Earth Science Assignments
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- Spring 2009
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- Science
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- Room 9-5
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REMEMBER, this will be the place to go when you miss school, need homework, and/or need lecture notes and study guides for an upcoming test.This site will also contain links and other files designed to help you.
As your teacher, it will be my responsibility to stay on top of this resource and make sure that I make available everything you need to succeed in my class.As a student, it is your responsibilty to check in with this site if you miss school or need anything, or to communicate with the teacher (in advance, whenever possible), when you are having trouble, need extra support, or require extra time to complete an assignment.Click one of the Homework buttons below to go to posted Lecture Notes and homework assignments. To find a past assignment or file that is past due, find and click the button in the upper-right corner that says "All Homework".* * * * * * * *ANNOUNCEMENTS:NEXT TEST:4th Quarter Benchmark Exam - Tuesday, June 16, 2009LEUHOUSE VARSITY BASEBALL:Congratulations to the Leuhouse Baseball program for their hard work in getting our school back in the win column, and for breaking through with their first Bay League victory in over 4 years with a 7-2 victory over Redondo on April 15th, 2009. Good luck to the departing seniors. As for the returning players, prepare yourselves. We still have a lot of work to do.For more information on Leuzinger Baseball go to olympiansbaseball.comGO O's!!!* * * * * * * *LINKS AND VIDEOS:The links and videos below are offered to increase student interest and help students with the material. These videos may be posted in a variety of formats, but an effort will be made to provide them in QuickTime (.mov) format whenever possible, but may also include Windows Media (.wmv) files as well.Please be patient when downloading files (including homework and lectures). I apologize if they take a little time to download, which they might.To access the Google Earth homepage click the link below. Google Earth will be used regularly in class and is a great, FREE resource for school or just for fun.
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Past Assignments
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HOMEWORK 23.3
Read Chapter 23 Section 3 (pages 654-659)
Answer Section 23 Sections 3 assessment questions or Workbook Chapter 23 Section 3.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 23 Section 3 The Outer Planets:
Class notes for Lecture on Thursday, May 28th, 2009.
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HOMEWORK 23.2
Read Chapter 23 Section 2 (pages 649-654)
Answer Section 23 Sections 2 assessment questions or Workbook Chapter 23 Section 2.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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HOMEWORK: 23.1 The Solar System
Read Chapter 23 Section 1 (pages 644-648)
Answer Section 23 Sections 1 assessment questions or Workbook Chapter 23 Section 1
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 23 Section 2 The Terrestrial Planets:
Class notes for Lecture on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009.
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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 23 Section 1 The Solar System:
Class notes for Lecture on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009.
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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 22 Section 3 The Earth's Moon:
Class notes for Lecture on Friday, May 22nd, 2009.
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CST Release Questions: These questions will be used in preparation for the CST Earth Science Exam. Class copies will be available for you to work on this in class. They will be due in class the day of the test. This will count for 2 and 1/2 study guides (25 points).
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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 3 Sections 1 and 2 Air Pressure:
Class notes for Lecture on Wednesday, April 21st, 2009.
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HOMEWORK: 3.1 and 2 Air Pressure
Read Chapter 3 Sections 1 and 2: Air Pressure (pages 63-65)
Answer Section 3 Sections 1 and 2 assessment questions or Workbook Chapter 3 Sections 1 and 2
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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BENCHMARK STUDY GUIDE:
This study guide will be presented in class on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 and will be due the day of the benchmark exam (Friday, April 7).
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HOMEWORK: 18.2 Cloud Formation
Read Chapter 18 Section 2: Cloud Formation (pages 510-516)
Answer Section 18 Section 2 assessment questions (page 516) or Workbook Section 18.2.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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STUDY GUIDE - Chapter 18 Moisture, Clouds and Precipitation: This study guide will be worked on in class on Wednesday, April 1st, and will be due the day of the test (Thurs. 4/2).
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HOMEWORK: 18.1 Water in the Atmosphere
Read Chapter 18 Section 1: Water in the Atmosphere (pages 504-509)
Answer Section 18 Section 1 assessment questions (page 509) or Workbook Section 18.1.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 18 Section 2 Cloud Formation:
Lecture on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 18 Section 1 Water in the Atmosphere:
Lecture on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009.
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STUDY GUIDE - Chapter 17 The Atmosphere - Structure and Temperature: This study guide will be worked on in class on Thursday, March 26th, and will be due the day of the test (Fri. 3/27).
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HOMEWORK: 17.3 Temperature Controls
Read Chapter 17 Section 3: Temperature Controls (pages 488-493)
Answer Section 17 Section 3 assessment questions (page 493) or Workbook Section 17.3.
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HOMEWORK: 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere
Read Chapter 17 Section 2: Heating the Atmosphere (pages 483-487)
Answer Section 17 Section 2 assessment questions (page 487) or Workbook Section 17.2.
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Inquiry Chapter 17: Modeling the Angle of the Sun. In this activity students will examine the effect of the Earth's curvature on insolation.
NOTE: This homework was to be done in class on Wednesday, March 10th, 2009, and due on Friday, March 13th, 2009. Due to teacher illness, this assignment has been pushed back to Thursday, March 19th, 2009 and due on Friday, March 20th, 2009.
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HOMEWORK: 17.1 Atmosphere Characteristics
Read Chapter 17 Section 1: Atmosphere Characteristics (pages 476-482)
Answer Section 17 Section 1 assessment questions (page 482) or Workbook Section 17.1.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 17 Section 1 Atmosphere Characteristics:
Lecture on Monday, March 16th, 2009.
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CLASSWORK: Chapter 17.1 Quest - This worksheet will be used to preview the material in Chapter 17 Section 1. This assignment will done in class on Wednesday, March 10th, 2009 and will be due at the end of the class period.
Extra credit for printing your own.
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STUDY GUIDE - Chapter 16 Dynamic Ocean: This study guide will be worked on in class on Friday, March 6th, Reviewed on Monday, March 9th, and will be due the day of the test (Tue. 3/10).
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HOMEWORK: 16.3 Shoreline Processes and Features
Read Chapter 16 Section 3: Shoreline Processes and Features (461-467)
Answer Section 16 Section 3 assessment questions (page 467) or Workbook Section 16.3.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 16 Section 3: Shoreline Processes for lecture on Thursday, March 5th, 2009.
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HOMEWORK: 16.2 Waves and Tides
Read Chapter 16 Section 2: Waves and Tides (455-460)
Answer Section 16 Section 2 assessment questions (page 460) or Workbook Section 16.2.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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Inquiry Chapter 16: Graphing Tidal Cycles. In this activity students will create a graph, and Interpret data related tidal cycles (high and low tides and their respective times and relationship to where the moon is in the sky). This activity will be done in class on Monday, March 2nd, 2009, and will be due Tuesday, March 4th, 2009.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 16 Section 2: Tides and Waves for lecture on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009.
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HOMEWORK: 16.1 Ocean Currents and Circulation
Read Chapter 16 Section 1: Ocean Circulation
Answer Section 16 Section 1 assessment questions (page 437) or Workbook Section 16.1.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both or, in this case, for having turned it assignment in early.
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LECTURE NOTES: Class notes for Chapter 16 Section 1: Ocean Currents for lecture on Wednesday, February 24, 2009.
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STUDY GUIDE - Salinity and Ocean Life: This study guide will be worked on in class on Monday, February 23rd, and will be due the day of the test (Tue. 2/24).
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HOMEWORK: 15.2 The Diversity of Ocean Life
Read Chapter 15 Section 2: The Diversity of Ocean Life
Answer Section 15 Section 2 assessment questions (page 437) or Workbook Section 15.2.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
Answer Section 15 Section 2 assessment questions (page 437) or Workbook Section 15.2.
Remember: You get extra credit for doing both.
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HOMEWORK: Chapter 15 Section 1 - Composition of Seawater
Read: Chapter 15 Section 1 (pages 422-427)
Complete Section Assessment 15.1 (page 427) or Workbook Section 15.1
Read: Chapter 15 Section 1 (pages 422-427)
Complete Section Assessment 15.1 (page 427) or Workbook Section 15.1
Remember: You get extra credit if you do both!
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LECTURE: 15.2 Diversity of Ocean Life
Notes for lecture to be given in class on Thursday, February 19th, 2009.
Please note that lecture notes are now being posted in RTF format, in an effort to save ink and paper, and to make downloading easier.
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LECTURE: 15.1 Composition of Seawater
Notes for lecture to be given in class on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009.
Please note that lecture notes are also being posted in RTF format for students who do not need pictures and/or want to save paper and ink.
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Homework 14.3 and 14.4: Seafloor Sediments and Resources
Students may choose from Section Assessment questions for each of these sections from the textbook, or complete Sections 14.3 and 14.4 in their workbooks.
Students may choose from Section Assessment questions for each of these sections from the textbook, or complete Sections 14.3 and 14.4 in their workbooks.
Homework will be due on Wednesday, February 11th (the day of the test).
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Study Guide: Chapter 14 Introduction to Oceanography
Study guide to be used in preparation for Intro. to Oceanography Test to be given on Wednesday, February 11th.
This study guide will be worked on in class on Tueday and assigned as homework, and is due on Wednesday (the day of the test).
THIS IS WHAT IS COMING ON THE TEST, so make sure you give it a look.
Please note: this study guide is being posted in RTF format to make it accessible to students who do not have MSWord. Please let me know if there are any problems with this file.
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Lecture Notes: Seafloor Sediments and Resources
Notes for lecture of Monday, February 9th, 2009. Notice that notes are now being posted in RTF/Outline format for those who do not have powerpoint or prefer to have the notes without pictures.
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Read Chapter 14.2: Ocean Floor Features (pages 401-405), and complete Section Assessment 14.2 questions 1-7 (page 405).
You may do Section 14.2 from the workbook instead or earn extra credit for doing both.
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Modeling the Ocean Floor Lab. In this lab students will create a model of a simulated ocean floor.
This Lab consists of 2 documents: 1) The Lab itself, and 2) a supplemental worksheet on which students will plot their data.
This lab will be don in class on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 and completed on Friday, February 6th, 2009.
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Read Chapter 14.1: The Vast Ocean (pages 393-400), and complete Section Assessment 14.1 questions 1-7 (page 400).
You may do Section 14.1 from the workbook instead or earn extra credit for doing both.
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Lecture notes on Chapter 14.2: Ocean Floor Features, for lecture of Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
This lecture includes instructions for the "My Own Private Ocean" activity to be done in class and completed as homework the same day.
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Inquiry Chapter 14. In this activity students will look at the effects of particle size on the sediment settles at the bottom of a body of water. This activity will be done in class on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009.
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Lecture notes on Chapter 14.1: The Vast World Ocean, for lecture of Monday, February 2nd, 2009. Feel free to print these if you don't want to have to do a lot of writing in class.
For best results - In the Print dialog box, select handouts from the "print what" section, and select 3 in the "slides per page" section. This will put 3 slides on each page, with lines next to them for extra notes or study guide questions.