12/14.

Homework for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 3

Monday (11/29) No homework.

Tuesday (11/30) No homework. We are finishing a scavenger hunt on facts about the layers of the atmosphere in class. As students complete their fact gathering, they will form teams to work at various model building stations on the atmosphere.

Wednesday (12/1) No homework. Two of the three stations are up and running as groups of students begin to create and explore models on various aspects of Earth's atmosphere.

Thursday (12/2) All three stations (each has a duplicate station) are up and running.

Friday (12/3) Begin working on Station 3 independently. The links to the websites can be found on the right side of the blog. The corresponding handout for the Astroventure can be found under class handouts. The handout for the Atmosphere will be uploaded this weekend. Questions are taken from the website astroventure.arc.nasa.gov.

Homework for the week of Nov. 22 - 26

Monday(11/22)- Complete missing assignments for "Catch-Up Day." All missing work is due 11/29 (Monday)

Tuesday(11/23)- All missing work is due Mon, 11/29. Students who have no missing work have no homework.

Wednesday(11/24)- Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving break!

Thursday(11/25)- No homework!

Friday(11/24)- No homework!

Homework for the week on Nov. 15 - 19

Monday (11/15) No homework.

Tuesday (11/16) Soil-Water Temperature Graph due Wednesday, 11/17. (Moved to Wednesday).

Wednesday (11/17) Students in periods 7-9 completed the lab five minutes before the before the end of class with just enough time to clean up, but with no time to discuss the homework they would have tonight. As a result, these classes will do their graphs in class tomorrow so that we can have an opportunity to discuss observations, receive instruction on how to: construct the graph, and cover expectations for the graphs. Periods 1 and 2 have completed the lab with some discussion and will create their graphs at home. Their graphs are due Thursday, 11/18.

Thursday (11/18) Read supplement on Characteristics of the Atmosphere. Answer the corresponding comprehension questions. Due Friday, 11/19.

Friday (11/19) Read supplement on Heating the Atmosphere. Answer the corresponding comprehension questions. Due Monday, 11/22.

Homework for the week of Nov. 8-12

Monday (11/6) - No homework.

Homework for the week of Nov. 1-4

Monday (11/1) - Read pages 6-11, How Scientists Study Earth and A View From Space. Answer the corresponding comprehension questions. Due Tues., 11/2. Bring a 2 liter soda bottle to class on Tues., 11/2. Students that do not bring their bottles will not be able to participate in the next lab activity.

Tuesday (11/2) - Two liter bottles are due today. Re-test is next Monday, 11/8.

Wednesday (11/3) - Read pages 18-25, What is a Vortex and That's a Fact. Answer the corresponding comprehension questions. Due Thurs., 11/4. Study for a the retest on Mon., 11/8.

Thursday (11/4) - Study for Monday's retest - 11/8.

Friday (11/5) - Study over the weekend for Monday's retest - 11/8.

You can access the Catastrophic events book at the following web address:
http://www.carolinacurriculum.com/premium

The access code for the online textbook is SSCES3M9WX16.

Homework for week 10/25 - 29

Monday (10/25) - Period 1-2 revisions due today.

Tuesday (10/26) - Period 5 revisions due Wednesday, 10/27. Begin bringing Catastrophic Events book to class on Wednesday, 10/27.

Wednesday (10/27) - Period 7 revisions due Thursday, 10/28.

Thursday (10/28) - Periods 8 and 9 revisions due Friday, 10/29.

Friday (10/29) - No homework.

Homework for the week of 10/18-22

Monday, 10/18 - No homework. Students should study for Wednesday's test.

Tuesday, 10/19 - No homework. Students should study for Wednesday's test.

Wednesday, 10/20 - Test today on Matter and Forces. No homework.

Thursday, 10/21 - Half day of school today. Will see only periods 1,2 and 5. Revision on graded text reading homework (either Properties of Matter or Describing Matter) are due on Monday, 10/25.

Friday, 10/22 - Half day of school today. Will see only periods 7, 8, and 9. Revision on graded text reading homework due Monday, 10/25.

Homework for the week of 10/11 - 15

Monday (10/11) - Columbus Day. No school today.

Tuesday (10/12) - Revised lab reports are due today. No homework this evening.

Wednesday (10/13) - Forces lab sheet is due Thursday, 10/14.

Thursday (10/14) - Read "What is a Force" supplement and answer accompanying comprehension questions. Due Friday, 10 15. Test on Matter, Triple Beam Balance Scale, and Forces next Wednesday, 10/20.

Friday (10/15) - No homework.

Homework for the week of 10/4-8

Monday (10/4) - No homework.
Tuesday (10/5) - No homework.
Wednesday (10/6) - Lab reports are due today (The Mass of It All and White Before Your Eyes).
Thursday (10/7) - Forces lab postponed until next week.
Friday (10/8) - Forces reading is postponed until next week.

Homework for the week of 9/29-10/1

Monday (9/27) - No homework.

Tuesday (9/28) - Read supplemental material on an atom. Draw a picture of an atom and label its various parts. The part of the atom should be in different colors. Students may use Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask Jeeves, Dog Pile or any other appropriate search engine to find a picture of a simple atom to sketch. The drawing is due Wed., (9/29).

Wednesday (9/29) - No homework.

Thursday (9/30) - Read supplemental material on "What is a Force?" Answer accompanying comprehension questions. Due Fri., (10/1). Note: This homework assignment has been postponed due to the on-going lab on matter and mass. Students should be finished with the lab on Tuesday. Homework will be reassigned toward the end of next week.
Friday (10/1) - No homework.

Homework for the week of 9/20-24

Monday (9/20) - No homework for period 1, 2, and 5. Periods 7, 8, and 9: Read the supplemental handout on "What is Matter?" Answer the comprehension questions stapled to the reading. Comprehension questions are due Wed., 9/22.

Tuesday (9/21) - No homework for periods 7, 8, and 9. Periods 1, 2*, and 5: Read the supplemental handout on "What is Matter?" Answer the comprehension questions stapled to the reading. Comprehension questions are due Thurs., 9/23.

Wednesday (9/22) - Comprehension questions are due today from period 7, 8, and 9. No homework for period 7, 8, and 9.

Thursday (9/23) - All periods, read supplemental handout on "Describing Matter". Answer accompanying comprehension questions. Due Friday, 9/24.

Friday, (9/24) All periods, no homework.

Homework for the week of 9/13-17

Monday (9/13) - No homework. The Super Scientists are working on an in-class project on lab
safety.
Tuesday (9/14) - No homework. The Super Scientists are finishing their in-class project on lab
safety.
Wednesday (9/15) - No homework. The Super Scientists will be presenting their lab safety topics
to their classmates.
Thursday (9/16) - Reading supplementary material on matter. (HOMEWORK HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, 9/17.)
Friday (9/17) - Comprehension questions on matter supplementary reading are due Monday,
9/20. (DUE TO STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING ACTIVITY BY END OF CLASS, HOMEWORK HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR PERIODS 1, 5, 7-9 UNTIL MONDAY, 9/20.)

Homework Week of 9/6-10

Monday (9/6) - Labor Day - no school.
Tuesday (9/7) - Instantaneous Scan due for periods 2, 5, 7-9.
Graphs for observations due Friday, 9/10.
Wednesday (9/8) - Begin working on the Focal Scan Graph (small
group observation).
Thursday (9/9) - Work on Instantaneous Scan Graph (large group observation).
Friday (9/10) - Focal and Instantaneous Scan Graphs and Charts are due today.

Trimester at a Glance

1. Introduction to science
2. Foundations of science
3. Relating forces to natural catastrophic events
4. Forces behind storms
5. Storms assessment
6. Earthquakes
7. Faults and mantle convection
8. Earthquake assessment
9. Volcanoes
10. Volcanic Assessment

Homework for the week of 8/30-9/3

8/30 (Mon.) Sci. Expectations for Success and Lab Safety Contract signed by parent and student is due on Wed., 9/1.
8/31 (Tues.) Behavior list and Sample 1 is due Thurs., 9/2.
9/1 (Wed.) No homework.
9/2 (Thurs.) Behavior Sample 2 is due Fri., 9/3.
9/3 (Fri.) No homework.

Students in period 1-2 should not attempt to do the homework on the Behavior List and Sample. We will continue with the discussion on Wednesday in class so that they are more successful with the assignment that is due Thursday, 9/2.