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This website is designed to help keep students and parents informed about Earth Science class. I will post what topics we are working on, homework, upcoming tests, quizzes, and so on.
Open Tutorial is every Thursday-B lunch!
Mandatory Guided Study is every Friday- A lunch!
Week of January 28-30
Wednesday- In Class: Welcome! Today we went over the Parent Letter (Notebook #1) and the Scientific Method (Notebook #2)HW: Get info sheet signed and the Intro Quiz is on Friday!
Thursday- In Class: Turn in signed info sheets, The SI System worksheet (Notebook#3)HW: Get info sheet signed if you didn't and study for the Intro Quiz that is tomorrow!
Friday- In Class:Intro Quiz (Notebook #4), Conversions worksheet (Notebook #5), Density Measurement Lab (NB#6) HW:Conversions!
Week of February 2-6
Monday- In Class: Turned in conversions homework and any labs from Friday, Metric Box Activity (NB#7), the Four Branches of Earth Science handout (NB#8), Intro Assessment (except 3rd- we'll do it tomorrow), Get review sheet for the test (NB#9)HW:Do the review sheet and study for the Intro test tomorrow!
Tuesday- In Class: Turned in review sheet, Intro Assessment (3rd only), Intro Unit Test (NB#10), Label Continents and work on Mapping notes (NB#11) HW:Any late review sheets.
Wednesday- In Class: Went over Mapping notes (NB#11), Worked on the NC Roadmap (NB#12) HW: Maps Quiz on Friday.
Thursday- In Class: A few minutes to finish the NC Roadmap (NB#12), Latitude & Longitude packet (NB#13), Time Zone notes (NB#14) HW: Complete the Latitude & Lontitude worksheet, Work on time zones worksheet, and study for Maps Quiz tomorrow!
Friday- In Class: Turn in Latitude & Longitude hw, Reviewed the Time Zone notes (NB#14), Maps Quiz (NB#15), Topo Map notes & Symbols (NB#16), Topo Map Activity (NB#17) HW: Finish up topo map activity if needed
Week of February 9-13
Monday- In Class: Topo Box Lab (Back of NB#17), Worked on the Raleigh & Marion topographic maps (NB#18), Got the Mapping review sheet (NB#19)HW:Begin the review sheet, the Mapping test is on Wednesday!
Tuesday- In Class: Finish the Raleigh & Marion map, Honors- do the Albermarle map, Begin the Plate Tectonics Map (NB#20), may work on review sheet if time permits. HW:Finish the review sheet and study for the Mapping test that is tomorrow!
Wednesday- In Class: Turn in review sheets and the Latitude & Longtitude packet (again), Mapping Assessment, Mapping Test (NB#21), work on the Plate Tectonics Map (NB#20)HW:Finish the front of the Plate Map (if needed), late review sheets
Thursday- In Class:Went over the Plate Map from yesterday and began the Continental Drift notes (NB#22) HW:Quiz Monday on Continental Drift
Friday- In Class:Completed the Continental Drift notes, Began making Pangaea (NB#23) HW:Quiz Monday on Continental Drift!
Week of February 16-20
Monday- In Class: Continental Drift Quiz (NB#24), Finished making Pangaea and turned it in, Worked on Section II of the Plate Tectonics notes that we got last week. HW:Students may come in during "B Lunch" if needed to make up work
Tuesday- In Class: Began drawing the three types of plate boundaries with a divergent boundary (NB#25), Worked on completing the rest of Section II of the Plate Tectonics notes, drew the three types of convergent boundaries, Began the matching section on the back of the notes HW: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics worksheet (NB#26), Plate Boundaries Quiz Thursday, Plate Tectonics test most likely will be on Friday, Students may come in during "B Lunch" if needed to make up work
Wednesday- In Class: Turn in hw, Finished transform boundary notes/picture, Plate Tectonics Video(NB#27), went over hw, [3rd only- Vocab review for quiz tomorrow], Worked on sea-floor spreading notes HW: Plate Boundaries Quiz tomorrow, Begin review sheet(NB#28) that is due Friday, Plate Tectonics test will be on Friday, Students may come in during "B Lunch" if needed to make up work
Thursday- In Class: Plate Boundaries Quiz (NB#29), Finished up the rest of the notes and completed the back side, Movement of the Plates handout (NB#30) HW: Complete review sheet that is due tomorrow and study for Plate Tectonics test tomorrow
Friday- In Class: Collected review sheets, Plate Tectonics 10 question assessment, Plate Tectonics test (NB#31), Began "Lava Lovers" article with questions (NB#32) HW: none
Week of February 23-27
Monday- In Class: Began volcanoes notes (NB#33), Volcanoes worksheet (NB#34), Finished Lava Lovers article or began Plotting earthquakes and volcanoes (NB#35) HW:Finish plotting earthquakes and volcanoes, Volcanoes Quiz Wed., Notebook check later this week! Get interims tomorrow!
Tuesday- In Class: Turn in homework, Work on volcanoes notes, Volcanoes Video (NB#36), Get interims HW: Volcanoes Quiz tomorrow, Notebook Check Thursday, Get interims signed!
Wednesday- In Class: Collect interims, Volcanoes Quiz (NB#37), Finish up volcanoes notes/worksheet, Copy Layers of the Earth notes (NB#38), Layers of the Earth Lab (NB#39) HW: Notebook Check Tomorrow, Get interims signed!
Thursday- In Class: Collect interims, Notebook Check (NB#40), Finish Layers of Earth Lab from yesterday if needed, Using Earthquakes to Look Inside the Earth worksheet (NB#41), Begin Earthquake notes (NB#42) HW: Last call for interims!
Friday- In Class: Earthquake Waves notes [14-17](on NB #42), Earthquake Information -about P & S waves graph (NB#43), Earthquakes Waves Lab (NB#44), Did Earthquakes notes [1-7] HW: Earthquake Worksheet (NB#45), Earthquakes Quiz next Tue., Honors- Begin Quarter Project
Week of March 2-6
Monday- NO SCHOOL- SNOW DAY!
Tuesday- In Class: Turn in homework, work on earthquakes notes, Earthquakes in NC Map (NB#46) [short period due to 2 hour delay] HW: Earthquakes Quiz tomorrow, Earthquakes worksheet
Wednesday- In Class: Earthquakes Quiz (NB#48), Go over homework, Finish Earthquake notes, Earthquake Video (NB#49) HW:Begin review sheet (NB#51) that is due Monday, Test Monday, Honors- Be working on your project
Thursday- In Class: Honors- Tsunami Article (NB#50), 3rd period- Finish earthquake video with facts, All- get Faults/Folds notes (NB#52), Watch a few minutes of tsunami video [short periods due to early release] HW: Work on review sheet (NB#51) that is due Monday, Test Monday, Honors- Be working on your project
Friday- In Class: Go over Fault/Fold notes (NB#52), Forces inside Earth worksheet (NB#53), Stress/Fault Lab (NB#54) [short periods due to pep rally] HW: Finish review sheet (NB#51) that is due Monday, Test Monday, Honors- Be working on your project
Week of March 9-13
Monday- In Class: Turn in review sheets, Vol/Eq Assessment, Vol/Eq/Layers/Faults Test (NB#55), Being States of Matter notes (NB#56) HW: none [Hon- continue project]
Tuesday- In Class: Complete States of Matter notes, Matter worksheet (with Periodic Table on the back) is NB#57, Begin Ch. 3 Notes (NB#58) HW: Study for Element name/symbol quiz Thursday- you may want to make flash cards [Hon- continue project]
Wednesday- In Class: Continue on Ch. 3 Notes, Atoms Worksheet (NB#59), Isotopes notes [Honors only- NB#59-A] HW: Study for Element name/symbol quiz tomorrow, Smallest Parts of Matter worksheet (NB#60), Atomic Structure Quiz Friday, [Hon- continue project]
Thursday- In Class: Element name/symbol quiz (NB#61), Go over homework, Finish Ch. 3 notes, [3rd period only- Counting Atoms worksheet (NB#61-A)], Begin Minerals notes (NB#62) HW: Atomic Structure Quiz tomorrow, [Hon- continue project]
Friday- In Class: Atomic Structure Quiz (NB#63), Continue on Minerals notes (NB#62), 1st & 3rd- Minerals Video (NB#64) HW: Honors- Project due Monday!
Week of March 16-20
Monday- In Class: 1st and 4th- Presentations! 1st then continued on Minerals notes, 4th did presentations all period. 3rd period- Continue on Minerals notes and began Minerals Lab (NB#65) HW: 1st & 3rd period- Minearls worksheet (NB#66)
Tuesday- In Class: 1st and 4th- Finish Presentations! Then 1st worked on Minerals Lab. 4th- Work on Minerals Notes. 3rd period- Finish Minerals Lab (NB#65), Began Minerals Worksheet (NB#69) HW: 4th period- Minerals worksheet (NB#66)
Wednesday- In Class: 1st period finished the Minerals Lab and began the Minerals worksheet (NB#69) 3rd period did the Minerals worksheet (NB#69) and started the Minerals Reading (NB#70). 1st & 3rd took the "Pop" Mineral Identification Quiz (NB#68) 4th- Started the Minerals Lab (NB#65) HW: Begin the review sheet (NB#67), Test will be on Friday!
Thursday- In Class: 1st and 4th- Finish the notes, 4th period Finish the Lab and then Minerals worksheet (NB#69) and took the "Pop" Mineral Identification Quiz (NB#68), All- give back and go over the Minerals HW (#66), 1st & 3rd- work on/or finish the Minerals Reading (NB#70)HW: Complete the review sheet, Test is tomorrow!
Friday- In Class: Turn in review sheet, Intro to Chemistry and Minerals Test (NB#72), Work on the Rock Cycle Picture (NB#71) HW: none
Week of March 23-27
Monday- In Class: Finish Rock Cycle Picture from Friday, The Rock Cycle worksheet (NB#73), Begin Rocks and Rock Cycle notes (NB#74), watched DVD clip about Rock Cycle HW: Rock Cycle- Terms Review worksheet (NB#75), Login to SPAN to select courses for next year!
Tuesday- In Class:Sedimentary rock notes, Sedimentary rock handout (NB#76), Rocks Lab (NB#77) HW:Rocks Quiz tomorrow, Rocks test on Friday, Login to SPAN to select courses for next year by Friday!
Wednesday- In Class:Rocks Quiz (NB#78), Igneous Rocks notes, Igneous Rocks worksheet (NB#79), Igneous Rocks Lab HW:Begin Rocks Review (NB#80), Rocks test on Friday, Login to SPAN to select courses for next year by Friday!
Thursday- In Class:Metamorphic Rocks notes (NB#81), Metamorphic Rocks worksheet, Metamorphic Rocks Lab HW:Finish Rocks Review (NB#80), Rocks test tomorrow, Login to SPAN to select courses for next year by Friday!
Friday- In Class:Rocks Review turned in, Rocks Test (NB#83), Some started the NC Geologic Map (NB#84) HW:Make up work, Login to SPAN to select courses for next year by Monday! (deadline extended)
Week of March 30-April 3
Monday- In Class: Weathering Packet (NB#85), Weathering & Erosion Video (NB#86) HW: Finish Weathering Packet, Notebook Check is on Wednesday!
Tuesday- In Class: Collect Homework, Soils DVD clip, Soils notes (NB#88), U.S. Soils Map (NB#87)HW: Finish Soils Questions, Notebook Check is tomorrow!
Wednesday- In Class: Notebook Check (NB#89), finish up Soils info, Mass Movement notes (NB#90), Mass Movement Video (NB#91)- Only 1st period was able to watch the videoHW: none
Thursday- In Class: Wind Erosion packet (NB#92), Glacial Erosion notes/work (NB#93), Glaciers DVD (NB#94)HW: Finish Wind or Glacial Erosion work if needed, Next test will be Tuesday, April 14th- After Break
Friday- In Class: Get Weathering, Soils, & Erosion Review Sheet (NB#95), Go over Glaciers Homework, Begin Fossils notes (NB#96), Receive the work for Monday and Tuesday HW: If you will not be here on Monday and Tuesday: complete ALL work over break.
If you will be here next week: Begin working on review sheet, Next test will be Tuesday, April 14th- After Break
Week of April 6-7
Monday- In Class: Read Radioactive Decay from Fossils Notes, Do the Radioactive Decay Lab and worksheet (NB#97), Finish reading over Fossils notes and do the Rock Record (or Fossils) worksheet (NB#98), Begin working on the Geologic Time Activity Packet (NB#99) HW: none
Tuesday- In Class: Finish the Geologic Time Activity Packet, watch Fossils video (NB#100), all classes work on review sheet if time allows HW: Finish Review sheet and be ready for the test on Tuesday, 4/14.
Week of April 13-17
Monday- Teacher Workday
Tuesday- In Class: Turned in Weathering, Erosion & Soils Review sheet, Took Weathering, Erosion & Soils test (NB#101), Reviewed material from Monday and Tuesday, A Trip Through Geologic Time notes (NB#102) HW: study for Fossils Quiz tomorrow
Wednesday- In Class: Fossils Quiz (NB#103), Work on Geologic Time notes-Precambrian Era today (NB#102), Begin Making "Four Eras" (NB#104) HW: none
Thursday- In Class: Continue to work on Geologic Time notes-Paleozoic Era today (NB#102), Continued "Four Eras" with Paleozoic Era (NB#104), Began "How the Earth was Made" DVD (NB#105) HW: "Life & Events in Earth's Past" worksheet (NB#106)
Friday- In Class: Turn in homework, Continue to work on Geologic Time notes-Mesozoic Era and Cenozoic Era today, Continue "How the Earth was Made" DVD HW: Finish Four Era Boxes, Eras in the Time Scale (NB#108)
Week of April 20-24
Monday- In Class: Finished the DVD, Went over homework, Got the Geologic Time Scale handout (NB#107), Read the "Big Bird Dinosaur" article (NB#109) HW: Begin working on the Fossils & Geologic Time review sheet (NB#110), Test will be on Wednesday.
Tuesday- In Class: Finished the Dinosaur articles, Review Cenozoic notes and the Four Era boxes, Go over the rest of the notes for Geologic Time HW: Finish the Fossils & Geologic Time review sheet (NB#110), Test will be tomorrow!
Wednesday- In Class:Turn in review sheets, Do the Practice Assessment, Take the Fossils & Geologic Time test (NB#111), Begin working on the Surface water notes (NB#112) HW: none
Thursday- In Class:Continue working on the Surface water notes (NB#112) with PowerPoint, the Force of Moving Water worksheet (NB#113) HW: finish "Force of Moving Water" if needed, Fresh Water Quiz Monday
Friday- In Class:Finish the Surface water notes (NB#112) with PowerPoint, Water Erosion worksheet (NB#114) HW: finish Water Erosion worksheet if needed, study for Fresh Water Quiz Monday
Week of April 27-May 1
Monday- In Class: Fresh Water Quiz (NB#115), Labeled Bodies of Water Map & Did Ch. 15.2 and 15.2 notes (NB#116) HW: none
Tuesday- In Class: Waves, Tides and Currents notes- 15.3 (NB#117), Oceanography Video (NB#118), Lableing Ocean Currents (NB#119)HW:Complete the back of #117 and study for Quiz tomorrow!
Wednesday- In Class:Oceanography Quiz (NB#120), Go over last night's hw, do the back of Ocena Currents Map (NB#119), Watch a short Currents Video Clip, Go over Ocean Floor Features- 16.2 notes (NB#121) and begin to label the picture on the back HW:Complete back of NB#121, if needed
Thursday- In Class:NC Continental Shelf worksheet (NB#122), Ocean Life notes (NB#123), Begin 16.1-Shoreline Features notes (NB#124)HW:Complete back of NB#124
Friday- In Class:Finish 16.1-Shoreline Features notes (NB#124), Go over hw, Coastal Features of NC (NB#125), Honors- Get Barrier Island Geology worksheet (NB#126-H), All classes get review sheet for Oceanography (NB#126) HW:Begin review sheet (NB#126), Test will be next Tue., Interims will go out next week, Notebook check at the end of next week
Week of May 4-May 8
Monday- In Class: The Beaches Are Moving Video (NB#127), Honors- Figure Eight Island Article (NB#128), Continue on NC Coastal Features from Friday (NB#125) HW:Finish review sheet and study for test tomorrow! Interims will go out later this week! Notebook Check later this week!
Tuesday- In Class:Turn in review sheets, Take the Practice Assessment, Take the Oceanography Test (NB#129), Finish the NC Coastal Features, Get the Ch. 11- Atmosphere notes (NB#130)HW: Notebook Check on Thursday, Atmosphere Quiz on Friday, Interims will go out later this week!
Wednesday- In Class:Begin Ch. 11- Atmosphere notes, Air Pressure Lab (NB#131) HW: Notebook Check tomorrow, Atmosphere Quiz on Friday, Interims will go out later this week!
Thursday- In Class: Notebook Check (NB#132), Finish Ch. 11- Atmosphere notes, Get the Cloud worksheet (NB#133) HW: Cloud worksheet (NB#133), Atmosphere Quiz tomorrow, Interims will go out later this week!
Friday- In Class: Collect Cloud Homework, Ch. 11 Atmosphere Quiz (NB#134), Dew Point & Relative Humidity Lab (NB#135), Begin Ch. 12 Weather notes (NB#136) HW: Get Interims signed, Moisture in the Atmosphere worksheet (NB#137), Begin Exam Review, Honors- Begin research for Quarter Project
Week of May 11-May 15
Monday- In Class: Go over hw, Go over 12.1 notes (NB#136), including Labeling Air Masses and Global Wind Belts, Go over 12.2 section, Draw and Label the Four Fronts HW:Finish 12.2 worksheet, Get interims signed, Honors-Work on project research
Tuesday- In Class: Go over hw, Complete the last page of the 12.2 section, Watch a video clip about Ch. thus far, Complete the 12.3 notes (NB#138), Begin Weather Maps HW:Finish Weather Map Questions, Get interims signed, Work on Exam Review, Honors- Be doing research!
Wednesday- In Class: Go over Weather Maps hw, Storms notes (NB#139), Get Meteorology Review Sheet (NB#140) HW:Back of Storms notes, Begin Review Sheet (Test Monday), Tornadoes & Hurricanes Quiz Friday, Get interims signed, Work on Exam Review, Honors- Be doing research!
Thursday- In Class: Go over Storms hw (Except 4th), Finish Storms notes (not needed in 1st), Watch Video Clip, Begin Climate notes (NB#141)HW:Hurricane Katrina (NB#142), Hurricanes Crossword Puzzle-Hon (NB#142H), Tornadoes & Hurricanes Quiz tomorrow, Continue Review Sheet (Test Monday), Get interims signed, Work on Exam Review, Honors- Be doing research!
Friday- In Class: Collect Katrina worksheet, Hon- Go over Hurricane CW puzzle, Take Tornado/Hurricane Quiz (NB#143), Finish Climate notes, Watch "An Inconvenient Truth" (NB#144)- Except 4th period HW:Finish Review sheet and study for Test Monday, Honors- Work on your project!, Work on Exam Review
Week of May 18-May 22
Monday- In Class: Collect review sheets, Practice Assessment, Meteorology & Climate test (NB#145), Start 28.1 Tools of Astronomy notes(NB#146), Get Phases of the Moon (NB#147) HW:Moon Observations (NB#147), Sun/Earth/Moon Quiz on Thu., work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project
Tuesday- In Class: Continue 28.1 Tools of Astronomy notes(NB#146) and 28.2 The Moon, Label Phases of the Moon (NB#147), Get the Sun/Moon/Earth Packet (NB#148) HW:Work on Moon Packet, Continue Moon Observations (NB#147), Sun/Earth/Moon Quiz on Thu., work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project
Wednesday- In Class: Go over the hw, Finish the Ch. 28 notes, Label the Seasons diagram (NB#149), Wath the "Sun/Earth/Moon" Video (NB#150), Label the eclipses diagramHW:Finish Sun/Earth/Moon Packet, Continue Moon Observations (NB#147), Sun/Earth/Moon Quiz tomorrow, work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project/turn in outline
Thursday- In Class: Go over hw, Sun/Earth/Moon Quiz (NB#151), Begin Solar System notes (NB#152) HW: Solar System: Terms Review (NB#153), Continue Moon Observations, Planets Quiz on Tue., work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project/turn in outline
Friday- In Class: Turn in Moon Observations and get them back, Finish Solar System notes and the chart, Go over last night's hwHW: Continue Moon Observations, Planets Quiz on Tue., work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project/turn in outline
Week of May 26-May 29
Monday- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday- In Class: Planets Quiz (NB#154), Begin Stars notes (NB#155), Get the Sun/Stars Packet (NB#156) HW:Sun worksheets, continue Moon Observations, work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project
Wednesday- In Class: Go over hw, Savage Sun DVD, Life Cycle of Stars notes/pictureHW:Finish Sun/Stars Packet, continue Moon Observations, work on Exam Review, Hon- work on project, Begin on Astronomy Review Sheet(NB#157)-
Thursday- In Class: Ch. 31- Galaxies & Universe notes (NB#158), View pictures online, Go over last night's hwHW:Notebook Check tomorrow, Honors-Project is due tomorrow! All continue Moon Observations, work on Astronomy Review Sheet, work on Exam Review
Friday- In Class:Last Notebook Check, 3rd- Watch Universe DVD or work on review, 1st & 4th- Project Presentations! HW:Finish Moon Observations, Finish Astronomy Review Sheet because test is Monday! Work on Exam Review, too.
Week of June 1-June 5
Monday- In Class: Collect review sheets and Moon phases, Practice Assessment and then Astronomy test, Honors- Presentations HW: STUDY FOR EXAMS!
Tuesday- In Class: Exam Review, Honors- Presentations HW: STUDY FOR EXAMS!
Wednessday- In Class: Exam ReviewHW: STUDY FOR EXAMS!
EXAM SCHEDULE
Thu. 6/4- 1st period
Fri. 6/5- 2nd period
Mon. 6/8- 3rd period
Tue. 6/9- 4th period
Wed. 6/10- Retests
SEMESTER SCHEDULE
January 28- First Day of 2nd Semester
February 3- Report cards for 1st semester go home
February 5 @ 6:00pm- Open House
February 12- Early Release
February 16- SNOW MAKE UP DAY
Week of February 23- Progress Reports sent home
March 5- Early Release
April 3- End of 3rd Quarter
April 6- SNOW MAKE UP DAY
April 7- SNOW MAKE UP DAY
April 8-12- SPRING BREAK
April 13- Teacher Workday
April 16- Report cards go home
Week of May 11- Progress Reports sent home
May 25- Holiday- Memorial Day
June 5-10- FINAL EXAMS!
June 11- Teacher Workday
June 19- Report Cards are sent home
Grading Scale for Academic Earth Science:
Tests- 40%
Classwork/Homework- 25%
Quizzes- 15%
Labs- 15%
Notebook- 5%
Grading Scale for Honors Earth Science:
Tests- 40%
Classwork/Homework- 20%
Quizzes- 15%
Labs- 15%
Notebook- 5%
Projects- 5%
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