Freshman Science 09/10
  Science Teacher
 
This week in Freshman Science:

5/31/10 - No School

6/1/10 - Watershed Deliniation

6/2/10 - Stream Order

             Intro to Water Quality Testing

6/3/10 - Stream Study - Macroinvertebrates (OUTSIDE!!)

6/4/10 - Other stream testing parameters.


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5/24/10 - Change              
             
               Quiz Wednesday- Ecosystem Draw-Food Chain
                                                                 Water Cycle
                                                                 Carbon Cycle
                                                                 Oxygen Cycle

              Test Thursday - Vocabulary list provided in class.
                                      CDCICA

            
5/25/10 - Adaptation

              Ecosystem Draw Quiz Review

              Test Review

5/26/10 - Ecosystem Draw Quiz

              Test Review

5/27/10 - Test (CDCICA)

              Topography and Map Reading

5/28/10 - Watershed Delineation


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5/17/10 - Finish Diversity Lab

              Lab Questions Due Tuesday (Not Pollution Example)

              Diversity Power Point

             
5/18/10 - Review Diversity Questions

              Community

              Interrelationships

              Diversity Index Homework Check - Water Pollution Problem Due Friday

5/19/10 - Early Release

              Interrelationships

5/20/10 - Guidance Workshop

5/21/10 - Interrelationships

              Change 

               Diversity Index Questions and Math Problem Due
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5/10/10 - Ecosystem Diagram Work

5/11/10 - Review for test: Organization of the Biosphere
                                      Ecology
                                      Sustainable Environment
                                      ECDCICA
                                      Energy Flow ( ex, Photosynthesis,Cellular Respiration,
                                                         Food Chain/Web)
                                      Cycles- Water, Carbon/Oxygen

              - Nitrogen Cycle ( Not on test. )

5/12/10 - Test

               Nitrogen Cycle

5/13/10 - Phosphorous Cycle

5/14/10 - Diversity

              Community
                                     

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******I am available for extra help- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday****


5/3/10 - Poster due this Thursday

             ECDCICA - Energy Flow

5/4/10 -  Energy Flow

5/5/10 -  Cycles

5/6/10 -  Poster Is due : Sustainable, Unsustainable, Living Sustainably

              Cycles

5/7/10 -    "      "

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4/19/10 - Sustainable Environment

               Homework Due- Head Poster
                                       Bison Reading

4/20/10 - Periods B,C - Global Climate Change Presentation

               Sustainable/Unsustainable/Living Sustainably Poster

4/21/10 - Poster Work - Due the Thusday after vacation break.

4/22/10 - Introduction to Ecology

               Carbon Footprint Due

4/23/10 - Habitat / Niche

              Poster work


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4//12/10 - Continue Global Climate Change Notes

                Morals/Values/Ethics/Environmental Ethics

                Test on Friday  ( Energy/Transportation to Environmental Ethics)

4/13/10 - Morals to Ethics

               Test Organizer:  Electricity Labs 1 & 2
                                       Future Fuel Characteristics
                                       Global Dimming
                                       Greenhouse Effect
                                       Global Climate Change
                                       Morals/Values/Ethics/Environmental Ethics

              Homework for Monday:  Head Poster (Land, Air, Water )
                                                  Bison Reading

                                
             Homework for next Tuesday: Carbon Footprint Survey

4/14/10 - Carbon Footprint

               Sustainable Environment

4/15/10 - Review

4/16/10 - Test
         

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4/5/10 - Global Climate Change - Bill Nye

4/6-7/10 - Iowa Testing

4/8/10 - Global Climate Change Notes

4/9/10 - Sub Day - The Lorax



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3/29/10 - Iowa Test Prep

              Global Dimming

              Electrical Measurement Worksheet - Due Wednesday/Quiz Thursday

3/30/10 -   "                        "

3/31/10 - Review Global Dimming

              Review Electrical Measurement

              Future Fuels for Transportation(Best Characteristics)

4/1/10 - Quiz - Electrical Measurement

             Continue - Future Transportation Fuel

4/2/10 - The Greenhouse Effect

             Global Climate Change



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3/22/10 - Finish Notes - Resource to Electricity

          Test on Thursday

             Review for Test available ( Mon, Tues, Wed - after school)

3/23/10 - Review for Test - Outline for study provided on whiteboard to copy.

              Review Electricity Lab (Paert 1)

3/24/10 - Review for Test

              Review Sheet provided to support outline discussed on Tuesday
                                (Vocabulary and Concepts)

              Begin Electricity Lab Part 2



3/25/10  -   Test - Resource to Electricity

                  Review Lightning Research - Due Friday

3/26 - Homework Due - Lightning Research

          Finish Electricity Lab Part 2

          DVD - Dimming of the Sun

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3/15 -  17/10 - Energy Projects

3/18 - 19/10 - Review Notes for Test
                   
                     Test - Next Thursday 3/25/10


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3/8/10 - Electricity Labs - Part 1

3/9 --> 12/10 - Group Projects Due

          Items needed- 1) Essay with Noodlebib
                                2) Power Point - 
                                       You should copy in:
                                           - Your Z-Drive
                                           - Projects Location - Science/Murphy/Period Folder
                                                        
                                3) PowerPoint-
                                       You should pass in to me:
                                                        Paper Copy
                                                        Flashstick/Floppy Disk

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3/1 -> 2/10 : No School

3/3/10 - Resource to Electricity Overview

3/4 -> 5 /10 - Research and Power Point Work


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2/15/10 - Quiz Review for Thursday (2/18/10): How life began (DVD)
                                                                    Energy
                                                                    Laws of Thermodynamics

              Also due Thursday - Energy Research Project - Bib cards and
                                            Note Sheets (4 Questions)

              Homework due today - Roller Coaster Lab

              Discussion for today: What is electricity and how is  it formed?

2/16/10 - "                                               "

2/17/10 - Quiz Review -  Project Time

2/18/10 - Quiz
              Bib cards and Note Sheets due
             - Turbines and Generators?

2/19/10 - "                              "




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2/8/10 - Forms of Energy

             Review Power Lab - Due Tuesday 2/9/10

             Roller Coaster Lab

2/9,10,11/10 - Power Lab Due

                     Research Project - Resource to Electricity

                     Intro Questions #1-4 Due

                     Individual Questions (4) - due next Thursday- Bib Card/Note Page

2/12/10 - Second Law of Thermodynamics   

              Finish Roller Coaster Lab - Due Monday (2/15/10)        

               Quiz Next Thursday - How life began.
                                              Energy Power Point (Up to Entropy)

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2/1/10 - Seasons Review

            Homework: Seasons Passout - Due 2/2/10 Tuesday

           Quiz - 2/2/10
                    Reasons for Seasons
                    The Unique Earth Characteristics
          
  Intro to Energy

2/2/10 - Quiz and Reasons for Seasons Passout Due

            Types of Energy

            
2/3/10 - Power Lab


2/4/10 - Review Power Lab

             Forms of Energy

             Laws of Thermodynamoics

2/5/10 -   "                          "

               Roller Coaster Lab        


   



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1/25/10 - Semester Introduction

               Contracts - Must be signed and returned this week.

               Reasons for Seasons Intro

              **See "Season Links" at the bottom of my Quia Link for self study**

               Power Point - Unique Earth Characteristics

1/26/10 - "                                                      "

1/27/10 - Sub Day - DVD: How life began on the Earth.

1/28/10 - Finish Power Point

              Reasons for seasons.  

              Homework for 1/29/10 - Seasons Passout

             ****Please remember - any late work equals a 0% grade!!!****

1/29/10 - Review seasons homework.

              Finish DVD: How life began on the Earth.

              Next Tuesday:  Quiz- The Unique Earth Power Point
                                              Reasons for Seasons


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1/18/10 - No School (MLK Day)

1/19/10 - Finals A and B Periods

1/20/10 - Finals C and D Periods

1/21/10 - Finals E and F Periods

1/22/10 - Finals G and H Periods


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1/11/10 - Geologic Time Scale

               Relative Rock Dating

1/12/10 - "                   "

               Absolute Rock Dating

1/13/10 -   "                         "

1/14-15/10 - Final Exam Review



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1/04/10 - Plate Tectonics - Boundary Types

1/05/10 - "                                             "

               Homework for 1/06 - Rock Cycle Diagram Questions
               Quiz on Friday 1/7/10 - Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics

1/06/10 - Finish Plate Tectonics

               Boundary Types / Hot spots

1/07 - 08/10 - Geologic Dating


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12/21/09 - Rock Cycle

12/22/09 - Continental Drift

                Plate Tectonics

12/23/09 - "                  "

12/24-25/09 - No School

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12/14/09 - Gravity Lab - Part #2 Review

                Homework - Due 12/17/09 - Gravity Lab

12/15/09 - Finish Gravity Lab Class Discussion

                Kepler's Laws

                Homework and Quiz - 12/17/09 - Gravity Lab
                                                                Quiz - Gravity Lab/ Kepler's Laws

12/16/09 - Layers of the Earth

12/17/09 - Quiz

                Earth Layers Questions - Back of Power Point Notes - Due 12/18/09

                Finish making Earth Wedge

                Minerals and Rocks

12/18/09 - "                       "



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12/07/09 - Phases of Matter Power Point

                Homework for 12/08 - Phases of Matter Worksheet

                Quiz on Thursday - 12/10/09 :

                            Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth
                            Present structure of the Solar System
                            Phases of Matter / Phase Changes

12/08/09 - Due- Phases of Matter Worksheet

                Finish Notes - Phases of Matter

                Introduction to Gravity Lab

12/09/09 - Gravity Lab

                Review for Quiz

12/10/09 - Quiz

                Gravity Lab

                Kepler's Laws of Motion
12/11/09 - "                            "

                Layers of the Earth



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11/30/09 - Review Powder Lab

                How The Earth Was Born - (DVD)

12/1/09 - Powder Lab - Unknown Test

              Homework due 12/2/09 - White Powder Lab / Observations/Questions

              Finish DVD - How The Earth Was Born

12/2.3.4/09 - Solar System Formation and States of Matter

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11/16/09 - Covalent Bonding

                Model Building

                Homework: Study for quiz-Thursday
                                  - Periodic Table-Group/Period
                                  - Family Names,
                                  -  Family Valence Electrons
                                  - Bond Types (Ionic and Covalent)
                                  - Bond Diagrams

                                  Continue working on Periodic Table Project -
                                  Due next Tuesday 11/24.
                                                      
                                  Check Date Thursday - Table only.
                                 

11/17/09 - Finish Models of Covalent Bonds

                Review Valence Electrons

                Review Family Names

11/18/09 - Review Bonding Diagrams

                 White Powder Lab

11/19/09 - "                       "

11/20/09 - Parent Conference Day - Students No School

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11/9/09 - Quiz Review - Vocabulary List Distributed
               Content: Atom Models to Periodic Table Family Characteristics

              Begin Bonding
              Continue to work on Periodic table Project/Poster
               Homework to do: Review for quiz, Bonding Reading (Last page #2)

11/10/09 - Quiz

                Bonding Basics

                Periodic Table Project

11/11/09 - No School

11/12/09 - Homework- Due Friday - Chemical Bonds Passout
                                                     Side questions (1-->9 ) , #2 last page

                Class notes: Stability in bonding - (Highlight passout.)

                Types of Bonds: Ionic Bond

11/13/09 - Types of Bonds - Covalent

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11/2/09 - Atomic Theory

              Homework - Structure of the Atom :Due 11/3

11/3/09 - Atomic Mass

              Homework: Review Notes

11/4/09 - The Periodic Table Project

               Periodic Table - Discussion

               Periodic Table  - Atomic Mass (Homework) - Last page #2 Diagram

              
11/5/09 -  Homework Due - Last page - #2 Diagram

               Periodic Table Power Point

               Periodic Table - Reading - (Homework: Last page, Questions 1-->3)
              
11/6/09 -   Homework Due - Questions 1 -->3 Periodic Table

                Periodic Table - Families

                Periodic Table Project: Work Time

            **Quiz Next Tuesday: Atomic Theory History to Periodic Table**

           Review available every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after school.

                          Please seek extra help if you have been sick!!!
      
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10/26/09 - Sub Materials ( Gravity Questions - Due Wed/Thurs - Class Discussion)

10/27/09 - How were elements formed?

10/28/09 - "                                  "

                Review Sub Material

                Updated "Progress Reports" given out.

10/29/09 - Review Sub Materials

                Spectroscope Word Search Due

                Models of the atom - historical approach.

10/30/09 - "                                                 "                


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10/19/09 - H-R Diagram

                Test on Thursday: Telescopes, Electromagnetic Spectrum
                                           Life Cycles of Stars, H-R Diagram,
                                           Spectroscope Lab

10/20/09 - Sub - Periods ( B,D )

                Planetarium Field Trip ( F,G,H )

10/21/09 - Test Review

10/22/09 - Test

10/23/09 - Sub - Periods ( F,G,H )

                Planetarium Field Trip ( B,D)

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10/12/09 - No School

10/13/09 - COW (Poster Review) - in class questions collected
                Finish Spectroscope Lab (Due Friday- 10/16/09)
                Life Cycles of Stars

                Electromagnetic Spectrum Passout - Due Thursday

10/14-16/09 - Continue Star Cycles

                     H-R Diagram

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10/05/09 - Review Moition Lab and Power Point

                Begin: Instruments of Astronomy

                Homework: Study for Quiz (10/06/09):
                                                    Big Bang - Time Line and Outcomes
                                                    Motion lab Concepts and Vocabulary

                                 Continue working on last page, Motion Lab review questions.
                                 Due Thursday (10/8/09)

10/06/09 - Quiz

                Instruments of Astronomy

10/ 7,8 / 09 - Spectroscope lab

                    Motion Lab due with Questions (10/8/09)

10/09/09 - No School


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9/28,29,30/09 - Continue Motion Lab

                        Homework - work on questions within and at the end of the lab

10/01/09 - Motion Power Point

                Quiz next Tuesday - Motion Lab and The Big Bang

10/02/09 - The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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9/21/09 - The Big Bang Power Point and Notes

               Homework - continue and finish "Radish Seed Lab"

9/22/09 - Due - Radish Seed Lab (Observations, Graphs, Questions )

               Motion Lab

9/23/09 - Motion Lab

              Early Release

9/24/09 - "            "

               Homework - Finish Milky Way Sheet/Picture Day Work Due Friday

9/25/09 - Due - Milky Way Sheet ( Reading/Word Search)

              Continue Motion Lab


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9/14/09  - Space Distances

               Scientific Notation

9/15/09 - Homework Due - COW Notes  check point (Poster project.)

              Homework in progress:

                      -  Finish COW poster for Friday
                      -  Start working on Radish Seed Lab Questions
                                   (Lab due next Tuesday)
                      - Lab Graphs should be completed by now to help on questions.
                      - Quiz on Wednesday: Mapping the Universe (Power Point/Map)
                                                       Space Distances
                                                       Scientific Notation

9/16/09 - Quiz (See 9/15)

               The Big Bang Theory

9/17/09 - Picture Day

               The Big Bang Theory

9/18/09 - Homework Due: COW (Citizen of the World) poster due.

              Discussion: Citizen vs. Citizen of the World

              Finish the Big Bang Theory

              Start?   - Motion Lab -Thursday- 8/27/09 - Introduction

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9/7/09 - No School

9/8/09 - Introduction to COW - Citizen of the World (Project)
             Note pages for this project are due next Tuesday for a check.

             Motion Observation

             Review of terms for quiz on Wednesday (Science/Scientific Method)

             Clean up "Radish Seed Lab" and discussion opf graphs needed for
             analysis of results.

             Homework this week:  Study for quiz on Wednesday (Power Point Terms)

                                              Try to make a graph using excel for the seed lab.

                                              Start collecting notes from sources provided for
                                              the COW Project - Final Poster due next Friday.

9/9/09 - Review quiz terms.

            Begin - Astronomy and mapping of the universe.

9/10/09 - Quiz (Science/Scientific Method)

               Mapping of the universe.

9/11/09 - Mapping of the universe.

              Work on projects and labs as needed.


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8/31/09 - Radish Seed Set-up

              Introduction to the Scientific Method

9/1/09 - Quiz - Safety

             All signed materials are due - see 8/27/09

             Observation #1 - Radish Seed Lab

9/2/09 - Observation #2 Radish Seed Lab

             Science / Scientific Method  Powwer Point

9/3/09 - Observation #3 Radish Lab  / Review graphig and questions.

             Continue Power Point - Science / Scientific Method

9/4/09 - No School

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8/27- 28/09 - Introduction to class:
            
                Safety Contract
                Honor Pledge
                Course Description

                All due by next Tuesday 9/1/09

                Safety Quiz Next Tuesday!!




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